Joseph B.
CORNELL
(b.
25 January 1829
,
New York, USA
d.
25 September 1877
,
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
)
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Joseph B. CORNELL was born 25 January 1829 in New York, USA
Joseph B. CORNELL was the child of ? and ?Joseph B. CORNELL died 25 September 1877 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
Father: Joseph R. Cornell
Mother: Minerva Cornell
m. Hannah Louise Trask
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Occupation
Joseph B. CORNELL was a Manufacturer.
Joseph B. CORNELL was a Manufacturer.
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1829 Birth 25 January 1829
New York, USA
Biography
Joseph B. Cornell. This respected citizen of Kalamazoo passed from this life at his home, August 25, 1877. He was one of the prominent and successful business men of the city and a favorite in a large circle of friends. He possessed those qualities of mind and heart which made for him warm friends and stanch adherents, and his loss was deeply felt in his community. He was in his forty-eighth year at the time of his death and was a man full of enterprise, business tact and very successful as a manufacturer. His portrait is presented in connection with this biographical sketch. The original of this sketch was born January 25, 1829, in Clinton, N. Y., and was the son of Dr. Joseph Cornell, who located in Kalamazoo about 1840. His mother died when he was a child. He was the only son by his father's first marriage, his two sisters being Minerva, wife of George Burrell and Abigail, wife of Lewis Starkey. He had learned the trade of a carriage-maker in his native State and after coming to...Read MORE...
Joseph B. Cornell. This respected citizen of Kalamazoo passed from this life at his home, August 25, 1877. He was one of the prominent and successful business men of the city and a favorite in a large circle of friends. He possessed those qualities of mind and heart which made for him warm friends and stanch adherents, and his loss was deeply felt in his community. He was in his forty-eighth year at the time of his death and was a man full of enterprise, business tact and very successful as a manufacturer. His portrait is presented in connection with this biographical sketch. The original of this sketch was born January 25, 1829, in Clinton, N. Y., and was the son of Dr. Joseph Cornell, who located in Kalamazoo about 1840. His mother died when he was a child. He was the only son by his father's first marriage, his two sisters being Minerva, wife of George Burrell and Abigail, wife of Lewis Starkey. He had learned the trade of a carriage-maker in his native State and after coming to...Read MORE...
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Joseph B. Cornell
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 25 Sep 1877
Death Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Age: 48
Birth Date: 1829
Birth Place: N.Y.
Occupation: Manufacturer
Race: w
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Joseph R. Cornell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Minerva Cornell
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51859-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 984130
Reference ID: v 1 p 159
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHVF-PB9 : 9 December 2014), Joseph B. Cornell, 25 Sep 1877; citing Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, reference v 1 p 159; FHL microfilm 984,130.'
Name: Joseph B. Cornell
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 25 Sep 1877
Death Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Age: 48
Birth Date: 1829
Birth Place: N.Y.
Occupation: Manufacturer
Race: w
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Joseph R. Cornell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Minerva Cornell
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51859-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 984130
Reference ID: v 1 p 159
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHVF-PB9 : 9 December 2014), Joseph B. Cornell, 25 Sep 1877; citing Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, reference v 1 p 159; FHL microfilm 984,130.'
Grave
Mountain Home Cemetery Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA PLOT Lot D Sec 146NE Grave 1
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Joseph is buried at: Mountain Home Cemetery Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA PLOT Lot D Sec 146NE Grave 1
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