Peter CORKUM

1802 - 1870  (67 years)

• Name	Peter CORKUM
  Birth	12 Dec 1802	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Apr 1870	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  	Cause: heart disease
  Person ID	I210388	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	3 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   [3]
  Family ID	F1853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothea MELVIN,   b. 15 May 1802, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. Aft 1881 (Age > 80 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1822	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Children	1. Hannah CORKUM,   b. 28 Jun 1823, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. Between 1891 and 1901, Chester, Lunenburg, NS (Age 67 years)   2. Stephen CORKUM,   b. 19 Apr 1825, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 18 Mar 1914, Marriott's Cove, Lunenburg, NS (Age 88 years)   3. Lydia CORKUM,   b. 1828, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 31 Aug 1882, Stewartstown, Coos, NH (Age 54 years)   4. Elizabeth Susanna CORKUM,   b. 14 Dec 1831, Marriott's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 19 Jan 1917, Marriott's Cove, Lunenburg, NS (Age 85 years)   5. Rebecca CORKUM,   b. 4 Sep 1836, Marriott's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 1 Jul 1909, Marriott's Cove, Lunenburg, NS (Age 72 years)   6. Peter CORKUM,   b. 23 Jul 1840, Marriott's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 15 May 1920, Kentville, Kings, NS (Age 79 years)   7. Angeline CORKUM,   b. 1842, Marriott's Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 1885, Hants County, NS (Age 43 years)   8. Benjamin CORKUM,   b. 4 Dec 1844, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, NS d. 13 Jun 1934, Robinson's Corner, Chester, Lunenburg, NS (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F81952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S553] Chester Township Book. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1870 - Book: 1812 - Page: 53 - Number: 98. [S9190] Parish Register, Dutch Reformed Church--Lunenburg. [S13438] Records of the Baptist Church, North West Range, Lunenburg County NS.