Gideon COREY

1757 - 1822  (65 years)

• Name	Gideon COREY  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	21 Mar 1757	North Kingstown, Rhode Island   [1, 3, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Alt-Birth-Date&Place	24 Mar 1757	, East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island   [7]
  Living	Gideon lived in East Greenwich and North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
  Immigration	18 May 1783  [7]
  	BIOGRAPHY: "In the year 1783, May the 18th, Gideon and his wife, Abigail Clarke, came to the shores at Parrtown, now Saint John, New Brunswick Canada, as United Empire Loyalists. They disembarked from the British transport ship UNION, in Saint John Harbour. Gideon, cooper by trade, militiaman in war, and United Empire Loyalist by choice settled in Hampstead near Gagetown. In 1793 Gideon, wife Abigail and children moved to New Canaan where he farmed, taught night school and raised his family. Many of his descendants today are to be found in and around that part of Canada."
  Name	Gideon Cory  [7]
  Death	14 Jul 1822	New Canaan, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada   [7]
  Burial	the Baptist Cemetery, New Canaan, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I7900	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas COREY,   b. Sep 1723, North Kingstown, Kings County (renamed Washington County in 1781), Rhode Island, British Colonial America d. Bef 13 Feb 1761 (Age ~ 37 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth DRAKE,   b. 1 Mar 1724/25, East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island d. Abt 1768 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1748	East Greenwich, Rhode Island   [9]
  	An alternate marriage date is 5 February 1748, from "The Drake Family in England and America". Thomas was a brother of William.
  Family ID	F559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail CLARKE,   b. 4 Apr 1766, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island d. 29 Apr 1849, Salisbury, Westmorland County, New Brunswick (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1783	North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island   [7]
  Children	1. Elisha Clark COREY,   b. Jan 1784, Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1836, New Canaan, Queens County, New Brunswick (Age ~ 51 years)   2. Hannah COREY,   b. May 1786, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Abt 1853 (Age ~ 66 years)   3. Elizabeth COREY,   b. Feb 1789, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   4. Thomas COREY,   b. Jul 1790, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Abt 1823, Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 32 years)   5. Esther S COREY,   b. Oct 1794, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   6. Gardner COREY,   b. Feb 1795, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. Nov 1864 (Age ~ 69 years)   7. Stephen COREY,   b. 4 Apr 1797, New Canaan, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 6 Nov 1840, Jacksontown, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 43 years)   8. Abigail COREY,   b. Sep 1797, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   9. Daniel COREY,   b. Nov 1799, New Brunswick, Canada   10. William COREY,   b. 1 Apr 1801, New Brunswick, Canada d. 27 Nov 1850, New Canaan, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F19271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S255] David Moore, 255. (Reliability: 2). [S316] Mayflower Families, Vol. 1 (William White), 316. (Reliability: 2). [S262] The Drake Family in England and America, 1360-1895, 262. [S1858] Corys of America, Ancestors and Descendants, 1858. (Reliability: 3). [S2043] Cory Family Society, 2043. (Reliability: 3). [S321] Rick Crume's Genealogy Descendant Reports, 321. [S2043] Cory Family Society, 2043. (Reliability: 2). [S9837] New Canaan Baptist Cemetery, NB, 9837. (Reliability: 3). [S259] Mayflower Families, Vol. 1 (William White), 259. (Reliability: 2). p. 170