Born: 11 Aug 1820 at Lunenburg, NS, Christened 26 Sep 1820 at the Methodist Ch, Lunenburg, NS
Died: 20 Jun 1891 at East LaHave, NS buried at the East LaHave Cemetery, NS

Father: John Peter GORKUM #48 (b 27 Feb 1790 - d Oct 1826)
Mother: Anna Maria CONRAD #49 (b 26 Jul 1795 - d 9 Sep 1866)

Married 1: 21 Jan 1845 at Dublin, Lunenburg, NS to Mary Ann HUNTER #25 (b 21 Mar 1819 at Lunenburg, NS - d 12 Sep 1861); they had 9 Children.

Children:

1. Mary Ann Caroline CORKUM (b 19 Jan 1846 at New Dublin,NS NS, Chr 21 Mar 1846 at St Peters Angl, New Dublin, NS - d 12 Sep 1912 at Middle LaHave,NS NS) m 11 Dec 1866 at the Church of Scotland in Halifax to William Isaac CORKUM;
2. Isobel Catherine CORKUM (b 6 Jun 1849, Chr 27 Jan 1850 at St Peters Angl, New Dublin, NS) m 13 Aug 1871 at the Wesleyan Ch in Lahave Ferry, to Elias E LOHNES;
3. Josephine Margaret CORKUM (b 13 Dec 1851, Chr 24 May 1852 at St Peters Angl, West Dublin, NS - d 12 Aug 1922 at West Dublin,NS NS) to Lemuel T BUSHEN; m 6 Mar 1873 at the Anglican Ch, West LaHave Ferry, NS
4. Charles Freeman CORKUM (b 19 Jun 1854, Chr 30 Sep 1854at St Peters Angl Ch, New Dublin, NS - d 3 Mar 1876, lost at sea);
5. Margaret Louisa CORKUM (b 17 Jun 1856, Chr 30 Jan 1857 at St Peters Angl Ch, New Dublin, NS - d );
6. Robert William CORKUM (b 18 Oct 1857, Chr 18 Dec 1857 at Holy Trinity Ch, Bridgewater, NS - d 19 Jun 1875, lost at sea);
7. Alice Susan CORKUM (b 15 Aug 1859 at Bridgewater, NS, Chr 4 Jan 1861 at Holy Trinity Ch, Bridgewater, NS - d ) m to Andrew Charles SILVER; m 15 Aug 1887 at the Presbyterian Ch, Bridgewater, NS
8. James Wallace CORKUM #12 (b 25 May 1861 - d 18 Jan 1892 of yellow fever at Sao Paulo, Brazil and buried there) m to Mary Ellen PARKS # 13; m 10 Feb 1887 at Bridgewater, NS
9. Robert William CORKUM (b 10 Oct 1857 at Lunenburg, NS - d );

Married 2:

Married 3:

Freeman is buried in the East LaHave Old Community Cemetery, which has been abandoned.