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William Harris COREY
(1796-1873)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Katherine BURHYTE

William Harris COREY 2

  • Born: 24 November 1796, Bethel, New Hampshire 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage: Katherine BURHYTE in Windsor, Broome Co., New York 1
  • Died: 14 September 1873, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac Co., Wisconsin at age 76 4 7 8
  • Buried: September 1873, Rienzi Cemetery, Empire, Fond Du Lac Co., Wisconsin
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bullet  General Notes:

1860 Federal Census, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin:
p. 960, #911/905
William COREY 64m NH Farmer $1700 $290 personal property
Catharine 62f NY
William C. 23m NY Farm laborer
Catharine 21f NY Servant
Ida A. 13f WI
John BUEL 51m NY Day laborer
Clara ALLEN 4f WI

From Saturday Reporter newspaper, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, Saturday Morning, September 20, 1873:
PERSONAL.
Wm. Corey, formerly of Empire, died in this city on Sunday last.

Of interest; of William H. and Katherine Corey's eight children, the two boys served during the Civil War, John B. Corey gave his life. Of the six daughters, five sons-in-law also served.
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Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:52:32 -0700
From: Royal &Joan Penewell <penewell@gte.net>
To: Ron Whitne <ronwhitney@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Web Page

Hi Ron,

I finally have had time to do a little genealogy and took a look at your
travel pictures and web page....
<snip>
Keep in touch. Someday we will all find out where our ancestor William
Harris Corey came from. My ggrandfather always said the family was
originally from Ireland and that he had red hair.

Joan Penewell

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence, 1870, Fond Du Lac City, 1St Ward. 9


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William married Katherine BURHYTE, daughter of Johannes BARHYTE and Catleyntie PULVER, in Windsor, Broome Co., New York.1 (Katherine BURHYTE was born on 22 June 1798 in Minaville, Montgomery Co., New York,4 5 10 11 died on 19 May 1878 in Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac Co., Wisconsin 4 7 and was buried in May 1878 in Rienzi Cemetery, Empire, Fond Du Lac Co., Wisconsin.)
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Sources

1 Famly Records:, Susan Corey Newell, 6415 Johnson Road, Hebron, IL. Ref. letter from cousin Mildred-William H. Corey and Katherine Burhyte "were married in Windsor and lived in Barton, NY.

2 Genealogy Records - Verna Anetta Isaacson (Pedigree Chart ,). Information from charts sent to Ronald W. Whitney by the author's daughter, Susan Bernis (Corey) Newell.

3 Federal Census - 1860, Taycheedah, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin p. 960, #911/906.

4 Genealogy Records - Verna Anetta Isaacson (Pedigree Chart ,), Pedigree Chart.

5 Genealogy Records - Sandra Marie (Shaw) Conant (Family Page Sheets sent with letter to Ronald Whitney in August 1998 ,). Sandy Conant, PO Box 512, Vashon, Washington.

6 Cemetery Inscription copied by Phillip D. Colson (e-mail dated July 22, 1988 ,), Copied July 09, 1998. Corey Monument, birth date listed Nov. 24, 1796. Various inscriptions copied from tombstones at cemeteries during visit to Wisconsin during July, 1998

7 Ibid.

8 Famly Records:, Lorena (Colson) Borough, copied by Phillip D. Colson. "a note Lorena had of a Corey death, Sep. 14, 1873, possibly father or mother of Caroline Corey," 1983. This note along with the known date of death of William H. Corey establishes the link between Caroline Corey and this William Harris Corey.

9 Federal Census - 1870, Fond du Lac City, 1st Ward, Wisconsin, p. 352.

10 Federal Census - 1860, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin p. 960, # 911/906.

11 LDS Family History Center, Film No. 1205741.

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