John Simeon CORKUM^[1]

1845 - 1919  (74 years)

• Name	John Simeon CORKUM
  Birth	4 Jul 1845	Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Dec 1919	Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Stomach cancer
  Burial	Pleasantville (Old) Cemetery, Pleasantville, NS
  Person ID	I97850	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander CORKUM,   b. 15 Jan 1816, Dublin, Lunenburg, NS d. 25 Jul 1907, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Catherine Elizabeth SPINDLER,   b. 19 Aug 1816, Lunenburg County, NS d. 27 Mar 1904, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1839	Lunenburg County, NS   [6]
  Family ID	F1734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Catherine BAKER,   b. 12 Mar 1846, Lunenburg County, NS d. 1 Oct 1891, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1871	Petite Riviere, Lunenburg, NS   [7]
  Children	1. Lillian Mae CORKUM,   b. 16 May 1873, New Cumberland, Lunenburg, NS d. 5 Jun 1920, Windham, Cumberland, ME (Age 47 years)   2. James William CORKUM,   b. 25 Aug 1874, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 1 Jun 1927, Methuen, Essex, MA (Age 52 years)   3. Catherine Selena CORKUM,   b. 1876, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 13 Dec 1928, Methuen, Essex, MA (Age 52 years)   4. Alexander CORKUM,   b. 24 Sep 1877, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 6 May 1966, Methuen, Essex, MA (Age 88 years)   5. Lucy Ann CORKUM,   b. 9 Jul 1879, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 21 Oct 1944, MA (Age 65 years)   6. Mary Elizabeth CORKUM,   b. 8 Oct 1880, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 10 Mar 1963, MA (Age 82 years)   7. John Simeon CORKUM, Jr.,   b. 11 Jul 1883, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 4 Jan 1974, Methuen, Essex, MA (Age 90 years)   8. Arthur CORKUM,   b. 20 Jan 1887, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 13 Feb 1912, Lawrence, Essex, MA (Age 25 years)   9. Stanley CORKUM,   b. 5 Jan 1889, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 8 Feb 1969, Methuen, Essex, MA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F38291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Caroline Catherine MEISNER,   b. 27 May 1842, Lakefield, Lunenburg, NS d. 8 Sep 1912, Lakefield, Lunenburg, NS (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1891	Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  Family ID	F26476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Rosanna Sophia Angeline HIMMELMAN,   b. 31 Oct 1854, Lunenburg County, NS d. 20 Sep 1934, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1903	Somerville, Middlesex, MA   [8, 9]
  	At the time of his marriage to Angeline (HIMMELMAN) LOHNES, he was still legally married to Caroline (MEISENR HUBLEY CORKUM. He was subsequently arrested for polygamy. [Bob H]
  Children	1. Millage St. Clair CORKUM,   b. 5 Jul 1896, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 10 Oct 1949, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F38306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Note that the date of his third marriage is nine years prior to the death of his second wife. On 5 Apr 1904, he was arrested and charged with bigamy, to which he pleaded not guilty. It is not known what the disposition of the case was, but the two marriages are known to be fact.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1207] Gene Pool Database. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1891, book 1829, page 97, #196. [S924] Descendants of Ulrich Hubley of Nova Scotia. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1919, book 95, page 81. [S10521] Obituary Notice for John Simeon Corkum, transcribed by Cathy Walker; copy included by Bobbi Gray in "Descendants of Alexander CORKUM". [S9657] Vital Records of Baptist Churches, Lunenburg County. [S9222] Parish Register, Petite Riviere United Church, Cited by Don Shankle. [S1856] MA Vital Records, 1841–, 1903, vol 537, page 593. [S10520] Article on John Simeon Corkum's Bigamy, transcribed by Cathy Walker; copy included by Bobbi Gray in "Descendants of Alexander CORKUM".