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HISTORY
OF THE
TOWN OF CORNISH
Vol. II.
GEO. L. DEMING. WILLIAM W. BALLOCH. FENNO B. COMINGS.
The Committee chosen by the town to assist the historian in the publication and sale of Cornish History.
HISTORY
OF THE
TOWN OF CORNISH
NEW HAMPSHIRE
WITH GENEALOGICAL RECORD
1763-1910
By WM. H. child
IN TWO VOLUMES
Vol. n.
GENEALOGY
Recording all events we can.
Is rendering good service to fellow-man
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PREFACE.
As the history of Cornish was nearing completion the writer became desirous of aid and counsel, and asked the town to appoint a committee for that purpose. The town kindly granted his request, and a committee, designated by himself, consisting of George L. Deming, Wilham W. Balloch and Fenno B. Comings was chosen. Their duties at first were examination of the manuscript and ascertaining cost of publication. The com- mittee having rendered a favorable report, on March 13, 1911, the following resolution was by vote adopted: "Resolved, That the town history committee appointed in March, 1910, arrange for the publication and sale of the Town History, and act with the historian in any matter pertaining thereto."
The committee have endeavored to be faithful in the dis- charge of all these duties, and the writer hereby takes pleasure in expressing his profound gratitude for all of their aid and cooperation.
W. H. CHILD.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOL. II
Introduction, Genealogical
Department Abbott Genealogy Alden Genealogy . Atwood Genealogy Atwood Genealogy Austin Genealogy Ayers Genealogy . Babcock Genealogy Bachelor Genealogy Badger Genealogy Bailey Genealogy Baker Genealogy . Balloch Genealogy Barker Genealogy Barnard Genealogy Bartlett Genealogy Barrows Genealogy Barton Genealogy Beal Genealogy . Beaman Genealogy Bean Genealogy . Bemis Genealogy . Benway Genealogy Bengham Genealogy Blake Genealogy Blanchard Genealogy Blood Genealogy . Boardman Genealogy Bradley Genealogy Breck Genealogy . Bryant Genealogy BuGBEE Genealogy BuRNAP Genealogy Burr Genealogy . Butman Genealogy
BUTTERFIELD GeNEALOGY
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Cady Genealogy .... 48
Carpenter Genealogy . . 41
Carroll Genealogy ... 51
Carter Genealogy ... 53
Cate Genealogy .... 53
Chadbourne Genealogy . . 54
Chaffin Genealogy ... 56
Chapman Genealogy ... 56
Chase Genealogy .... 58
Chellis Genealogy ... 83
Child Genealogy .... 83
Choate Genealogy ... 88
Churchill Genealogy . . 89
Clark Genealogy ... 90
Clement Genealogy ... 91
Cobb Genealogy .... 92
Coburn Genealogy ... 95
Cole Genealogy . . . ■ . 99
Collins Genealogy . . . 104
Comings Genealogy . . . 105
Pelham Branch . . . 116
Cook Genealogy . . . > 119
CoRBiN Genealogy. . . . 120
Couch Genealogy .... 121
CowLEs Genealogy . . . 122
Cross Genealogy .... 122
Currier Genealogy . . . 123
Dame Genealogy .... 123
Dana Genealogy .... 123
Davidson Genealogy . . 123
Davis Genealogy .... 125
Day Genealogy .... 127
Dean Genealogy .... 130
Deming Genealogy . . . 130
Dodge Genealogy .... 138
Dole Genealogy .... 140 Dorr Genealogy . . .140
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Dow Genealogy |
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Downs Genealogy |
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Dunbar Genealogy |
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DuNSMooR Genealogy. |
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DusTiN Genealogy. |
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Edminster Genealogy |
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Ellis Genealogy . |
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Fairbanks Genealogy |
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Farnsworth Genealogy . |
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Farrington Genealogy . |
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Fellows Genealogy . |
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FiFIELD GeNE.\LOGY |
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Fitch Genealogy . |
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Fletcher Genealogy |
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Fling Genealogy . |
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Ford Genealogy |
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Foss Genealogy |
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Freeman Genealogy . |
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French Genealogy |
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FuRNALD Genealogy . |
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Gage Genealogy . |
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Gates Genealogy . |
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Gleason Genealogy . |
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Glines Genealogy |
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Gordon Genealogy |
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Gould Genealogy . |
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GowARD Genealogy |
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Greene Genealogy |
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GusTiN Genealogy |
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Hall Genealogy . |
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Hamblet Genealogy . |
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Hammond Genealogy |
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Hardy Genealogy . |
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Harlow Genealogy . |
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Harrington Genealogy . |
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Hart Genealogy . |
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Haskell Genealogy . |
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Hastings Genealogy . |
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Hebard Genealogy |
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Holbrook Genealogy |
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Hunt Genealogy .... 216
Hunter Genealogy . . . 217
Huntington Genealogy . . 218
Hurd Genealogy .... 218
Hurley Genealogy . . 219
Hutchinson Genealogy . . 219
Jackson Genealogy . . . 220
Jacobs Genealogy .... 228
Jenney Genealogy . . . 229
Jirauld Genealogy . . . 231 Johnson Genealogy . . .231
Jones Genealogy .... 237
Jordan Genealogy. . . . 237
Kelley Genealogy . . . 238
Kendrick Genealogy . . . 239
Kenyon Genealogy . . . 241
Kidder Genealogy . . . 245
Kimball Genealogy . . . 246
Kinsman Genealogy . . . 249
Knight Genealogy . . 249
Lamberton Genealogy . 250
Lane Genealogy .... 251
Lear Genealogy .... 252
Leavitt Genealogy . . . 254
Leslie Genealogy .... 256
Lewis Geneai^ogy .... 259
Lindsay Genealogy . . . 260
Little Genealogy .... 261
Lothrop Genealogy . . . 261
LuEY Genealogy .... 262
Luther Genealogy . . . 265
Lynds Genealogy .... 266
Mace Genealogy .... 266
Marble Genealogy . . . 267
Martindale Genealogy , . 268
Mason Genealogy . . . 269
Melendy Genealogy . . . 270
Mercer Genealogy . . . 270
Merrill Genealogy . . . 271
Mitchell Genealogy . . . 271
Morgan Gene.\logy . . . 272
Morse Genealogy .... 273
Murray Genealogy . . . 274
Nelson Genealogy . . . 274
Nevens Genealogy . . . 275
Newell Genealogy . . . 277
Newton Genealogy . . . 278
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NoRRis Genealogy . . . 278
Norton Genealogy . . . 278
Nutter Genealogy . . . 279
Page Genealogy .... 279
Paget Genealogy .... 279
Palne Genealogy .... 280
Palmer Genealogy . . . 281
Pardy Genealogy .... 281
Parker Genealogy . . . 282
Peaslee Genealogy . . . 282
Penniman Genealogy . . . 283
Pierce Genealogy . . . 283
Pike Genealogy .... 284
Plaistridge Genealogy . . 287
Poole Genealogy .... 289
Powers Genealogy . . . 289
Putnam Genealogy . . . 294
QuiMBY Genealogy . . . 296
Rawson Genealogy . . . 297
Raymond Genealogy . . . 299
Raynsford Genealogy . . 299
Read Genealogy .... 300
Rice or Royce Genealogy . 302
Rich Genealogy .... 302
Richard.son Genealogy . . 303
RicKARD Genealogy . . . 313
Ripley Genealogy . . . 314
Roberts Genealogy . . . 315
Robinson Genealogy . . . 315
Root Genealogy .... 320
RowELL Genealogy . . . 321
Saint-Gaudens Genealogy . 323
Sanderson Genealogy . . 323
Sargent Genealogy . . . 324
Sartel Genealogy . . . 324
Sherburne Genealogy . . 325
SissoN Genealogy .... 325
Smith Genealogy . . 327
Ichabod Branch . . . 327
Aaron Branch . . . 330
Benjamin Branch. . . 332
Nathaniel Branch . . 333
Dr. Nathan Branch . . 334
Ase Kimball Branch . . 337
Spaulding Genealogy. . . 337
Spicer Genealogy . . . 345
Squires Genealogy . . . 346
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Stearns Genealogy . . 347
Stevens Genealogy . . . 350
Stone Genealogy .... 350
Stowell Genealogy . . . 357
Stuart Genealogy. . . . 359
Sturtevant Genealogy . . 360
SWINNERTON GeNEALOGY . . 361
Tabor Genealogy .... 362
Tandy Genealogy .... 362
Tasker Genealogy . . . 362
Taylor Genealogy . . . 365
Thompson Genealogy . . 366
Thrasher Genealogy . . . 368
Tracy Genealogy .... 372
Truell Genealogy . . . 377
Tucker Genealogy . . . 377
Tuxbury Genealogy . . . 377
Tyler Genealogy .... 378
Vincent Genealogy . . . 380
Vinton Genealogy. . . . 381
Vinton or Vinsen Genealogy 383
Wakefield Genealogy . . 383
Walker Genealogy . . . 385
W^atson Genealogy . . . 391
Weld Genealogy .... 392
Wellman Genealogy . . . 401
Westgate Genealogy . . 406
Whipple Genealogy . . . 411
White Genealogy .... 412
Whiting Genealogy . . . 415
Whittaker Genealogy . . 416
Whitten Genealogy . . . 416
Whittlesey Genealogy . . 417
WiCKWiRE Genealogy . . 418
Wiley Genealogy .... 418
Williams Genealogy . . . 419
Wilson Genealogy . . . 422
Witherell Genealogy . . 422
Wood Genealogy .... 423
Woodbury Genealogy' . . 427
Wright Genealogy . . . 428
Wyman Genealogy . . . 428
York Genealogy .... 435
Young Genealogy .... 437
Compiler's Note .... 438
Index 439-463
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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Cornish Town History Committee on Publication:
Geo. L. Deming,
William W. Balloch,
Fenno B. Comings Frontispiece
William Balloch 16
Samuel Chase Opposite 59
Stephen Child, Jr 85
Edwin L. Child 88
Dea. Benjamin Comings Ill
Uriel L. Comings 113
Judge Alfred Comings 114
Charles W. Comings 115
Joseph B. Comings 117
James M. Davidson 124
Hiram A. Day 129
Rev. D. p. Deming 136
George E. Fairbanks 150
RuEL Hasseltine Fletcher 160
Henry Gould 174
Mrs. Henry Gould 175
Israel Hall 182
Dr. Samuel Hardy 188
David H. Hilliard 202
George E. Hilliard 205
Judge Eleazer Jackson 224
Charles Edwin Jackson 227
George D. Kenyon 243
Edward D. Kimball Opposite 247
Capt. Chester Pike 286
Obed Powers 290
Cynthia Comings Powers 290
Mr. Larnard Powers 292
Mrs. Larnard Powers 292
Orlando Powers 293
Judge John li. Putnam Opposite 295
Residence of Judge J. L. Putnam 295
Mrs. Sarah Richardson Herrick, at 84 308
Henry S. Richardson 312
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Hon. O. W. Robinson 317
Samuel S. Robinson 319
Capt. Constant W. Smith 331
Rev. Alvah Spaulding 341
William Alanson Stone 353
John Thrasher 369
Stephen A. Tracy 376
Mrs. Stephen A. Tracy 376
Mr. and Mrs. Ishmael Tuxbtjry 378
C. W. Tyler 380
Henry A. Weld 398
Ivan C. Weld 399
Residence of F. N. Weld Opposite 399
Baptist Parsonage, Cornish Flat Opposite 399
First Minister's House Opposite 399
Rev. James Wellman 402
Albert E. Wellman 405
Ariel K. Wood 424
Mrs. Ariel K. Wood 424
Egbert O. Wood 425
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman D. Wood 426
Prof. Addison P. Wyman 430
Capt. Chester Leander Wyman 432
GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
INTRODUCTION.
The genealogical record of the families of the town is not the least interesting portion of its history.
"If you would know who you are, Learn whence you came."
Genealogical study is regarded by most as dry and unprofitable, but this is due to misapprehension of its importance. One author declares that "the keeping of family records is a criterion of the difference between worthy fami- Hes and all other kinds." Sure it is, that with few exceptions the illustrious and honorable can trace their ancestry back for generations. Believing in the law of hei'edity, they have been, and still are, increasingly inspired with an ambition to sustain the honor of their family name. Such, carefully preserve their records, while others are indifferent about the matter. The goodness of a family depends more on the number of its generations than on any other condition.
We regret that our record of the families of Cornish is so incomplete. It was purposed from the first to include that of every family that ever became permanently resident of the town. It was a colossal undertaking under the circumstances. Had every family preserved their full data of events, and, upon call, have forwarded us a copy of the same, the task, though great, could have been accomplished much easier and quicker.
The records of a large number of families are broken and lacking much important data, but this is unavoidable for several reasons. Quite a number of famiUes who once lived in town evidently moved away, leaving no posterity behind them. Other families once prominent in town, have here become extinct, and their descendants are scattered world-wide and beyond our knowl- edge. We have been enabled to find many of them, but the larger portion is still unknown. This accounts, in a measure, for the incompleteness of the work.
The material for these genealogies has been obtained from town records, inscriptions from cemeteries, family records, church records, old writings, besides extensive correspondence and interviews.
These authorities often fail to agree on dates of events. As there can be but one date for the same event, we have elected the one most probable and have marked it uncertain (?).
Thus the difficulties of this compilation have been many, but these must make the value of the work more apparent.
The plan has been to give the line of descent from the earliest known ances- tor to the first settlement of the family in town, and from that time to give as
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full a record as possible to the present, pro\'ided the family continues to remain in town. In case they remove, the children, and, in some cases, the grand- cliildren of natives are given though born out of town.
From the nature of the case the work of the genealogist is never complete. Changes are constantly occurring. If up-to-date yesterday, today brings a change that the record will not show.
With aU these considerations and lack of perfection, the compiler takes pleasure in showing the following results: About 250 family names, over 1,000 families and nearly 10,000 individual names.
Many famihes have apparently taken a deep interest in this work, and have rendered all the aid in their power to further it. To these especially, and to all others who have contributed to the success of this work, we tender sincere thanks.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
Names of towns given are understood as belonging to New Hampshire, unless otherwise indicated, except Boston and New York.
Arabic figures at the left of a name indicate the individual number. Roman figures at the left are the children of the said couple. Arabic figures over the right end of a name indicate the generation. ? implies uncertainty on what immediately precedes it.
unm. signifies unmarried.
ord. " ordained.
dau. " daughter.
rem. " removed.
res. " reside, resides, resided.
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ABBOTT.
EzEKiKL Abbott was b. in Bradford Feb. 13, 1790; m. Nov. 20, 1823, Phoebe Morse, a sister of Asenath (Morse) Bugbee and formerly of Reading, Vt., b. May 24, 1802, and d. in Bedford April 13, 1875. He came to Cornish a few years before his marriage and worked at cabi- net work . Remained on the Flat until March, 1834, when they removed first to Bradford, then to Manchester^ where he d. Sept. 29, 1880. He was a carpenter and builder. Children, all b. on Cornish Flat:
i. Oscar Dunreuth, b. Sept. 13, 1824. A physician and res. in Man- chester; m. first, in 1853, Margaret Pearse; she d. in 1865, lea\ang three children; m. second, in 1865, Emma B. Pearse, a sister of his first wife; she d. in 1875, leaving three children; m. third, Kate W. Farr. No issue.
ii. Egbert Orison, b. Aug. 23, 1826. Res. in Manchester; m. Oct. 16, 1851, Abbie O. Sleeper. Two children. A carpenter and builder,
iii, Cornelia Betsev, b. Nov. 20, 1828; m. in 1872 Albert Flint of Bed- ford. No children. She d. July 7, 1900.
iv. Charlotte Asenath, b. March 16, 1832; m. Dec. 23, 1858, James W'ilkins. One child: Charles Abbott, b. May 4, 1862. They res. in Henniker.
ALDEN.
Dea. Daniel Alden was b. Sept. 5, 1720, in Stafford. Conn. He first came and settled in Cornish as a farmer on the farm he afterwards sold to Lieut. John Vinton. Here he remained eight years, and after dis- posing of his farm, he settled in Lebanon, where he d. May IS, 1790. In 1747 he m. June Turner, who was b. March 30, 1725, and d. in Leb- anon May 6, 1817. They had twelve children. Of these Jesse and Isaac lived in Cornish and vicinity.
Jesse Alden was b. May 30, 1762; m. May 31, 1792, Sarah Rice, who was b. Feb. 9, 1764. He d. of spotted fever April 2, 1813. Children;
i. Samuel Rice, b. May 7, 1793. Lived in Granville, Vt.
ii. Amanda, b. March 14, 1795; m. Rufus Bean. She d. Feb. 5, 1840,
iii. Sarah, b. Jan. 9, 1797; m. Col. E/ra Alden of Lebanon.
iv. Jesse, Jr., b. Nov. 26, 1798. Went to Monte Bello, 111., where he d. young.
V. Harvey, b. Jan. 7, 1801; m. Anna B. Holbrook. One child that d. in infancy. He d. July 9, 1835.
vi. David, b. March 6, 1803; d. March 17, 1806.
vii. Betsey, b. July 31, 1805; m. April 5, 1831, Benjamin Ayers of Cor- nish. One child. (See Ayers.) She d. March 21, 1832.
viii. Hannah, b. July 31, 1805; m. Sept. 19, 1832, Benjamin Ayers, her deceased sister's widower. She had two children. (See Aj'er?.) She d. Sept. 28, 1836.
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ix. Mary, b. Jan. 31, ISOS. Lived in Lebanon. Unm. in 1866.
3. Dr. Isaac Ai.den, son of Dea. Daniel and brother of Jesse Alden, was b. Feb. 11, 1770, He studied medicine under his brother. Dr. Ebenezer Alden of Randolph, Mass. Settled as a physician in Orange, Vt., and afterwards in Chelsea, Vt., where he was much respected as a man and a citizen, but never acquired an extensive practice. At length he gave up medical pursuits and devoted himself to agriculture, living chiefly in Plainfield and Cornish. He was modest and retiring and had many virtues which were appreciated by those who knew him intimately. He m. Hannah Perry (another authority says Hannah Rice), b. in 1779,
who survived him several years, dying in , being OA^r 80 years
of age. He d. Aug. 25, 1815, and is buried in Cornish. Children;
RoxTNDA, b. March 20, 1803; m. May 15, 1820, Timothy White. Went to 111. Three daus.
ii. Fidelia A., b. Aug. 12, 1805; m. May 1, 1832, Moses Chase of Cor- nish. Eight children. (See Chase.) She d. March 11, 1864.
iii. Sarah Bass, b. July 1, 1807; m. Morton. Went to 111. She d.
in 1861.
ivc Lew^is, b. April 20, 1811, and d. in May, 1811.
V. Eliza Jane, b. March 4, 1813; d. unm. Sept. 18, 1860.
vi. Henry Bradley, b. Aug. 7, 1815. Went to 111., m. and had a family living there in 1860.
ALLEN.
1. John Allen, b. in 1756, was a Revolutionary soldier. Spent a portion of
his life in Cornish and d. May 5, 1845. His wafe, Sally, was b. in 1758, and d. June 10, 1831. Both are buried at the Flat. The full list of their children has not been obtained. John Allen, Jr., was b. in 1784, and d. on the Flat April 21, 1848.
He was twice m. : first, Dolly ; second, April 25, 1805, Hannah
Coldthwaite, who was b. in 1785 and d. Oct. 23, 1823. Had sever.al children.
2. Thomas Arnold Allen was b. March 23, 1823; m. Lydia N. Dunbar, who
was b. June 7, 1828, and d. March 1, 1905. Mr. Allen d. Jan. 10, 1900. They always lived in town, spending their last years on the Flat. They had one child: Clara, b. March 25, 1862. She m. Liberty Kemp- ton and by him had a dau., Lena, who m. Austin Huggins.
3. William Allen and Betsey Swinncrton, both of Croydon, were m. Aug.
1, 1806, and lived in Cornish several years and had these children, b. in Cornish:
i. Hiram, b. March 13, 1809. He m. in 1834, in Cornish, Martha E.
Huggins of Cornish. They returned to Croydon in 1837. They
had six children. ii. Lucy, b. Feb. 2, 1812.
GENEALOGIES.
ATWOOD.
1. JosHXJA Atwood of Bradford, Mass., the son of John and Hannah Atwood,
was b. Dec. 3, 1724. He was a blacksmith by trade. He m. in 1744, Mehitable Seva, b. in Bradford Feb. 1, 1727. They removed from Bradford to Pelham, N. H. (time not known), and became the parents of seA'enteen children. He d. July 8, 1809, aged 85 years. His wife d. March 11, 1805, aged 78. They both d. in Pelham. Of this family two settled in Cornish: William who came about 1811, and Joshua, Jr., a few years earlier. These spent the remainder of their lives in Cornifh, and both, with their wives, lie buried in the cemetery at the Flat.
2. Joshuas Atwood {Joshvn^, John^) was b. March 13, 1756; m. Sarah
McAdams, b. March 19, 1773. He d. May 5, 1S13. She d. Sept. 20, 1846. Children, all b. in Cornish except the first two:
i. Betsey, b. Oct. 8, 1798; m. Dec. 26, 1814, Curtis Knight. She had ten children. ^I'hej' buried a dau., Mehnda, in town, who d. May 2, 1833, aged 11. Res., . She d. Feb. 27, 1888.
2, ii. Daniel, b. Aug. 26, 1800.
3. iii. Joshua, twin, b. May 19, 1802.
iv. Mehitable, twin, b. May 19, 1802; she m. Aug. 26, 1821, John Emerson. Five children. They lost a son in town April 20, 1833 (John, Jr.), aged 3. Res., Piermont, N. H. She d. Jan. 24, 1885.
V. Robert, b. June 7, 1804; m. first, Oct. 24, 1833, Elvira Maria Nut- ting, dau. of Timothy Nutting, Esq., of Claremont, b. Nov. 3,
1812. By her he had four children. She d. . He m.
second, Nov. 26, 1850, Harriet L. Smith of Cornish, dau. of Constant W. and Sarah (Hilliard) Smith, b. July 21, 1817, by whom he had three children. Pre\'ious to his first marriage at the age of 21, he studied medicine. Graduated as M.D. at Dartmouth, then removed to Weathersfield, Vt., and estabhshed himself in a successful practice of his profession, which he fol- lowed until his death, Nov. 15, 1874. His second wife d. Dec. 26, 1900, in Farmingdale, N. Y. His two oldest sons, Edwin F. and Robert N., chose their father's profession, the first prac- ticing in Acworth, N. H., and the other, after serving as surgeon in the army during the Rebellion, located in Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. Atwood's eldest dau., Elizabeth^, came to Cornish and became the wife of George D. Kenyon, Esq., June 26, 1866. She d. in Cornish Aug. 8, 1885, aged 49. She left one dau., Florence; m. (See Kenyon.)
vi. John, b. March 3, 1806; m. Dec. 4, 1834, Mary Ann Newhall of Weathersfield, Vt., b. Jan. 7, 1816. He res. in Hanover, and Perkinsville, Vt. He d. in Perkins\dlle, Vt., June 4, 1878. Eight cliildren. His eldest dau., Abbie H., m. Daniel Chase of Cornish, where she lived until the death of her husband, Nov. 21, 1885. Since then in Maiden, Mass., and Claremont. No children.
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\'ii. William, b. Nov. 10, 1807; d. Sept. 3, 1810. 4. viii. David, b. Aug. 18, 1809.
ix. Sarah, b. Feb. 18, 1811; m. Dec. 18, 1832, Benj. S. Fletcher ot Cornish. Five children, all b. in Cornish. (See Fletcher.) She d. Sept. 14, 1893. X. Hannah, b. Sept. 13, 1813; d. April 19, 1833.
2. Daniel^ Atwood (Joshua^-^ John^) h. in Pelham Aug. 26, 1800; m. Oct.
26, 1831, Sally L. Coward, dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Lothrop) Coward, b. Dec. 14, 1808, in Croydon. They res. in Cornish many years then rem. to Acton, Mass., where he d. April 15, 1862. She d. Sept. 5, 1890, Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Louisa M., b. Aug. 6, 1832; m. Dec. 14, 1854, Henry Barker. Res., So. Acton, Mass. Two sons and five daus.
ii. New:ell S., b. Aug. 17, 1834. When young he went with a party of gold seekers from Cornish to Cal. in April, 1852. He remained a few years, then returned to N. E. He m. first, March 29, 1865, Harriet liayward; m. second, Nov. 18, 1896, Flora A. Billings, dau. of J. F. and Harriet (Ogden) Billings. She d. Aug. 29, 1905. Four chil- dren, all by first wife. Res., Stoughton, Mass. Was in the livery business many years, but afterwards in the grocery business.
iii. John M., b. July 8, 1839; m. Nov. 19, 1860, Fanny D. Record of Easton, Mass. Farmer and wood dealer in Mansfield, Mass. Two sons and one daughter.
iv, Abbie L., b. March 22, 1841; m. April 20, 1864, Elbridge Plummer. Three children. Res., Taunton, Mass. She d. Dec. 18, 1893.
V. Sarah E., b. April 4, 1843; m. Nov. 27, 1862, M. Shurtliff. She d. July 26, 1879, leaving one son, Frank, living in Boston.
vi. Betsey Ann, b. Feb. 9, 1846; m. Aug. 2, 1864, Charles A. Brown. Two sons. Res., Stoughton, Mass.
vii. William D., b. Sept. 5, 1848; m. March 31, 1870, Lizzie Keith. Res., Mansfield, Mass. Railroad conductor twenty-five years. Two cliildren were b. to them: Sarah L. and Addie F. The latter d. in 1876.
3. Joshua^ Atwood (Joshua'-^, John^) was b. in Cornish May 19, 1802, being
a twin in birth with a sister, Mehitable; m. first, March 20, 1826, Sally Hardy, dau. of Tristam and Kezia (Frazior) Hardy, b. Jan. 25, 1807,
and d. April 24, 1859, aged 52; m. second, , Mrs. Susan (Hilliard)
Nevens of Cornish, dau. of Amos A. and Sarah (Huggins) Hilliard, b. Jan. 16, 1805, and d. April 4, 1888, aged 82. He d. Sept. 11, 1868. Two children, both by first wife.
i. Susan J., b. April 8, 1827; m. Nov. 24, 1846, Bryant Jonncy. One son, George B. (See Jenney.) She d. Jan. 12, 1892, aged 64.
ii. John T., b. Dec. 29, 1830; m. first, Jan. 5, 1855, M. V. Marsh; m.
second, , . He d. Jan. 10, 1888, in Wakefield,
Mass. No children. He was a celebrated professor in music and dancing.
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4. David< Atwood (Joshua'-'^, Johm) b. Aug. 18, 1809; m. first, March 9,
1836, Hannah S. Ward of Weathersfield, Vt., b. , 1811, and d. June 8,
1838; m. second, Sept. 18, 1838, Nancy M. Warren, b. in Weathersfield, July 4, 1812. They res. in Cornish many years, then, returning to Weathersfield, spent the remainder of their lives there. He d. Nov. 10, 1864, aged 55. She d. April 6, 1895. A farmer. Children, both b. in Cornish.
i. HuLD AH Maria, b. July 25, 1839; m. May 16, 1859, Frederic E.
Putnam, a farmer, who d. July 9, 1903. Had three children:
1. Fred Atwood, b. Aug. 24, 1861; m. July 2, 1891, Emma G.
Allen. Two children. 2. Angle May, b. Jan. 17, 1864; m. Dec.
19, 1882, Charles H. Nichols. She d. Dec. 29, 1883. 3. Ella
Eugene, b. Dec. 25, 1872. ii. Warren David, b. Jan. 25, 1850; m. , Susie F. Porter. He
d. Sept. 20, 1872.
