Edward Cordell (1828 - 1870)

Born 1828 in Philippsburg, Germany

Died 25 Jan 1870 at about age 42 in San Francisco, California

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Biography

Edward was born in Germany in 1828. He passed away in 1870 at the age of 42. Edward migrated to America in 1849.^[1]

Death of Captain Cordell:

Captain Edward Cordell, US Coast Survey, died suddenly in the streets of San Francisco in an apoplectic fit.^[2]

His will was administered by his brother-in-law, Adolph Biber.

Cordell Bank (Marin), the shoal west of Point Reyes, was explored in June, 1869, by Captain Edward Cordell and was subsequently named after him.^[3] An organisation known as "Cordell Expeditions" has, (in more recent times), undertaken 10 years of exploration of the Cordell Bank, resulting in the U.S. Department of Commerce designating it as the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.^[4]

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References

1. ↑ Entered by Peter Knowles, Jul 21, 2012
2. ↑ San Francisco History (SF Genealogy) - Events of 1870
3. ↑ [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordell_Bank_National_Marine_Sanctuary ]
4. ↑ [ http://www.cordell.org/CE_pages/CE_about.html ]