LEVI6 CHAPMAN (Joseph5, Benjamin4, Samuel3-2, Edward1) 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: 1. ALICE M., b. July 20, 1834; d. Oct. 4, […]
2. ASA COBURN, JR., b. March 2,1787; m. Jan. 2, 1810, Sally Page of Cornish, dau. of Joshua and Marjorie ( ) Page, b. April 17, 1785. Their children were: i. ESTHER PAGE, b. Aug. 4, 1810. ii. CHARLOTTE, b. Feb. 7. 1812. iii. ALMIRA, b. Dec. 15, 1813.
7. MOSES5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) b. Nov. 9, 1772: m. Jan. 20, 1800, Deborah Bull. Shed. Aug. 17, 1837. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College. But little can be learned of him. It is supposed that he left town in early life and his home and occupation have not come to our
4. NATHANIEL3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel2. Samuel1) 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,
STEPHEN FARNSWORTH was b. May 17, 1801, in South Woodstock, Vt.; m. Feb. 17, 1831, Adaline Myrick, who was b. May 16, 1807, and d. April 10, 1891. They came to Cornish March 30, 1858, and lived on a river farm there the remainder of their lives. He d. June 19, 1869. Children, all daus.
2. ELIAS5 BINGHAM (Lemuel4, Samuel3, Thomas2-1) was b. Sept. 28, 1753; m. first, Nov. 2S, 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
Hon. Chester Pike, a prominent citizen of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, residing in Cornish, his native town, was born July 30, 1829, son of Ebenezer and Judith (Bryant) Pike. On both his father’s and his mother’s side he is descended from distinguished ancestry, and from families that have been conspicuous, not only in the history
JOHN AYERS lived in Greenland; m. -, Hannah Luey and had several children. 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: 1. HANNAH, b.
JUSTUS O. COLE, a brother of Erastus came to town soon after his brother was m. and settled on the farm, since known as the Dea. Raymond farm. He with his wife remained there a number of years and then returned to Vt. They had two or three children. Had one dau. b. in town
DAVID4 ATWOOD (Joshua3-2, John1) 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
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:
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
5. DANIEL5 CHASE (Caleb4, Daniel3, Hoses=, Aquilla) was b. Jan. 9, 1768; m. first, Feb. 28, 1796, Mary Fitch of Cornish, b. Noy. 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, ‘lass., first
14. GEORGE MURRAY6 CHASE (Clement5, Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. March 6, 1830; m. first, -, Emeline L. Chapman of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Theoda (Colburn) Chapman, b. Oct. 10, 1819, and d. June 7, 1859, leaving two sons; m. second, Nov. 22, 1860, Cynthia A. Butman. Lived in town till March, 1865,
2. BARKER BREWSTER7 CHURCHILL (Lewis6, Nathaniel5-4, Williams3-2, John1) was b. Feb. 4, 1815, in Cornish. A farmer and carpenter; rem from the farm to the Flat in 1861. He enlisted in the Civil War. (See Military.) After the war he continued at his trade through life. He m. first, in 1842, Mary A. Angier, b.
The Deans of Cornish have descended from James Dean of Conn., who was a soldier of the Revolution, serving through the whole war. Was with Gen. Washington at Valley Forge during the memorable winter of 1777-78. Lived to the age of 102 years and died in Vt. Had six children. Among them was: Elkanah2, b.
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.
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
8. THEODORE6 CHASE (Joseph5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Feb. 16, 1794; m. April 7, 1819, Judith, dau. of Israel and Mehitable Bryant of Cornish, b. Nov. 17, 1793, and d. Nov. 30, 1847. He d. June 8, 1876. A farmer and lived in the south part of the town. Children: i. MARTHA, b.
1. MOSES4 CHASE (Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) the tenth and youngest child of Daniel3 and Sarah (March) Chase, was b. March 16, 1727, in -Newbury, Mass. When about five years of age, he, with his parents rem. to Sutton, Mass. He came to Cornish at, or soon after, the first settlement of the town in 1765.