1. Williams Atwood (Joshua'^, John^), brother of Joshua'-^, tenth son and
seventeenth cliild of Joshua and Mehitable (Seva) Atwood, was b. Feb. 17, 1773, in Pelham; m. fkst, Dec. 29, 1799, Ehzabeth Hall, dau. of James and Ehzabeth (Barker) Hall, b. in Pelham Oct. 29, 1779, and d. in Cornish Sept. 15, 1831; m. second, Dec. 17, 1834, Mrs. Betsey (Tyler) King. He came to Cornish Flat about 1811, where he spent the rest of his life. A blacksmith, and buUt'the brick shop still standing (1903). Also the two story dwelling house at the south end of the Common. He was identified with various business enterprises there. He d. March 7, 1842, aged 69. Children, all by fu-st wife:
i. Eliza, b. in Pelham April 21, 1801; m. March 20, 1822, Stephen Child of Cornish. Five children. (See Child.) She d. Dec. 31, 1891, aged 90.
ii. Mehitable, b. in Pelham May 8, 1803, and d. May 25, 1828, aged 25.
2. iii. William, b. in Pelham Sept. 15, 1806.
iv. Daniel, b. in Pelham Sept. 16, 1808; d. June 10, 1812, by being
crushed under a cart wheel. (See Casualties.) V. Sarah, b. in Cornish Sept. 2, 1813; m. April 17, 1834, Henry Gould
of Cornish. No children. Res. at the Flat (1900). Shed. March
25, 1902. (See Gould.) vi. Harriet Newell, b. in Cornish 26 Nov. 1816, and d. Dec. 9, 1851,
aged 35. A teacher. Never m.
2. William^ Atwood {William^, Joshua"-, John^), eldest son and third child of WiUiam and Ehzabeth (Hall) Atwood, was b. Sept. 15, 1806. He fol- lowed his father's trade of blacksmithing most of his life; m. Nov. 25, 1828, Rhoda Jackson of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Perez and Lucy (Hunter) Jackson, b. May 28, 1803, and d. at White River Junction at her dau.'s home Aug. 20, 1874. He d. in Gorham May 22, 1859. Children, all b. in Cornish:
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i. Mehitable H., b. Sept. 25, 1829; m. Sept. 1, 1847, Daniel F. Chase, a tailor and afterward a railroad engineer. Res. at White River Junction, Vt., and also at No. Newport. He d. Nov. 22, 1890. Mrs. Chase d. Feb. 24, 1909, in Melrose, Mass. Two children. (See Chase.)
ii. Rhoda Maria, b. Dec. 6, 1830; d. July 11, 1848.
iii. Frances Janette, b. May 21, 1832; d. Aug. 20, 1847.
iv. Daniel Jackson, b. May 28, 1833 ; was educated in the schools of Cor- nish and academies of Meriden, N.H., and Newbury, Vt. Studied law at Newport with Amasa Edes, Esq.; admitted to the bar in 1859; he m. May 3, 1858, M. Sophia Gunnison of Newport, b. April 25, 1834, d. Nov. 21, 1907, in Claremont. Rem. to Boston in 1860, where he engaged in mercantile and manufacturing busi- ness for several years. Then for a time he practiced law and afterwards gave attention to the study and practice of oratory. Possessed of a happy gift of language, he won considerable distinction as a pubhc speaker. He formulated and taught a new system of oratory that promised a great success, but before his expectations could be realized, only in part, he d. at No. Newport, at the home of his sister, May 5, 1882. Three children, all b. in Boston: 1. Frances Janette, b. Dec. 12, 1861, who d. young. 2. Helen Maria, b. Oct. 14, 1863. 3. Harry DeWitt, b. June 10, 1867.
Orrel F. Atwood, b. in West Chazy, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1875, was the son of Francis L. and Mary A. (Baker) Atwood. Came to Cornish in Oct., 1900. Settled on the Dea. Hiram P. Raymond farm; m. in Beekman- town, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1899, Huldah E. Scribner, dau. of Cyremius M. and Huldah (Eldred) Scribner, b. Sept. 20, 1874. He is a farmer. Children:
i. Ellsworth H., b. March 12, 1900.
ii. Beulah K., b. Nov. 24, 1909.
The relationship of this family to the other At woods of Cornish is not known.
AUSTIN.
This name was not found in Cornish until about 1869, when Elijah D. Austin came from Plainfield. He was the son of Elijah and Lavinia (Williams) Austin, b. June 12, 1829, in Plainfield. He had m. May 5, 1863, Martha C. Davidson, dau. of James and Anna (Durant) Davidson, b. Jan. 17, 1831, d. May 27, 1899. Mr. Austin was a farmer and res. .several years on the first farm above Windsor Bridge on the Comiecticut river. He d. June 7, 1906. Children, the first three b. in Plainfield, remainder b. in the town of Cornish.
i. Henry D., b. April 12, 1864; d. Jan. 6, 1892.
ii. Robert A., b. Dec. 17, 1865.
iii. George D., b. July 19, 1868.
iv. A. DeWitt, b. July 26, 1870; d. March 15, 1878.
V. An infant, b. June 5, 1876 and d. June 7, 1876.
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AYERS.
John Ayers lived in Greenland; m. , Hannah Luey and had several chil- dren. Their record is incomplete. Mr. Ayers d. in Greenland, but his wid., with at least a part of her children, came early to Cornish. She d. in town Dec. 2, 1815, aged 79. Their children, as far as ascertained:
i. Hannah, b. 1754 (?); m. , David Huggins of Cornish and had
several children. (See Huggins.) She d. Oct. 26, 1822, aged 68. ii. Amy, b. ■, 1756 (?); m. , Capt. Stephen Parker. Shed.
March 31, 1798. iii. Phebe, b. Dec. 10, 1758; m. •, Nathaniel Huggins of Cornish.
Eleven children. (See Huggins.) She d. Nov. 26, 1814. 2. iv. Thomas, b. Jan. 17, 1763.
V. Olive, b. 1768; m. — Marcy. She d. Aug. 26, 1821, aged 53.
vi. Mary, b. ^— , 1771 ; m. Vincent. She d. Sept., 1839, aged 68.
There may have been other children.
2. Thomas^ Ayers {John^) was b. Jan. 17, 1763; m. , Lydia Bartlett
of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and (Downer) Bartlett, b. Aug. 8,
1760, and d. Jan. 15, 1830. A farmer and lived near the center of the town on the farm recently owned and occupied by Dan W. Cole and more recently by Henry C. Kendrick. He d. Nov. 24, 1843. Children, allb. in Cornish:
i. Mary, b. Jan. 15, 1793; m. June 29, 1813, Benjamin Smith, Jr. Three children. (See Smith.) She d. Nov. 15, 1872, aged 79. He d. May 28, 1873, aged 79.
ii. Lydia, b. Oct. 16, 1795; m. , Geo. Elisha Smith of Cornish.
No cliildren. She d. Feb. 15, 1841. iii. John, b. Feb. 21, 1797; m. Feb. 11, 1823, Louisa True, b. Dec. 17, 1798; d. Sept. 1, 1884. Six children. Lived in Berlin, Vt. Samuel, b. Dec. 27, 1798. Levi, b. Dec. 23, 1800. Benjamin, b. Feb. 11, 1803.
Thomas, Jr., b. March 22, 1805; m. , Sarah Hoyt.
Hannah, b. Sept., 1807; d. Jan. 12, 1808. Stephen M., b. Feb. 6, 1809.
Hannah, 2d, b. April 19, 1811; m. Jan. 13, 1836, James Kendrick, then of Cornish. Three children. (See Kendrick.) Lived chiefly in Claremont. She d. April 21, 1904. xi. Ira, b. May 23, 1814; m. Oct. 3, 1843, Maria M. Rogers of Hartland, Yt. They resided in AVest Windsor, Yt. Three children. He d. , 1893.
Samuel' Ayers {Thomas"-, John^) h. Dec. 27, 1798; m. first, April 20, 1830, Lois Fitch of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Thankful (Royce) Fitch, b. Feb. 23, 1798, and d. Dec. 9, 1843; m. second. May 2, 1844, Sarah G. Fitch, sister of his former wife, b. March 16, 1806, and d. April 27, 1885. He d. July 9, 1873. A farmer. Children by Lois, all b. in Cornish:
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7. i. Henry, b. Dec. 21, 1831.
ii. Samuel Fitch, b. Oct. 31, 1833. Never m.; d. Dec. 13, 1868. iii. Emerette, b. Oct. 10, 1838; m. March 11, 1868, John B. Chase of Cornish, son of Moses^. No children. She d. April 22, 1874.
Children by Sarah G., all b. in Cornish:
iv. Hattie a., b. Feb. 27, 1845; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Levi W. Harrington of Cornish, son of Moses and Phebe. Two children. (See Harrington.) She d. Nov. 5, 1889.
8. V. Edward T., b. Jan. 4, 1847.
4, Levi3 Ayers {Thomas^-, John^) h. Dec. 23, 1801; m. Dec. 14, 1825, Philenda
Johnson of Cornish, dau. of John and Hannah (Huggins) Johnson, b. Nov. 26, 1806, d. Aug. 25, 1885. He d. Jan. 20, 1860. A farmer and lived in south part of the town. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. John, b. Feb. 22, 1828; d. same day.
ii. John J., b. April 24, 1829; d. Dec. 5, 1855.
9. iii. Edwin T., b. Feb. 17, 1831.
iv. Hannah A., b. Nov. 13, 1834; d. Jan. 1, 1854.
V. Almira H., b. Feb. 13, 1837; m. Jan. 2, 1855, Dr. James A. Davis,
then of Claremont but afterwards of Lebanon. She d. April 5,
1874, leaving one child, vi. Sarah, b. June 13, 1839; d. July 29, 1839. vii. Sarah J., b. Aug. 3, 1840; m. Dec. 15, 1861, Andrew J. Gould of
Newport. She d. Oct. 6, 1864. One child, Gideon Elmer, that
d. April 24, 1868, aged 5. viii. Philenda M., b. Feb. 3, 1843; m. Oct. 16, 1861, Warren H. Fletcher
of Eden, Vt. She d. Nov. 19, 1861. ix. Charles H., b. Jan. 14, 1846; d. June 4, 1858. 10. X. L. Foster, b. May 7, 1848.
5. Benjamin^ Ayers {Thotyms^, John^) h. Feb. 11, 1803; m. first, April 5,
1831, Betsey Alden, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Rice) Alden, b. July 31, 1805, d. March 21, 1832; m. second, Sept. 19, 1832, Hannah Alden, a twin sister of former wife, d. Sept. 28, 1836; m. tliird, Jan. 1, 1837, Louisa Bradley, dau. of Isaiah and Mary (Dustin) Bradley, b. June 26, 1802, d. Oct. 20, 1881, aged 79. He d. May 3, 1888, aged 85. Cliild by Betsey Alden:
i. Elizabeth Alden, b. March 19, 1832; m. May 20, 1863, Albert Winson Rex, b. in Royalton, Vt., Aug. 29, 1832. Two cliildren:
1. Mary Louisa, b. July 8, 1871. 2. Lizzie Alden, b. May 14, 1873, d. young. Res., Lebanon ,where they both d. Shed. Oct. 9, 1898. He d. March 7, 1892.
Children by Hannah Alden:
ii. George W., b. April 6, 1834; m. first, Dec. 31, 1857, Mary Elvira Lamson. Three children. She d. Jan. 23, 1891; m. second, Feb.
2, 1892, Ada Hall of Lebanon. He d. April 17, 1899.
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iii. Harvey Holden, b. March 21, 1836; m. Sept. 12, 1863, Susan A. Pomeroy. Res., Windsor, Vt. A carpenter and joiner. Two children. Susan d. March 3, 1873; m. second, Aug. 22, 1875, Sarah Ann Hood.
Children by Louisa Bradley:
iv. Hannah Maria, b. July 18, 1838.
V. Mary Louisa, b. May 11, 1840; m. first, April 15, 1858, Newi;on F.
Bridge. Five children. He d. June 24, 1880; m. second, in Jan.,
1901, James Bowers; res., Brownsville, Vt. vi. John Thomas, b. Feb. 1, 1844; m. June 28, 1876, Emma L. Jewett.
She d. Jan. 13, 1904.
«. Stephen M.3 Ayers (Thomas^ Johw) b. Feb. 6, 1809; m. April 8, 1837, Charlotte Emerson, dau. of Jonathan and Ruth (Bemis) Emerson, b. Dec. 30, 1815. They res. some years in Claremont and then came back and spent the rest of their lives in Cornish. A farmer and res. about a mile north of the Congregational Church. He d. July 16, 1895. She d. Sept. 26, 1892. Children, all b. in Claremont:
i. Mary Jane, b. Dec. 27, 1840; m. July 25, 1863, Hiram B. Ayers. 11. ii. George H., b. Aug. 28, 1842.
iii. Lizzie S., b. Nov. 4, 1844; m. Nov. 21, 1867, Worth C. Jordan, Two children. (See Jordan.) She d. May 18, 1887.
iv. Susan, b. May 10, 1847; m. Oct. 28, 1875, Russell C. Smith. One child: Charlotte, b .
V. Ada E., b. Dec. 30, 1850; d. July 29, 1876.
vi. Ella M., b. Dec. 18, 1854.
vii. Laura A., b. April 24, 1857; m. Dec. 25, 1880, Geo. M. King of Plain- field, Vt. She d. July 27, 1881.
7. Henry* Ayers {Samuel^, Thomas'^, Johw) b. Dec. 21, 1831. A school
teacher, also supt.; m. March 11, 1868, Helen M. Chase of Cornish, dau. of Moses and Fidelia (Alden) Chase, b. Nov. 21, 1841. In April, 1869, they left town and settled in Ashtabula Co., O. He d. in New Lyme, O., March 21, 1897. She res. in Hartsgrove, O. Children:
i. Alden Tilden, b. July 17, 1870. A machinist in Cleveland, O. ii. Samuel Dana, b. Feb. 14, 1873. Res., Orwell, O. iii. Carl Henry, b. Aug. 16, 1875. Teacher, Hartsgrove, O. iv. Alice Emerette, b. July 25, 1880. Teacher, Hartsgrove, O. V. Murray Chase, b. Dec. 19, 1883. Business College, Cleveland, O. (1903.)
8. Edward T.< Ayers {Samueb, Thomas'^, John^) a half brother of Henry, b.
Jan. 4, 1847; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Ann P. Howard, dau. of Marshall and Hopy (Winter) Howard, b. Sept. 18, 1856. Res. on his father's home- stead; a farmer. Cliildren, both b. in Cornish:
i. Vernon Fitch, b. Jan. 20, 1871.
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ii. Julia Ann, b. July 15, 1872; m. Dec. 6, 1893, Martin E. Kenyon, then of Cornish. Res. (1903), Windsor, Vt., where he is in trade. Six children. (See Kenyon.)
9. Edwin T.^ Ayers {Levi\ Thomas^ John^) b. Feb. 17, 1831. A farmer who
lived near Claremont town line, by the "Red School House" and Cream- ery Station; m. April 16, 1857, Julia A. Freeman, dau. of Forest and Nancy (Penniman) Freeman, b. Oct. 12, 1837. Mr. Ayers d. May 11, 1893. One child, b. in Cornish:
i. Julia Etta, b. May 26, 1858; m. May 13, 1886, Frank W. True of Plainfield, where they res. No children.
10. L. Foster" Ayers (Levi^ Thomas-, John^) h. May 7, 1848; m. first, Sept.
29, 1869, Ida Bachelder of Cornish, dau. of Azor and Pluma (Upham) Bachelder, b. Oct. 2, 1849, d. Jan. 25, 1893; m. second, April 19, 1894, Ella S. Lyman, b. July 1, 1870, in N. Y. They res. in West Windsor, Vt., 1903. Cliildren by Ida Bachelder:
i. Velma v., b. Oct. 20, 1870, in Cornish; d. Feb. 7, 1888.
ii. Fred G., b. Sept. 2, 1872, in Gouldsville, Vt.; d. April 21, 1904.
iii. Leon E., b. Sept. 10, 1878, in West Windsor, Vt. Child by Ella S.
Lyman, iv. Merton H., b. Dec. 31, 1895, in West Windsor, Vt.
11. George H.'' Ayers (Stephen^, Thomas-^, Johm) h. Aug. 28, 1842; m. Jan.
17, 1864, Martha J. White, dau. of Abial and Elsie (Case) White, b. Jan. 24, 1840. A farmer and dea. of the Congregational Church. One child:
i. Willie H., b. Sept 12, 1870; d. June 27, 1882.
BABCOCK.
Lemuel and Lydia Babcock had the following children:
i. Jonathan Chase, b. Dec. 24, 1802.
ii. Theodosia, b. Sept. 7, 1808.
It appears that Lydia d. and that Lemuel m. second, Polly ,
and they had one son:
iii. George, b. Dec. 19, 1811. Somewhat demented, yet very eccentric. Well known and remembered by many; became a pauper after the death of his parents; d. in Unity June 1, 1884.
BACHELOR.
Silas and Dorcas P. ( ) Bachelor were m. and lived in Northbridge,
Mass. Came near the close of the 18th century and settled in that part of Grantham afterwards annexed to Cornish. But little can be gleaned regarding them. They are both buried in the Flat cemetery. He d. Jan. 19, 1838. She d. Aug. 26, 1850. Children, the first two or three were b. in Northbridge and the rest in town:
i. Luther, b. Aug. 15, 1794, and d. April 16, 1800.
ii. Abigail, b. March 27, 1796; d. Sept. 29, 1796.
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iii. Sarah, b. Aug. 21, 1797.
iv. Silas, b. April 20, 1799; m. March 9, 1828, Martha Thrasher.
V. Dorcas, b. Feb. 2, 1801 ; d. Feb. 16, 1808.
vi. Olive, b. March 13, 1803; m. Dec. 1, 1821, Weston Wright of Gran- tham.
2. vii. AzoR, b. Jan. 13, 1806.
viii. Levi, b. Jan. 3, 1808.
ix. Diana, b. Nov. 10, 1810.
X. James Prentice, b. May 10, 1813; m. ; d. June 10, 1844.
2. AzoR2 Bachelor (Silas^) was b. Jan. 13, 1806; m. Pluma Upham of ,
b. ; d. . Mr. Bachelor was a shoemaker and came to the
Flat about 1840. He built the brick house just east of the cemetery now used as the Grange hall. Here he worked at his trade until age and failing
health caused him to retire. He d. Jan. 8, 1873. His wife d. .
Children, all b. in town except the first:
i. Eliza Jane, b. July 23, 1835, in Northbridge, Mass. She never m.
She d. Feb. 27, 1872. ii. Martin Van Buren, b. Aug. 27, 1838. It is not known that he
ever m. He left town about 1877, and d. .
iii. Asa Upham, b. Dec. 14, 1845; d. Oct. 24, 1867.
iv. Ida, b. Oct. 2, 1849; m. Sept. 29, 1869, L. Foster Ayers of Cornish.
Three children. (See Ayers.) They rem. to and lived in West
Windsor, Vt., where she d. Jan. 25, 1893.
BADGER.
RuFUS G. Badger of Norwich, Vt., the son of Nathan and Lucy (George) Badger, was b. in 1824. Came to Cornish about 1849; m. April 9, 1850, Clarissa B. Burr of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Hah) Burr, b. July 26, 1826. He was a tailor for a time. Spent most of the re- mainder of his life in town. He d. June 5, 1882. His -wddow d. in Marlow July 1, 1905. Both buried in Cornish. Children:
i. Charles A., b. March 5, 1851; d. young.
ii. George F., b. March 8, 1852; d. Jan. 27, 1878, of lockjaw.
iii. Annie N., b. April 23, 1854; m. first. May 3, 1877, Newell J. Comings
of Cornish. He d. Nov. 17, 1878; m. second, Aug., 23, 1884,
Eugene F. Huntley. They live in Marlow. iv. William H., b. March 30, 1856. Lives in Keene. V. Oliver B., b. Aug. 30, 1861. Lives in Alstead.
BAILEY.
1. Andrew Bailey lived in town several years before and after the opening of the 19th century. He m. Feb. 7, 1799, Rebecca French of Cornish, dau. of Ephraim and Comfort (York) French, b. June 17, 1776. No dates of their death have been found. Their children were:
i. Isaac Mitchell, b. July 29, 1801; d. Sept. 28, 1802. 2. ii. Andrew, Jr., b. April 12, 1805.
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iii. Elizabeth M., b. Dec. 18, 1806; m. in 1842, Clark Kendrick of Cornish who d. in Cornish May 12, 1849. After his death, the wid. m. second, April 3, 1850, John Bartlett of Cornish, who d. March 4, 1869. She d. March 23, 1881. She left one child by Mr. Kendrick. (See Kendrick.)
iv. Ara, b. ; m. , Phebe Amanda Coburn of Cornish, dau.
of Phinehas and Hannah (French) Coburn, b. July 28, 1804. They had three children : 1. Almon. 2. Andrew, who m. Sarah McCallister and had three children: (l) Sarah Emma, b. May 15, 1856; m. Feb. 29, 1876, Geo. P. Davis. (2) Hattie E., b. May 28, 1859; m. July 10, 1873, Louis E. Weld. (3) Charles. 3. Julia, who m. Mr. Peach and d. in Cornish Nov. 3, 1871. After Mr. Bailey's death, his wid., Phebe Amanda, twice m. (See Coburn for her further record.)
2, Andrew Bailey, b. April 12, 1805, in Cornish (?), was the son of Andrew and Rebecca (French) Bailey. Lived several years in Northfield, Vt.;
m. , Hannah M. Lewis of Cabot, Vt., b. Aug. 11, 1819, and d.
Jan. 18, 1893. She was dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Moody) Lewis. They came to Cornish in 1866 (?) and settled on the Holbrook farm near the center of the town. He d. July 27, 1882. Children:
i. Josephine L., b. Nov. 24, 1842; m. Oct. 26, 1869, Charles T. Sturte- vant of Cornish, a blacksmith. No children. She d. Nov. 22, 1898. "He giveth His beloved sleep." (Inscription on tomb- stone.)
ii. Lavinia W., b. June 2, 1846; m. March 7, 1893, James A. Kendrick of Cornish, a mason. No children. She d. June 29, 1899. "Asleep in Jesus." (Inscription on tombstone.)
iii. Salome C, b. July 12, 1850; m. Sept. 30, 1896, Winfield S. Davis, then of Cornish. No children. She d. Sept. 23, 1899.
BAKER.
Asa Baker was b. in 1787 (?) ; lived on the Flat many years. He was a butcher
and a generally useful man, held in high esteem. He m. , Susan
, who was b. in 1788, and d. Feb. 10, 1859, aged 71. He d. Oct.
29, 1838, aged 51. Both are buried at the Flat. Cliildren, as far as known:
i. Calvin, b. . Studied for the ministry and became a mission- ary. It is to be regretted that his full record is not available. The date and whereabouts of his death are unknown.
ii. Susan, b. ; m. , a Kenerson. She was somewhat gifted as a
writer,
BALLOCH.
James Balloch was b. in 1761 in Antwerp, Stirlingshire, Scotland. He came to this country in 1790, and came to town soon after. He m. Nov. 10, 1796, Sarah Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel, 3d, and Elizabeth (Leet) Chase, b. Aug. 15, 1775, and d. Nov. 26, 1840. He d. Feb. 27, 1831,
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aged 70. A farmer and settled one of the river farms in Cornish, south of Windsor. One authority says he hved in West Claremont for a time in a house subsequently occupied by his second son. Children, all said to have been b. in Cornish:
i, James, b. April 19, 1797; m. Oct. 28, 1821, Maria Aletta Dean of
Claremont. He d. Sept. 4, 1828. ii. George Williamson, b. Dec. 26, 1798. iii. Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1800; d. unm. (?) Nov. 1, 1828. iv. Francis Allan, b. Oct. 27, 1803; m. April 26, 1829, Mary Spaulding
of Hartland, Vt. Two children: 1. Charles, of Ljoin, Mass.
2. Alice, who m. a Corson and lives in Salem, Mass. He d.
in April (or July), 1862. V. Margaret, b. March 26, 1806; d. May 12, 1827. vi. Charles, b. Nov. 10, 1809; d. April 3, 1834. vii. Sarah J., b. Feb. 9, 1812; m. , Abram Maynard. Four
children. Res., Templeton, Mass. She d. Nov. 26, 1840, aged 65. viii. Janette, b. Nov. 2, 1814; d. Aug. 26, 1816. ix. William, b. April 16, 1820.
George Williamson2 Balloch (James^) was b. Dec. 26, 1798, in Cornish; m. Sept. 19, 1825, Amanda West of Claremont, b. in St. Albans, Vt., June 23, 1798, and d. at Washington, D. C, Dec. 22, 1876. Mr. Balloch was a tall, straight man of large and portly carriage. In "military times" he led the ranks of the Light Inf. for many years. His majestic figure, once seen there, was always remembered. Except a few years spent in West Claremont as a butcher, he, as a farmer, spent his life chiefly in Cornish. He d. in Windsor, Vt., Sept. 2, 1870. Children:
i. George Williamson, Jr., b. in West Claremont Dec. 3, 1825; m. AprU 18, 1849, Martha J. Palmer of Charlestown, b. in Saxtons River, Vt., May 4, 1823. Six children, all b. in Great Falls, except the first, who was b. in West Claremont. She d. in Washington, D. C, Dec. 24, 1876. Mr. Balloch's common school education was supplemented by two terms at the N. E. Academy at Wind- sor, Vt., and three years at the military school at Norwich, Vt., graduating in 1847. In 1865 he received the honorary degree of A.M. from this institution. He filled different positions in rail- way service from 1847 to 1856, with residence in Wakefield, Mass., Great Falls and Somersworth. Was also town clerk of the latter place from 1856-1858. In Sept., 1861, he enlisted a large part of a Co. for the 5th Regt. N. H. Vols, and on Oct. 11, following, was commissioned 1st Lieut, of Co. D. In July, 1862, he was appointed Capt. and Commissary of Subsistence and later was commissioned as Lieut. -Col. in Gen. Howard's Corps, performing valuable services in all these ranks. After the close of the war, his residence having been transferred to Wash- ington, D. C, he was promoted to various positions of trust and honor in the city. In Aug., 1866, he was promoted to Brig.- Gen. of Vols., to date from March 13, 1865, for meritorious serv-
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u.
m.
ice in the subsistence dept. during the war. He was also a prom- inent Free Mason. G. W. B., Jr., d. in Washington, D. C, May, 17, 1907.
Edw^n West, b. in Cornish Aug. 1, 1827; m. Aug. 7, 1848, Caroline B. Hilliard of North Charlestown. He d. Oct. 1, 1849; left one son.
James Roderic, b. April 15, 1829, in Cornish; m. June 6, 1856, Abby A. Harlow of Cornish, b. June 6, 1834, and d. in Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 28, 1876. He d. in Lawrence July 17, 1868. Chil- dren: They lost one (James Edwin) on June 17, 1885, aged 20.
William Balloch.
3. Willlvm^ Balloch (James^) b. April 16, 1820; m. Nov. 6, 1844, Nancy J. Doming of Cornish, dau. of Sylvester and Charlotte (Campbell) Deming, b. Nov. 1, 1823. Mr. Balloch d. Aug. 27, 1893. He was a man of good gifts, being highly appreciated by his townsmen, as shown by being repeatedly chosen by them to all the highest offices within their power. Children, all b. in Cornish:
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i. Ellen Janett, b. Sept. 26, 1849; m. May 4, 1875, Dr. C F. Leslie of Maine. They rem. to Clyde, Kan., where he is well established in the practice of his profession. Two children:
1. William Balloch, b. March 2, 1876. 2. Alice Belle, b. Sept.
2, 1880.
ii. James Edwin, b. Dec. 10, 1852; d. June 28, 1853.
iii. Emily Amanda, b. Sept. 17, 1854; m. Nov. 29, 1877, C. H. Bug- bee of Bridgewater. They res. in Bridgewater. Had two chil- dren: 1. William Gates, b. Nov. 25, 1878. 2. Bessie Nancy, b. Dec. 2, 1880. Mrs. Bugbee d. Sept. 16, 1892.
iv. William Wallace, b. Oct. 29, 1856; m. Oct. 18, 1893, Mrs. L. A. (Read) Davis of Windsor, Vt., dau. of Hosea and Louise (Cady) Read, b. Sept. 1, 1857. Res. on the homestead of his father. Has served several years on the board of selectmen, and repre- sented the town in the legislature of 1898.
V. Mary Louisa, b. July 2, 1861; m. April 30, 1891, E. N. Holt of Hartford. They res. in Marshalltown, Iowa. No cliildren.
BARKER.
Alexander Barker was b. in Scotland June 1, 1814. The date of his coming
to America is unknown. He was a flax-dresser and farmer; m. ,
Elizabeth Mercer of Cornish, dau. of Wilham and Elizabeth Mercer,
b. , 1810, and d. in 1896. He d. in Cornish Oct. 9, 1893. Their
children, all b. in town were:
i. Alexander L., b. , 1839. Always res. in town; unm.
ii. Mary, b. , 1841; m. , John Smith of Andover, Mass.
She d. .
iii. Grace, b. , 1843; d. in 1865; unm.
iv. Julia, b. , 1845; m. — , WiUiam Withy. She d. in 1907.
v. William, b. , 1848; d. in 1872.
BARNARD.
Levi Nichols Barnard was b. Aug. 25, 1809, in Springfield, Vt., and spent most of his life in his native town. He came to Cornish in 1847 and settled on the Isaac Wellman farm where he remained a few years. He m. July 19, 1849, EHza Wellman, dau. of Isaac and Mercy (Colton) Wellman. They had one child, a son, Isaac Wellman, b. Sept. 10, 1852, whose name was afterwards changed by act of the legislature of 1878 to Elroy Wellman Barnard, 2d. Concerning the son it is said that he was an active special correspondent for several papers both in Boston and New York. Was a member of the educa- tional party to Europe at the World's Universal Exposition at Vienna in 1873. Was stationed at Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. Has \dsited many lands and taken part in many notable gatherings.
Soon after the birth of their son, Mr. and Mrs. Barnard returned to Spring- field, where Mrs. Barnard d. Feb. 12, 1893. Mr. Barnard retained his faculties in a remarkable degree to extreme old age. He celebrated the hundredth anni-
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versary of his birth Aug. 25, 1909. On this joyous occasion, Mr. Barnard said: "The secret of my long hfe is due to three things — good habits, substantial food and keeping busy." A brother of Mr. Barnard, Frederic, aged nearly 95, was present on this occasion. Mr. Barnard d. Oct. 28, 1909, aged 100-2-3. His remains were brought to Cornish and placed beside those of his wife. By his request, many citizens of Cornish assembled on the occasion and the church bell pealed off one hundred notes.
BARTLETT.
Among the tombstone records of Cornish is that of Dea. John Bartlett, who was b. in 1727, and d. June 8, 1797. By his side are the remains of his wife, Jemima Downer, who was b. in 1732, and d. Aug. 17, 1818. The records also show that during the early years of the town Mr. Bartlett was a prominent man, as his name frequently appears among town affairs. Unfortunately the genealogist has been unable to determine who his posterity have been, yet by the census of 1790 it is shown that he then had two sons over sixteen years of age and also two daughters.
The other Bartletts of Cornish all trace to a Samuel Bartlett, said to be a contemporary of Dea. John; yet his name does not appear in Cornish in the census of 1790, and we have no records showing any relationship between these two men. It may be doing an injustice to the records and memory of Dea. John Bartlett to drop his name as an ancestor, and give to Samuel Bartlett the credit of the worthy citizenship of the name in Cornish, but their family records, as far as known, all trace to him as their ancestor.
1. Samueli Bartlett, descended from Puritan stock which early came from Eng. to America. He came to Cornish during its early history and settled on Dingleton Hill, on a farm since owned and occupied by Philander Williams. He m. a Downer and had several children, all b. before coming to town. It is not known how many they had, but the names of four have been preserved. They were:
2. i. Nathaniel, b. in 1755.
ii. Lydia, b. Aug. 8, 1760; m. , Thomas Ayers of Cornish, and
had eleven children. (See Ayers.) She d. Jan. 15, 1830.
iii. Joseph, b. in 1761; m. first, , Sally Hilliard of Cornish, dau.
of Dea. Samuel and Phebe (Yerrington) Hilliard, b. in 1768, and
d. July 5, 1798; m. second, , name of wife not known, but
she d. Jan., 1830, aged 68; m. third, , Hannah Norton, b.
in 1768, and d. Nov. 14, 1858. He d. Feb. 22, 1852. Perhaps a part of these marriages were fruitful, but records showing it are wanting, except the census of 1790 which saifl he had a son at that time under sixteen years of age.
iv. William, b. in 1766; m. , Amy , b. in 1771, and d. Dec.
1, 1851, aged 80. They had, at least, the following children as shown by tombstone records: 1. William, 2d, b. in 1794; m. Oct. 3, 1819, Salome Morse, and d. Oct. 9, 1824. 2. Stephen, b. in 1801, and d. Feb. 29, 1825. 3. Betsey, b. in 1802, and d.
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Aug. 10, 1803. 4. Mary, b. in 1810, and d. Sept. 20, 1831. WUliam d. Nov. 13, 1847.
8. Nathaniel^ Bartlett {Samueh) was b. in 1755. He came to Cornish with his parents; m. — — ; Anna Fitch of Cornish, b. in 1762, and d. May 30, 1838. He d. Sept. 7, 1838, aged 83. ChUdren, all sup- posed to have been b. in town. By the census of 1790 Mr. Bartlett had a son under 16 years of age and two daus. Tliis agrees with the follow- ing record:
i. Bethena, b. Nov. 16, 1784; m. March 24, 1817, James Fitch of Cornish. Four children. (See Fitch.) She d. Aug. 28, 1870.
3. ii. John, b. Nov. 14, 1786.
iii. Lavina, 1st, b. April 12, 1789; d. July 12, 1791.
4. iv. Nathaniel, Jr., b. April 16, 1791.
5. v. Peletiah Fitch, b. Nov. 21, 1793.
vi. Lavina, 2d, b. Jan. 8, 1797; d. March 10, 1861; unm.
6. vii. Lyman, b. Oct. 26, 1802.
These four brothers all owTied farms adjoining each other, by the side of original homestead, where they settled and where their children were all b. and reared, on Dingleton Hill.
3. Johns Bartlett {Nathaniel-, Samueh) was b. Nov. 14, 1786; m. ,
Polly Williams, a sister of Stephen Williams, Sr., and dau. of Samuel Williams, b. June 17, 1793, and d. Aug. 24, 1849; m. second, April 3, 1850, Mrs. Ehzabeth M. (Bailey) Kendrick, b. Dec. 18, 1806, and d. March 23, 1881. He d. March 4, 1869. He was a farmer and also an expert drummer in the state militia, as were several others of the Bart- letts. Children, all by first wife and b. in Cornish:
7. i. Hiram D., b. Nov. 12, 1817.
ii. Anna F., b. Dec. 22, 1819; m. Sept. 17, 1844, John Weld of Cornish. Four children. (See Weld.) She d. Oct. 4, 1898.
8. iii. Horace L., b. Sept. 21, 1822.
iv. Marcia L., b. Dec. 25, 1824; m. May 13, 1846, GUbert Gross HilUard. They had one child, Addie. Mrs. Hilliard d. Aug. 17, 1848.
V. Lucia L., b. April 10, 1827; m. first, March 22, 1855, Alonzo B. Williams. One child, a dau., b. March 27, 1858. Mr. Wilhams d. Aug. 17, 1858; she m. second, April 27, 1860, Sandborn Moses, then of Northfield, Vt., and by him had three children. He d. March 27, 1905. She is living, in 1906, in Two Harbors, Minn.
vi, George W., b. Aug. 12, 1829; m. Nov. 8, 1857, Lavina Bugbee. Had three claildren: Edna, Arthur E., and Mabel. Mr. Bartlett d. Jan. 28, 1874.
vii. Samuel Frank, b. Jan. 31, 1832; m. April 8, 1856, Jane D. Stone, dau. of Solomon and Betsey F. (Reed) Stone, b. June 30, 1834, and d. Aug. 27, 1893. Two daughters: 1. Effie Jane, b. May 18, 1857, who m. Charles Boyd, and d. Jan. 20, 1888. 2. Hattie
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Evelyn, b. Aug. 14, 1859, who m. Nov. 5, 1878, Lucius W. Small. Two daus. res. in Windsor, Vt. Mr. Bartlett d. April 6, 1864. viii. Fanny, b. April 6, 1835; m. Nov. 17, 1866, George B. Frost. Two children: Nettie and Eugene. Mrs. Frost d. March 10, 1897.
4. Nathaniels Bartlett (Nathaniel', Samneb) was b. April 16, 1791; m.
March 5, 1816, Sarah Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Harrington) Johnson, b. Dec. 15, 1793, and d. Sept. 13, 1864. He d. March 14, 1853. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Nathaniel J., b. Nov. 24, 1816; d. Sept. 3, 1852, aged 36, an invalid. 9. ii. Sylvester N., b. June 3, 1819.
iii. Sarah Maria, b. Aug. 27, 1821; m. May 20, 1846, George D. Ken- yon. Two children. (See Kenyon.) She d. Oct. 8, 1865.
iv. James Fitch, b. Dec. 15, 1823; m. April 5, 1846, Caroline M. Hart, a sister of the wife of Sylvester N. Five children. Lived in Cal. He d. in Feb., 1879, she a few years after. A son, Nathaniel J., d. in town, April 2, 1850.
V. Eliza Emeline, b. Jan. 8, 1826; m. first. May 20, 1846, Isaac C. Kenyon of Cornish. One child, Clarence N. (See Kenyon.) She d. Oct. 10, 1895. After Mr. Kenyon's death, Aug. 15, 1857, she m. second, , 1860, Alpheus Baldwin; no issue.
vi. Charles Carroll, b. July 4, 1829; m. Nov. 23, 1858, Harriet L. Nichols; had two sons; enlisted in the Civil War in 7th Regt. N. H. Vols. (See MiHtary.)
10. vii. Edwin Philander, b. Jan. 13, 1832.
xiii. Phebe Ellen, b. Aug. 23, 1834; m. March 22, 1854, Henry C. Free- man then of Cornish. Six children. (See Freeman.) She has lived in Claremont since Feb., 1866.
ix. William Payson, b. March 21, 1838; m. Feb. 8, 1860, Lidona Flower. Two sons. All living in Ind.
5. Peletiah Fitchs Bartlett {Nathaniel, Samueh) was b. Nov. 21, 1793;
m. Dec. 29, 1819, Lucy Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Harrington) Johnson, b. May 24, 1791, and d. Oct. 23, 1860. He d. Sept. 22, 1868. Children, all b. in town:
11. i. ■ Henry Franklin, b. Nov. 9, 1820.
12. ii. Oilman Mortimer, b. Jan. 24, 1822.
13. iii. Jesse Johnson, b. Nov. 16, 1823.
iv. Stephen Cole, b. July 30, 1825; d. Aug. 23, 1829.
V. Lucy Ann, b. Dec. 10, 1827; m. June 4, 1848, Norman A. Deming
of Cornish. Five children. (See Deming.) She, wAih. two of
her children, d. of diphtheria Nov. 3, 1862. vi. Martha C, b. Aug. 24, 1830; d. Jan. 25, 1853.
"We miss her, yet we know our loss is her eternal gain; And, knowing this, we would not wish the loved one back again."
(Epitaph on her tombstone.)
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6. Lymans Bartlett {Nathaniel^, Samueh) was b. Oct. 26, 1802; m. July 2,
1839, Catharine O. Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Roxana (Hall) Hilliard, b. Dec. 23, 1807, and d. Feb. 27, 1895. Lived on the west side of Dingleton Hill, nearly overlooking the \'illage of Windsor. He d. Jan. 2, 1874. Children, all b. in town:
i. Mary Ellen, b. Feb. 16, 1840; m. Dec. 7, 1864, Henry W. Walker
of Cornish. One child. (See Walker.) She d. May 24, 1901. ii. Maria C, b. Oct. 24, 1841; d. May 23, 1867. iii. Frances L., b. Jan. 7, 1845; m. first, Feb. 14, 1866, Charles R. Leslie
of Cornish. Two children. (See Leslie.) He d. Aug. 31, 1873.
She m. second. May 8, 1875, Joseph P. Williams. One child.
(See Williams.) She d. March 17, 1886. iv. Sarah Ann, b. July 2, 1847; m. Nov. 26, 1868, James A. Kendrick
of Cornish. Four cliildren. (See Kendrick.) She d. Jan. 17,
1892.
14, V. Lyman, Jr., b. March 21, 1854.
7. Hiram D.^ Bartlett (John\ Nathanieh, Samueb) was b. Nov. 12, 1817;
m. Feb., 1843, Sarah Ann Fellows of Cornish, dau. of John and Temper- ance (York) Fellows, b. Feb. 29, 1825, and d. May 9, 1896. Mr. Bartlett was a celebrated tenor drummer. He d. May 7, 1887. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Ella M., b. April 26, 1845; m. Sept. 25, 1862, George E. Hilliard of
Cornish. One child. (See Hilliard.)
ii. John, b. Feb. 28, 1849. Leaving home at 17, he first served as prison guard at Windsor, Vt., two and one half years, then learned the tool-maker's trade at Smith and Wesson's factory at Springfield, Mass., and was supt. of the sewing machine factory ten years. For nineteen years past has been supt. of the American Stove Co., with headquarters at Cleveland, O. He m. first, Nov. 20, 1872, Ahce R. Rogers of Hartland, Vt. She d. July 28, 1892, lea\'ing three sons; m. second, Aug. 22, 1893, Minnie E. Wilson of Cleveland, O.
iii. Emma Rosabel, b. , 1854, and d. Jan. 13, 1860.
15. iv. Daniel D., b. Aug. 27, 1856.
8. Horace L.^ Bartlett (John', Nathaniel^, Samueb) was b. Sept. 21, 1822;
m. May 28, 1845, CorneUa A. Weld of Cornish, dau. of Peleg and Patty (Foster) Weld, b. April 15, 1823, and d. May 12, 1861. Lived in Bridge- water, Vt. He d. April 16, 1860, by accident while logging. Children:
i. Rodney J., b. July 29 1846. In trade at Claremont. ii. Eben p., b. May 15, 1855. A farmer; m. and lives in Bridge- water, Vt.
9. Sylvester Nathaniel-i Bartlett (Nathaniel^"-, Samueb) was b. June
3, 1819; m. in Woodstock, Vt., March 29, 1847, Emeline R. Hart, b. May 10, 1824, in Pomfret, Vt. In March, 1867, he, with his family,
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left Cornish and settled on a farm in Claremont, where they spent the remainder of their lives. He d. AprU 19, 1891. His wife d. Feb. 19, 1900. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Wallace N., b. June 15, 1850; m. Dec. 5, 1871, Mattie L. Thompson. Two children, both b. in Claremont: 1. Oscar E., b. June 9, 1873. 2. LiUian M., b. April 25, 1875. Mr. Bartlett d. in Claremont Nov, 25, 1898.
ii. James B., b. Oct. 28, 1854; m. April 30, 1878, Abbie S. Leet of Clare- mont. Two children, both b. in Claremont: 1. Edith F., b. June 15, 1890. 2. Maurice J., b. July 29, 1892. Mr. Bartlett lives in Claremont. Is a contractor of concrete and asphalt paving for roadways and sidewalks.
iii. Lizzie E., b. July 23, 1856; m. Oct. 31, 1877, George Kenyon, who was a son of Daniel Kenyon. He d. Feb. 21, 1901, aged 45-4-24.
iv. Addie L., b. June 11, 1861; d. AprU 5, 1879, in Claremont.
10. Edwin P.'' Bartlett (Nathaniel'-^ Samv£h) was b. Jan. 13, 1832; m.
March 20, 1856, Emeline E. Wood of Cornish, dau. of Ariel K. and Emeline (Day) Wood, b. Jan. 23, 1835. A farmer, also a teacher of instrumental music. He d. April 16, 1876. Children, all b. in town:
i. Julia Ellen, b. Nov. 19, 1858; m. Oct. 23, 1877, Frank H. Weld of
Cornish. One child. (See Weld.) She d. Sept. 4, 1884. ii. Ada Eliza, b. April 20, 1864; d. March 2, 1882. iii. Arthur Edwin, b. Nov. 9, 1866. iv. Annie Lee, b. May 10, 1868. V. Elmer Wood, b. Aug. 11, 1874.
11. Henry Franklin^ Bartlett {Peletiah^, Nathaniel^, Samuel^) was b. Nov.
9, 1820; m. Nov. 26, 1855, Sarah A. Dunham of Mansfield, Conn., b. June 21, 1830, d. Feb. 9, 1887. He d. Feb. 20, 1909. Children:
i. Sophia A., b. , 1857 (?) ; d. Sept. 25, 1863.
ii. Herbert Henry, b. Sept. 15, 1867; m. June 12, 1895, Josephine A.
Jones. Three children: 1. Lloyd Herbert, b. Feb. 28, 1896.
2. LiUian Ruth, b. May 28, 1899. 3. Alice Sara, b. April 23,
1905. A machinist. Res., Franldin Falls.
12. Oilman Mortimer* Bartlett {Peleliah^, Nathanieb, Samueh) was b.
Jan. 24, 1822; m. Oct. 20, 1848, Angelina Comings of Cornish, dau. of Uriel and Sarah (Robinson) Comings, b. Nov. 3, 1823, and d. Dec. 19, 1894. Mr. Bartlett lived in Cornish near the mUls until after the death of his wife. Afterwards in Brownsville, Vt. He d. Aug. 24, 1906. Chil- dren, all b. in Cornish: i. Abbie Eva, b. July 30, 1849; d. AprU 26, 1856.
u. Alice Comings, b. Dec. 13, 1850; m. April 13, 1869, Solon T. Mower of Windsor, Vt. Five children: 1. Fred Oilman, b. Feb. 19, 1870. 2. Carrie Eva, b. March 31, 1872. 3. WUl Solon, b. Dec. 27, 1873. 4. Annie BeUe, b. March 31, 1876. 5. Harry Leonard, b. March 2, 1880. The famUy live in Brownsville, Vt.
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iii. Nelly Winch, b. Dec. 8, 1851; m. Nov. 29, 1877, William A. King, of North Pomfret, Vt. Four children: 1. Nellie Daisy, b. May 10, 1878. 2. AUce Cyntliia, b. Dec. 17, 1880. 3. Sam- uel Lewis, b. May 24, 1882. 4. Ruth LilUan, b. Aug. 19, 1888.
iv. Warren, b. in 1854 and d. same year.
V. Annie Lucy, b. March 11, 1857; m. Dec. 6, 1875, Alvenus K. Stet- son of North Pomfret, Vt. Two children: 1. Ahce Winifred, b. May 22, 1877. 2. Loyd Gile, b. March 9, 1891.
vi. Samuel Leonard, b. March 30, 1859; m. Dec. 25, 1882, Harriet E. Jenkins of Clare mont. One child: Arthur Leonard, b. Nov. 22, 1883. Live in Amesbury, Mass.
vii. Marion Powers, b. Oct. 2, 1861; m. first, , 1887, WUliam
Martin of Freetown, Mass. One child: Bertha Gertrude, b. Dec. 12, 1887; m. second, April 1, 1897, Arthur L. Wood of Cornish. Live in Windsor, Vt.
13. Jesse Johnson^ Bartlett (Pcletiah, Nathanieb, Samueh) was b. Nov.
16, 1823; m. June 4, 1854, Elmina Dunham of Mansfield, Conn. He d. Oct. 21, 1854, leaving one child, Martha J., b. May 28, 1855, who m. Nov. 23, 1886, Henry Clark Kendrick. After Mr. Bartlett's death, his wid. m. March 23, 1866, Edwin Harvey Smith and had one child. (See Smith.)
14. Lyman'' Bartlett {Lyrnan^, Nathanieh, Samueh) was b. March 21, 1854,
in Cornish; m. Dec. 9, 1874, Clara E. Dunsmoor, b. Sept. 16, 1854, and d. Sept. 27, 1893.
"Affections tribute here I raise, 'tis all that I can do. Till death shall close my earthly days, our friendship to renew."
(Epitaph on her tombstone.)
He m. second, Oct. 9, 1896, Jennie S. Dunsmoor of Windsor, dau. of Osmer W. and Laura M. (Cady) Dunsmoor, b. Oct. 26, 1871. Mr. Bartlett sold his farm on Dingleton Hill in the fall of 1903 and removed to Windsor, Vt. Child by first wife:
i. Clayton L., b. July 1, 1876; m. July 28, 1897, Edith May Cole of Cornish, dau. of Willis and Julia (Huggins) Cole, b. Dec. 17, 1876.
Child by second wife:
ii. Raymond Osmer, b. Oct. 16, 1899.
15. Daniel D.s Bartlett (Hiram*, John^, Nathaniel^, Samueh) was b. Aug.
27, 1856. He m. Aug. 16, 1883, Rebecca Bryant of Windsor, Vt. A farmer and resided on the homestead of his father. He d. Jan. 23, 1911. Children, all b. in town:
i. Elmer Cleveland, b. Dec. 30, 1884; m. June 28, 1908, in Cornish, Mabel Benway, dau. of Harvey and Isabel (Mellen) Benway, b. March 15, 1887, and d. June 3, 1909, at White River Junction, Vt.
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ii. John Daniel, b. March 10, 1889.
iii. Ruth Emma, b. May 23, 1891; m. Aug. 25, 1910, Himan A. Ben- way of Cornish.
Ploeival Bartlett, with Sarah, his wife, was probably of the same stock as the other Bartletts, but his relationship to them is unknown to the genealogist. They lived several years in town, but left it for some place in the West in 1840. Children, all supposed to have been b. in town:
i. A child, b. in 1830; d. April, 1837, aged 7.
ii. Martha Ann, b. Sept. 22, 1831.
iii. A child, b. in 1832; d. Aug. 8, 1834, aged 2.
iv. Alfred Dennis, b. March 1, 1834.
V. Marshall Jackson, b. Jan. 13, 1836.
vi. Louise Maria, b. May 16, 1838.
BARROWS.
Moses Barrows, Jr., with Elizabeth, his wife, lived several years near the foot of Furnald Hill. They were constituent members of the Baptist Church at its organization. Charity Barrows, a sister of Moses, was also another. These were the children of Moses and Abigail Barrows, who in advanced years came to town and spent the rest of their lives. Moses, Sr., d. Feb. 23, 1795, aged 70. Abigail, his wife, d. Sept. 11, 1803. It appears that Moses, Jr., and his family left the town soon after the opening of the 19th century, as no trace of his family remains on town or cemetery records. Their children were:
i. Samuel, b. June 28, 1789.
ii. Judith, b. Nov. 24, 1790.
iii. Moses, b. Aug. 7, 1792.
iv. Aaron, b. Feb. 28, 1794.
V. Betsey, b. Dec. 1, 1795.
vi. Deborah, b. Oct. 22, 1797.
vii. Malachi, b. Oct. 20, 1799.
viii. Abigail, b. Sept. 9, 1801.
Ansel Barrows, a brother (?) of Moses, Jr., with Hannah, his wife, had the following children, b. in town:
i. James Eliot, b. May 8, 1796. ii. Simeon Tolman, b. Feb. 18, 1798.
BARTON.
Cyrus H. Barton was b. in Croydon Oct. 7, 1859. Was the son of John A. and Mehssa P. (Lovell) Barton. He came to Cornish in 1889; m. July 1, 1883, Rosette A. Rowell, dau. of Amos and Emily F. (Wheeler) Rowell, b. . She is a teacher of great success. Children:
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i. Perley L., b. in Croydon Nov. 25, 1884. Grad. Kimball Union Academy in class of 1903. Clerk in the employ of Dexter Rich- ards and Sons, manufacturers of woolen goods, Newport.
ii. Ethel R., b. July 31, 1893. A student at Kimball Union Academy.
BEAL.
Jacob Beal, son of John and Catharine (Kimball) Beal, was b. in Plainfield Dec. 16, 1815, the youngest of twelve children. He remained at home until of age, when he went to Mass. and was employed by his brother, George, on a steamboat running from Boston to Hingham. In 1848, at the age of 33, he returned to Plainfield, where he m. — ■ — -, Charlotte Read, dau. of Septimus and Betsey (Chapman) Read. She d. June 20, 1877. In 1879 he came to Cornish, where he spent the remainder of his life. On Jan. 22, of that year, he m. Mrs. Hattie C. (Batchelder) Chase, wid. of Henry S. Chase. She d. Dec. 25, 1881. On Feb. 14, 1883, he m. Mrs. Ellen L. (Chapman) Jackson of Cornish, wid. of Newton Jack- son. Both in Plainfield and Cornish he served as selectman and also filled various other positions of trust and took a lively interest in the town of his adoption. "Was a man of strong common sense, excellent judgment, strict integrity and unsullied honor." He d. Oct. 14, 1898. Buried in Plainfield. Children, all by first wife and b. in Plainfield:
i. Emma Luthera, b. March 7, 1851. Res. in Scituate, Mass.; unm.
ii. Effie Read, b. March 17, 1853; m. Nov. 1876, Lincoln Chapman of Cornish. Four cliildren. (See Chapman.) She d. July 6, 1888.
iii. John Wheeler, b. Feb. 24, 1855; m. June 26, 1883, Lillian E. York of Cornish, dau. of John Q. and Esther (Corliss) York, b. April 23, 1860. One child, John Harland, b. Aug. 19, 1888.
BEAMAN.
Charles Cotesworth Beaman was b. May 7, 1840, in Houlton, Me. He was son of Rev. Charles C. and Mary Ann (Stacy) Beaman of Boston; m. Aug. 19, 1874, Hettie Sherman Evarts, dau. of Hon. Wm. M. and Helen Minerva (Wardner) Evarts, b. Nov. 28, 1852, in N. Y. City. He built the house at " Blow-me-down " Farm in Cornish in 1883, which has since been used as their summer home with winter residence in N. Y. City; engaged in the practice of law. In the midst of an eminently use- ful life, Mr. Beaman was called away by death on Dec. 15, 1900. (For a more extended memorial, see sketch.) Children:
i. Mary Stacy, b. May 6, 1875, in N. Y.; m. July 8, 1897, Edward J. Holmes of Boston, a grandson of the celebrated poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes. They have no cliUdren, but live in the ances- tral home of the great poet.
ii. Helen Wardner, b. Feb. 10, 1877, in N. Y. ; m. Oct. 8, 1902, Herbert C. Lakin of N. Y. City. Here they reside in winter, and in sum- mer at Cornish. Three children: 1. Hettie Beaman Lakin, b. Sept. 1, 1903, in Cornish. 2. Eleanor Putnam Lakin, b. Nov. 11, 1904, in N.Y. 3. Charles Beaman Lakin, b. Dec. 12, 1907, in N.Y.
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iii. Mahgaret, b. Sept. 21, 1878, in Windsor, Vt.; m. June 16, 1909,
John Erikson of Washington, D. C. iv. William Evarts, b. Jan. 25, 1881, in N. Y.
BEAN.
Martin Henry Bean, the son of Levi M. and Angie H. (Mace) Bean, was b. in Plainfield, Dec. 15, 1862. He m. Aug. 22, 1883, Mary Lydia Streeter, b. Oct. 22, 1860, dau. of Adam and Mary E. (Morris) Streeter. Came to Cornish from Bath in 1889. Children:
i. Angie M., b. Jan. 15, 1885, in White River Junction, Vt.; m. April 19, 1906, Perley Cole of Plainfield. A dau. was b. to them June 26, 1906.
ii. Henry M., b. July 26, 1886, in Lisbon.
iii. Alfred E., b. Jan. 22, 1888, in Bath.
iv. Infant son, b. April 5, 1896, in Cornish; d. April 7, 1896.
V. Dorothy, b. Aug. 7, 1898.
BEMIS.
