Brief Life History of James Josiah
When James Josiah Coryell was born on 16 October 1865, in Manito, Mason, Illinois, United States, his father, George B. Coryell, was 27 and his mother, Mary Ann McNair, was 29. He married Effie Alice Ward on 21 March 1887, in Kane, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1905 and Wayne, DuPage, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 24 April 1935, in Virgil, Kane, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Kaneville Cemetery, Kaneville Township, Kane, Illinois, United States.
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- James Coryell in household of Ralph Coryell, "United States Census, 1930"
- James H. Coryell, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- James J Coryell, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1879
Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Variant of Coriell , a surname of presumably French origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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