Badger, Rufus G.

The following data is extracted from History of the Town of Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

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 (Hall) Burr, b. July 26, 1826. He was a tailor for a time. Spent most of the remainder of his life in town. He d. June 5, 1882. His widow 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.

Source: History of the Town of Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

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