1. Benjamin Boman Bemis, son of Benj. and Sarah Bemis,* b. Feb. 14,
1763, in Spencer, Vt.; m. first, , Abigail Hall, dau. of Thomas and
Huldah (Park) Hall, b. Dec. 9, 1763, and d. March 26, 1814. After Hving a few years in Spencer, Vt., they settled in Cornish where he Hved
many years. He m. second, , Sarah . He d. July 17, 1830,
in Northfield, Vt. Children, all by first wife:
i. Sarah, b. Sept. 3, 1783, in Spencer, Vt.; m. Aug. 23, 1806, Enos Child of Cornish; rem. to Bethel, Vt., in 1812, where they spent the rest of their lives. Ten children:
ii. Huldah, b. Dec. 24, 1785, in Spencer, Vt.; m. Sept. 4, 1809, Ishmael Tuxbury. They lived in Cornish several years. Had eight chil- dren. (See Tuxbury.) She d. June 13, 1870. Mr. Tuxbury was b. March 12, 1782, and d. in Cornish June 15, 1867.
iii. Asaph Stebbins, b. March 12, 1788, in Spencer, Vt.; d. Nov. 25, 1823.
iv. Joshua B., b. Feb. 16, 1790, in Spencer, Vt.; d. July 28, 1803.
V. Benj. B., b. March 14, 1792, in Cornish.
vi. Persis, b. Sept. 6, 1794, in Cornish; m. . Went to Helena,
Ark., in 1825, to reside.
vii. Catharine, b. July 28, 1796, in Cornish; d. Oct. 2, 1797.
viii. Franklin, b. July 26, 1798, in Cornish; d. Aug. 2, 1803.
ix. Abigail, b. June 17, 1800, in Cornish; d. Aug. 6, 1803.
X. Tabitha, b. Aug. 18, 1802, in Cornish; d. Aug. 8, 1803.
xi. Thomas Hall, b. Jan. 23, 1808; m. June 24, 1832, Eliza Miller of New York. One child, Marcia Louisa, b. April 28, 1836.
* These parents came to Cornish and spent their last years here. Benja- min, Sr., d. March 7, 1793, aged 68, and Sarah, liis wife, d. Oct. 1, 1797, aged 73.
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BENWAY.
1. BuzzELL Benway was b. in Grantham June, 1805; m. , Harriet Muzzy>
b. April, 1813, and d. May 25, 1883. They came to Cornish about 1846, and hved near Croydon Une on the Notch road, uppermost house. He d. Oct. 15, 1882. He sold out his mountain farm about 1878 (?) and removed from town. Children:
i. Lemuel, b. Oct. 9, 1832, in Grantham; m. , Sarah Churchill of
Cornish, dau. of Lewis and Ruth (Quimby) Churchill, b. Jan. 28,
1830, and d. May 12, 1874. Lemuel was a generally useful man.
He d. March 29, 1890. They left one son: Arthur L., b. March
18, 1860, who m. Nov. 16, 1880, Sarah J. Tandy of Lempster, b.
Aug. 15, 1857, and d. April 20, 1900, leaving one child, Lucy E., b.
Sept. 21, 1881. Arthur L. has res. in Lempster smce Nov. 1,
1881; a prominent citizen. ii. Asa, b. 1835; m. June, 1861, Philena A. Fay. Enlisted in Civil War
and was killed in Battle at Waynesboro, Va., March 2, 1865.
(See Military.)
iii. Betsey, b. ; m. Theron A. Clough. Four children.
iv. Lydia, b. , 1840; d. Oct. 10, 1850.
V. Reuben T., b. Jan., 1843. Enlisted in the Civil War and d. in
Washington, D. C, Nov. 12, 1863. (See Military.) He m.
Sept. 29, 1862, Nancy A. Kidder of Cornish, dau. of James and
Sarah (Burr) Kidder, b. June 15, 1843. No issue. His wid.
afterwards m. Henry H. Sanderson. (See Sanderson.) She d.
March 9, 1906. 2. vi. Harvey, b. Aug. 23, 1851.
2. Habvey2 Benway (BuzzelU) was b. Aug. 23, 1851, in Plainfield; m. in
Lempster Jan. 17, 1879, Isabel Mellen of Sunapee, b. Sept. 13,' 1868. Came back to Cornish to live in April, 1888. Children:
i, Himan a., b. April 14, 1881 ; m. Aug. 25, 1910, Ruth E. Bartlett, dau.
of Daniel D. and Rebecca (Bryant) Bartlett. ii. Elenoka C, b. Feb. 29, 1884; m. March 16, 1902, Earl W. Brown of
Cornish. Their first child, a dau., was b. Aug. 14, 1903. iii. Mabel H., b. March 15, 1887; m. June 28, 1908, Elmer C. Bartlett
of Cornish. Lived at White River Junction. She d. June 3,
1909, suddenly, iv. Day E., b. July 3, 1893. V. Alice L., b. June 8, 1896. vi. Dayton H., b. June 14, 1904. vii. Kael W., b. Oct. 16, 1906.
BINGHAM.
The Binghams of Cornish were of English descent.
Thomas' and Mary Bingham res. in Sheffield, Eng.
Thomas= and Mary (Rudd) Bingham came to America about 1659 and res. in Norwich, Conn. Had eleven children.
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Dea. Abel3 and Mary (Odell) Bingham, res. and d. in Windham, Conn. Nine children. He d. March 25, 1745.
Jonathan* Bingham, adopted by Jonathan^; m. first, Mary Abbie; m. second, Sarah Upton. Res., Windham, Conn. By first wife he had:
Jonathans Bingham, b. Feb. 20, 1735; m. first, , Ehzabeth Warner, b.
, d. ; m. second, , Abigail Warner, a sister of his former
wife (?), b. — , 1738, d. June 18, 1812, in Cornish, aged 74. They came to Cornish from Mansfield, Conn., about 1778 (?). He d. in Cornish March 9, 1812. Children of Jonathan^ and Elizabeth Warner:
i. Elisha Warner, b. March 23, 1765, in Mansfield, Conn.; m. and came to Cornish and there had a son, Warner Bingham, b. in Cornish in 1789, who rem. to Concord, Vt., where he m. Lucy Wheeler. He d. in Bethlehem Feb. 12, 1872. These were the parents of Judge Harry Bingham, LL.D., lawj^er, legislator, author, who was b. in Concord, Vt., March 30, 1821, and d. in Littleton, Sept. 12, 1900.
ii. Erastus, b. April 17, 1767, in Mansfield, Conn. Children by Abi- gail Warner:
iii. Frederic, b. , in Cornish; m. July 15, 1798, Rachel Brooks.
iv. Amy, b. , 1778, in Cornish; d. April 5, 1801, aged 23.
Samuels Bingham {Thomas^^) b. March, 1685; m. , Faith Ripley, dau.
of Joshua Ripley, whose wife was dau. of Dep.-Gov. WilHam Bradford.
Had several children. Lemuel* Bingham, their third child, b. Sept. 20, 1713; m. April 28, 1737,
Hannah Perkins. She d. Oct. 21, 1795. He d. Nov. 3, 1788. Children,
b. in Windham (?), Conn.:
i. Terviah, b. March 5, 1740.
ii. Lucy, b. Sept. 14, 1742.
iii. Faith, b. , 1744.
iv. Jedediah, b. March 3, 1747.
v. Anna, b. Sept. 12, 1750; m. , Capt. Andrew Tracy of Cornish (?).
Eight children. She d. Sept. 5, 1827.
2. vi. Elias, b. Sept. 28, 1753.
vii. A child, name and date unknown,
viii. Hannah, b. April 26, 1758.
2. Eliass Bingham (Lemueh, Samueb, Thonias^-^) was b. Sept. 28, 1753; m. first, Nov. 28, 1776, Vashti Elderkin of Windham, Conn., b. July 19, 1753, at Norwich, Conn., and d. Sept. 3, 1804, in Cornish, aged 51; m.
second, , 1805, Hannah T. , b. , 1764, d. Dec. 10, 1827,
aged 63. He d. May 17, 1829. He, with both wives, is buried in Cornish. By first wife he had ten children and one by second wife. The first three were b. in Windham, Conn., the rest in Cornish.
i. Luther, b. April 5, 1778; m. March 1, 1801, Polly Comings of Cornish, dau. of Col. Benjamin and Mary (Cooper) Comings, b. Feb. 17, 1781, and d. Aug. 30, 1847. Nine children. Res. in Morristown, Vt. He d. Dec. 10, 1846.
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ii. Elias, Jr., b. July 22, 1779.
iii. Lemuel, b. March 23, 1781.
iv. Lydia, b. April 18, 1784; d. Nov. 11, 1819, unm. 3. V. Jedediah, b. Sept. 10, 1786.
vi. John, b. Aug. 17, 1788; m. Oct. 12, or Nov. 13, 1810, Lydia Thomp- son of Cornish, dau. of Loring and Polly Thompson, b. Nov. 22,
1785, and d. . He d. in Cornish Jan. 11, 1854. Had res.
much in Morristown, Vt. One recorded dau. b. to them, June 22, 1811, Vashti FideHa.
\di. Origen, b. April 30, 1790.
viii. Lucy, b. Nov. 21, 1791.
ix. Hannah P., b. May 31, 1793; m. Dec. 27, 1815, Joseph Huggins of Cornish. Had five children. (See Huggins.) She d. March 14, 1879.
X. Calvin, b. Dec. 23, 1796.
By last wife:
xi. Mary Huntington, b. March 27, 1806; m. — — , Elijah P. Ken- yon. Lived in Cornish. Six children. (See Kenyon.)
3. Jedediahc Bingham {Elias^, Lemueh, Samueb, Thomas^-^) b. Sept. 10, 1786, in Cornish; m. Jan. 17, 1811, Anne Weld of Cornish, dau. of Moses and Miriam ( ) Weld, b. Aug. 27, 1786, and d. . Children:
i. Charles E., b. Jan. 11, 1812.
ii. Permelia, b. July 21, 1813.
iii. Caroline C, b. Jan. 15, 1817.
iv. Harriet L., b. Feb. 25, 1820.
v. Julia Anna, b. April 22, 1827.
BLAKE.
Rev. J. M. Blake, a son of Royal Blake, was b. in Sanbornton in 1819. Was one of a family of seven children; m. first, Harriet Augusta Burnham,who d. childless, about 1850; m. second, July 1, 1852, Susan G. Burnham, a half sister of his first wife. He was a Methodist preacher, but of frail constitution. Came to Cornish about 1855, supposedly sent by the Methodist Conference. While here his health gradually failed and he was obliged to give up preaching; d. July 24, 1858, aged 39. His wid. d. Dec. 6, 1874, aged 44. Both buried in Cornish. Children:
i. John Parker, b. 1853; d. Aug. 15, 1856, aged 3; buried in Cornish, ii. Frank Henry, b. 1854; d. Aug. 8, 1856, aged 2; buried in Cornish, iii. Ella M.,b. May 18, 1856; m. Dec. 24, 1884, Charles Washburn. No
children. Res. in So. Woodstock, Vt. iv. John M., Jr., b. Aug. 12, 1857; m. Nov. 17, 1880, Emma Strong.
Onechild, b. July 11, 1883. V. Ormon B. S., b. Jan. 6, 1859; m. . He d. May 24, 1888, and
left a wid. but no children.
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Curtis H. Blake, a brother of Rev. J. M. Blake, was b May 1, 1825, and came to town in Feb., 1856. He had m. Sept. 17, 1850, Dorothy Wil- liams of Lowell, Mass. After living brief periods in several places in touTi they settled on the place near D. H. HiUiards. Here they remained until near the close of their lives, when they removed to the Jesse O. Wyman farm just pre\'iously owned and occupied by James F. Tasker. Here they spent their last days. He was a farmer, an upright, honest man. He d. Jan. 19, 1905. Dorothy d. April 12, 1901. ChUdren:
2. i. Fred G., b. March 8, 1854.
ii. Hattie B., b. Dec. 11, 1855; d. Aug. 4, 1880.
iii. Carrie P., twin, b. Jan. 16, 1863; d. Feb. 4, 1864.
iv. Kate W., twin, b. Jan. 16, 1863; d. Jan. 12, 1864.
2. Fred G.^ Blake {Curtis H.^) was b. March 8, 1854; m. Nov. 25, 1884, Minnie E. Bennett. They have lived in Windsor, Vt., but more recently in Cornish. Children:
i. Walter Curtis, b. AprU 14, 1888. ii. Winnie May, b. Feb. 1, 1893. iii. Roy Fred, b. March 9, 1895.
BLANCHARD.
Dr. John Sabine Blanchard was the son of Robert and Jemima (Chapman) Blanchard. He was b. Aug. 10, 1805, in Canaan. Ha\dng prepared him- self for his profession as a physician he located and first began his prac- tice at Cornish Flat in 1829. He continued there until about 1843, when he rem. to Meriden, where he still continued in practice, as his health would permit, until his death, Aug. 26, 1861. (See Med. Dept.) Nov. 8, 1832, he m. Louisa Jackson of Cornish, dau. of Judge Eleazer and Lois (Corbin) Jackson, b. Jan. 6, 1813, d. May 17, 1872. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. E-VTELYN Louisa, b. Oct. 17, 1834. Graduated Kimball Union Acad- emy in 1853. Spent several years teaching in 111. and Mass. City missionary for three years on the Congregational board in Boston. She m. ■ Duncan of . Resides in Paw- tucket, R. I.
ii. Henrietta Isabella, b. June 12, 1838. Educated at Kimball L^nion Academy; graduated in class of 1856; m. Nov. 10, 1857, Samuel Bean of Meriden, son of Samuel and Betsey Bean. Three chil- dren: 1. John Blanchard, b. Feb. 19, 1863. 2. Minnie, b. Feb. 12, 1865. 3. Ellen Frances, b. June 16, 1868. Mrs. Bean d. at Lebanon Feb. 6, 1888.
iii. LuELLA Elizabeth, b. Oct. 22, 1841; d. Sept. 7, 1857.
iv. Marion Emma, b. Nov. 9, 1848. After completing her studies at Kimball Union Academy she m. May 13, 1865, Charles Eaton of Sutton, a graduate of the same institution, in 1865; a lawyer of note in Toledo, O. One child, b. in 1866, that d. in 1874.
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BLOOD.
Pkeston T. Blood came from . He m. , Mary Elizabeth Chase,
dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Stevens) Chase, b. March 1, 1823, and d. July 8, 1884. He was a machmist and hved in different places while his family remained in town. He d. . Cliildren:
i. Henry Preston, b. , 1845; enlisted Aug. 4, 1862, in the 9th
Regt. N. H. Vols., and d. in the service Nov. 8, 1864. (See
Military.)
ii. Edwin, b. .
iii. Adeline E., b. , 1848; m. Jan. 1, 1868, Newell J. Comings of
Cornish. Two children, sons, both dying in infancy. (See
Comings.) She d. June 20, 1875. iv. Mary F., b. — , 1851; d. Jan. 15, 1865.
V. William, b.
BOARDMAN.
Dr. Elijah Boardman was b. in Norwich, Vt., July 24, 1794. He m. June
26, 1838, Martha Ann Huggins, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Stone) Huggins, b. Aug. 25, 1818, and d. July 6, 1861. Dr. Boardman d. Jan.
27, 1880, aged 85. (For more extended sketch see Med. Dept.) Chil- dren, all born in Cornish :
i. Martha Elizabeth, b. July 16, 1841; unm.; d. Jan. 10, 1892.
ii. Sarah Medora, b. June 21, 1844; m. Feb. 18, 1864, Newell J. Ellis
of Cornish. Had three children. (See Ellis.) She d. Jan. 10,
1892. iii. Ednah Louisa, b. May 26, 1849; m. Nov. 15, 1873, Willard W.
Humplu-ey. One cliild, Shirley Walter, b. March 8, 1875, and
d. April 9, 1876. Res. in So. Reading, Vt.
BRADLEY.
James Bradley was b. in Rockport, Me., in . Came first to Plainfield
and afterwards to Cornish where he lived the greater part of his life. He was a very useful man. Was tax collector in Cornish in 1846, 1852, 1854, 1855, 1856. Selectman 1847, 1849 and 1850. Justice of the peace, auctioneer and deputy sheriff, and was also a Free Mason. He kept the hotel on the Flat many
years. He m. in Plainfield, Mary Heywood of Plainfield but formerly
of CharlestowTi, dau. of Eleazer and Dorcas (Whittaker) Heywood, b. .
They left Cornish about 1860 and settled in Claremont and spent the rest of their lives there. He d. about 1866 (?). His wid. d. in 1873. They had but
one child, a dau., Georgianna, b. about 1830. She never m. but d. , in
Claremont.
Isaiah Bradley, b. in 1762. Came to Cornish ; m. , Mary Dustin,
b. in 1764, and d. Nov. 23, 1835. He d. June 14, 1843. A record says that Mary Dustin was a granddaughter of Gen. Israel Putnam.
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Mrs. O. P. Fitch of Claremont, a descendant, has a punch bowl and plate from his family. The list of children is incomplete; we give the following:
i. Maria A., b. about 1800; unm.; d. in Claremont, July 6, 1880, and
was buried in Cornish, where she had lived chiefly, ii. Louisa, b. June 26, 1802; m. Jan. 1, 1837, Benjamin Ayers of Cornish.
Three children. (See Ayers.) She d. Oct. 20, 1881. iii. Sarah C, b. Feb. 16, 1807; m. May 12, 1836, Alonzo Holbrook.
Four children. (See Holbrook.) She d. March 12, 1877, in
Claremont, buried in Cornish.
BRECK.
WiLLiAMi Breck, who traces his ancestry back to Edward Breck, who emi- grated from Eng. in 1632, was b. in Boston May 11, 1745, and was a merchant there until 1792, when he came to Claremont and bought the present Breck homestead in West Claremont of a Mr. Dickinson. Here he res. until his death, Nov. 22, 1819. He m. July 11, 1771, Margaret Thomas. She d. Feb. 4, 1820. Had nine children. Henrys, fourth son and eighth child of William, was b. Feb. 26, 1786, in Boston. Came with his father to Claremont, being then six years of age. While young he opened a store in Croydon, and in April, 1832, he opened a branch store at Cornish Flat. Subsequently he disposed of his interest in the Croydon store, but continued the business at the Flat until 1848, when he retired to the Breck homestead in West Claremont. Here he spent the re- mainder of his life, dying July 10, 1872. He was twice m.; first, Nov. 4, 1818, to Keziah Marsh of Grantham, who d. June 29, 1826; second, Oct. 4, 1827, to Sarah Town, daughter of Moses and Betsey (Woodbury) Town, b. Feb. 27, 1807, d. June 22, 1889. Children by Keziah Marsh, all b. in Croydon:
3. i. John Thomas, b. Nov. 30, 1819.
ii. Robert, b. Feb. 14, 1821; m. first. May 6, 1845, Hannah Bean of Plainfield. She d. July 13, 1850, leaving three children: Sam- uel H., Robert J., and William; m. second, Aug. 25, 1851, Fannie Colston of Weathersfield, Vt. She d. Aug. 3, 1870; m. third, July 22, 1877, Julia Humes. Mr. B. followed the mercantile business during most of his life; first with his father, then with his brother, John, at Cornish Flat; then by himself in Weathers- field, Vt., and afterwards at Claremont. He was of a very active and energetic temperament and of large business capac- ity. He d. in Springfield, Mass., July 25, 1886.
iii. Henry, Jr., b. Aug. 25, 1822; m. April 30, 1846, Elizabeth D. Gustin, b. in Cornish June 22, 1823; early fern, to Mass.; lived in Newton and Naticik; was a market gardener. His wife d. Aug. 26, 1897. He d. in Natick March 16, 1908.
iv. William, b. Dec. 17, 1825. Was in trade with his brothers at Cor- nish Flat prior to 1852; th(>n, in comijany with sixteen others, he went to Cal. during the jjre valence of the gold fever; was quite successful financially and, after eight years, returned and settled
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in Claremont. For several years he was a director in Claremont National Bank, Sullivan Savings Institution, and the Sugar River Paper Mill Co. Represented the town in the N. H. legis- lature 1883-85. He m. Oct. 7, 18G8, Susan L. Farwell of Clare- mont, dau. of Geo. N. and Sarah (McDonald) Farwell. They had one dau., Sarah, who m. Dec. 19, 1906, F. W. Burlingham and had one dau., Susan, b. ia Aug., 1908. Mr. Breck d. in Claremont Nov. 10, 1889.
Children by Sarah Town:
v. Saeah Ann, b. in Croydon Dec. 24, 1828; m. Dec. 15, 1856, Reuben Elhs of Claremont. No children. Mr. Ellis d. March 8, 1910.
vi. Ellen Maria, b. May 4, 1832; d. May 31, 1832.
vii. Saaixjel, b. iu Croydon Sept. 30, 1833; m. Nov. 5, 1861, Maria Rice. Lived in Springfield, Mass. Three children.
viii. Edward Wallace, b. in Croydon Aug. 18, 1837; m. July 27, 1873, EUza Ellis of Claremont. No cliildren. Res., Helena, Mont. He d. April 18, 1899.
ix. Charles P., b. in Cornish Jan. 16, 1844; m. June 14, 1871, Mary Roberts. They lived on the old Breck homestead, where he was an extensive stock raiser and dealer of the same. He d. Oct. 3, 1901, his death being due in part to the vast amount of labor connected with exhibiting his large herd at several of the agricultural fairs in N. E. His wid., Mary R., again m., Dec. 2, 1905, Charles Stone of Windsor, Vt. Mr. Breck and his wife, Mary, had one son, Stephen Roberts, who m. June 26, 1902, Sarah T. Emerson of Claremont. They had a dau., Margaret Tyler, b. April 5, 1906, in Claremont, and another, Mary Ehza- beth, b. Nov. 30, 1907.
3. John Thomas' Breck {Henrys, William^) b. Nov. 30, 1819. At the age of twelve he entered hisfather'sstore as clerk at Cornish Flat, in which capac- ity he served until 1841, excepting three years spent at Kimball Union Academy. He then purchased the stock of goods of his father and with his brother, Robert, first as clerk and afterwards as partner, continued until 1847, when, the latter leaving, liis brother, William, entered into partner- ship with him, which relation lasted until 1852, after which he continued in trade until 1868. He then sold out his stock of goods. Retiring from mercantile life he rem. to Lebanon where he had purchased a fine farm. Here he devoted himself to agricultural pursuits, and the rearing of choice Jersey cattle. In 1891 he disposed of his farm and rem. to Leb- anon village. In both Cornish and Lebanon he has enjoyed the confi- dence of his townsmen who have I'epeatedly favored him with positions of honor and trust. In Cornish he was town clerk thirteen years, ending in 1868, and town treasurer four years following. In Lebanon he repre- sented the town in the legislature of 1874-75. All his vast business relations with his fellowmen were ever marked by honesty and upright- ness, which together with his social and genial manners made him many 4-n
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friends. He m. Aug. 25, 1851, Sophia T. Bryant of Cornish, dau. of Sylvanus W. and Sophia (Woodward) Bryant, b. June 4, 1827. He d. in Lebanon Jan. 6, 1903. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. George, b. Oct. 8, 1852. Res., Helena, Mont., since 1872; m. Molly Anthony. Children: 1. Edna Jane, b. Sept. 10, 1882. 2. John T., b. Feb. 5, 1884. 3. G. I. Anthony, b. July 3, 1885.
ii. Kate Ellen, b. Nov. 6, 1854; m. May 26, 1874, Byron T. Tilden of Lebanon. Res. at Los Angeles, Cal., since 1887. Children: 1. Harry B., b. Nov. 3, 1875, in Lebanon. 2. Florence W., b. April 29, 1877, in Lebanon. 3. Raymond M., b. Dec. 1, 1885, Claremont; d. in Cal.
iii. Mary Emma, b. Sept. 7, 1861.
iv. Anna Frances, b. July 22, 1865; d. Feb. 16, 1866.
BRYANT.
The Bryants are of Enghsh descent. Stepheni Bryant from the west of Eng. came to Duxbury, Mass., as early as 1643. The poet, WilUam Cullen Bryant, was a direct descendant from him in the sixth generation. The four genera- tions succeeding Stephen' were John=, Samuel^-^, Sylvanus^.
1. Sylvanuss Bryant, m. Mary Sears and they were the ancestors of all of
the name in Cornish. Records are wanting to show the full Ust of their children and dates of birth. They were all b. in Plymouth, Plympton, and Pembroke, Mass. So far as they are known they were as follows:
Sy^lvanus, b. May 5, 1758.
Israel, b. , 1760.
Ford, b. Oct. 5, 1762; m. Feb. 29, 1792, Sarah Thompson. He d. in Cornish Aug. 4, 1828.
William, b. , 176-.
Sears, b. Sept. 16, 1771.
These brothers subsequently all came to Cornish to live, and, with their descendants have added much to the enterprise and prosperity of the town.
2. Sylvanuss Bryant (Sylvanus^, Sarmieh-^, John'', Stephen^) was b. May 5,
1758. He served during the Revolutionary War, first as a private from June 27, 1776, to June 7, 1777, in Capt. WiUiam Weston's Co., sent for the defense of the harbor of Plymouth, then enlisting and serving three years in the 12th Batt. of Mass. forces under command of Col. Gamaliel Bradford. Soon after the close of the war, he settled in Cornish, where he m. Judith Chase, dau. of Moses and Hannah (Brown) Chase, b. Nov. 26, 1764, and d. Oct. 2, 1811. They lived a little north of the center of the town on the farm more recently owned and occupied by Joseph B. Comings. Mr. Bryant d. Oct. 12, 1832. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. John, b. Aug. 31, 1784; m. , Mary Ann Duncan of Plainfield,
dau. of Robert and Hannah (Emerson) Duncan, b. March 21, 1800, and d. Dec. 21, 1890. They lived in Meriden. Mr. Bryant
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built the first hotel there, called the Meriden House, and he with his brothers, Levi and George, built the brick block called Bryant's Block and opened a store there, where they continued in trade many years. He owned and lived on the Kimball estate^ where he d. in 1855 (?) . Four children, all sons and b. in Meriden r 1. John D., b. Oct. 21, 1829. Harvard College 1853; lawyer in. Boston. 2. Daniel Kimball, b. Sept. 20, 1831. 3. James D.,
b. . 4. William H., b. , 1837 (?). A soldier in the
Civil War who d. in the service. The Wm. H. Bryant Post,. G. A. R., No. 63, was named in his honor.
ii. Moses, b. May 21, 1786; m. , Tirzah Kingsbury, dau. of Asa
and Sarah Kingsbury of Plainfield, b. May 25, 1796, and d. Oct. 14, 1854. He kept the hotel in Meriden several years. In 1844 they rem. to Wis., where he spent the rest of his life in farming. Six children. He d. in Waukesha, Wis., in 1881. They buried! a son, Henry, in town, who d. July 31, 1838. iii. Hahvey, b. March 28, 1788; and d. Jan. 1, 1794. 6. iv. Sylvanus, b. June 14, 1790.
V. Levi, b. March 20, 1792; m. , Susan Farnham of Plainfield,
dau. of Amos and Lydia Farnham. They lived in Meriden, where he was engaged in trade with his brothers. He built the large brick dwelling, south side of Main St., below the academy, where he d. Dec. 4, 1879. Two children: 1. Susan Farnham
b. . She never m., and d. in Meriden. 2. Darwin, b. .
Lived in Memphis, Tenn. vi. George, b. Oct. 28, 1794, and d. July 10, 1879. He also lived in Meriden. Associated for a time with his brothers in trade; m. Oct. 6, 1836, Hannah Roberts of Plainfield, dau. of Jesse and Hannah (Main) Roberts, b. m 1809, and d. April 18, 1839.- One dau., Hannah, b. Feb. 8, 1839, who m. Aug. 8, 1864, Chandler Bridgman of Hanover. Mr. Bryant was also engaged in the pension and insurance business. Was state and county justice many years. Was a quiet and unpretending man, yet of excellent ability and sound judgment, vii. Joseph, b. Oct. 12, 1796; d. Oct. 14, 1796. viii. Benjamin, b. Oct. 12, 1796; d. Oct. 14, 1796.
ix. Sarah Chase, b. Dec. 20, 1798; m. Feb. 14, 1827, Ebenezer Pike of Cornish. Two children, sons. (See Pike.) She d. March 5y 1831.
x. Thomas Jefferson, b. , 1801, and d. Aug. 18, 1803.
xi. Betsey, b. May 20, 1805.
xii. Mary Chase, b. Nov. 30, 1807; m. Dec. 6, 1826, Dr. Ariel Kendrick of Cornish. They settled in Springfield, Vt., where they spent their lives. They had no children. She d. in 1858. He d. May 12, 1887.
