M, b. 14 June 1846, d. 31 August 1907
Cory & Annie Randall's Family
Corydon was born on Sunday, 14 June 1846 at Hamiliton, Ontario, Canada. Corydon married 2nd an unknown person , daughter of
Augustus Wright Leggett and
Elizabeth Seaman, on 9 May 1874 at her parent's home at 169 Elizabeth Street East, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Cory was one of Detroit's first photographers, beginning his work as a teenager in 1856. He later donated some 75,000 prints and negatives of early Detroit and its people and visitors to Mr. Burton, who put them in his collection now housed in the Detroit Public Library. Cory was first married 12 October 1864 to Bella C. Rose, daughter of Dr. Levi C. and Cerillia Rose of Detroit. She died young 8 February 1866 and she is buried in Elmwood Cemetery. 15 June 1880, Corydon and his wife,
Anna, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were Corydon C. Randall [39 Canada], Anna S. [32 New York], Lida S. [11 Michigan], Huntley B. [5 Michigan], Ferris S. [3 Michigan]. Lewis T. Ives [46 New York][border-artist], Margaret [36 New York], Augustus [19 Michigan], Percival S. [16 Michigan], Valentine S. [9 Michigan], Bertha Neuman [20 Michigan][servant], Flora McDermitt [22 Scotland][servant]. Corydon was a photographer.
1 Corydon departed this life on Saturday, 31 August 1907 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at age 61 years, 2 months and 17 days. Corydon was laid to rest in the Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
