Cornelia Ann Waters

Brief Life History of Cornelia Ann

When Cornelia Ann Waters was born on 6 March 1799, in Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States, her father, Samuel Waters, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Lent, was 30. She married Asahel Chase Sr. on 15 August 1818, in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Maine, Broome, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 14 September 1866, in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Evart, Osceola, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asahel Chase Sr.
1788–1856
Cornelia Ann Waters
1799–1866
Marriage: 15 August 1818
Phebe Ann Chase
1819–1827
Catherine Jane Chase
1821–1822
Maria Jane Chase
1823–1855
Amanda Chase
1830–1846
Asahel Chase Jr.
1824–1886
Catherine Cornelia Chase
1826–1912
Margaret Ann Chase
1828–1908
John Henry W. Chase
1833–1911

Sources (4)

  • Comelia A Chase, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Cornili Ann Waters, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Cornelia Ann Waters - Individual or family possessions: death: 14 September 1866; Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1806

Historical Boundaries 1806: Broome, New York, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Water 1 and 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish: when not the English surname, this is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin , Hiskey ).

History: James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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