3. Israels Bryant {Sylvanus^, Samueh-^ John'', Stephen^) was b. in 1760V Came to Cornish when a young man. He m. Mehitable Wyman, who
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was b. in 1773, and d. June 27, 1834, aged 62. He d. Sept. 5, 1814 Children, all said to have been b. in Cornish:
7. i. Aakon, b. Feb.'24, 1791.
ii. Sarah, b. June 3, 1792; m. Jan. 15, 1824, Lemuel Tracj^ (second wife). Lived in Claremont where she d. Nov. 18, 1862. Mr. Tracy d. April 6, 1855. Three children. (See Tracy.)
iii. Judith, b. Nov. 17, 1793; m. April 7, 1819, Theodore Chase of Cor- nish, b. Feb. 16, 1794, and d. June 8, 1876. She d. Nov. 30, 1847. Two children. (See Chase.)
8. iv. Joshua W., b. March 20, 1795.
V. Mehitable, b. Jan. 16, 1797; unm.; d. June 18, 1866.
9. vi. Joseph, twdn, b. June 14, 1800.
vii. Benjamin, twin, b. June 14, 1800, d. Sept., 1801. viii. Lydia, b. April 14, 1802, d. Oct. 4, 1803. 10. ix. Daniel, b. Sept. 4, 1803.
X. LuciNDA L., b. in 1805; m. first, Avery; m. second, Aug. 27,
1833, Daniel Cole of Plainfield and by Mm had four children.
(See Cole.) She d. in Cornish Oct. 21, 1878. xi. Abigail, b. in 1808; m. April 17, 1831, William F. Comings. Eight
children. (See Comings.) She d. Feb. 24, 1844. xii. Mary, b. in 1810 (?); m. , J. Trowbridge Gates; hved in
Claremont. Had five children. xiii. LxMAN, b. Oct. 23, 1812; lived in Northumberland, where he m. Adah
Comings, Feb. 26, 1841, and d. Nov. 17, 1893. They had two
cliildren: Sarah and Julia E.
4. William Bryant, b. in 176-, said to be a brother of Sylvanus and Israel, lived in town several years near the close of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries. It appears that he was twice m. but there is no record of those events, or of wives' birth or parentage, and no descend- ants of the family are at present loiown. His first wife's name was
Elizabeth . The next wife's name was Hannah . Their
children were as follows and b. in town: By Elizabeth.
i. Polly, b. June 27, 1792; d. May 5, 1795. ii. William, b. Sept. 7, 1795.
By Hannah:
iii. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 13, 1796.
iv. Polly, b. Feb. 6, 1798; d. Jan. 24, 1872, aged 74.
V. James, b. Aug. 20, 1799.
vi. Matthew, b. Feb. 10, 1801.
5. Sears' Bryant {Sylvanus^, Samueh-\ John\ Stephem) was b. Sept. 16,
1771; m. , Martha, dau. of Caleb and Rebecca (Brown) Luther,
b. May 4, 1787. After Mr. Bryant's death, which occurred July 26,
1825, she m. , Joseph Abbott. She d. Sept. 23, 1850. Children
of Mr. Bryant by Martha:
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i. Rebecca Brown, b. Aug. 12, 1808; m. Jan. 27, 1831, Danford Vinton of Cornish. Six children. (See Vinton.) She d. Oct. 21, 1858.
ii. Caleb Luther, b. Dec. 27, 1810.
iii. Martha Alice, b. Aug. 8, 1813; m. •, Daniel G. Deming of
Cornish. No children. She d. Nov. 7, 1887.
iv. Mary Louise, b. March 16, 1816; unm.; she d. Dec. 20, 1870.
11. V. George Washington, b. Nov. 18, 1821.
6. Stlvanus' Bryant {Sylvanus^-s, Samueh-^, John"-, Stephen^) was b. June 14,
1790; m. Jan. 5, 1825, Sophia Woodward of Plainfield, dau. of Gideon and Zerviah Woodward, b. June 3, 1800, and d. Sept. 3, 1890. Mr. Bryant was a farmer and drover, a stirring, energetic man. He lived several years on the Bryant homestead, then a number of years on the Dea. John Chase farm, and finally built and settled on the Flat where he d. Aug. 17, 1864. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. John Woodward, b. Nov. 13, 1825; d. Aug. 11, 1826.
ii. Sophia Tyler, b. June 4, 1827; m. Aug. 25, 1851, John Thomas
Breck, merchant at Cornish Flat. Four cliildren. Lived in
Lebanon after 1868, where Mr. Breck d. Jan. 6, 1903. (See
Breck.) iii. Judith Chase, b. Dec. 10, 1829; m. Oct. 8, 1855, Charles Edwin
Jackson of Cornish. Two cliildren, daus. (See Jackson.) Lived
on the Jackson homestead until the death of her husband, Feb.
10, 1904. Since 1894 she has been totally bhnd and now resides
with her daus. iv. George Winchester, b. Oct. 14, 1831. In April, 1851, he joined
a company of men who went to California at the time the gold
fever was raging. He spent the rest of his life there. He d. . .
V. S.irah Ann, b. Jan. 5, 1834; she never m.; taught school many years;
ministered to her parents while they lived, and d. June 19, 1899.
A devoted member of the Baptist Church, to which she left a
small legacy at her decease.
12. vi. Sylvanus Woodward, b. Oct. 23, 1839.
7. Aaron? Bryant {Israeh, Sylvanus^, Samueh-^, John^, Stephen^) h. Feb-
24, 1791; m. April 29, 1830, Hannah W. Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel and Eleanor (Whitten) Jolinson, b. July 6, 1803, and d. Feb. 24, 1856. He d. Nov. 17, 1868. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Hannah E., b. Jan. 17, 1831; d. June 11, 1864; unm.
ii. George A., b. Oct. 5, 1832; d. Dec. 15, 1854.
iii. Ellen M., b. June 10, 1834; m. Sept. 30, 1851, John B. Stearns of
Cornish. He d. June 11, 1885. She res. in Claremont. iv. Mary, b. July 27, 1836, m. Sept. 27, 1853, Joseph L. HUliard of
Cornish. Six children. (See Hilliard.)
8. Joshua W." Bryant {Israeb, Sylvanus^, Samueh-^, John"-, Stephen^) was b.
March 20, 1795; m. Jan., 1833, Maria Comings, dau. of Warren and
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Mary (Taylor) Comings, b. March 8, 1808, d. March 25, 1876, in Wood- stock, Vt. They Hved in Bridgewater, Vt., from 1836 until his death, April 26, 1872. Children, all b. in Bridgewater except the first one:
i. Judith Jane, b. Aug. 16, 1834 (or Sept. 9, 1835), in Cornish; m. first, 1865, Joshua Hadley, who d. in 1867, lea\'ing one child; m. sec- ond, 1873, Russell W. Pinney. Two children: 1. Hart B., b. May 6, 1873. 2. Bertha Maria, b. Dec. 13, 1876.
ii. Emily M., b. Feb. 14, 1837; m. , 185S, Charies Elliott. Two
cliildren. Rem. to Marshalltown, la., about 1890.
iii. Mary A., b. Jan. 1, 1840; m. May 2, 1864, Benton H. Pinney, a brother of Russell W. Pinney; lived in Woodstock, Vt. Two children: 1. Arthur Bryant, b. Feb. 5, 1865. 2. Burt La^-rence, b. June 5, 1868.
iv. Hattie E., b. Dec. 25, 1842; m. July, 1867, Charles Hunt, a mechanic of Peterborough. Two children. She d. Aug., 1869.
V. Daniel G., b. June 7, 1844; m. , 1868, Bell Willis. One child:
Hattie B. He is a carpenter, "a worthy man." Lives in Lud- low, Vt.
9, Joseph' Bryant {Israeh, Sylvanus^, Samueh-^, John"-, Stephen^) h. June 14,
1800; m. first, Nov. 25, 1830, Sula Belona Comings, dau. of Andrew and Lydia (Jackson) Comings, b. March 12, 1805, d. April 30, 1867. They rem. from Cornish to Bridgewater, Vt., Feb., 1837. He was a farmer. He m. second, Nov., 1868, Mrs. Meroa (White) Manning of Claremont, formerly of Cornish. Children, the first three b. in Cornish, the rest in Unity, Vt. :
i. Norman Sylvanus, b. Dec. 22, 1831; m. March 2, 1857, Lucy C. Taft of Woodstock, Vt. Five children. A millwTight. He d. April 22, 1900, in No. CharlestowTi, where he had res. seven years.
ii. Philander Chase, b. May 5, 1834; m. Nov. 7, 1862, Ellen R. Brown of Woodstock, Vt. No children. He was a manufacturer of woolen goods and res. in Woodstock until he d., Dec. 10, 1873.
iii. LucTA Ann, b. Nov. 16, 1836; m. Jan. 24, 1858, Francis G. Upham of Ascutneyville, Vt., where they res. One child: Stella E.
iv. Elvira Lydia, b. Dec. 16, 1838. Spent some years teaching in Cornish and Vt.; m. Sept. 28, 1865, Edwin Lewis Reed of Pom- fret, Vt., a soldier in the Civil War. Settled in Claremont where he d. Nov. 22, 1882. One child: Clarence Edwin, b. Jan. 15, 1869.
V. Frederic Lewis, b. Sept. 21, 1843; d. Feb. 23, 1852.
vi. Augustine Gould, b. Dec. 25, 1849. A blacksmith by trade, also possessed of great musical talents; m. Sept. 27, 1872, Carrie E. Hastings of Felchville, Vt. Five children. He d. July 20, 1891, in Westmoreland.
10. Daniel' Bryant {Israeh, Sylvanus^, Samuel*-^, John^, Stephen^) b. Sept. 4,
1803, A skillful and energetic farmer. Hem. May 1, 1834, Chloe Hildreth ,
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dau. of Samuel and Zilpha (Gilbert) Hildreth of Cornish, b. June 13, 1800, d. March 25, 1890. He d. Aug. 14, 1864. Children, all b. in Cornish :
i. George, b. Jan. 22, 1836; d. March 17, 1836. 13. ii. Edward, b. Feb. 7, 1837.
iii. Charles, b. Oct. 3, 1838; d. Sept. 2, 1841.
iv. Charlotte E., b. March 27, 1841; m. Nov. 12, 1861, William E. Westgate. Had two cliildren. (See Westgate.)
11. George Washington' Bryant {Sears^, Sylvanus^, Samuel*-^, Johrf,
Stepheiv) was b. Nov. 18, 1821; m. Feb. 14, 1844, Lydia Lorinda Shaw, d. in Cornish April 16, 1892. He d. in Cornish June 3, 1869. Children:
i. Emma Eudora, b. April 25, 1846; m. Jan. 22, 186S, Leonard Kimball
Warner of Champlain, N. Y., a soldier in the Civil War. He d.
April 25, 1889. One child: George Clinton, b. Aug. 1, 1870. She
res. in Claremont. ii. George Washington Sears, b. Sept. 13, 1848; d. March 19, 1885. iii. Allen, b. Feb. 1, 1849; d. March 28, 1874.
iv. Belva Isadore, b. ; d. young.
V. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1855; m. first Dec, 1872, Alfred S.
Sisson of Cornish. One cliild. Were div. ; she m. second,
, Lyman Hunter. He d. March 22, 1887, in Claremont. (See
Casualties.) M. third, John Phillips and Hve in Lowell, Mass. vi. Delia R., b. Nov. 25, 1859; m. May 1, 1878, Charles D. Nevens.
Two children. (See Nevens.) vii. Sarah Hall, b. Sept. 21, 1864; m. May 16, 1889, George F. Lewis.
One child: Marion H., b. Sept. 1, 1891, who grad. at Kimball
Union Academy in 1909. Res., Meriden. viii. D.ANiEL Deming, b. June 17, 1867; m. first. Pearl Merrill of Sunapee;
m. second, . Lives in Bellows Falls, Vt.
12. Sylvanus Woodwards Bryant (Sylvanus'-^-^, Samueh-^, Johtv-, Stephen^)
was b. Oct. 23, 1839; m. Oct. 6, 1870, Sarah G. Smith of Westminster, Vt. They have ever since lived on the Flat. He is a jeweller, auctioneer and capitalist. He represented the town in the legislature of 1871. A Republican, ha\'ing large influence with his party, and among politi- cians generally in town, county and state. Children, all b. in Cornish Flat:
i. Mary H., b. Sept. 6, 1876; d. Aug. 29, 1878.
ii. Jennie S., b. June 28, 1879; m. Oct. 4, 1905, Herbert E. Leganger of
Boston, where they reside. He is a decorator, iii. George H., b. Nov. 22, 1880.
13. Edwards Bryant (Daniel^, Israel, Sylvanus^, Samuch-^, John"-, Stephen^)
was b. Feb. 7, 1837; m. Dec. 15, 1859, Julia Helen Gilkey of Plainfield,
dau. of James and Naomi (Smith) Gilkey, b. Aug. 5, 1842, d. Nov. 6,
1889. He d. Nov. 7, 1909. He was a farmer. Children, all b. in Cornish:
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i. James D., b. March 6, 1861; m. Nov. 17, 1898, Annie Powers of
Somerville, Mass. Their second cliild, a son, was b. in Cornish,
May 13, 1903. ii. Julia Janette, b. March 1, 1872; m. June 9, 1897, WilHam C.
Grannis of Claremont. iii. Charles E., b. April 21, 1873; m. April 13, 1903, Ellen Woods of
Ireland, iv. John G., b. March 4, 1875.
BUGBEE.
The Bugbees are of Danish descent. Edward^ Bugbee came from Ipswich, Eng., in 1634 in the ship Francis and settled in Roxbury, Mass. The direct Une of descent from him to their settlement in Cornish was: Joseph^, Edward^, Daniel^-s, to Reubens Bugbee, who was b. Aug. 21,
1775, in . He m. first, in 1800, Polly Marsh of Woodstock, Vt.,
b. Sept. 10, 1778, and d. in 1801 ; m. second, in 1802, Lydia Marsh, sister of his former wife, b. March 16, 1782, and d. in Plainfield Dec. 14, 1857. They came from Woodstock to Plainfield about 1840 (?) and settled near the Plainfield line, north of the Flat. He was a farmer. He d. Sept. 15, 1851. Child by first wife:
i. Calista S., b. March 12, 1801; m. Jan. 2, 1823, Levi Cobb of Cornish. Four children. (See Cobb.) She d. Jan. 3, 1861.
Children by second wife:
ii. Lyndon, b. Dec. 7, 1805; d. July 7, 1812.
iii. Maey, b. Aug. 18, 1807; m. Dec, 7, 1834, Benjamin Woods. Two
children. Lived in — . She d. April 2, 1860.
iv. Reuben, Jr., b. Jan. 12, 1810, in Hartland, Vt.; m. Dec. 16, 1835,
Asenath Morse of WaUingford, Vt., b. Feb. 14, 1808. Lived in
Bradford and Manchester. One child: Caroline, b. Aug. 7,
1838, who was killed on the railroad July 1, 1848. He d. May
1, 1883, in Bedford. She d. Feb. 7, 1895. V. Susan, b. July 12, 1813; m. first, Nov. 10, 1836, John Miller, said to
have been a Congregational preacher. He d. Aug. 16, 1838.
She m. second, , Luther Newton. She d. at the Flat May
22, 1849. No children, vi. Laura E., b. Sept. 21, 1814; m. Aug. 12, 1847, Truman Brown of
Boston. She d. there Oct. 10, 1889. Two children. vii. Maria Pratt, b. April 12, 1817; m. March 25, 1841, Benj. Chesman
Clark. Four children. (See Clark.) He d. July 7, 1888. She
d. Jan. 22, 1905, in Auburn, R. I.
2. viii. Francis Lyman, b. June 24, 1819.
3. ix. Sylvester Marsh, b. Oct. 24, 1823.
2. Francis Lyman' Bugbee {Reuben'', Daniel^*, Edward', Joseph, Edward^) b. June 24, 1819; m. Feb. 11, 1846, Ruth Coburn of Cornish, dau. of Simon and Ruth (Eaton) Coburn, b. Oct. 9, 1819, and d. March 22, 1881,
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in No. Londonderry. He d. in Cornish April 27, 1855. Children, all b. in Cornish.
1. Angeline M., b. Dec. 1, 1846; m. Oct. 11, 1866, Asahel G. Whidden.
Six children. Live in Hudson. (1903.) ii. Infant dau., b. Dec. 28, 1848; d. unnamed March 23, 1849. iii. Francis E., b. July 16, 1850; d. Aug. 23, 1850. iv. Ruth E., b. April 24, 1852; d. May 7, 1852. V. Lyman H., b. Dec. 27, 1855; d. Jan. 18, 1856.
3. Sylvester Marsh' Bugbee {Reuben^, Danieb-^, Edward^, Joseph-, Edward^)
wasb.Oct.24, 1823; m. first, April 20, 1847, his niece, Livonia Calista Cobb of Cornish, dau. of Levi and Calista (Bugbee) Cobb, b. Dec. 10, 1823, and d. March 17, 1849; m. second, Oct. 20, 1850, Ehza M. Richardson of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Joseph and Sylvia (Day) Richardson, b. May 23, 1825, and d. Oct. 18, 1896. He was a wheelwright and general mechanic. Was choir-master tliirty-two years in the Baptist Church at the Flat. He enlisted in the Civil War, was appointed Capt. Co. I, 14th Regt. N. H. Vols., Oct. 9, 1862, and resigned his commission on Dec. 17, 1862. (See Military.) He d. at the Flat Jan. 29, 1897. Children, all b. in town :
i. An infant by first wife, b. and d. in 1849. 4. ii. Orra S., b. June 7, 1856.
iii. Wallace Lyman, b. July 11, 1858. Graduated at Kimball Union
Academy in class of 1880; m. Dec. 19, 1883, Ella Frances Barker
of Lebanon, dau. of Daniel and Delia (Thurston) Barker, b. Nov.
21, 1863. She d. Sept. 4, 1908, in Claremont. They had no
children. In trade in Claremont in 1900.
4. Orra S.s Bugbee (Sylvester M.', ReuberV', Danieb-->, Edivard', Joseph^,
Edward^) was b. June 7, 1856; m. Nov. 24, 1892, Hattie S. Davis", then of Meriden, dau. of Josiah and Ellen (Smart) Davis, b. Oct. 8, 1860. Lived at Meriden several years. Was mail carrier some years from Windsor, Vt., to both Cornish Flat and Meriden. Lives (1905) in Clare- mont. Collector of taxes. Member of N. H. legislature, 1900-02. Children :
i. Ralph Josiah, b. June 3, 1894. ii. Helen Marion, b. Sept. 28, 1895.
Joseph D. Bugbee, a son of Daniel Bugbee (?), m. about 1805, Betsey Bruce of Conn. He d. about 1815. His wid. m. March 7, 1821, Francis Cobb of Cornish and by him had one son, Edmund Hooker Cobb. (See Cobb.) She d. March 6, 1832. Her children by Mr. Bugbee, all b. in Cornish:
i. Joseph D., Jr., b. April 28, 1807. He lived in Boston, where he d.
ii. Henry, b. June 13, 1808; d. young. 2. iii. Benjamin Franklin, b. Dec. 17, 1809.
iv. George, b. March 12, 1812; m. in 1834, Eunice Lamphire of Hart- land, Vt. She was b. in 1807, and d. Jan. 13, 1870. He d. sud- denly in Cornish Sept. 3, 1882. They had but one child: Jane
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M., b. Dec. 27, 1836, who m. May 5, 1860, John Murray Cole and had four children. (See Cole.) V. Betsey, a twin with the last, b. March 12, 1812; m. Aug. 31, 1838, Moses Walker of Cornish. Seven children. (See Walker.) She d. in Cornish June 8, 1879.
2. Benjamin Franklin^ Bugbee (Joseph D.-, Danieh) was b. Dec. 17, 1809; m. April 12, 1831, Alniira Williams of Cornish, dau. of Stephen and Betsey (White) Wilhams, b. Sept. 1, 1810, and d. Aug. 11, 1884. Mr. Bugbee d. March 9, 1887. Children, all except the last one, b. in Cornish:
i. Henry Allen, b. Oct. 12, 1832; m. Oct., 1856, Lucy Bryant of Lebanon. Eight children. He d. Sept. 20, 1882, being killed on the railroad at Lebanon. His wife d. Aug., 1907.
ii. LouLSA Mason, b. Feb. 27, 1834; m. May 23, 1854, Charles H. Swain of Claremont, b. Dec. 2, 1826, in Brattleboro, Vt. Two cliildren: Lewis E. and Anna B. Mr. Swain d. Dec. 25, 1901.
iii. Lois Liscomb, b. Nov. 26, 1836; m. Nov. 26, 1856, Samuel S. Judd of Claremont. Two children. Mr. Judd d. Dec. 8, 1897. His wife d. Dec. 2, 1904. They both d. in Keene, where they lived.
iv. Norman Orlando, b. March 21, 1838; m. Nov. 7, 1859, Louisa Gates of Hartland, Vt. Three children: 1. Frank E., b. Oct. 3, 1862, in Windsor, Vt., and d. in Keene June 28, 1893. 2. Dora F., b. in Cornish Oct. 12, 1865; m. Wm. Simmons of Lebanon. 3. Orimer N., b. June 19, 1873, in Cornish; m. Mae Morgan of Woodstock, Vt. Mr. Bugbee d. in Hartland, Vt., April 15, 1876.
V. Horace Lorenzo, b. Jan. 24, 1840; m. in 186-, Minnie Butterfield of Springfield, Mass. Six children: 1. Edna Vietta who m. a Mr. Pollard. 2. Irving R., who m. Jennie Thomas. 3. Alma m. Irwin Fitterly and lives in Brooklyn, N. Y. 4. Fred, who m. Emma Levalley. 5. Lubert, unm. 6. Essie, who m. Mr. Sylvester and lives in California. Mr. Bugbee d. in Claremont Aug. 25, 1901.
vi. Sarah Ann, b. Jan. 30, 1842; m. Nov. 24, 1861, Martin Williams. Two children: 1. Erwin E. and 2. Edna May. The latter d. by scalding April 11, 1871. (See Casualties.) Mrs. Wilhams d. in Cornish Oct. 29, 1878. 3. vii. George Erastus, b. Dec. 26, 1844.
viii. Benj. Franklin, Jr., b. Jan. 12, 1840; m. first, in 1867, Nellie Albee of Claremont. No issue; m. second, in 1876, Abbie Richmond of Tafts\'ille, Vt., where they reside. One child: Rodney. Mr. Bugbee was a veteran of the Civil War.
ix. Maria H., b. Oct. 17, 1848, in Norwich, Vt.; m. Sept. 24, 1868, Eugene A. Rowell of Croydon, b. in Goshen March 9, 1848. Two children: 1. Ella A., b. Oct. 29, 1870, and 2. Florence E., b. March 14, 1880. Mr. Rowell d. March, 1885. She m. second, Jan. 1, 1891, Edwin H. French, who d. Sept. 20, 1898. She res. in Keene, N. H. (1910.)
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3. George Erastus* Bugbee (Benj. Fj, Joseph D.', Danieh) was b. Dec. 26, 1844; m. Jan. 14, 1869, Cynthia L. Pierce of Goshen. A farmer and lived on the homestead of his father where he d. Feb. 13, 1900. Two children, both b. in Cornish:
i. Herbert G., b. Feb. 20, 1870; m. Oct. 30, 1901, Sarah Emma Rowell, formerly of Cornish, dau. of J. Oilman and Sarah (Comings) Rowell, b. July 6, 1874. He is a machinist. They live in Claremont.
ii. Alice May, b. July 2, 1880; unm.; a shoe worker, lives in Lj-nn, Mass. (1910.)
Howard Bugbee came to town when a young man. He m. first Lucinda Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Damans (Sabin) Chase, b. Nov.
16, 1789, and d. ; m. second, Lavina Chase, a sister of his first
wife and by her had the followng children:
i. Charles Chase, b. Feb. 6, 1815.
ii. George Howard, b. Aug. 25, 1817.
iii. Henry Munroe, b. Oct. 11, 1819; d. Sept. 21, 1842.
iv. John Fellows, b. April 16, 1823.
v. William Comings, b. Aug. 28, 1827.
The relationship of this family to the others of this name is unknown.
BURNAP.
Dea. John Burnap and Susanna, his ^-ife with six children, came to Norwich, Vt., in 1771, from Lebanon, Conn. One of their sons, Dea. Elijah Burnap, b. Jan., 1756, m. Sept., 1783, Naomi Farrington, who d. June 26, 1839, aged 84. By her he had four cWldren, all b. in Norwich, Vt.:
i. Orril, b. Oct. 7, 1792, m. Feb. 26, 1812, Asa Goodnow. Lived in Deering, where she d. May 22, 1850. Several children. 2. ii. Arunah, b. Oct. 10, 1794.
iii. Jedidah, b. ; m. Dec. 27, 1832, Francis Cobb of Cornish.
Two children, both b. in Cornish. (See Cobb.) Spent her life after marriage, in Cornish; d. Feb. 28, 1862.
iv. David, b. April 5, 1801; m. June 12, 1820, Almeda Williams of Plain- field, where he resided until he d. June 16, 1871. Ten children.
2. Arunah3 Burnap (Elijah'^, John^) b. Oct. 10, 1794; settled on Cornish Flat in early life and spent his life there; m. first, Feb. 14, 1816, Betsey Burr of Grantham (now Cornish), dau. of Ebenezer and Ehzabeth (Dorchester) Burr, b. Aug. 27, 1787, d. July 14, 1865; m. second, June 8, 1870, Mrs. Lucy (Mathews) Coburn, dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah (Woodbury) Mathews, b. April 22, 1813, and d. June 4, 1893. No issue. Mr. Burnap carried on the shoemaking business for several years and afterwards engaged principally in the insurance business, besides cul- tivating some land. He was a staunch Republican, a devout Christian member of the Baptist Church, of which he was a dea. for many years,
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also its clerk for twenty-seven years. A Free Mason, and secretary of Cheshire Lodge for several years. Represented the town in legislature in 1860-61. A safe counsellor, always void of ostentation and show, and was noted for his meekness and candor on all subjects. He tenderly cared for his aged mother who hved with him until her death, June 26, 1839. He d. Dec. 29, 1877. "The memory of the just is blessed." Two children by first wife, both b. in Cornish:
i. Almina Mandaxa, b. March 23, 1818; m. Feb. 14, 1835, Zeno Hunter of Cornish. Had four children. (See Hunter.) She d. April 18, 1856.
ii. Maky Elizabeth, b. Dec. 25, 1831 ; d. July 26, 1833.
BURR.
The Burrs were of English descent. Benjamin^, with Samuel, his son, came to America soon after N. E. was open for settlement. Lived in Hartford, Conn., some years, where Jonathan^ was b., who rem. to Middletown, Conn., where Ebenezer^ was b. He rem. to Haddam, Conn., where he had a son, Ebenezers, b. The father and son both emigrated to that part of Grantham which subsequently was annexed to Cornish. The son, Ebenezer^, b. March, 1749, m. EHzabeth Dorchester. He d. Sept. 15, 1829. She d. Feb. 22, 1828. The following brief sketch of these ancestors by Fred A. Dean, Esq., we insert here :
"The Burrs came to Grantham to settle several years before the Revolu- tion. They settled in that part of the town since set off into Cornish.
"They cleared a farm, and generation after generation lived and died on the old farm. After more than 125 years of ownership, and occupation, it jsassed out of the family keeping into the hands of others.
"From that old farm one of the Burr boys went to fight a king that a nation might be born. Great-grandmother Burr came all the way from Haddam^ Conn., to Grantham, N. H., on a pack horse. Came up the Connecticut river to old Fort No. 4 and on to Windsor, Vt., thence over the hills to their new-made home in the wilderness. The story of their life and hardships I need not write. It was the life of all who go ahead to hew out honors and institutions for the generations that come after them. It takes brave men and women to be pioneers.
