Born: March 28, 1682 Marshfield, MA
Second child of Daniel and Hannah (Helen?) White.
Married: Hannah Randall on May 22, 1706
Children: Lemuel, Cornelius Jr., Paul, Joanna, Daniel, Gideon, Benjamin.
Died: January 21, 1755 in Marshfield, MA
Buried in Centre Marshfield Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
He is listed as a shipbuilder in The Mayflower Descendant magazine.
Cornelius bought a pasture and orchard from his brother John, and also a valley pasture and uplands. All the property was in Marshfield. He left all this plus 14 pounds to Cornelius, Jr. His estate was valued at 1375 pounds, and included a fishing boat, a ferry boat, and outdoor tools.
Since Cornelius is listed as a shipbuilder, and that he lived in Scituate, I am making the assumption that is where he worked on the ships. Scituate is located on the Atlantic coast between Boston and Cape Cod. It was a major shipyard from possibly as early as 1646 (records vary) to 1872.
Not sure of the date of this photo, but it's certainly from the 1800s, long after Cornelius died. But it possibly looks similar to the 1700s.
But the only other related graphic I can find is a hand-drawn map of the harbor from the 1700s. The attached key to 58 numbered locations reads like a list of places in a fantasy game: Light House, Cedar Point, Old Dr. Jeffer's House, Gun House, Tin Shop, Stables, etc.
Cornelius was Daniel's second son. As such, I guess he did not inherit the family farmland and orchards, but chose a trade as shipbuilder.
From here on down for two generations, I don't think I'm going to be able to find a lot of detailed info about the people. But we shall see.
I think discipline as relates to getting back into the Klondike game isn't even on the table. Hopefully, I was just spending lots of time today as I tried to get back into remembering how to play. But I'm afraid I can't ration my playing time very well. I really like it.
Nevertheless, I managed to get some editing and computer work done. The snow is all gone and the sun was shining this afternoon.
 | See his father Daniel White |
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