Daniel Dewey Corbett

Brief Life History of Daniel Dewey

When Daniel Dewey Corbett was born on 16 May 1807, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States, his father, Otis Corbett, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Hiscock, was 21. He married Elmira Bangs Wright on 25 December 1834, in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Strong, Franklin, Maine, United States in 1840 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 26 June 1892, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Dewey Corbett
1807–1892
Elmira Bangs Wright
1811–1859
Marriage: 25 December 1834
Samuel Corbett
1835–1902
John Wright Corbett
1838–1902
Jonathan Corbett
1840–1841
Betsey Patteson Corbett
1841–1902
Elmira Quinsey Corbett
1845–1860
Mary Imogene Corbett
1848–1929
Daniel Otis Corbett
1854–1927

Sources (50)

  • Daniel Corbett, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Daniel Corbett, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Daniel Corbett, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1820

Maine is the 23rd state.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands, of Norman origin): nickname from Old French corbet ‘raven’, probably denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.

History: This is the name of a family descended from Hugh Corbet, a Norman baron who settled in Shropshire following the Norman Conquest. One of his descendants, Sir Richard Corbet, was granted land near Shrewsbury in 1223; since the 13th century, this place has been known as Moreton Corbet. The name was taken from Shropshire to Scotland in the 12th century and to northern Ireland in the 17th century, and thence to North America by at least one group of bearers of the name.

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

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History of Daniel Dewey Corbett

Daniel Dewey Corbett 1807-1892 by Olga Chandler Adair Retyped, edited, and enhanced by Victoria Wilson Chambers, June 2011 Daniel Dewey Corbett, son of Otis Corbett and Hannah Hiscock, was born May 1 …

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