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CHAUNCEY CORNWELL - OF ALEXANDER, NY

Chauncey Cornwell came from Middletown, Conn., in 1831, and died in 1870, aged 77 years. He served in the War of 1812. He married Mary A., daughter of Thomas and Dolly Church, of Middletown, and their children were Charles, Fidelia, Mary, Jane, John, Shailor, Angeline, Carlos, George, Leonard, and Henry. The latter, also of Connecticut, came here with his father. He married Elizabeth, daughter of David and Mehitable (Frazier) Stark, of Bergen. The children of Henry Cornwell were Chauncey, Carrie, and George (deceased). Mr. Cornwell lives on the farm owned by him the past 12 years; and his mother survives her husband at the age of 88 years.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890

CHAUNCEY CORNWELL - OF BATAVIA, NY

Chauncey Cornwell, a native of Middletown, Conn., came to Alexander in 1820. He served in the War of 1812, and died in 1869, aged 81 years. He was married to Mary A. Church, of Connecticut, and their children were Henry, Cordelia, Mary, Jane, John, Shaler B., Corliss, George, Leonard, Charles B., and Angela. Charles B. Cornwell was born in Connecticut, March 31, 1820, came to Batavia in 1851, and married, first, Eveline Starges, and they had one daughter, Frances. In 1862 he married for his second wife Isabella, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Town) Burgess, of Scotch descent, and their children are Agnes E. and Mattie C. They now reside in Batavia.

Our County and its people A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890

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