Brief Life History of Andrew
When Andrew Corry was born on 26 April 1846, in Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, George Corry, was 38 and his mother, Margaret Climie, was 31. He married Letitia Newcombe on 22 April 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 11 March 1933, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Cedar City Cemetery, Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Andrew Cory, "United States Census, 1870"
- Andrew Corry, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869
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Name Meaning
Irish (Clare): shortened Anglicized form of Ó Corra or Ó Corraidh, see Corr . Alternatively, a shortened and altered form of McCorry .
Scottish: variant of Corrie .
Americanized form of Arabic Khoury or Khouri ‘priest’. Compare Cory .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Trek Across the Plains--George and Margaret Climie Corry
"Thursday, 17 June 1847. Joseph Horne's fifty, part of the Edward Hunter Company, also officially started their pioneer trek. The Horne fifty (also known as the John Taylor Company) consisted of 72 …
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