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Seth Raynsford Cole

2. SETH RAYNSFORD2, COLE (Seth1) b. Feb. 11, 1851; m. first, June 12, 1873, Lettie Eliza Hook, a dau. of Moody and Eliza (Carroll) Hook, b. June 26, 1851; d. June 30, 1878; m. second, Dec. 31, 1884, Georgiana Weld, dau. of Maj. George and Maria (Chase) Weld, b. Dec. 31, 1860, d. April 27, […]

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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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Isaac Cumings

The first known record of this name in this country is that of Isaac Comings spelled (Cumings). He came from Eng. or Scotland to this country about 1640. He and his descendants for several generations settled chiefly in the towns of eastern Mass. The direct line of those of his descendants who came to Cornish

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Frank H. Weld

FRANK H.9 WELD (Henry A.8, Willard7, John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. Feb. 19, 1853; m. first, Oct. 23, 1877, Julia E. Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Edwin P. and Emeline (Wood) Bartlett, b. Nov. 19, 1855; and d. Sept. 4, 1884; m. second, March 24, 1886, Ada H. Hilliard of Cornish, dau.

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Caleb M. Chase

5. CALEB M.5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3. Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. in Cornish Sept. 11, 1767; m. Jan. 21, 1789, Elizabeth Deming of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Dana) Deming, b. Aug. 13, 1763, and d. Sept. 20, 1840. He was a farmer and held a commission of Capt. in the militia. He d. Sept.

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Edwin G. Kenyon

EDWIN G.4 KENYON (George D.3, Joseph2-1) was b. Dec. 12, 1849; m. May 24, 1871, Luzette S. Comings of Cornish, dau. of Joseph B. and Sybil (Sevens) Comings, b. Jan. 17, 1849. He is an accomplished musician, chorister, band-leader and teacher of vocal and instrumental music. They lived in town till 1898, when they rem.

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Joseph 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. William Lucy and had by him seven children. (See Lucy.) Joseph came to town when young; m. Nov. 15, 1804, Margaret Taylor of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Joseph and Elizabeth (Sumner)

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Jacob 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,

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Benjamin Chadbourne

BENJAMIN CHADBOURNE was b. in Moultonborough Jan. 28, 1792. Came to Cornish when a young man; In. 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: 1. CURTIS C.,

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Moses Chase

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

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Samuel Chase

1. SAMUEL4 CHASE (Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) commonly called “Judge Chase” was the eldest son of Daniel,, and b. in Newbury, Mass., Sept. 2S, 1707. He m. in May, 1725, Mary Dudley, dau. of Samuel Dudley, Esq. She was b. Feb. 22, 1711, and d. in Cornish Feb. 12,17S9. The “memory of the just is blessed.”

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David Atwood

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

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Abel Chase

ABEL and LYDIA CHASE (pedigree unknown) lived both in Croydon and Cornish, probably coming from the former place. They had the following children: i. PAMELIA, b. in Croydon Feb. 7, 1806. ii. BELINDA, b. in Croydon March 9, 1805. iii. ABEL EDSON, b. in Cornish June 2, 1810. iv. HIRAM LEWANDO, b. in Cornish April

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Buzzell 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 lived near Croydon line on the Notch road, uppermost house. He d. Oct. 15, 1882. He sold out his mountain farm about 1878 (?) and removed from

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Jonathan Bingham

The Binghams of Cornish were of English descent. THOMAS1 and MARY BINGHAM res. in Sheffield, Eng. THOMAS2 and MARY (Rudd) BINGHAM came to America about 1659 and res. in Norwich, Conn. Had eleven children. DEA. ABEL3 and Mary (Odell) BINGHAM, res. and d. in Windham, Conn. Nine children. He d. ‘March 25, 1745. JONATHAN4 BINGHAM,

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