A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > Albany http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=680 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=49879 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: Fort Worth Register Article Date: September 1 1897 Article Description: Erastus CORNING Dead. Article Text: Albany, N. Y., Aug. 31.--Erastus CORNING died here, aged 70 years, of apoplexy. He was a descendent of Samuel or "Ensign" CORNING of Beverly, Mass., and was one of the wealthiest men in the state. His charities were numerous. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com