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Philothea Homan, ^^[1]
1802 - 1858

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  Birth	10 Sep 1802	NY   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850  [1]
  	Her name was spelled Philotha on the population schedule.
  Religion	South Haven (Presbyterian Church), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  	She was received into membership of the South Haven Presbyterian Church on 19 Nov 1826. [I am not entirely certain that the name recorded in the South Haven Church minutes is Philothea's, as the entry was not fully decipherable, but it seems likely.]
  Died	3 Nov 1858	{Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [5]
  Buried	South Haven (Presbyterian Church Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	[See burial note for her husband, William H. Corwin.]
  Notes	Philothea may be a daughter of Silas and Hannah Homan, as she and her husband were originally interred in the Homan family cemetery.
  Person ID	I352	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2007

  
  

  Family	William H. Corwin, ^,   b. 15 Oct 1805, NY ,   d. 23 May 1852, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	1. William Corwin, <,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Barnabas Corwin, <,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F132	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones		#080.13 Philothea [Homan] widow of William Corwin ... she was said to have been originally interred in this cemetery, but that her headstone was moved to the Old South Haven Church Cemetery (#4) in the 1930's because of vandalism, where it now can be found. Status:
  		#B04.04 Philothea Corwin .. widow of William H. Corwin As photographed in 2005 There is evidence that Philothea was originally interred in the small Homan family cemetery (#80) and reinterred here between 1925 and the mid-1930's. Status: Located

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1850 Census, p. 114. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 114. Age 48.. [S89] Cemetery: William H. Corwin, Age 36 years, 1 month, 23 days at her death.. [S219] South Haven Church Minutes, VAULT BX9211.N71719 S61., p. 7. [S89] Cemetery: William H. Corwin. [S90] Cemetery: South Haven Presbyterian Church, Stone 4.