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George Madison Cornish

Birth
Lee, Oneida County, New York, USA
Death
25 Jan 1923 (aged 77)
Rome, Oneida County, New York, USA
Burial
Lee, Oneida County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 14
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Rome Sentinel
January 26, 1923

George Madison Cornish, retired salesman and collector, died suddenly at 10 o'clock on Thursday evening at his home, 314 W. Dominick Street. He had been afflicted with heart trouble for the past two years and it was this and a general breaking down which caused his death. He had been about the city every day until Thursday when he felt unable to go our of doors.

Mr. Cornish was born in Lee Center on August 13, 1845, and was a son of the late Randall (sic) and Mary Hitchcock Cornish. When but a small child he came to this city and, with the exception of about 19 years, had lived here. He was twice married. About 1879 he was married to Rose Marshal of Oswego, who died in 1893. On September 19, 1898, he was married to Katherine Weekes of Utica, who survives with one son, Harry Cornish of Oneida, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Barber, 122 Turin street, this city, and Mrs. Clara Allen of Clinton. The deceased was a well known and highly esteemed resident, whose sudden death will be mourned by his many friends.
Rome Sentinel
January 26, 1923

George Madison Cornish, retired salesman and collector, died suddenly at 10 o'clock on Thursday evening at his home, 314 W. Dominick Street. He had been afflicted with heart trouble for the past two years and it was this and a general breaking down which caused his death. He had been about the city every day until Thursday when he felt unable to go our of doors.

Mr. Cornish was born in Lee Center on August 13, 1845, and was a son of the late Randall (sic) and Mary Hitchcock Cornish. When but a small child he came to this city and, with the exception of about 19 years, had lived here. He was twice married. About 1879 he was married to Rose Marshal of Oswego, who died in 1893. On September 19, 1898, he was married to Katherine Weekes of Utica, who survives with one son, Harry Cornish of Oneida, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Barber, 122 Turin street, this city, and Mrs. Clara Allen of Clinton. The deceased was a well known and highly esteemed resident, whose sudden death will be mourned by his many friends.

Gravesite Details

no stone, Interment Book 2, pg. 136



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