Charles R. CORNFORTH
11-OCT-18441 - 3-DEC-1914
freighter, farmer
Life History
11-OCT-1844 |
Born in of Springfield, ME at mar..1 |
5-NOV-1895 |
Death of Ella M. BOYCE in Corinne, Utah.2 |
9-APR-1882 |
Married Ella M. BOYCE in Penobscot Co., ME.3 |
3-DEC-1914 |
Died in Iron Rod, Montana |
Other facts
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Buried in Twin Bridges Cem., Iron Rod, Montana |
Notes
- From the 'Pioneer Trails and Trials' by Madison County Historical Society, 1976 "He freighted from Corinne to Bannack to Helena and to Fort Benton for twelve years, expecting many a night to be scalped by Indians. He also had a mining claim at Last Chance Gulch in Helena". Family in 1870 Census of Helenna, Lewis and Clark, Montana.
Sources
- 1. A Genealogy of the Ricker Family by Percy Leroy Ricker and Elwin R. Holland
- 98
- 2. Pioneer Trails and Trials Madison County by Madison County History Association 1976
- 574, 5
- 3. Marriage Returns of Penobscot County, Maine Prior to 1892 ed. by Ruth Gray 1994
- 822