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CORSON, Reverend Charles

CORSON, Reverend Charles

Male 1788 - 1860  (71 years)

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  • Name CORSON, Charles  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Title Reverend 
    Birth 30 Nov 1788  Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14] 
    • Charles Corson was administrator of his father Levi's estate
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Minister 
    Death 23 Apr 1860  Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6] 
    Cause: Lung Fever (pneumonia?) 
    Burial Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I2905  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father CORSON, Levi,   b. 8 Nov 1761, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1849, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother HODGDON, Sarah Sally,   b. Abt 1764, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1836, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1782  Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ROBERTS, Elizabeth "Betsey",   b. 11 May 1798, Milton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1884, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1816  Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17] 
    Children 
    +1. CORSON, Eliza H,   b. 17 Apr 1822, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1863, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. CORSON, John R.,   b. 3 Apr 1841, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. CORSON, James Timothy,   b. 20 Jul 1839, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. CORSON, Harriet Newall,   b. 6 Jun 1830, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. CORSON, Levi W,   b. 23 Jan 1820, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1843, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. CORSON, Sally Ayers,   b. 25 Feb 1818, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1893, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. CORSON, Mary Ann,   b. 25 Aug 1824, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1878 (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. CORSON, Charles Wentworth,   b. 28 Apr 1827, Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Documents
    Charles-Corson-Elizabeth-Roberts-marriage    		Charles-Corson-Elizabeth-Roberts-marriage
    Family ID F820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Nov 1788 - Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Oct 1816 - Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Lung Fever (pneumonia?) - 23 Apr 1860 - Lebanon, York, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922
    Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922
    U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
    U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922
    rev-charles-corson
    Corson Gravestone
    charles-corson-signature

    Documents
    Corson-Births-Lebanon    		Corson-Births-Lebanon

  • Notes 
    • He had a farm in Lebanon on River Rd. in sight of the bridge over the Salmon Falls River at East Rochester. Roger Gray says the farm was on the corner of the old River Road and the old county road that ran from East Rochester across the bridge over the Salmon Fall River, once called Garland's Bridge, and then east to Sanford, ME. The farm was on the east side of River Rd. and must have run north along the road for about a half mile. A little way up River Rd. on the right (going north) is an old abandoned building on a little rise (if it hasn't been torn down). This was the old school house and was on a lot taken from the farm. He was an elder and preacher (unpaid) of the Free Will Baptist Church.
      He presided at the marriage of some of his children including Eliza and Jeremiah Shorey.
      In 1992 an old account book was found in the attic of an old house in Lebanon, ME. The book was in fairly good condition, and Roger Gray and Mabelle Corson were able to borrow it for examination. The book was the property of Rev. Charles Corson, and had been primarily used by him to record the accounts of his customers who had brought wool to be carded in a mill set up by Charles. The mill is described in "The History of East Rochester, NH: by Arlene Stone, as a "grist mill and carding rolls." This was the beginning of the woolen industry in East Rochester. Actuall the mill was erected across the Salmon Falls River from East Rochester in South Lebanon.
      The earliest date noted in the account book was 1815 and the mill data ends with the terse statement "Factory burned Oct. 18, 1857." Many of Charles Corson's customers paid for his wool carding services by goods and services; very little cash seems to have been available. It was in this mill - about 1841 - that his daughter, Harriet Corson, lost a hand; however, Harriet grew up to become the first school teacher in East Rochester.
      "The History of East Rochester" states that in about 1847 two local businessmen bought what machinery Corson had, including the set of cards. Two years later they expanded the mill and began manufacture of blankets. This brings into question how long Charles had operated this mill.

      Compiled and Edited by
      Ernest Shorey Tucker Jr.

      This version printed in the year 2001
      All copyright rights waived in the interest of
      preservation, correction and continuation
      of this family history.

  • Sources 
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      U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885      		 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885


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      New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947      		 New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947


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      Corson-Births-Lebanon      		 Corson-Births-Lebanon


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      Charles-Corson-Elizabeth-Roberts-marriage      		 Charles-Corson-Elizabeth-Roberts-marriage


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