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Ebenezer Cole

6. EBENEZER4 COLE (Stephen3, Ebenezer2, Ephraim1) was b. Sept. 14, 1808; m. first, June 2, 1830, Mary Brewster Kimball of Cornish, dau. of Eliphalet and Selinda (Ripley) Kimball, b. Dec. 2. 1806, d. Nov. 29, 1854; m. second, Jan. 1. 1856, Rebecca Tracy of Cornish, dau. of Stephen and Betsey (Boardman) Tracy, b. Aug. 25, […]

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Joseph Kenyon

JOSEPH2-1 KENYON was b. March 15, 1761; m. Hepsediah Parker. Remained on the homestead and good authority says they had sixteen children, but several of their names, together with the dates of birth, marriage and death of many of the family cannot be found, therefore the order of the eleven children as given may not

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Joseph Kenyon

The Kenyon family came from Rhode Island, The first name we find is that of Joseph Kenyon, b. Feb. 5, 1737; m. Catharine Enos, b. Sept. 12, 1742, and d. Sept. 5, 1826. This family came to Plainfield (date unknown) and settled on a farm north of Cornish line, opposite the farm of Dr. Joseph

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Moses Barrows Jr.

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

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George Weld

GEORGE8 WELD (Horace7, John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. Dec. 13, 1817; m. April 9, 1843, Maria Chase of Cornish, dau. of Theodore and Judith (Bryant) Chase, b. Nov. 18, 1821; d. Sept. 9. 1894. For many years a teacher of schools in N. H. and Mass. Served as drum major in the

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Aquilla Chase

AQUILLA1 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

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Henry Stevens Chase

10. HENRY STEVENS7 CHASE (Joseph6-5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla) was b. Oct. 8, 1826; m. Sept. 28, 1854, Hattie C. Batchelder, dau. of Sewall and Nancy (Alden) Batchelder, b. in Boston Dec. 23, 1833. Mr. Chase d. Aug. 17, 1874. After his death, his wid. m. Jacob Beal, Jan. 22, 1879, without issue. She d.

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Nathaniel Churchill

NATHANIEL6CHURCHILL, youngest brother of Lewis6, was b. May 13, 1784, and lived in Grantham (now Cornish). He m. a sister of Tristam Hardy. Had one child, Alice, b. in Cornish, Aug. 5, 1808. He was killed by being thrown from a horse while crossing a brook Jan. 4, 1808, but the gravestone record says he

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Edwin T. Ayers

EDWIN T.4 AYERS (Levi3, Thomas2, John1) b. Feb. 17, 1831. A farmer who lived near Claremont town line, by the “Red School House” and Creamery 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:

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Wilbur Wyman Cole

11. WILBUR WYMAN5 COLE (Daniel4-3, Ebenezer2, Ephraim1) was b. May 24, 1851; m. July 1, 1873, Clara Ella Hook of Cornish, dau. of Peter and Lucia (Kendrick) Hook, b. Sept. 9, 1850; a farmer and mechanic. One child, b. in Cornish: Merton Kendrick, b. June 29, 1878. He is an osteopathic physician and res. in

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Jacob Chase

9. JACOB6 CHASE (Joseph5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. March 20, 1799; m. Oct. 27, 1825, Sarah Tinkham of -, b. Sept. 25, 1793, and d. Aug. 1, 1972. He d. March 10, 1852. He was a farmer and lived in the western part of the town. Children, all b. in town: i. FREDERIC

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Lewis Churchill

The Churchills are of English descent. John1 Churchill came in 1643 to Plymouth, Mass. He m. Dec. 18, 1644, Hannah Pontus and had six children. The generations following are: William2, b. in 1657; m. Jan. 17, 1683, Lydia Bryant. Had eight children. William3, their eldest son, b. Aug. 2, 1685; m. Jan. 4, 1704, Ruth

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Erastus O. Cole

ERASTUS O. COLE, b. Sept. 25, 1829, came to Cornish from So. Woodstock, Vt., in 1859. Entered the employ of Mrs. J. F. Sisson. then a wid., whom he m. in 1860. He was of no known relation to others of his name in town, except a brother who came later. He enlisted in the

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Daniel Coburn

DANIEL2 COBURN (Asa1) was b. March 16, 1789; m. first, Oct. 22, 1807, Sabra Follett, b. 1787 (?), d. March 26, 1820, aged 33; m. second, Oct. 10, 1821, Mrs. Lois Woodbury, wid. of Isaiah Woodbury, who had d. Nov. 16, 1819, aged 33. Children, both by first wife: i. MELANCY, b. Sept. 17. 1808.

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Israel Foster Weld

ISRAEL FOSTER7 WELD (Peleg6, Moses5, John4, Josseph3, John2, Joseph1) b. Sept. 2, 1821; m. May 2, 1854, Susan J. Maynard, dau. of Daniel F. and Polly (Newhall) Maynard of Claremont. He res. chiefly in Claremont. Employed in paper mill. He d. April 28, 1864. Children: 1. EMMA GENEIVE, b. March 9, 1855; d. July 19,

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Ezekiel Abbott

EKEKIEL ABBOTT was b. in Bradford Feb. 13, 1796; 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 cabinetwork. Remained on the Flat

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