"They must sow that others may reap, suffer that others may gain, and labor that others may have a life worth living."
Ebenezers and Elizabeth (Dorchester) Burr had the following children, aU b. in Grantham excei)t the first one who was b. in Haddam, Conn.
i. Seymour, b. March 15, 1772; m. , Hannah Roberts. He d.
July 31, 1853. ii. Mary, b. Sept. 22, 1776; m. — , Jesse Johnson. She d. Jan. 9, 1859. iii. Timothy, b. Jan. 25, 1779; m. about 1805, Sally Fairchild, who d.
June, 1835. They had six children and lived in Boston. The
youngest, Mary, m. her cousin, William D., son of Ebenezer«»
Timothy d. Oct. 18, 1860.
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2. iv. Oli\t:r, b. Dec. 2, 1780.
3. V. Ebenezer, Jr., b. Oct. 13, 1784.
vi. Betsey, b. Aug. 27, 1787; m. Feb. 14, 1816, Arunah Burnap. Had two children. (See Burnap.) She d. July 14, 1865.
vii. Versel, b. June 12, 1794. Never m.; d. Nov. 22, 1825.
viii. Area, b. Nov. 24, 1797; m. first, Ruth Lamberton; m. second, Lucy Bartlett; m. third, Charlotte Hobart; m. fourth, Sophrona Lucas. We have no record of his death.
2. Olivers Burr {Ebenezer^-*, Jonathan^ Samuel^, Benjamim) b. Dec. 2, 1780, m. Selinda Stowell of Grantham (now Cornish), dau. of Ebenezer
and Pameha (Whiting) Stowell, b. , d. . He d. June 30,
1844. Children:
i. Triphena, b. April 24, 1808; d. Nov. 12, 1876. ii. Truman, b. Dec. 14, 1809; d. Oct. 8, 1863.
4. iii. Bradley, b. Feb. 20, 1813.
iv. Warren, b. March 12, 1815; d. Dec. 29, 1890.
v. Oliver, Jr., b. June 29, 1817; d. March 6, 1818.
vi. Celinda, b. Jan. 10, 1819; d. Jan. 30, 1845.
vii. Mary Ann, b. April 2, 1821 ; d. May 27, 1822.
viii. Permilla, b. June 12, 1823; d. Nov. 8, 1824.
ix. Lucena, b. May 2,1825; m. fu-st, Feb., 1846. He d. Sept., 1852. She
m. second, Oct. 3, 1853, Nathaniel Royes. One child by each
husband. Res., Fairlee, Vt. Living in 1903. X. LuciNDA, b. July 9, 1827; d. Sept. 19, 1852. xi. Eben, b. Nov. 15, 1829; m. Aug. 30, 1853, Hannah E. Burr. Res.
in Keene. Three children. Living in 1903. xii. Permilla Dorchester, b. Feb. 9, 1832; d. Feb. 15, 1895, in St,
Johnsbury, Vt.; m. July 11, 1853, at Westmoreland, Jolm L.
Couch of Cornish. One child. (See Couch.)
3. Ebenezers Burr (EbeJiezer'-", Jonathan', Sainueb, Benjamin^) b. Oct. 13, 1784; m. April 29, 1813, Mary Hall of Windsor, Vt., dau. of David and OUve (Smead) Hall, b. — , 1786, d. May 16, 1867. Occupied same farm his father owned during his life. He built the stone house about 1837-38. Was a strong anti-slavery man and a zealous Baptist, and a successful farmer. He d. Jan. 17, 1875. Children, all b. in Grantham, now Cornish:
i. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 22, 1813; m. John Bradley of Woodstock, Vt.,
where they lived. No children, ii. Sarah F., b. May 15, 1816; m. Sept. 16, 1841, James G. Kidder of
Weathersfield, Vt. Res. chiefly in Cornish. Three children.
(See Kidder.) She d. March 3, 1898. iii. Lucy Hall, b. March 1, 1818; m. — , 1842, Erastus Stone of
Plainfield. Six children. She d. in Worcester, Mass.
5. iv. William D., b. March 5, 1820.
6. V. Oliver Perry, b. April 25, 1822.
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vi. Julia M., b. May 1, 1824; m. Geo. T. Bradley of Woodstock, Vt.^ where they reside. Four children. She d. , 1888.
vii. Clarissa B., b. July 26, 1826; m. April 9, 1850, Rufus G. Badger- Had five children. (See Badger.)
7. viii. Versel Ebenezer, b. April 7, 1829.
ix. Harriet Axtgusta, b. Aug. 15, 1831; m. March, 1855, George C. Dean of Bethel, Vt. Two children. (See Dean.)
4. Bradley" Burr {Oliver^, Ehenezer^-*, Jonathan^, Samueb, Benjamin^),
fourth child of Oliver and Celinda (Stowell) Burr, b. Feb. 20, 1813, in Cornish. Rem. when young to Thetford, Vt., and res. there until 1840, when he came back to Cornish. He had m. April 6, 1836, Maria S. Reed of Thetford, b. July 22, 1813. They remained in Cornish until 1870, when they rem. first to Windsor, Vt., where they lived ten years, and then to Lebanon, where they both d. She d. Dec. 25, 1881. He d. Feb. 23, 1892. He ran the grist mill at the Flat many years. Was auction- eer, constable, etc., and was in many ways a useful man. He and his- wife were both devoted members of the Baptist Church in Cornish. At Windsor, he was one of the officers at the state prison. Child:
i. Mary Malincy, b. July 4, 1837; m. Dec. 2, 1869, Joseph Orlando- Richardson, then of Cornish, but afterwards of Lebanon. They had one child, Leon B., b. April 14, 1878. (See Richardson.)
5. William D.' Burr {Ebenezen-^-*, Jonathan^, Samuel'^, Benjamin^) b.
March 5, 1820; m. March 20, 1855, his cousin, Mary Burr of Boston,, dau. of Timothy and Sally (Fairchild) Burr. Caring for his parents in their declining years on the old homestead, they remained there until after their parents' death and then rem. to Plainfield in March, 1875, where he d. April 4, 1885. She d. Jan. 23, 1907, aged 84-0-14. Chil- dren, both b. in Cornish:
i. Hattie B., b. Oct. 5, 1858; m. Aug. 30, 1892, Henry L. Sanderson, son of Levi H. and Mary Jane (Rawson) Sanderson of Plainfield, Nov. 13, 1855. He is (1903) an officer in the Vermont state prison at Windsor. Three children:
ii. Charles S., b. July 20, 1856. He is a farmer; m. Nov. 30, 1886, Julia A. Whitaker of Plainfield, dau. of Ephraim and Delia Whitaker, b. April 28, 1862. Res. in Plainfield. Four children.
6. Oliver Perry? Burr (Ebenezer 6-^-'^, Jonathan', Samuel-, Benjamin^) b.
April 25, 1822; m. , Maria L. Westgate of Plainfield, dau. of
David and Lucy (Williams) Westgate, b. , 1819, and d. April 21,
1882. He d. Feb. 7, 1889. He was a farmer and always lived in Cor- nish. For many years they had the care of the poor in Cornish until the county took care of its paupers in 1868. Child:
8. i. Orlando Powers, b. Feb. 16, 1853.
7. Versel Ebenezer' Bttrr (Ebenezer^-^-", Jonathan', Samueb, Benjamin^)
b. April 7, 1829; m. March 20, 1855, Janette Hibbard, dau. of Zebulon
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and Eliza Hibbard, b. Nov. 28, 1836. Res. in Cornish until he enlisted in Aug., 1862. He was a member of Co. I, 14th Regt. N. H. Vols, in the war of the Rebellion. He d. in the service Aug. 23, 1863. Three chil- dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. John V., b. April 22, 1856. ii. Katie J., b. April 20, 1859. iii. Mary J., b. March 14, 1861 ; d. Feb. 29, 1872.
8. Orlando Powerss Burr {Oliver Perry, Ehenezer^-^-\ Jonathan^, Samueb,
Benjamin^) b. Feb. 16, 1853; m. Jan. 3, 1871, Emma Jane Fletcher, dau, of Quartus and Charlotte (Hilliard) Fletcher of Cornish, b. March 15. 1852. Children, all b. in Cornish:
9. i. Perry Fletcher, b. Feb. 19, 1872.
ii. Edwin Quartus, b. April 22, 1874; m. Oct. 31, 1897, Loretta Sander- son, dau. of Francis Sanderson, iii. Myrtie Jael, b. June 9, 1882. iv. Ella Maria, b. Nov. 27, 1884.
9. Perry Fletchers Burr {Orlando Poicers'^, Oliver Perry^, Ebenezer^-^-*,
Jonathan', Samuel"-, Benjamin^) h. Feb. 19, 1872; m. Oct. 27, 1891, Abby R. Hebard of Cornish, dau. of Norman E. and Mrs. Julia (Avery) (Mer- rill) Hebard, b. July 24, 1870. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Eleanor Blanche, b. Nov. 24, 1892; m. June 25, 1910, Clifford
Bonner,
ii. Julius Hebard, b. June 30, 1895.
iii. Maria Julia, b. July 14, 1896; d. Aug. 30, 1896.
iv. William McKinley, b. May 1, 1899.
V. Walter Norman, b. Feb. 23, 1902.
vi. Theodore Roosevelt, b. May 10, 1903.
vii. Doris, b. Nov. 25, 1905.
BUTMAN.
Amos Butman, b. in 1786, with Marion (Heath) Butman his wife, b. in 1796^ lived in Enfield and raised several children. They came to Cornish in advanced life. Two daughters, Mrs. Hiram Stone and Mrs. Horace Wright, already lived here. A son, John Butman, came a few years later. Amos d. June 23, 1861. His wife d. Sept. 4, 1872. John was b. in Enfield Feb. 5, 1821; m. first, Jan. 30, 1856, Laura L. Allen, b. Feb. 26, 1837, ia Hinesburg, Vt., and d. June 4, 1871. They lived a few years in Morris- towTi, Waterbury and Burlington, Vt. After the death of his wife he came to Cornish, where he spent the rest of his life. He m. second, Oct. 18, 1879, Jennie M. Austin of Lebanon, b. Nov. 21, 1834, and d. Dec. 6, 1908. He d. Jan. 23, 1899. Children, all by first wife:
2. i. Albert Perkins, b. Aug. 11, 1859.
ii. Abbie Jane, b. July 1, 1861, in Waterbury, Vt.; m. Dorwin
and has several children. A son, Lawrence, was b. in town, June 28, 1891.
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iii. Ella Mary, b. April 20, 1865, in Waterbury, Vt.; m. , and
lives in Claremont. iv. Fred H., b. July 18, 1868, in So. Burlington, Vt. Unm. in 1908.
2. Albert Perkins^ Butman {John'-, Amos^) was b. Aug. 11, 1859, iq Morris- towTi, Vt.; m. Jan. 24, 1884, Sarah Huggins of Cornish, dau. of George W. and Paulina (Pryor) Huggins, b. April 27, 1850. Children, all b. in Cornish :
i. Pearl, b. ; m. May 13, 1905, George P. Merton of Claremont.
Their third child, Ruby Ellen, was b. Sept. 19, 1910, in Plainfield. ii. Nellie Louisa, b. Sept. 15, 1884; m. Nov. 9, 1905, Wilbur L. Lea\dtt,
formerly of Grantham, iii. Harry Ernest, b. July 3, 1887. iv. Maurice Albert, b. Sept. 15, 1890.
BUTTERFIELD.
Simeon and Sally Butterfield lived in town and had the following children b. in town:
i. Simeon, Jr., b. Jan. 24, 1798.
ii. Asa Coburn, b. March 14, 1800.
iii. LoAMMi, b. Feb. 13, 1802.
iv. Parker Varnum, b. Nov. 15, 1804.
Further record of this family has not been found.
CADY.
The name Cady was quite common during the earliest years of the town. It appears that later most of them left town as after a few years the name faded from the records, and the cemeteries show but few burials of those bearing the name. Their earliest ancestor known was Nicholasi who emigrated in 1645 to Watertown, Mass. He had a son, Capt. Joseph', who in turn had a son, Williams, who settled in Killingsly, Conn. He had a son, Abijah^, b. there July 14, 1718, who m. first, Aug. 24, 1749, Ahce Nichols, who d. Nov. 7, 1751; m. second, May 24, 1763, Miriam Wilson. They lived several years in Plainfield, Conn., and then came to Cornish where he d. in 1777. Their children, so far as known, were by first wife:
2. i. Stephen, b. Sept. 12, 1750, in Plainfield, Conn. By second wife : ii. Robert, b. Aug. 11, 1768, in Plainfield, Conn. Settled in Windsor,
Vt. iii. Thomas, b. May 14, 1771, m Cornish, iv. Alice, b. March 29, 1773, in Cornish.
2. Stephen' Cady (Ahijah', William^, Joseph^, Nicholas'^) was b. Sept. 12,
1750, in Plainfield, Conn.; m. first, April 22, 1773, Jane Patrick, b. in
1751, and d. Feb. 0, 1794. After marriage they lived several years in
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Cornish and then rem. to Windsor, Vt. He m. second, Sept. 23, 1794, Esther Parker, b. in 1752, and d. March 29, 1834. He d. July 31, 1829; was a Sergt. in Col. Chase's Regt. in 1776. Children, the first six b. in Cornish, the rest in Windsor, Vt. :
i. Elsie, b. Jan. 25, 1774; d. Aug. 22, 1777.
ii. Isabella, b. March 1, 1775.
iii. Jane, b. Jan. 24, 1777; d. Aug. 19, 1779.
iv. Phebe, b. Aug. 20, 1778.
V. Jane, b. April 21, 1781; m. , Norton Woodworth.
vi. Sarah, b. Feb. 23, 1783.
vii. Anna, b. Nov. 4, 1784; m. , Elijah Worcester.
viii. Martha Patrick, b. Oct. 16, 1786.
ix. Betsey, b. Sept. 19, 1788.
X. Polly, b. Aug. 9, 1790.
xi. Lucy, b. Nov. 24, 1792, and d. soon after birth.
Children by Esther Parker:
xii. Plumer, b. Sept. 7, 1795; m. Peter Taylor, xiii. Esther, b. Jan. 27, 1797; d. Aug. 31, 1800.
xiv. Lucy, b. April 16, 1798; m. , Nathan Kitridge.
XV. Nancy, b. Aug. 21, 1800; m. , Packard.
xvi. Stephen Parker, b. Jan. 10, 1805.
Lieut. Elijah Cady, a bro. of Abijah* (William^, Joseph% Nicholas^) was b. in
Scituate, R. I., June 20, 1721; m. , Dinah Spaulding, a dau. of
Jonathan, b. June 12, 1723, and d. in Cornish Oct. 2, 1812. He d. the same day. His military record is unknown to the writer. Their chil- dren were:
i. Molly, b. ; m. Nov. 19, 1762, Isaac Parkhurst and Uved in
Plainfield, Conn., and had several children: 3. ii. Elias, b. March 21, 1743. iii. Elijah, Jr., b. Nov. 1, 1747. iv. Abigail, b. March 14, 1749.
V. Priscilla, b. , 1752.
vi. Curtis, b. June 30, 1755.
vii. Sarah, b. Nov. 29, 1757; m. Dec. 13, 1778, Peter Chase of Cornish.
SLx children. (See Chase.) viii. Noah, b. May 15, 1760. Settled in Gilsum.
ix. Lucy, b. Nov. 30, 1764; m. , Asa Stearns.
x. Jonathan, b. Feb. 1, 1767, in Cornish. xi. Ruth, b. May 9, 1770, in Cornish.
3. Capt. Eliass Cady (lAeut. Elijah*, Williayn^, Joseph, Nicholas^) was b.
March 21, 1743; m. , Hannah Hutchins, b. in 1746, and d. in
Cornish March 4, 1826. Her mother's name was Parkhurst. When young they came from Conn, to Cornish on horseback. He cut a willow stick on the way to urge his horse, and stuck it in the ground of his future home, and it remains to the present time. He was a soldier of the 5-II
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Revolution and served in Col. Chase's Regt. Became a Capt. in the service, and ever after bore the title. Was a selectman of the town in 1771-73-74-78 and 82, besides holding other offices. He d. in Cornish Feb. 26, 1826, about a week before his wife d. Children :
i. Ruth, b. , 1770; d. Feb. 5, 1788.
ii. Silas, b. Nov. 9, 1773; m. Feb. 15, 1798, Polly Chase of Cornish (?).
She d. Dec. 4, 1848. Mr. Cady d. Nov. 23, 1862. iii. LxJCY, b. ; m. Nov. 13, 1801, Barnabas Ellis of Claremont
(a second wife). She d. March 17, 1832. Mr. Ellis d. June 26,
1838, aged 93. iv. Noah H., b. Jan. 28, 1776; d. Aug. 16.— (record obliterated). v. Sarah, b. Aug. 4, 1778; d. Aug. 21, 1780. vi. Gratia, b. ; m. Burke.
4. vii. CtiRTis, b. June 9, 1781.
viii. Hannah, b. ; m. March 5, 1815, John Sprague.
ix. Sally, b. Aug. 29, 1790; m. April 15, 1818, Benjamin Chadbourne
of Cornish. Seven children. (See Chadbourne.) She d. Dec.
16, 1864.
4. Capt. Curtiss Cady (Elias\ Elijah, William', Joseph, Nicholas^) was b.
June 9, 1781; m. Dec. 3, 1812, Sally Morgan, b. June 17, 1789, and d. Dec. 11, 1876. He d. Oct. 21, 1842. Was a Capt. in the state militia and was ever after called by this title. Children :
i. Ruth, b. Aug. 29, 1814; m. , Zerah P. Smith of Cornish. She
was his first wife. She d. Feb. 18, 1849.
5. ii. Allen Curtis, b. Sept. 12, 1816.
5. Allen Curtis" Cady (Curtis'^, Elias', Elijah, William^, Joseph, Nicholas^)
was b. Sept. 12, 1816; m. , Mary Jane Tisdale, who was b. June
9, 1822, and d. April 27, 1908. He d. Oct. 2, 1855. Children:
i. Curtis Edwin, b. March 22, 1843; m. May 11, 1863, Frances A. Doane of Collinsville, Conn. She d. May 30, 1880. He d. Sept., 1889, in Fla.
ii. Laura Maria, b. March 2, 1846; m. April 15, 1869, Osmer W. Duns- moor, then of Claremont. One child. (See Dunsmoor.) Res. in Windsor, Vt.
iii. Emily Jane, b. , 1848; d. Jan. 18, 1849.
iv. Richard Allen, b. March 22, 1850. He never m. He d. , in
Phoenix, Ariz., in 1879.
V. Francis Arthur, b. Nov. 10, 18.54; d. in 1857.
Nicholas Cady was b. in 1743. His name appears among the first of the name in town, but his relation to the others is not clear. He m. first, Nov. 9, 1773, Ruth Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel Chase, Jr., b. in 1753, and d. July 6, 1788; she was buried in town; m. second, Oct. 20, 1788, Thankful Higbee, who d. Dec. 1, 1793; m. third, March 13, 1794, Betty Gile of Plainfiold. He was a soldier of the Revolution under Col. Jonathan Chase. Children by first wife:
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i. Mary, b. Nov. 21, 1776. ii. Martha, b. Aug. 2, 1779. iii. Jared, b. Feb. 27, 1781.
Children, by second wife:
iv. Reuben, b. July 23, 1789. V. Stephen, b. Jan. 30, 1791.
Child by third wife:
vi. Nahtjm Nicholas, b. Dec. 5, 1794.
CARPENTER.
Nathaniel Carpenter was b. in Pomfret, Conn., July 18, 1756; m. June 20,. 1775, Elfreda Dresser, a sister of Huldah Dresser, who m. Lieut. Eleazer Jackson, b. Oct. 16, 1759. They settled in Cornish about 1775 and re mained till after the close of the century. They then rem. to Straflford, Vt., and a little later to Hanover, where they finally settled on a farm three fourths of a mile south of the college on the river road, where he d. Oct. 15, 1829. Elfreda d. May 11, 1840, in Strafford, Vt. The census of 1790 saj's the family at that time in Cornish consisted of himself and. three sons under sixteen, and his wife and two daus. Children, all b. in. Cornish :
i. Orinda, b. Sept. 7, 1779; m. Dec. 24, 1796, Thomas L. Haskell of Strafford, Vt. ; rem. to Hanover about 1814 and spent the rest of their hves. She d. April 18, 1852. He d. March 13, 1856, aged 83. Twelve children.
ii. Nabby, b. Sept. 15, 1781.
iii. Harvey March, b. March 12, 1784.
iv. John, b. March 25, 1787.
v. Thomas Dresser, b. May 9, 1790.
CARROLL.
In 1672 Nathaniel' and Mary Carroll were residents of Norfolk Co., Mass. Their son, Nathaniel-, had a son, Samuel, who had a son, Joseph^' b. in Sutton, Mass., in 1732, who m. Nov. 21, 1761, Judith Chase of Sutton, a dau. of Philip and Mary (Follansbe) Chase. Nine children. Joseph^, their eldest son, b. Dec. 10, 1763, m. April 6, 1788, Mary Prince, b. Aug. 7, 1763. They came to Croydon in 1792 and settled in Ryder Corner district. Six cliildren. Joseph5 d. March 18, 1845; Mary d. July 10, 1822. Their second son, Jolm Prince^ Carroll, was b. in Croydon Sept. 2, 1793; m. first, Nov. 20, 1817, Rachel Powers, dau. of Ezekiel Powers, b. Feb. 27, 1797, and d. May 6, 1839, in Croydon. About the year 1840 he rem. with his family to Cornish and spent the remainder of his life there. Was a stirring, energetic man; a cooper, also a farmer. Nine cliildren, all b. in Croydon, but all of them lived for a time in Cornish. He m.
second, , Hannah Spaulding of Cornish, dau. of Daniel and
Hannah Spaulding. No children. He d. June 15, 1867. After his death
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his wid. m. Sept. 22, 1868, Moses Hutchinson of Cornish, who d. Sept. 11, 1889. She d. Oct. 27, 1889. Children, all by first wife:
i. Susan, b. Dec. 27, 1818; m. Feb. 16, 1836, James B. Wakefield. She d. in 1843 in Sempronius, N. Y.
ii. SoPHRONiA, b. Oct. 27, 1820; m. Jan. 29, 1840, George Stockwell. She d. Jan. 11, 1894.
iii. Eliza, b. Jan. 12, 1823; m. Sept. 7, 1842, Moody Hook, of Cornish. Five children. (See Hook.) She d. Nov. 30, 1884.
iv. Salania, b. July 24, 1824; la. — — , Converse Gage. Res., Sutton. Two cliildren. She d. Oct. 28, 1893.
V. Alonzo C, b. Nov. 24, 1826. After completing his education, he went into the stove business till 1869; then he settled in Warner and was a successful merchant the rest of his life. He d. there April 19, 1894. Two children: 1. Clarence F. and 2. Edward Herman.
vi. Eleanor Jane, b. July 19, 1829; m. Feb. 25, 1849, Charles O. East- man of Claremont. She d. June 2, 1899. Mr. Eastman d. Oct. 4, 1893. Always res. in Claremont.
vii. Amanda M., b. Aug. 6, 1832; m. Jan. 24, 1856, John G. Brockway. Lived in Hopkinton. Two children:
viii. Lysander Herbert, b. Oct. 8, 1835. (See sketch.)
ix. Rachel, b. in 1838, and d. in 1839.
FoLLANSBE" Carroll, a brother of Joseph^ Carroll, who m. Mary Prince, was b, Nov., 1769. He came to Croydon in 1772. On Aug. 11, 1789, he m. Sarah Carroll, b. Jan. 5, 1770, and d. there March 9, 1848. He d. Sept. 3, 1850. They had a son, John Follansbes b. May 29, 1810. He m. March 20, 1836, Keziah Hardy, dau. of Tristam and Keziah (Frasier) Hardy, b. May 11, 1811. They rem. to Cornish in 1837 and spent the remainder of their lives there. She d. April 26, 1880. He d. May 5, 1879. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. AuRiLLA Adaline, b. March 12, 1837; d. Oct. 1, 1838.
ii. Henry, b. Feb. 29, 1838; d. Sept. 27, 1838.
iii. Sarah J., b. Oct. 9, 1840; m. March 23, 1872, David A. Holland.
Three children, iv. Elizabeth A., b. Feb. 17, 1843; m. Jan. 7, 1888, Henry H. Tasker
of Cornish. He d. April 8, 1894. No children, v. Henry L., b. April 23, 1845; m. Oct. 2, 1867, Lizzie Gunston. She
had one child, Evelena. Mrs. Carroll d. April 8, 1901. He d.
from the effects of gas poisoning March 9, 1909, in Lowell, Mass.,
at the home of his dau. vi. Ella M., b. March 17, 1847; m. Dec. 25, 1868, James L. W. Thayer.
Had six children. She d. May 27, 1888. vii. Foster P., b. Nov. 8, 1850; m. Aug. 15, 1880, Lena Healy. Three
children.
Daniel Elliott Carroll who lived in Cornish from 1857 to 1880, was great- grandson of Daniel Carroll, the brother of Samuel^. His father, Charles,
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was b. in Croydon and m. Sarah Elliott. He was b. in Croydon Nov. 1, 1817; m. first, Sophi-onia Burt of Thetford, Vt., b. Feb. 25, 1820, by whom he had three cliildren; he m. second, May 2, 1876, Lucy Parker. No children. He d. in March, 1899. Cliildren, all b. in Croydon:
i. Daniel E., Jr., b. Sept. 2, 1846; m. first, Feb. 20, 1870, Ella F. Collins, dau. of Edward W. and Dehah (Forehand) Collins, b. April 20, 1847, d. Oct. 29, 1877, leavuig two children. 1. Florence Ella, b. Cornish April 1, 1871. She m. April 28, 1895, Dr. Robert Thornburgh. Res., N. Y. City. One child, Thomas T., b. Aug. 15, 1896. 2. Maurice Edward, b. in Cornish Feb. 9, 1873. Soon after the death of his wife, Mr. C. left Cornish for Belmont, Mass., where he resides. He m. second, Urania M. Munson of St. George, N. B., Nov. 2, 1886. One child.
ii. Julia R., b. Aug. 20, 1848; m. April 9, 1869, Frank P. Hood, of Lowell, Mass.
iii. Dora A., b. May 3, 1852; m. Feb. 11, 1872, James A. Pierce of Lowell, Mass.
CARTER.
Joseph Carter was b. in Little Harbor Oct. 18, 1776. His mother's name was Sarah Williams, who after the death of Mr. Carter, m. WilHam Luey and had by him seven children. (See Luey.) Joseph came to town when young; m. Nov. 15, 1804, Margaret Taylor of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Joseph and Ehzabeth (Sumner) Taylor, b. June 7, 1782, and d. April 15, 1855. He d. April 24, 1843. CWklren:
i. Mary Adaline, b. Feb. 22, 1806; d. unm., Oct. 22, 1841.
ii. SiLOAM S., b. Dec. 7, 1808; m. April 23, 1843, in Nashua, Nancy D.
Smith. He d. Feb. 5, 1849, in Lansing, Mich. He is said to. have
been a successful business man. iii. Matilda E., b. Aug. 7, 1811; m. July 10, 1839, Benjamin P. Wood.
Lived a few years in Cornish, then in Acworth, and finally in
Claremont, where she d. May 31, 1896. He d. Feb. 21, 1892.
They had one child, Ella E., b. June 15, 1854, in Cornish, who
d. unm. in Claremont July 27, 1898. iv. Betsey Cobb, b. Nov. 11, 1815; m. Oct. 22, 1838, Charles Ball of
Claremont, where they res. and where she d. July 13, 1872.
One cliild: Mary Ehzabeth, b. Jan. 24, 1842, who m. Sept. 4,
1860, Samuel Danforth of Claremont. V. Judith Bryant, b. June 1, 1818. Never m. She d. June 22, 1885. vi. Phebe W., b. Nov. 29, 1822; m. Nov. 29, 1866, Paul Fitch of Clare- mont, where she hved. No children. She d. March 9, 1910, in
Claremont.
CATE.
James Cate was b. in Greenland in 1747; m. first, , Hannah Ayers (?),
who was b. in 1746, and d. in Cornish April, 1780, aged 34; m. second, Hannah Huggins, dau. of John and Hannah Ayers Huggins, b. in 1757,
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and d. in Cornish Aug. 22, 1788, aged 31. He was a Revolutionary- soldier. He d. in town Nov. 19, 1802, aged 55. They lived in the north- west part of the town. Children, both by first wife:
i. James, Jr., b. Sept. 7, 1775.
ii. Levi, b. , 1777; d. Feb. 12, 1835.
CHADBOURNE.
1. Benjamin Chadbourne was b. in Moultonborough Jan. 28, 1792. Came
to Cornish when a young man; m. April 15, 1818, Sarah Cady of Cornish, dau. of Elias and Hannah (Hutchins) Cady, b. Aug. 29, 1790, and d. Dec. 12, 1864. He d. March 29, 1851. A farmer. Children, all b. in Cornish :
i. Curtis C, b. Sept. 12, 1819; m. March 30, 1842, Adeline INIaria Fogget of Bridgewater, Vt. Five children. He was a tailor and lived in Charlestown; d. Nov. 26, 1890.
ii. Sally Miranda, b. May 23, 1821; m. Dec. 23, 1846, Elemander Powers of Charlesto^7i. She d. Jan. 4, 1889. 2. iii. William Elias, b. July 31, 1823.
iv. Hannah Hutchins, b. June 0, 1826; m. Sept. 24, 1851, John Fergu- son, who was b. in Canada June 11, 1826. Res. in Charlestown. Four children: 1. Clara E., b. Aug. 11, 1852. 2. Martha A., b. in Cornish Dec. 16, 1854. 3. Edward B., b. Jan. 9, 1861. 4. Arthur W., b. Feb. 22, 1863.
V. Gratia Ann, b. Sept. 16, 1827; d. Oct. 25, 1836.
vi. Ruth Eveline, b. Sept. 18, 1829; m. Feb. 5, 1854, Lafayette H. Smith of Cornish. Four children. (See Smith.) Lived several years at the Flat, then rem. to Mass. She d. in Somerville, Mass., Nov. 8, 1908. ■3. \ii. Alfred Chase, b. Feb. 21, 1832.
2. William Elias^ Chadbourne {Benjamin^) was b. July 31, 1823; m. June
15, 1858, Martha Rosella Stone of Plainfield, dau. of Solomon and Betsey F. (Read) Stone, b. March 24, 1836. Mr. Chadbourne has been a successful farmer, owning and occupying a fine river farm. Never aspired to public honors, though often urged to accept, and has been kno-wm to decline such office after having been handsomely elected. W, E. Chadbourne and wife celebrated their golden wedding June 15, 1908. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Angie Lettie, b. Oct. 19, 1862; m. Nov. 2, 1892, Earl Westgate of Cornish. 4. ii. William Lucius, b. Feb. 24, 1865.
iii. Gratia Sally, b. May 27, 1867. A successful teacher.
iv. Emma Etta, b. Dec. 2, 1869; m. Oct. 4, 1898, Hermon E. Dole of Cornish. Two cliildren: Avis Jane, b. July 16, 1903, in Rut- land, Vt., Robert Chadbourne, b. Nov. 7, 1906, in Rutland, Vt.
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V. Luther Edmund, b. April 8, 1872; m. Oct. 1, 1901, Ina R. Dole of Cornish, dau. of Levi R. and Elsie (Shepardson) Dole, b. April 1, 1872. They res. a little below on the river.
5. vi. James Blaine, b. Oct. 12, 1876.
3. Alfred Chase: Chadbourne {Benjamin^) was b. Feb. 21, 1832; m. Dec.
24, 1861, Elizabeth C. Deming of Cornish, dau. of Judah and CaroUne (Jackson) Deming, b. Oct. 12, 1829, and d. Jan. 2, 1900. A farmer and lived in the north part of the town. He d. June 27, 1891. (See Casual- ties.) Cliildren, all b. in town:
i. Edmund B., b. Dec. 25, 1862; m. Dec. 25, 1887, Lizzie Sturtevant. Res. in West Windsor, Vt. One son, Harry E., b. July 28, 1894.
ii. Lizzie S., b. April 4, 1865; m. Dec. 25, 1888, Rev. Truman O. Har- low. Two children, sons. Res. (1909), West Medford, Mass.
iii. Robert D., b. Dec. 19, 1866; m. , 1889, Martha Williams.
Res. in Hartford, Vt. A butcher. One daughter, Ruth, b. Nov. 5, 1892.
6. iv. Frank J., b. Feb. 1, 1868.
v. Burt A., b. Oct. 16, 1869; m. , 1894, Eugenia Lloyd. Res.,
Holyoke, Mass. Two .sons, Joseph, b. Oct., 1898; Lloyd, b. July, 1901.
Vi. Alfred B., b. July 30, 1871; m. Dec. 6, 1898, Sybil L. Deming of Cornish, dau. of George L. and Julia E. (Comings) Deming, b. May 6, 1874. Res., Windsor, Vt. Two children. 1. Hadand A., b. October 8, 1899. 2. Dorris Leora, b. Feb. 10, 1902.
4. William Lucius^ Chadbourne (William E.'-, Benjamin'-) was b. Feb. 24,
1865; m. April 21, 1887, Minnie S. Wood of Cornish, dau. of Lyman D. and Susan (Flowers) Wood, b. Jan. 11, 1865. Since marriage he has been lumberman, miller and farmer. Children :
i. Daphna Wood, b. July 9, 1888. ii. TwiLA Minnie, b. Dec. 15, 1902.
5. James Blaine^ Chadbourne {William E-., Benjamin') was b. Oct. 12
1876; m. March 2, 1904, Ina J. Walker of Cornish, dau. of Martin L. and Elizabeth M. (Bailey) Walker, b. Nov. 10, 1883. Res. on the Dea. Ripley Wellman farm. He has been selectman six years, preceding 1909. Cliildren, all b. in town:
i. William C, b. Jan. 17, 1905.
ii. LuRA Elizabeth, b. Aug. 1, 1906.
iii. Paul James, b. Sept. 12, 1907.
•6. Frank J.' Chadbourne {Alfred C.\ Benjamin') was b. Feb. 1, 1868; m. June 12, 1894, Georgiana Peterson of Plainfield, dau. of John W. and Ella (Burnap) Peterson, b. June 15, 1872. Res. on the farm where his parents lived and died. Graduated Kimball Union Academy in 1889, and entered Dartmouth College; stayed two years and left it to care for
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his widowed mother. Has served several years on the school board of Cornish. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Ralph P., b. June 1, 1895.
ii. Ida B., b. June 21, 1897.
iii. Ella E., b. March 10, 1905; d. Dec. 19, 1909.
CHAFFIN.
Levi and Chloe (Tolman) Chaffin were m. in Claremont Nov. 13, 1790, and most of their cliildren were b. there. They came and lived several years in Cornish. Children, first seven b. in Claremont:
i. Chloe, b. Jan. 6, 1792; d. young.
ii. Lyman, b. Feb. 5, 1793.
iii, Betsey, b. March 13, 1795.
iv. Levi, b. March 16, 1796.
V. Chloe, 2d, b. July 28, 1798.
vi. Charlotte, b. June 18, 1801.
vii. Naj^cy, b. Feb. 1, 1804.
viii. LtrcY, b. Oct. 6, 1809, in Cornish.
CHAPMAN.
1. Dr. Josephs Chapman {Benjamin^ Samuel^"-, Edward^) was the oldest child of Capt. Benjamin and Jemima (Gates) Chapman and was b. Dec. 12, 1757; m. in 1782, Martha Jirauld of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Reuben and Joanna (Spaulding) Jirauld, b. Aug. 2, 1759, and d. March 15, 1855, aged 95. He settled on the farm afterwards owned and occupied by Rev. D. P. Deming and more recently by Fred Read. He was a physi- cian and is said to have been one of the first of his profession in town. He d. April 3, 1810, aged 53. Children, all b. in town:
i. Joseph, Jr., b. Sept. 19, 1783; m. and lived in Irasburg, Vt. He d. in 1856.
2. ii. BeNJAMiN, b. July 18, 1784.
iii. James, b. Sept. 5, 1786. He d. Dec. 1, 1820.
iv. Sally, b. July 14, 1789; m. March 12, 1813, Israel Chase of Cornish.
Thi-ce children. (See Chase.) She d. Sept. 12, 1881, aged 92. V. Betsey, b. June 28, 1791; m. Sept.' 30, 1810, Septimus Read, "a
farmer in Cornish." Six cliildren. (See Read.) She d. July 21,
1874. vi. Bela, b. July 19, 1793; m. a French and Indian girl and hved in
Mackinaw, Mich., and had several children.
3. vii. Levi, b. Sept. 11, 1795.
viii. John, b. July 19, 1797; m. July 22, 1820, Ehza Kissock, dau. of Dr. Kissock. Seven children, six sons and one daughter. He was a physician and practiced' in Round Brook, N. J. He d. in 1876.
4. ix. Harry, b. July 27, 1800.
X. Reuben L, b. Dec. 11, 1803. A physician. Lived in Pictou, Can. Two children: Charles and Lydia.
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2. Benjamins Chapman (Joseph^, Benjamin*, Samuel^', Edward^) was b.
July 18, 1784; m. , Theoda Colburn, dau. of John and Theoda
(Dunham) Colburn, b. June 11, 1792, and d. Oct. 13, 1859, aged 67. He was a farmer and surveyor, a prominent man in his day, filling many important positions in town and state. He drew plans of Cornish and adjoining towns and made surveys of nearly every road and farm in Cornish and PlaLnfield. He was also justice of the peace and legal counsellor for all requiring such services in these towns. A man of firm integrity, unquestionable honor and sound judgment. He hved on the homestead of his father till advanced in life; then a few years in Plain- field, where he d. Dec. 8, 1865, aged 81. Cliildren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Emeline Louisa, b. Oct. 10, 1819; m. — — , George M. Chase of
Cornish. Two children. (See Chase.) She d. June 7, 1859. ii. Benjamin Wade, b. Jan. 29, 1821; m. May 17, 1848, Sarah Phillips
of Plainfield. A carpenter and farmer before the Civil War. He
then went as a drummer and d. in the ser^dce at Vicksburg,
Miss., Aug. 7, 1863. Four children: iii. Martha Marietta, b. July 1, 1822; m. first, Leonard Conroy of
Billerica, Mass. ; m. second, John Tileston of Windsor, Vt., where
she d. March 2, 1892. iv. Ellen Loretta, b. Sept. 28, 1823; m. first, Nov. 15, 1842, Newton
Jackson of Cornish. Three children. (See Jackson.) Mr.
Jackson d. April 2, 1871; m. second, Feb. 14, 1883, Jacob Beal,
who d. Oct. 14, 1898. Living in So. Cornish in 1910. V. Pamelia Amanda, b. Jan. 20, 1826; m. July 12, 1857, Lewis Horton.
No children. Res. at Dorchester, Mass. vi. Adelia Theoda, b. April 3, 1828. Never m.; d. Oct. 1, 1878, in
Boston, vii. Sarah Maria, b. Jan. 25, 1831; m. July 20, 1872, Joseph Addison
Marshall.
3. Levis Chapman (Joseph^, Benjamin^, Samueb--^, Edward^) was b. Sept.
13, 1795; m. Nov. 12, 1833, Alice Squires of Cornish, dau. of Justus and Peggy (Mason) Squires, b. July 30, 1813, and d. Jan. 1, 1889. He was a farmer. He d. March 9, 1872. Children:
i. Alice M., b. July 20, 1834; d. Oct. 4, 1834.
5. ii. Levi Lincoln, b. Aug. 30, 1835.
iii. Martha E., b. Feb. 15, 1837; m. , Cheney. She d. April 6, 1889.
iv. Helen E., b. March 9, 1838; d. May 20, 1858.
v. Edward F., b. March 4, 1840; d. Oct. 16, 1865.
vi. Isabel M., b. Jan. 27, 1845; m. Feb. 1, 1869, Lucius C. Stone of Plainfield. No children.
4. Harrys Chapman {Joseph^, Benjamin*, Samuel^-'^, Edward'-) was b. July
27, 1800; m. , Sophia Stone of Plainfield, dau. of David and Ruth
(Kenyon) Stone, b. Aug. 24, 1800, and d. June 3, 1887. He d. April 10, 1878. Children:
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i. Hubbard.
ii. Harry, Jr.
iii. Angeline.
iv. Jones.
V. Frank.
5. Levi Lincoln' Chapman (Levi^, Joseph, Benjamin*, Samueb-'', Edward^) was b. Aug. 30, 1835; m. Nov. 15, 1876, Effie R. Real of Plainfield, dau. of Jacob and Charlotte (Read) Beal, b. March 17, 1853, and d. July 6, 1888; m. second, Nov. 27, 1890, Mrs. Mary J. Bixby of Lyme, who d. Nov. 10, 1903, aged 62. Children, all by first wife and b. in Cornish (?):
i. Irene C, b. March 17, 1878.
ii. Norma K., b. Dec. 20, 1881; m. July 14, 1900, Frank H. Williams of
Cornish. A dau. was b. to them Jan. 15, 1902. Their second, a
son, was b. Sept. 5, 1903. iii. Dau., twin, d. at birth, June 16, 1888. iv. Effie R., twin, b. June 16, 1888, d. Aug. 11, 1888.
CHASE.
Aquillai Chase, b. in Conway, Eng., in 1618, was the honored ancestor of all of this name who have ever lived in Cornish. With two of his brothers he came to America in 1639, and settled in Hampton. He m. Ann Wheeler, rem. to Newbury, Mass., in 1646 and d. there Dec. 27, 1670. They had eleven children.
Their youngest son, Moses^, sometimes called "Ensign Moses," was b. Dec. 24, 1663. He hved and d. in Newbury. He m. Nov. 10, 1684, Anne Follansbe. They had nine children. Their eldest son Daniel' was b. Sept. 20, 1685; m. Jan. 2, 1707, Sarah March. Rem. to Sutton, Mass., about 1730, and d. there April 17, 1768, aged 83. They were the parents of ten children. Three of their sons: Samueb, Caleb** and Moses*, with their families settled in Cornish. Some of them came at the time of settlement of the town in 1765 and others soon followed. A few representative men of other families joined them in the work and hardships incident to the new settlement.
At this time, and for many years following the Chase family were more num- erous than any other in town, and their influence of course, correspondingly large. Most of them were possessed of minds "not born to serve, but rule." Their motto, "Ne Cede Malis" (yield not to difficulty), was fully exemphfied in their history as pioneers of Cornish, and that in a marked degree. But like other families, many of their records have been irrecoverably lost. Had the early settlers preserved them, it would have enabled the genealogist to have done ampler justice to the memory of those of whom we have just reason to be proud.
*Doubts have arisen that Caleb* ever lived in town, yet some of his children became residents, as the records show. (See Caleb branch.)
Born September 28, 1707, and died August 12, 1800, at Cornish, N. H.
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1. Samuel< Chase {Daniel^, Moses"-, Aquilla^) commonly called "Judge Chase" was the eldest son of Daniel^ and b. in Newbury, Mass., Sept. 28, 1707. He m. in May, 1728, Mary Dudley, dau. of Samuel Dudley, Esq. She was b. Feb. 22, 1711, and d. in Cornish Feb. 12, 1789.
The "memory of the just is blessed."
(Inscription on her tombstone.)
They, with most of their cliildren, some of them having families of their own, left Sutton, Mass., and hved a few years in Walpole, and then settled in Cornish among the first. He was the first justice of the peace in town, and as such, called the first town meeting. He was the first moderator, also the first selectman in town for many years. He retained his physical and mental vigor to a remarkable degree, for, although about seventy years of age, he went with the regt. of his son. Col. Jonathan Chase, to Saratoga and Bennington in the autumn of 1777. He afterwards figured conspicuously in the "New Hamp- shire Grants Controversy" as the records abundantly show. His name appears in connection with nearly all public gatherings and documentary transactions in town for several years. He was one of the judges for the Co. of Cheshire, wliich at that time included all the present terri- tory of Sullivan Co.
After the death of his wife, Mary, in 1789, it is said he again m. In his will, executed Aug. 2, 1794, he made a bequest, "To Ester: my dear and loving wife. This I do in consideration of my love and affection for her, and her kind treatment of me in my advanced age." He d. in Cornish Aug. 12, 1800, aged nearly 93.
"Sweet peace and Heavenly hope and humble joy Divinely beam on his exalted soul, Destruction gild and crown him for the skies With incomparable luster bright."
(Epitaph on his tombstone.)
Children of Samuel < Chase, all b. before coming to Cornish:
Samuel, Jr., b. Nov. 28, 1728.
Dudley, b. Aug. 29, 1730.
Jonathan, b. Dec. 6, 1732.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 23, 1735.
March, b. June 21, 1738; m. first, Oct. 10, 1759, Beulah Coye. She
d. May 7, 1795; m. second, Mary Dodge, dau. of Richard Dodge.
No children, by either m. He d. Sept. 26, 1822. Mary, 1st, twin, b. July 2, 1740;d. young. Sarah, twin, b. July 2, 1740; m. March 9, 1758, Ebenezer Rawson.
Fourteen children. He d. June 12, 1813. She d. Nov. 4, 1814.
They hved in Sutton, Mass. Solomon, b. Sept. 8, 1742. Mary, 2d, b. Feb. 25, 1744; m. in 1764 Peter Bellows of Walpole.
Ten children. She d, in Charlestown April 18, 1830.
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X. Anna, b. in 1749; m. in Sutton, Mass., in 1761, Daniel Putnam, also of Sutton. Six cliildren. (See Putnam.) She d. in Cornish Oct. 28, 1820.
xi. Abigail, b. July 15, 1753.
2. Samuels Chase (Sanmeh, Danieb, Hoses'^, Aqidlla^) was b. Nov. 28, 1728,
in Sutton, Mass.; m. May 29, 1751, Silence Stow of Grafton, Mass., b. in 1727, and d. in Cornish Nov. 19, 1794, aged 67. He d. July 10, 1790. Both buried in Cornish. Records of the children a Httle uncertain.
i. Ruth, b. , 1753; m. Nov. 9, 1773, Nicholas Cady of Cornish.
Three children. (See Cady.) She d. July 6, 1788, aged 35.
6. ii. Samuel, b. , 1754.
7. iii. Peter, b. , 1756.
iv. Elizabeth, b -, 1762; m. July 6, 1780, Abel Spaulding. She
d. May 25, 1801, aged 39. V. Isaac, b. , 1764; m. in 1788 Mary Hunt and had nine children.
They early removed to New London, and spent their lives there.
His wife was b. in 1769, and d. in 1855, aged 85. He d. in 1840,
aged 76. vi. Sarah E., b. , 1766; m. Feb. 6, 1793, Abel Johnson of Cornish,
she being his second wife. Five children. (See Johnson.) Shed.
March 5, 1819, aged 53. vii. Joshua, b. Aug. 4, 1767; m. , Mary Chase (parentage unknown).
She d. June 2, 1792, aged 26. No record of any children. He d.
March 15, 1812.
"Stop Idnd passenger and see. As I am now, so you must be. Prepare for death and follow me."
(Inscription on her tombstone.)
viii. Maetpa, b. ; m. April 23, 1798, Joseph Spaulding.
3. Dudleys Chase {Samueh, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla^) b. Aug. 29, 1730, in
Sutton, Mass.; m. Aug. 23, 1753, Alice Corbett of Mendon, Mass., b. in 1732.
If the honor of being the first settler in Cornish belongs to any one individual more than another it would seem that Dea. Dudley Chase can claim it. At the age of 35, in the strength of manhood and possessed of the spirit of enterprise and a desire to provide ample means for his already numerous family, he, with others, was the first to make a clear- ing in the wilds of Corni-sh. (See Settlement of Cornish for particulars.)
Eight children were b. to this couple before coming to town and seven afterwards. The first white child b. in town was their ninth. In many respects this was a remarkable family. Fourteen of the fifteen children grew to maturity and filled useful and even brilliant positions in life. Five of the sons were educated at Dartmouth College, while the entire number sought and acquired high degrees of scholarly attainments.
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The modern student may well query: How did they? How could these young men be prepared for college under such circumstances? There were then no "Lessons in Latin made easy," no "Enghsh Notes," no "Ponies," but the boj^s just dug their way through with a determination that would astonish many a modern student, because filled with high aspirations and with the gladness of a pure and happy youth, all diffi- culties were overcome.
All this was about seventy years before the first railroad car steamed up the Connecticut valley, crossing the farm once theirs, that brought the modern paraphernalia that is called Advanced Civilization.
The relation of a circumstance here may be of interest to many. In 1780 Deacon Chase began to consider ways and means for providing his family with homes for themselves. Being "well-to-do," he proposed to invest in more land. He therefore started out to explore the west branch of Wliite River in Vermont.
He made the journey on foot and alone. Late at night, weary and hungry he made his camp in the unbroken forest, at a point near the present site of Christ's Chm-ch in Bethel, Vt. He found a convenient stone for a pillow and there spent the night. He.feU asleep, and, like Jacob of old, dreamed a similar dream. He interpreted this as a token that he had found the land that he was seeking. Upon awakening and resuming his search, he saw that the meadow lands up the branch were fair and fertile. He therefore concluded to make an extensive purchase of land, and named it Bethel and the western part Gilead, and Bethel- Gilead it has been unto this day.
Several of his family and their children subsequently settled in Bethel, being the first settlers of that town.
Deacon Chase and wife, however, never removed their home from Cornish, but each hved to an advanced age. After her death- which occurred Sept. 13, 1813, he at times conceived himself away from home and would piteously beseech his family to take him home. Still, at times, he would visit his wife's grave with unclouded reason, and he caused this couplet to be inscribed on her tombstone :
"An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave, Legions of angels can't confine me there."
He svu-vived her but a few months, dying April 13, 1814. On his tombstone is written:
"This is the way to immortahty."
Children of Dea. Dudley and AHce (Corbett) Chase:
i. John, b. April 30, 1754; d. in July of same year, aged 11 weeks.
ii. Merct, b. April 6, 1755; m. Sept. 7, 1778, Stephen Child of Cornish.
Eleven children. (See Child.) She d. Dec. 27, 1835. iii. Lois, b. Aug. 16, 1756; m. Dec. 9, 1779, Benjamin Smith of Bethel,
Vt., b. Dec. 6, 1753, and d. Sept. 12, 1822. Lived in Bethel,
where she d. Jan. 4, 1832. Twelve children.
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iv. Simeon, b. June 14, 1758; m. March 9, 1789, Mary M. March, b. in 1755, and d. July 20, 1847, aged 92. Two children: Simeon, Jr., b. in 1796, and Nancy, b. Nov. 25, 1789. Lived in Bethel, Vt., where he d. Sept. 6, 1847, aged 89. A farmer.
V. Abigail, b. Nov. 9, 1759; m. Jan. 4, 1779, John Morse, then of Cornish. Eight children. (See Morse.) She d. July 17, 1792.
vi. Salmon, b. July 14, 1761. (See sketch.) 8. vii. Ithamar, b. Sept. 27, 1762.
viii. Baruch, b. March 27, 1764. A graduate of Dartmouth College; m. Ellen Wiggin, dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Clement) Wiggin. Two children. Estabhshed liimself in the successful practice of law at Hopkinton; was sohcitor of Hillsborough Co. nine years; pres. of Merrimack Co. Bank; a much beloved and respected official citizen. He d. March 4, 1841.
ix. Alice, b. Oct. 17, 1765. The first white child b. in Cornish; m. April 5, 1789, Bibi L. Cotton. Three children. She was a woman of superior attainments. It is said that she could repeat the whole of Homer's Iliad and that when her brothers were in college, she kept up with each of them severally in Latin and Greek. Res. in Bethel, Vt., where she d. Nov. 29, 1844. Sev- eral distinguished families are among her descendants.
X. Sarah, b. Sept. 14, 1767; m. Jireh Durkee. One son. She d. in Bur- lington, Vt., July 2, 1825, aged 58.
xi. Daniel Corbett, b. Jan. 13, 1769. He never m; a physician, giving promise of great usefulness; d. at Philadelphia Aug. 14, 1798, "of Yellow Fever, which like the Plague in London, in 1665, clothed the city in Sackcloth."
sdi. Heber, b. Sept. 2, 1770. Also a physician of fine acquirements and promise, but he d. Sept. 4, 1798, in Demerara, S. A. Never m.
xiii. Dudley, b. Dec. 30, 1771. (See sketch.)
xiv. Rachel, b. June 10, 1773; m. June 9, 1802, Dr. Joseph A. Dennison, who was b. in Stonington, Conn., Dec. 22, 1774, and d. Sept. 4, 1855. He was a very successful physician; Uved in Royalton, Vt., where they spent their lives. She d. Aug. 23, 1858, aged 84. Nine children. "The descendants of this worthy couple are numerous, all of them worthy of high places in the honorable estimation of friends. Many of them are men and women of high professional standing in various parts of the country." Their youngest son, Hon. Dudley Chase Dennison, ex.-]M. C, b. Sept. 13, 1819, was living in his native town in 1904.
XV. Philander, b. Dec. 14, 1775. (See sketch.)
4. Jonathans Chase {Samuel*, Daniel^ Moses^, Aquilla^) was was b. Dec. 6, 1732. (For military record see sketch.) He m. first, Nov. 28, 1759, Thankful Sherman of Grafton, Mass., b. in 1739 and d. Nov. 25, 1768, aged 29, leaving fiv(> children; m. second, Oct. 22, 1770, Sarah Hall, dau. of Rev. David Hall of Sutton, Mass., b. Dec. 15, 1742, and d. Oct. 13, 1806, aged 63. He d. Jan. 12, 1800. Children by Thankful Sherman:
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i. Prudence, b. Aug. 5, 1760; m. March 11, 1778, Nathaniel Hall.
Nine children. (See Hall.) She d. April 3, 1808. ii. Elizabeth, b. in 1765; m. Jan. 16, 1791, Dr. Nathan Smith then a
physician in Cornish. (See Dr. Nathan Smith.) She d. April
24, 1793.
iii. Polly (Mary), b. ; m. , Ebenezer Brewer. She d. .
iv. Son, twin, unnamed, b. in 1768, and d. in Aug. of same year. V. Son, twin, unnamed, b. in 1768, and d. in Aug. of same year.
Children by Sarah Hall:
9. vi. Jonathan, b. Nov. 21, 1771.
vii. David Hall, b. Feb. , 1774; a graduate of Dartmouth Col.,
class 1793. He d. Aug. 18, 1794. A young man of great promise, viii. Sarah Hall, b. ; m. in 1794, Dr. Nathan Smith, her deceased
sister's husband, and by him had ten children. (See Dr. N.
Smith.) She d. .
10. ix. Lebbeus, b. Jan. 21, 1779.
X. Parmelia, b. Nov. 8, 1780; m. in 1803, Samuel Paine (her cousin).
Nine children. (See Paine.) She d. June 14, 1855, aged 75. xi. Gratia, b. , 1782; m. in 1805, Dr. Erastus Torrey, then of
Windsor, Vt. Three children. She d. Aug. 4, 1826.
