John Frederick CORKUM^[1]

1789 - 1870  (80 years)

• Name	John Frederick CORKUM
  Birth	1 Sep 1789	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Feb 1870	Chester, Lunenburg, NS
  Person ID	I204556	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Johann Peter CORKUM,   b. 16 Apr 1760, Lunenburg County, NS d. 23 Apr 1836, Chester, Lunenburg, NS (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Margaret GERHARDT,   b. Abt 1765, Lunenburg County, NS d. Bef Aug 1817, Lunenburg County, NS (Age ~ 52 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1783	Lunenburg County, NS   [2]
  Family ID	F1853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Magdalena LOWE,   b. 12 Apr 1790, Clearland, Lunenburg, NS d. 1858, Broad Cove, Lunenburg, NS (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1811	Lunenburg County, NS   [2, 3]
  	There were two Fred CORKUM's of approximately the same age--Fred 1788 s/o Gottlieb and Fred 1789 s/o Peter--who married at about the same and both marriages were recorded ay DRL. In 1811, on Fred marries Magdalena LOWE, and in 1812, the other m. Elizabeth CONRAD; the problem is--who married who. In looking at it, the one thing that strikes me is that the family of the Fred CORKUM who m. Mary LOWE apparently lived in the Chester area as I have some number of their children as born and died there. That's of note beCAUSe I believe that the Chester area was where the parents and siblings of Fred 1789 lived as well. On the other hand, I also believe that Gottlieb CORKUM, father of Fred CORKUM 1788, lived with his children in New Dublin Twp, somewhere in the LaHave/New Dublin area, and the will of the Fred who m. Elizabeth CONRAD tells us that that's where they lived as well. So in the absence of more definitive evidence, my best guess is that Fred 1789 m. Magdalena LOWE. There were two Fred CORKUM's of approximately the same age--Fred 1788 s/o Gottlieb and Fred 1789 s/o Peter--who married at about the same and both marriages were recorded ay DRL. In 1811, on Fred marries Magdalena LOWE, and in 1812, the other m. Elizabeth CONRAD; the problem is--who married who. In looking at it, the one thing that strikes me is that the family of the Fred CORKUM who m. Mary LOWE apparently lived in the Chester area as I have some number of their children as born and died there. That's of note beCAUSe I believe that the Chester area was where the parents and siblings of Fred 1789 lived as well. On the other hand, I also believe that Gottlieb CORKUM, father of Fred CORKUM 1788, lived with his children in New Dublin Twp, somewhere in the LaHave/New Dublin area, and the will of the Fred who m. Elizabeth CONRAD tells us that that's where they lived as well. So in the absence of more definitive evidence, my best guess is that Fred 1789 m. Magdalena LOWE.
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth CORKUM,   b. 7 Sep 1812, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   2. Naomi CORKUM,   b. 18 Sep 1814, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   3. John CORKUM,   b. 24 Apr 1817, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 4 Aug 1901, Milan, Coos, NH (Age 84 years)   4. Deborah CORKUM,   b. 9 Sep 1819, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 14 Mar 1891, NS (Age 71 years)   5. Catherine Barbara CORKUM,   b. 14 Oct 1821, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 19 Sep 1898, Chester, Lunenburg, NS (Age 76 years)   6. Johanna CORKUM,   b. 29 Nov 1824, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   7. Charles Frederick CORKUM,   b. 16 Jun 1827, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 19 Dec 1903, Andover, Oxford, ME (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F79424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S553] Chester Township Book. [S9190] Parish Register, Dutch Reformed Church--Lunenburg. [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg.