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Bob Moon & Patricia Anderson's Family History
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 1592 - 1655
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| Born |
24 Mar 1592 |
Saffron, Walden, Essex, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1655 |
Portsmouth, RI |
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15 Feb 2015 |
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| Notes |
- Will dated 2 Sept 1664, proved 1673.
Thomas Cornell and his wife, Rebecca Briggs, were the grandparents of Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University. Ezra Cornell's son, Alonzo Cornell, was the twenty-fifth Governor of New York.
The Cornell family came to Boston, America, from the County of Essex, England, 1638.
They moved to Portsmouth, R. I. in 1640. The old home is still in the family. It is now owned by Rev. John Cornell, Minister of the P. E. Church Diocese of Rhode Island.
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| Person ID |
I22057 |
Moon Anderson Family History & Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Family |
Rebecca Briggs, b. 25 Oct 1600, London, England , d. 8 Feb 1673, Portsmouth, RI |
| Married |
9 Jun 1620 |
Saffron, Walden, Essex, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Thomas Cornell, b. 1620, Portsmouth, Newport, RI , d. 23 May 1673, Portsmouth, RI |
| | 2. Sarah Cornell, b. 30 Mar 1623, Saffron, Walden, Essex, England , d. 6 Sep 1703, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island |
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| Family ID |
F9281 |
Group Sheet |
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