Cornelius Dubois 339
- Born: 26 Jul 1750, Fishkill, Dutchess Co., NY 528
- Marriage (1): Charity Griffin 22 Oct 1772 in Poughkeepsie Ref. Dutch Church 624
- Died: 17 Apr 1834, Schodack, Rensselaer Co., NY at age 83 528
- Buried: East Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY
 FamilySearch ID: LR94-F78. Find a Grave ID: 111776275.
General Notes:
Marriage date conflicts with Griffin, which shows 22 Jan, 1771 at the Presb. Church, Poughkeepsie, NY
Was recieved as a member of Schodack Reformed Dutch Church 1-14-1792. He was Deacon1798,99,1800, and was a member of the Consistory 1805,06,09,10,16.
Cornelius lived to the ripe old age of 83, outliving his wife by 10 years. He evidently did quite well for himself, for his granddaughter, Elizabeth Porter, remembered in 1913 visiting his house about 1833, four years before he died. She was only 5 at the time, but remembered the house as "big, with large rooms and shiny floors".
He'd probably moved up to Schodack, NY from around Fishkill after his father died, for he's listed on the 1790 census of Rensselaerwick, and joining the Schodack Reformed Dutch Church by 1792, where he became a prominent and active member.
He'd fought in the American Revolution as a member of the 6th Dutchess Co. Militia, Col., Morris Graham's regiment. By the time he died, many of his children had moved away, many of them a bit futher north to Saratoga County, but according to a short biography of his daughter Elizabeth, his house was kept until his death by that doting daughter.
Find A Grave Memorial# 111776275
DAR ancestor A033977 - Martin Holmes wife Elizabeth is the Descendant along with several others. 339,528,625
Research Notes:
Aunt Libbie recalled in the early 20th century that Conellius Dubois lived in Schodack. She recalled a big house with large rooms and shiny painted floors, where she visited with uncle John and aunts Christina and Eliza Dubois when she was 5 years old. (she was born in 1827, so this would have been in 1833)
Events
• Military: American Revolution - Dutchess County Militia: Dutchess Co. Washington Township, NY. 626,627 Military: Cornelius DuBois served in the Revolutionary War; 6th Dutchess Co. Militia, Col., Morris Graham's regiment
Burial: [p.269] DuBOIS Cornelius Old part, E Greenbush Cem, Schodack, Rensselaer Co NY 57
• Census, 1790, Rennselaerwick, Albany Co., NY. 528 DuBois, Cornelius, 1 free white male over 16; 3 free white males under 16; 7 free white females; 0 slaves.
• Tax Assessment: 2170 in Real Estate, 1799, Schodack, Rensselaer Co., NY. 628
• residence, 1800, Schodack, Rensselaer Co., NY. 629
• Church: Membership in Reformed Church, 2 Nov 1805, East Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY. 630
• Cemetery: East Greenbush Cemetery, 1834, East Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY. Find A Grave Memorial# 111776275
Cornelius married Charity Griffin, daughter of Richard Griffin and Catharine Vanderhoof, 22 Oct 1772 in Poughkeepsie Ref. Dutch Church.624 (Charity Griffin was born 6 Oct 1753 in Schodack, Rensselaer Co., NY 528, christened 28 Feb 1754,625 died 31 May 1827 in Schodack, Rensselaer Co., NY 528 and was buried in East Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY.)
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