Ancestral Trails Genealogy ~ Life in the Past Lane

An ongoing family history research project by David A. Walker

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William Abner Cory¹

M, #88430, b. 10 June 1814, d. 2 July 1879

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Parents

Father	Abner Cory b. 23 July 1787, d. 18 July 1873
Mother	Mary Gray b. 30 August 1797, d. 23 March 1848

Relationships	5th cousin 4 times removed of David Arthur Walker
Last Edited	13 April 2024 16:00:05

Note	Dr. William A. Cory, who lived in Elmira, NY with wife Martha in the1840's and later moved West - eventually ending up in Sioux Falls, SD.He tomstone gives is death and age at 65 years, 22 days, thus makinghis birthdate as 10 Jun 1814.¹
Birth	William Abner Cory was born on 10 June 1814.¹
Marriage	He married Martha Ann Holt on 7 November 1838, in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New YorkG.¹
Death	He died on 2 July 1879 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South DakotaG.¹

Children with Martha Ann Holt b. 24 June 1816, d. 18 August 1895

Daughter	Caroline Elizabeth Cory b. 25 August 1839, d. 25 September 1839
Daughter	Harriet Luce Cory+ b. 8 November 1840, d. 10 September 1924
Daughter	Mary Cory+ b. 22 March 1843, d. 12 February 1903
Son	Joseph Henry Cory b. 26 February 1845, d. 20 August 1845
Son	Mcgee Caldwell Cory b. 26 October 1846, d. About 1846
Son	Harry C Cory b. 11 February 1861, d. After 1930

Citations

[S2043] Cory Family Society. This site contains genealogies of several early Corey/Cory families., online http://www.coryfamsoc.com. Hereinafter cited as Cory Family Society.