Philip Wilberforce Cornwell (1852-1907)

Philip Wilberforce Cornwell

Birth

22 Oct 1852

Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Death

1 Nov 1907 (aged 55)

Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Burial

Mount Prospect Cemetery

Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map

Plot

Lot #132 - no stone

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Philip was a black inventor with three patents. He was a personal friend of Thomas Edison.

Age 55 years 9 days.

informant Miss Astle

he was not married when he died.

Birth date was obtained from the Cornwell Family Bible.

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Parents

Flushing Cornwell

1809–1888
Harriet G Brooker Cornwell

1817–1901

Siblings

Harriet Ann Cornwall

1843–1848
William Henry Cornwall

1844–1926
Charles Russell Cornwall

1846–1901
Sarah Russell Cornwall

1848–1912
Marcus Edward Cornwell

1851–1913
Hanford Truman "Harry" Cornwall

1856–1922
Harriet Ann Cornwell

1856–1899
Samuel Benjamin "Ben" Cornwell

1859–1953
Mary Elizabeth Cornwall

1862–1865

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1870 United States Federal Census
1860 United States Federal Census
Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915
Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
1900 United States Federal Census

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Philip Wilberforce Cornwell

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Flushing Cornwell

Harriet G Brooker Cornwell

Harriet Ann Cornwall

William Henry Cornwall

Charles Russell Cornwall

Sarah Russell Cornwall

Marcus Edward Cornwell

Hanford Truman "Harry" Cornwall

Harriet Ann Cornwell

Samuel Benjamin "Ben" Cornwell

Mary Elizabeth Cornwall

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