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John T. Corwin, <^[1]
1847 - Yes, date unknown

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  Birth	1846/7	NY   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	He was living with his parents.
  Census	1860	Bellport, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	He was living with his parents.
  Occupation	Bef 1913  [4]
  	market gunner -- shooting game birds commercially.
  	Bellport Bay is in the direct path of the great eastern waterfowl flyway. Geese, brant and blackduck use this route from Greenland, the maritime provinces of Canada and Newfoundland. Other Species, such as redheads, pintails, broadbill, and teal come from the interior. In the fall enormous flocks flying southward used to visit the area, alighting on the bay in great rafts. Market gunning -- shooting game birds commercially -- was the livelihood of many Brookhaven and Bellport men. In 1913 Congress passed the Migratory Bird Law, forbidding spring shooting and the shipment of waterfowl for sale. Legislation in 1918 limited to 25 the number of birds a gunner could shoot in a day, and in 1930 battery shooting was outlawed. Several Corwin family members were market gunners. Decoys were a necessary part of the equipment for successful gunning. During the period of market gunning thousands of decoys were made, many have since become collectors items. Decoys by John T. Corwin are highly prized. John's brother Wilbur's decoys are also prized.
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I7520	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	28 May 2009

  
  

  Father	Salem Corwin, >,   b. 18 Jan 1807, Bellport, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 13 May 1884
  Mother	Charlotte Louise Hulse, <>,   b. 10 Feb 1813, Baldhills (now Farmingville), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2708	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S241] Long Island Genealogy: Surname Database, http://www.longislandgenealogy.com/youngs/gp319.htm. [S61] 1860 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M653_865; Page: 0; Image: 225.. [S3] 1850 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M432_601; Page: 208; Image: 417.. [S39] Bigelow, p. 78.