5. Solomons Chase {Samueh, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla^) h. Sept. 1, 1742;
m. (by his father) June 15, 1767, Sarah March, b. May 18, 1744, and d. Oct. 6, 1840, aged 96. He was a physician of considerable note and one of the first in town. Settled at first in Walpole as a physician but came to Cornish with his family before the Revolution. Was in the service of the Revolution chiefly as a surgeon in the army. Was under orders to thus serve three of the N. H. Regts. during the fall of 1777. After the war was over he still continued in practice till near the close of his life. He d. Nov. 1, 1828. The first two children were b. in Walpole and the rest in Cornish:
i. Solomon Htjse, b. March 7, 1768; m. Jan. 22, 1792, Polly Hall.
ii. Samuel March, b. Nov. 13, 1772; m. in Feb., 1803, Ruth Curtis Child, dau. of Stephen and Mercy (Chase) Child, b. Dec. 25, 1780, and. d. March 11, 1856. Ten children. Lived in Langdon. He d. Feb., 1820.
iii. Daniel Pierce, b. Oct. 9, 1775.
iv. Jacob, b. Sept. 12, 1777; d. Sept. 8, 1780.
v. Mary, b. June 5, 1782; d. April 24, 1809.
11. vi. Bela, b. March 30, 1784.
vii. S.iRAH, b. April 25, 1787. Became a nun, "took the veil" and entered the convent at Montreal, Canada, and spent her life there. The date of her death is not known.
viii. John, b. April 20, 1789. Lived in Canada, near Niagara Falls.
6. Samuels Chase (Samueh-*, Danieb, Moses', Aquilla^), usually known as
Samuel, 3d, was b. in 1754; m. first, Nov. 12, 1772, Ehzabeth Leet, b.
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in 1750, and d. March 24, 1781, in Claremont; m. second, Sept. 20, 1781, Damaris Sabin, b. in 1749, and d. Sept. 9, 1825, aged 76. He d. Oct. 1838, aged 84.
"One of the first settlers in town and a soldier of the Revolution."
(Inscription on tombstone.) Children by Elizabeth Leet :
i. Mary, b. Aug. 16, 1773; m. Feb. 27, 1791, William LesUe. Three children. (See Leshe.) She d. June 28, 1797, aged nearly 24.
ii. Sarah, b. Aug. 15, 1775; m. Nov. 10, 1796, James Balloch. Nine children. (See Balloch.) She d. Nov. 26, 1840, aged 65.
iii. An infant, d. Aug. 8, 1777.
iv. Samuel, b. March 13, 1779; moved to Hardwick, Vt., and d. there.
v. Elizabeth, b. March 4, 1781; d. April 6, 1803, aged 22.
Children by Damaris Sabin:
12. vi. Charles, b. May 7, 1783.
13. vii. George, b. March 29, 1787.
viii. LuciNDA, b. Nov. 16, 1789; m. , Howard Bugbee.
ix. Levin A, b. . She also m. , Howard Bugbee (2d wife).
X. Lucia Ann (?).
7. Peters Chase {Samuel^-'', DanieU, Aioses^, Aquilla^) was b. in 1756; m.
Dec. 13, 1778, Sarah Cady, b. Nov. 29, 1757, and d. May 3, 1826. He d. July 17, 1792, aged 36. After his death, his wid. m. Oct. 8, 1794, Thomas Young. She had six children by Mr. Chase and three by her last husband. (See Young.)
i. Susanna, b. Aug. 28, 1781; m. , Benjamin Rich. She d. Aug.
8, 1811, aged 30. ii. Elizabeth, b. March 25, 1782; d. unm. June 4, 1811, aged 29. iii. Sarah, b. March 2, 1783, in Cornish; m. Oct. 6, 1812, Nahum Stiurte-
vant. One child, Nahum Chase Sturtevant. (See Sturtevant.)
She d. March 16, 1836. iv. Peter, Jr., b. in Cornish, May 6, 1785; m. Nov. 28, 1810, Martha,
dau. of E. Stevens, b. in Plainfield Feb. 22, 1785, and d. Jan. 28,
1850. He d. May 9, 1850. They both hved and d. in Boscawen.
They had five children: 1. Simon Peter. 2. Sophrona. 3.
Sarah Elizabeth. 4. Sylvester S. 5. Wilham Henry. One
of these children d. in Cornish Nov. 13, 1829, aged 7. V. ZiBA, b. in 1788; d. Oct. 14, 1791. vi. Sanford, b. April, 1791; d. March 11, 1792.
8. Ithamars Chase {Dudleys, Samuel*, Daniel", Moses^, Aquilla^) was b. Sept.
27, 1762, in Sutton, Mass. (See sketch.) He m. June 26, 1792, Janette Ralston of Keene, dau. of Alexander and Janette Ralston, both of Scot- land. She was b. July 26, 1773, in Charlestown, Mass. He d. in Keene Aug. 8, 1817. Children:
i. A child, date of birth and name unknown.
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ii. Hannah Ralston, b. Dec. 23, 1794; m. Sept. 16, 1818, John Whipple,
Esq., of Dunbarton. iii. Alexander Ralston, b. April 17, 1797. iv. Abigail Corbett, b. May 26, 1799. V. Dudley Heber, b. Sept. 14, 1801. vi. Janette Logan, b. Nov. 8, 1804. \ai. Alice J., b. Oct. 29, 1805.
\-iii. Salmon Portland, b. Jan. 13, 1808. (See Sketch.) ix. Edward Ithamar, b. May 2, 1810. X. William Frederic, b. June 8, 1813. xi. Helen Maria, b. Sept. 26, 1815. (Bapt. Nov. 12, 1815.) (One of the above daughters m. Dr. Isaac Rich.
9. Jonathans Chase {Jonathan^, Samueh, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla^) was b.
Nov. 21, 1771; m. June 8, 1796,* Hannah Ralston of Keene, a sister of Mrs. Ithamar Chase, b. May 23, 1775, and d. Feb. 17, 1845. He res. in the large sightly residence now owned and occupied by Henry A. Weld. This house was built by Jonathans Chase and for many years he kept an inn there. He d. June 5, 1843. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Mary Dunbar, b. May 11, 1797; m. Nov. 5, 1832, Rev. George Leonard, then rector of Trinity Church. He d. June 28, 1834, aged 51. She d. March 25, 1864.
ii. Elizabeth Malvina, b. Feb. 3, 1799; d. March 10, 1817.
iii. Jonathan, b. Feb. 9, 1801. A physician in Lockport, N. Y. He d. Dec. 17, 1852.
iv. Alexander Ralston, b. Sept. 24, 1802. Also a physician in Lock- port, N. Y.; m. Oct. 21, 1834, Emily G. Cook of Cornish. He d. in May, 1887.
v. David Hall, b. May 5, 1805. Never m. but always lived on the homestead. Had a peculiar voice, always on a high key, for which reason he was called "Squeaking David." He d. Aug. 26, 1876, aged 71.
vi. James Balloch, b. May 29, 1807. "Educated and became a teacher." He d. in 1865.
vii. George Francis, b. Nov. 22, 1809; d. Nov. 24.
viii. Samuel Logan, b. Nov. 4, 1811 ; d. July 1, 1882,
ix. Nathan Buckley, b. Aug. 1, 1813. A prominent physician of Hol- yoke, Mass. He d. Aug. 28, 1888, lea\'ing a wid. and four chil- dren. Was a surgeon in the army, also practiced at Newinarket and Lockport, N. Y.
x. William Frescott, b. April 13, 1815, d. young.
10. Lebbeus H.« Chase (Jonathan^, Samuel*, Danieb, Moses', Aquilla^) h.
Jan. 21, 1779, in Cornish; m. first, Feb. 19, 1809, Nancy, dau. of Simeon and Mary (March) Chase of Bethel, Vt., b. Nov. 25, 1789, and d. June
*Claremont History, page 315, says Jonathan Chase of Cornish m. July 4, 1790, Mary Osgood of Claremont. She was probably his first wife.
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15, 1814; m. second, Jan. 8, 1815, Nizaula March of Millbury, Mass., b. April 7, 1797, and d. July 25, 1840. Mr. Chase was a farmer and always lived in Cornish on the farm inherited from liis father. Was commissioned Col. in the 15th Regt. N. H. Militia. Was made a Master Mason in Hiram Lodge at Claremont June 4, 1800, and a Royal Arch Mason in Rutland, Vt. Was a man of courteous bearing and much respected. He d. Feb. 22, 1865, aged 86, in the same house in which he was born. Children, by Nancy Chase, all b. in Cornish:
i. Samuel Roscoe, b. Nov. 25, 1809; m. first, March 26, 1828, Lydia, dau. of Zaccheus and Jerusha (Adams) Spaulding. She d. March 20, 1867, in Chicago; m. second, Dec. 14, 1868, Mrs. Aurilla ElUs, wid. of Seneca Elhs of Cornish; she d. Aug. 22, 1905, aged 94-1. No children by either m. He d. Aug. 7, 1889.
ii. Simeon March, b. Sept. 24, 1811. Never m. He lived on the home- stead till he d. June 28, 1892.
ill. Solon Smith, b. July 15, 1813; m. June 17, 1866, Anna Lucinda Putnam. He d. in Bethel, Vt., Feb. 18, 1883. Two children: 1. Mary Nancy, b. Aug. 2, 1871; d. Feb. 8, 1884. 2. Alice Corbett, b. May 24, 1876; d. June 5, 1900.
Children by Nizaula March, all b. in Cornish:
iv. Ebenezer Brew:er, b. Nov. 30, 1815. Never m. Studied and prac- ticed medicine several years; was considered quite skillful in his profession, but was rather eccentric in his ways and manners. He d. Jan. 21, 1855, in Cornish.
V. Nancy Malvina, b. Aug. 10, 1817; d. Sept. 2, 1832, in Cornish.
vi. Francis Baruch, b. March 26, 1819. Graduated Kimball Union Academy in class 1839; Dartmouth College, class of 1843. A teacher of excellent promise. Went south and taught in Lexing- ton, Ga., one year and d. in N. Y. City Dec. 12, 1844. Never m.
vii. Hannah Whipple Patch, b. Sept. 15, 1821; d. in Cornish Oct. 17, 1861. Unm. 14. viii. Dudley Tappan, b. April 2, 1823.
ix. Confucius Sullivan, b. July 6, 1827; m. Feb. 3, 1864, Sophia I. Mitchell, dau. of Daniel E. Mitchell. He d. in PitLsburg, Pa., Sept. 17, 1864.
X. Henry Clay, b. June 6, 1830; m. Nov. 24, 1870, Mrs. Sophia I. (Mitchell) Chase, wid. of his brother, Confucius Sullivan. She d. Dec. 26, 1891, at Glasgow, Pa. He d. at same place on July 20, 1894.
11. Bela« Chase (Solomon^ Samuch, DanieU, Moses-, Aqnilla^) was b. March 30, 1784; m. Doc. 24, 1S12, Alice Child of Corni.sh, dau. of Stephen and Mercy (Chase) Child, b. April 2, 1787, and d. May 6, 1857, in On^gon, 111. Quiet and unpretending and of strict integrity, he spent his life on the farm where he was b. which is about one fourth mile south of Trinity Church. He d. Sept. 9, 1841, aged 57. Children, all b. in Cornish.
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15. i. John Franklin, b. , 1813.
16. ii. Oran Corbett, b. July 31, 1816.
iu. Sarah Jane, b. — , 1819; d. July 24, 1838.
17. iv. Francis Xavier, b. June 23, 1824.
V. Mary Ursula, b. , 1830; d. unm. in Windsor, July 26, 1853.
12. Charles' Chase {Samuel^^->, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla^) was b. May 7,
1783; m. Dec. 19, 1816, Olive Colston of Weathersfield, Vt. He was naturally a very capable man, but it is said he became ruined by habits of intoxication. His wife obtained a divorce in 1836 and guardians were appointed over him the remainder of his life. A farmer and also a black- smith. Was once a Capt. in the State Militia and one of the selectmen. He hved on the river road just north of the Balloch farm. He d. Jan. 15, 1865, aged 82. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1819; d. unm. in Hartland, Vt., Jan. 26, 1865. ii. Charles, Jr., b. Dec. 14, 1820; m. May 6, 1852, Amelia L. Outten.
Two children. He d. Feb. 16, 1892, in Ky. iii. William, b. Oct. 14, 1822; d. Aug. 20, 1862, m Ky. iv. Minerva, b. Sept. 5, 1825; m. R. H. Rice. One dau., Ella Ada.
13. George? Chase {Samueb-^-", Daniel^, Moses'', Aquilla^) was b.
March 29, 1787; m. March, 1812, Clarissa, dau. of Moses and Susanna (Henderson) Cook, b. Feb. 26, 1787, and d. March 11, 1851. He d. in 1840. Children, the first four b. in Cornish, the rest in Claremont:
i. George Sam, b. Nov. 22, 1812; d. young.
ii. Susan Sophia, b. March 20, 1815; m. first, Geo. Whittaker of Troy, N. Y.; m. second, Sidney Brooks. She d. Dec. 8, 1885.
iii. Harriet Lucinda, b. April 16, 1817; m. Oct. 3, 1838. She d. Jan. 27, 1877.
iv. Lucia Ann, b. Nov. 3, 1819; m. Aug. 6, 1845, Edward Wood. She d. in Chicago, 111., July 28, 1894.
V. Lucius Cook, b. May 31, 1822; m. Abbie Moore, of Hancock. H© d. in Boston in Oct., 1881.
yi. Henry Fiske, b. Oct. 1, 1826; m. Jan. 27, 1859, Caroline S. Hop- kins. He d. Feb. 18, 1888.
14. Dudley Tappan' Chase (Lebbeus^, Jonathan^, Samueh, Danieb, Moses*,
Aquilla^) was b. April 2, 1823, on the old General Chase homestead in the first two-story house built in town. Lived there till 1840. Gradu- ated Kimball Union Academy, class of 1844; Dartmouth College, class 1848. Studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1849. Practiced at Wind- sor, Vt., till 1863, when, owing to ill health, he retired from its practice and purchased a farm in Claremont where he resided till his death, Dec. 31, 1898.
Mr. Chase was one of the prime movers in the organization of the Grange in N. H. at the time of its introduction into the state. He was the first master of the State Grange, which office he held six years. Was
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a member of the National Grange for seven years. Wrote many articles on Grange topics. Was also a prominent Mason, as was his father and grandfather. His serv-ices in Grange and Lodge work have been greatly and justly appreciated. He m. first, Nov. 12, 1851, Mrs. Adalaide G. Merrifield of Windsor, Vt., b. Sept. 4, 1822, and d. Sept. 8, 1856; m. second, Feb. 4, 1858, Mrs. Sula (Powers) Smith, b. Oct. 5, 1826, dau. of Capt. Obed and Cynthia (Comings) Powers of Cornish. She d. April 3, 1905. Children by first wife, b. in Windsor, Vt.:
i. Edward Campbell, b. July 2, 1853; d. Aug. 12, 1854. ii. Francis Dudley, b. Feb. 27, 1856; d. Jan. 10, 1857.
Child by second wife, b. in Windsor, Vt. :
iii, Lucy Adalaide, b. Feb. 4, 1859; d. Feb. 8, 1859.
15. John Franklin ^ Chase {Bela^, Solomon^, Samueh, Daniel', Moses^
Aquilla^) was b. , 1813; m. , Mary Cummings, dau. of
Amos P. Cummings, b. July 3, 1806, and d. Oct. 15, 1867. He was a general mechanic. He built the house at the junction of brooks, since used as a parsonage for the Methodist Church. He rem. for a short time to Munroe, Ashtabula Co., O., but his health failing he returned east to Windsor, Vt., where he d. March 10, 1849. His wid. afterwards, Aug. 24, 1851, m. Geo. W. Townsend. Children:
i. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 8, 1834, in Munroe, O., m. Feb. 21, 1854, Dr. W. W. Gould of Ingersol, Canada. Five children. They res. in Rochelle, III.
ii. Franklin Augustin, b. Aug. 18, 1835, in Munroe, O. A first-class machinist and has since been railroading during the principal business portion of his life. Is still (1905) general master mechanic of a portion of the C, B. and Q. R. R., it being the five lines in Missouri; res. at St. Joseph, Mo. Retired in 1909. Res. (1910) in Los Angeles, Cal.
iii. Jaaies Edwin, b. Oct. 8, 1838, in Cornish. A student of Norwich Mil. Academy in 1855-56, but went on a whahng ship from New York and d. in San Francisco, Cal., the winter of 1858-59.
16. Oran Corbett' Chase (Bela", Solomon^, Saviueh, Danieb, Moses"!, Aquilla^)
was b. July 31, 1816; m. first, Nov. 10, 1846, Lucia Curtis Chase of Cornish, dau. of Freeman and Mary (Chase) Chase, b. Aug. 9, 1816. He lived on the homestead six years after m. and then rem. to Eau Claire, Wis., in 1853, where his wife d. April 13, 1858, leaving five chil- dren. She was buried in Durand, Wis. He m. second, May 3, 1860, Harriet J. Hadley, b. June 25, 1831, d. Nov. 23, 1890. He was a farmer and d. March 3, 1877, in Eau Claire. Children, first three b. in Cornish, the rest in Eau Claire :
i. Clara Henrietta, b. Oct. 16, 1847; m. Horace S. Hadlej'. She d. in
Feb., 1903. ii. Jane Elizabeth, b. Dec. 13, 1849; m. Henry F. Hadle}^ She d. in
March, 1893.
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iii. Emily Augusta, b. June 7, 1851; m. Charles H. Daub. Four chil- dren. Live near Eau Claire, Wis. • iv. Edward Austin, b. Nov. 12, 1852; d. March 19, 1886. V. Fred Harrison, b. July 29, 1857; d. Feb. 22, 1858.
By second wife :
vi. Benjamin Francis, b. Dec. 31, 1861, and d. same day.
vii. Francis Henry, b. June 5, 1863; d. Nov. 24, 1881.
viii. Harriet Eliza, b. June 23, 1865; m. Morrill J. Trott. Six children.
ix. Hiram Warren, b. Aug. 25, 1867; m. June 24, 1898, Anna L. Hobbs.
Three sons. An insurance agent. X. Daniel Alfred, b. Jan. 6, 1870; m. in 1893, Minnie Hanson. Two
sons. Live in Milton, Wash.
17. Francis Xavier' Chase {Bela^, Solomom, Samuel", Danieb, Moses^, Aquilla^) was b. June 23, 1824; m. first, in 1850, Laura E. Harlow, b. in CharlestowTi March 4, 1830, and d. May 25, 1862; m. second, in 1864, Jennie E. Wetherbee of Madison, Wis. He was a civil engineer and was employed on different railroads of the west. He d. Sept. 13, 1866, in St. Paul, Minn. Children by first wife:
i. Fred Willis, b. April 26, 1852; m. Sept. 5, 1876, Almira Stratton of
Greenfield, Mass., b. July 13, 1854. Two children. He d. in
189-. ii. Mary Alice, 1st, b. in 1853, and d. in 1855. iii. Mary Alice, 2d, b. July 29, 1856, and d. Nov. 7, 1871. iv. Nettie Laura, b. Aug. 25, 1861. Adopted by Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Ghdden of Charlestown, and named changed to Glidden. She
d. Nov. 3, 1887, in Cal.
Child by second wife:
V. Frank Linton, b. May 23, 1865; m. Nov. 12, 1895, Sarah W. Forbes of O. A civil engineer; res., Columbus, 0.
1. Calebs Chase, a brother of Samueb and Moses< {Danieb, Moscs^, Aquilla^) was b. Nov. 29, 1722, in Newbury, Mass. He m. April — , 1745, Sarah, dau. of David and Phebe Prince, b. April 28, 1727, d. Feb. 15, 1803. Mr. Chase d. Oct. 2, 1808. The records of his descendants are more obscure than those of his brothers, Samuel and Moses. Some of its branches have been well preserved, but the greater part appear to be covered in the shades of the past. It has been supposed that he and his family came to town soon after his brothers came, and possibly lived and died here. Yet neither his, nor his wife's, name appears on any tablet in the cemeteries of the town, and the proportion of the marked graves of this branch of Chases being less than that of his brothers, leads one to think that his large family largely scattered away from town. Children :
i. Phebe, b. April 7, 1747; d. an infant.
ii. Mary, b. Sept. 2, 1748; m. Oct. 17, 1770, John Woodbury.
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iii. Nehemiah, b. Feb. 28, 1751; m. Dec. 17, 1778, Vashti Batcheller. He d. Oct. 5, 1808.
iv. David Prince, b. Jan. 15, 1753; m. first, Dec. 2, 1777, Sarah Green- wood. She d. ; m. second , Judith Brown.
2. V. Caleb, Jr., b. March 19, 1755.
3. vi. Joseph, b. March 13, 1757.
vii. Sarah, b. May 1, 1759; m. Dec. 12, 1781, Peter Dudley. viii. John, b. March 12, 1761; m. first, Feb. 8, 1795, Polly Drury; m. second, Sept. 29, 1799, Ehzabeth Parker.
4. ix Stephen, b. April 26, 1763.
X. Moses, b. Nov. 5, 1765; m. Oct. 8, 1789, Betty Brown.
5. xi. Daniel, b. Jan. 9, 1768.
6. xii. Israel, b. March 21, 1770.
xiii. Rachel, b. Oct. 18, 1772; m. Nov. 6, 1791, David Dudley. She d. Aug. 24, 1799.
2. Calebs Chase {Calebs, Daniel^, Moses', Aquilla^) was b. March 19, 1755;
m. , Tabitha Bemis, b. , 1755, and d. Feb. 25, 1831, aged
76. One record says they came to Cornish from Brookfield, Mass., in 1780, with a small family; the rest of the children were b. in town. IMr. Chase d. Jan. — , 1843. Children :
i. Persis, b. April 18, 1775; m. , Cyrus Freeman of Plainfield-
She d. July 22, 1793, aged 19. No issue.
ii. Henry B., b. Jan. 27, 1777; m. — — , Dolly Bean; settled in Warner and was a prominent lawyer there; was first post- master of Warner, representative, senator, clerk of the senate, speaker of the house in 1817, first register of probate for Merrimack Co. He d. Jan. 11, 1854. Four children.
iii. Mary, b. Jan. 19, 1779.
iv. Phebe, b. March 28, 1781; m. June 18 (or 26, town record), 1804, John Parmelee of Newport. Settled and lived there. Had nine children. She d. Sept. 30, 1838.
V. Caleb Sewall, b. May 18, 1783.
vi. Judith, b. July 25, 1785.
vii. Catharine, b. July 27, 1788.
viii. Daniel, b. Aug. 26, 1790.
ix. Sarah P., b. March 27, 1796.
X. Nehemiah, b. Sept. 8, 1798, d. April 5, 1813.
3. Josephs Chase (Caleb', Daniel^ Moses'', Aquilla^) was b. March 13, 1757;
m. Oct. 16, 1784, Polly Jirauld of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Reuben
and Joanna (Spaulding) Jirauld, b. , 1761, and d. July 28, 1845.
Mr. Chase d. Feb. 20, 1834, aged 77. Children, supposed b. in Cornish:
i. Sophia, b. Aug. 22, 1785; m. March 26, 1809, Daniel Jackson of Cornish. No children. She d. Feb. 12, 1836.
7. ii. Joseph, Jr., b. Oct. 8, 1787.
iii. Polly (or Mary), b. Nov. 16, 1789; m. March 21, 1815, Jesse Ivimball of Cornish. (See Kimball.) She d. April — , 1878.
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iv. Reuben, b. Feb. 4, 1792; d. Nov. 16, 1796.
8. V. Theodore, b. Feb. 16, 1794.
vi. Joanna, b. May 10, 1796; m. Oct. 8, 1817, Seth Johnson of Cornish. Eight children. (See Johnson.) She d. Sept. 10, 1849.
9. vii. Jacob, b. March 20, 1799.
viii. Cyrus, b. Oct. 5, 1801; d. July 31, 1803.
ix. Ursula, b. Nov. 26, 1803; m. Dec. 25, 1826, John Tyler Freeman of Cornish. Three children. (See Freeman.) She d. May 22, 1849. X. Caleb, b. May 10, 1806; d. March 10, 1808.
4. Stephens Chase (Calebs, Daniel^, Moses"-, Aquilla^) was b. April 26, 1763;
m. , Betsey Batchelder. They lived in Keene. He d. April 6,
1830. She d. April 12, 1850, aged 83. Children:
i. Caleb, b. Jan. 29, 1789; d. single, aged 26, April 7, 1814.
ii. Stephen, Jr., b. March 19, 1791. Was killed by a falling tree June
8, 1797.
iii. Betsey, b. April 20, 1793; m. , Ruel Blake.
iv. Bela, b. Dec. 2, 1795; m. first, EUza Abbott; m. second, Edee White.
He d. Jan. 31, 1868. V. Stephen, 2d, b. July 18, 1798; m. Louisa Dickinson, ^-i. ZiBA, b. July 12, 1800; d. unm. July 7, 1850. A-ii. Charles, b. July 17, 1803; m. June 7, 1832, Hannah Chase. He d.
Aug. 4, 1866. viii. Hosea, b. April 23, 1805; m. Hannah Britton. ix. Rebecca, b. Jan. 23, 1808; m. first, Joel Kendall; m. second, Hastings
Alexander. X. Albe, b. July 13, 1812; m. Nov. 13, 1838, Miriam Chase of Keene,
dau. of Moses and Miriam (Twitchel) Chase of Athol, Mass., b.
Sept. 1, 1820, and d. March 7, 1900. Lived several years in
Cornish, then rem. to Springfield, Vt., where he d. Nov. 1, 1874,
and was buried in Keene. Had five children.*
With us thy name shall live
Through succeeding years Embalmed wdth all our hearts can give.
Our praises and our tears.
(Inscription on tombstone.)
5. Daniels Chase {Calebs, Danieb, Moses"-, Aqidlla^) was b. Jan. 9, 1768; m.
first, Feb. 28, 1796, Mary Fitch of Cornish, b. Nov. 2, 1775; m. second, Sept. 30, 1804, Mehitable Woodbury of Sutton, Mass.; m. third, Nov. 1, 1807, Nancy Strowbridge of Claremont, b. July 9, 1786. Mr. Chase came from Sutton, Mass., first to Cornish, where he m. his first wife, and soon afterwards he went to Claremont, where he built the Sullivan House in 1794 and was its proprietor till his death. He was a very popular landlord. He d. Dec. 2, 1840. Children by Mary Fitch:
* A son was b. to them in Cornish July 31, 1850.
72 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Polly (or Mary), b. Jan. 11, 1797; m. Oct. — , 1817, Austin Corbin
of Newport. She d. Nov. 7, 1869. ii. Daniel P., b. Jan. 22, 1799; m. Oct. — , 1825, Diantha P. Day.
He d. July 31, 1856. A son, Daniel Fitch, m. Sept. 1, 1847,
Mehitable H. Atwood of Cornish, dau. of Wm. and Rhoda.
Two sons: 1. James E. P., b. May 15, 1851, a railroad engineer.
2. Frank Morton, b. Aug. 25, 1858, also in railroad employ. He
d. . Daniel F., d. Nov. 22, 1890.
Children by Mehitable Woodbury:
iii. Sarah P., b. Nov. 11, 1801; d. Nov. 17, 1818. iv. WiLLARD W., b. Nov. 10, 1805; m. Sept. — , 1833, Maria Dunlap. He d. Aug. 9, 1873.
Children by Nancy Strowbridge:
V. HiTTY W., b. Feb. 3, 1811; m. Feb. 11, 1834, Amos A. Watson, who
d. Aug. 30, 1897. She d. April 8, 1881. They left one son w^ho
was killed by the cars, April 27, 1901. vi. Emily, b. Aug. 30, 1815; m. Oct. 5, 1840, A. B. Currier. Two daus.
She d. at Oak Park, 111., in 1897. Mr. Currier d. Nov. 21, 1876. vii. Sarah, b. Nov. 4, 1821 ; m. Dec. 25, 1843, C. F. Norton. Six children.
She d. Feb. 13, 1870. viii. Nancy, b. Nov. 7, 1823; m. Dec. 25, 1840, Luther Farwell. Two
daus. She d. Feb. 5, 1907. ix. James H., b. March 14, 1830; m. Dec. 25, 1854, Augusta S. Lamprey.
Four children. He d. Aug. 1, 1893.
6. Israel^ Chase {Caleb*, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla') twelfth child of Caleb and Sarah (Prince) Chase, was b. March 21, 1770; m. first, June 5, 1798, Prudence Hall of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel and Prudence (Chase) Hall, b. July 2, 1781,