Case File: Corinne Kimball

Locations

• 311 Columbus Ave, Boston - home of Mr. and Mrs. Flaherty, and Corinne Kimball, in 1880

People

Name	(Born-Died)	Description
Bean, John F.	1831-?	Step-father to Jennie Kimball, 2nd husband of Susan Morrison
de Briou, Corinne Belle	1873-1966	"Little Corinne"
de Briou, Henri	?-1878	Biological father of Corinne ?, died in New Orleans
Doane, David	1841-1872	1st husband of Jennie Kimball, quickly dissolved.
Flaherty, Thomas	1834-1892	2nd husband of Jennie Kimball, piano dealer of Boston
Kimball, Corinne	1873-1966	(see Corinne Belle de Briou)
Kimball, Jennie	1848-1896	(see Rosylpha Jean Knight)
Kimball, Mr.	?-?	unidentified 3rd husband of Susan Morrison, or made up?
Kimball, Susan B.	1821-1881	(see Susan B. Morrison)
Knight, Rosylpha Jean	1848-1896	Singer, comic, and manager of "Little Corinne"
Knight, William B.	?-?	Father of Jennie Kimball, according to her marriage records
Schaeffer, Arling	?-1943	3rd husband of Jennie Kimball

Documentation

Census Records

• 1860 US Federal Census: Susan H. Bean of Maine, 36, with husband John F. Bean, 29, oysterman, and Rosell Knights of Maine, 15.
• 1865 State Census, Massachusetts: Susan Bean, 35, of Maine, widow; with Jennie Doan, 17, of Maine, married (husband not listed)
• 1865 State Census, Massachusetts: David Doane, 24, of Maine, married, living in the saloon/hotel of Aaron Willey
• 1870 US Federal Census: Thomas Flaerty, piano dealer, with Jennie Kimball, actress, and Susan H. Kimball
• 1880 US Federal Census: 311 Columbus Ave, Boston - Mr. and Mrs. Flaherty with Mrs. Susan Kimball and Corinne Kimball
• 1900 US Federal Census: "Corinne B. de Briou", 26, actress, living with Isabel Butler, 29, actress, widow with 1 child; apartent at 126 48th St NYC
• 1940 US Federal Census: "Corinne de Briou", 66, single,born in Louisiana, living at the Hotel Remington in Manhattan
• 1950 US Federal Census: "Corinne Webriou", 76, born in Louisiana, no occupation noted.

Court Records

• Will of Jennie K. Flaherty, 1896

Newspaper Articles

• 6 Aug 1859, (Portland Press) - Notice from John F. Bean that he will not pay any debts by Rozylphia P. Knight
• 29 Oct 1868, (Sun-Journal, Maine) - First reference of "La Petite Corinne", performing with Miss Jennie Kimball.
• 6 Feb 1869, (Fall River Daily Evening News) - "Le Petite Corinne" noted as 5 years old, Miss Jennie Kimball performing Cinderella.
• 21 Jan 1870, (Portland Daily Press) - last reference of "La Petite Corinne"
• 9 Sep 1870, (Boston Evening Transcript) - "Miss Jennie Kimball", professional vocalist, accident
• 11 Jun 1872, (Bangor Daily Whig & Courier) - Death of David Doane, age 31
• 22 Aug 1877, (Boston Globe) - Adoption of "Corinne Bell Kimball" by Susan H. Kimball.
• 21 Dec 1880, (The Evansville Journal) - BEHIND THE SCENES
• 30 May 1881, (Boston Globe) - Mrs. Susan H. Kimball dies at home, 311 Columbus Ave, Boston, after a brief illness
• 31 May 1881, (Boston Globe) - Death notice, Susan H. Kimball, aged 57 years, 3 months, and 8 days
• 1 Jun 1881, (Boston Post) - Funeral of Susan H. Kimball
• 2 Dec 1881, (New York Times) - Jennie Flaherty, bail set at $10,000 for child abduction.
• 11 Dec 1881 (New York Times) - Thomas Flahery testifies that he married Jennie Kimball in Manhattan 5 Sep 1879
• 1 Jan 1882 (Cincinnati Enquirer) - Case in Which the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Acted Zealously
• 29 Jan 1882, (Minneapolis Journal) - Little Corinne Takes the Public by Storm
• 11 Mar 1882, (Buffalo News) - Jennie Kimball arrested by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
• 3 May 1882, (The Pantagraph - Bloomington, Illinois) - a levy made on the wardrobed and properties of the company
• 10 Sep 1892 (Boston Evening Transcript) - death of Thomas Flaherty from wound of a cannon cracker explortion on July 4.
• 10 Sep 1892 (Boston Globe) - death of Thomas Flaherty, on the operating table.
• 10 Sep 1892 (Boston Globe) - funeral notice for Thomas Flaherty
• 12 Sep 1892 (Boston Post) - death notice of Thomas Flaherty on Sept 9, born July 12, 1834, aged 58 years
• 2 Oct 1893 (Champaign Daily Gazette) - marriage of Mrs Jennie Kimball to Arling Schaeffer.
• 5 Oct 1893 (Princeton Union) - marraige of Mrs. Jennie Kimball to Arling Schaeffer, more details.
• 24 Mar 1896 (Fall River Globe) - obituary, notes Jennie Kimballs' birth in New Orleans and first marriage to D. Doane
• 25 Mar 1896 (Wheeling Daily Intelligencer) - Death of Mrs. Kimball.
• 11 Apr 1896, (Los Angeles Evening Express) - The Romance of Corinne
• 23 Dec 1896, (The Western News - Hamilton, Montana) - Jennie Kimball leaves $750k to "home for aged and unemployed actresses"
• 3 May 1901, (The Music Hall & Theatre Review, London) - Miss Corinne de Briou goes to London
• 1 Aug 1903, (St Louis Post-Dispatch) - "Little" Corinne, Who is Troubled by Too Much Money; Queer is Dilemma of Little Corinne
• 19 Jan 1907, (Atchison Daily Globe) - Corinne as an adult, tells the truth of her childhood.
• 11 Feb 1907, (Los Angeles Herald) - Little Corinne's Evolution From Prodigy to Real Star
• 3 Oct 1909, (San Francisco Call) - long article about "Corinne Bell de Briou" on dieting, on the stage, on matrimony.
• 22 Jan 1910, (Times Union) - "Corinne Belle de Brion" is awarded $7k in jewels back from a loan.
• 14 Apr 1923 (Kansas City Times) - "Old-Time Stars Are Back" - The Charming Corinne and Jolly Barney Fagan at Main Street.
• 14 Oct 1934, (Hartford Courant) - "Corinne is Back Again in Hartford"
• 23 Feb 1943 (The Escanaba Daily Press) - Death of Arline Schaeffer, last known husband of Jennie Kimball

Vital Records

• 1856 - Marriage of Mrs. Susan Knight to John F. Bean, in Portland, Cumberland, Maine
• 1862 - Marriage of David Doane of Bangor, Maine, to Rosa Jane Knights of Cumberland County, Maine, daughter of William & Susan.
• 1878 - Death Index of "Henry deBriou", in New Orleans
• 1879 - Marriage of Thomas Flaherty to Rosylpha Jean Doane, daughter of William Knight & Susan Morrison
• 1881 - Death Register of Susan H. Kimball
• 1896 - Death Register of Thomas Flaherty in Boston
• 1966 - Social Security Death Index "Corinne Debriou"