THEODA and POLLY CLARK had the following children b. in town: i. THEODA, a son, b. Aug. 12, 1802, and d. the same day. ii. ELIZA, b. Aug. 16, 1803. iii. MARY, b. Sept. 4, 1809. iv. RACHEL, b. Aug. 5, 1811. v. DANIEL, b. Nov. 9, 1813, vi. GEORGE, b. March 21, 1816. It […]
George Henry Stowell, a wholesale and retail dealer in hardware and one of the wealthiest citizens of Claremont, was born in Cornish, N.H., October 28, 1835. His father, Amasa Stowell, came to Cornish from Hartland, Vt. He died when our subject was a young boy. He had ten children, of whom five are living, namely:
7. PETER6 CHASE (Samuel5-4 Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) 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
This name was at first used as a prefix or title to other names, but finally became a surname throughout England. Several noteworthy families of this name are mentioned through the centuries following the Norman conquest, sketches and incidents of whom are of abundant record. They adopted armorial ensigns, or coat of arms, varying in
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.
1. MERRILL COBURN came from Dracut, Mass., date uncertain, and settled in that part of Grantham afterwards annexed to Cornish. He was b. May 17, 1753; m. -, Abigail . b. July 12, 1751, and d. Jan. 4, 1848. It is said he was a soldier of the Revolution, probably from Mass. He d. in
15. DANIEL D.5 BARTLETT (Hiram4, John3, Nathaniel2 Samuel1) 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: 1. ELMER CLEVELAND, b. Dec. 30, 1884; m. June 28, 1908, in
GEORGE R.5 KENYON (Charles N.4 John Nelson3, Mumford2, Joseph1) was b. Nov. 21, 1863; m. June 3, 1891, Hattie E. Mansur, dau. of C. D. and Elmira C. (Beckworth) Mansur, b. July 23, 1867. Children: 1. CARROLL E., b. Oct. 26, 1894, in Plainfield. 2. SYLVIA A., b. Aug. 31, 1896, in Cornish. 3. GEORGE
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CLARK, the son of Hiram and Adaline (Fisher) Clark of Croydon, was b. June 17, 1832. He spent several years in the West engaged in "ranching." Returning East, he came to Cornish in March, 1886. He m. May 12, 1886, Mrs. Cozella (Borden) Hurd, dau. of Albert and Augusta V. (Allen) Borden, b.
DANIEL FARNSWORTH, JR., was b. Jan. 23, 1813, in Washington; m. first, Oct. 25, 1835, Mary Mead, who d. May 6, 1849; m. second, Aug. 9, 1849, Mary Ayer, b. April 26,1814; d. Feb. 2, 1894. He was a farmer. Came to town exchanging farms with Walter Foss and res. north of the Flat several
LEMUEL and LYDIA BABCOCK had the following children: 1. JONATHAN CHASE, b. Dec. 24, 1802. 2. THEODOSIA, b. Sept. 7, 1808. It appears that Lydia d. and that Lemuel m. second, Polly, and they had One son: 3. GEORGE, b. Dec. 19, 1811. Somewhat demented, yet very eccentric. Well known and remembered by many; became
THOMAS5 CHASE (Wells4, Moses3-2, Aquilla1) was b. in Amesbury, Mass., May 14, 1735. Went first to Chester, where he in. in 1758, Mary Hall, dau. of Henry Hall, and afterwards settled in Salisbury. After a few years, in 1768, he and family came and settled in Cornish, and a part of their children were b.
JOHN NELSON3 KENYON (Mumford2, Joseph1) was b. in 1807; m. Mary Fortune, b. in 1808, and d. in Cornish July 18, 1865. He d. Nov. 1, 1864. The order and dates of birth of their children are uncertain: 1. GEORGE A., b. in 1828. He d. unm. April 27, 1858. 2. CHARLES N., b. Jan.
BENJAMIN3 AYERS (Thomas2, John1) b. 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. third, Jan. 1, 1837, Louisa Bradley, dau.
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.
HENRY4 AYERS (Samuel3, Thornas2, John1) 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 Lynne, O., March 21, 1897.
JONAS HASTINGS was b. about 1826, in Grantham; m. Mary D. W Whittaker of the same town, a sister of Jonathan C. Whittaker, b. 1828. They had one child, a son: 1. Albion, b. Aug. 19, 1867. Mr. Hastings came to Cornish about 1859 and was employed by the town to take charge of their
2. STEPHEN6 CHILD, JR. (Stephen5, Daniel4, Ephraim3, Benjamin2-1) was b. Aug. 20, 1792. Being the youngest son, he was his parents choice to remain on the homestead and care for them in their declining years. Here he spent his life as a farmer. Was a member of the Baptist Church. As a politician, he was
3. LEVI HENRY8 COBB (Levi7, Ebenezer6-5-4-3, John2, Henry1) b. June 30, 1827. He m. Jan. 12, 1858, Harriet J. Herrick at Malone, N. Y., b. in Milton, Vt., Jan. 10, 1827. Children: i. MARY ABBIE, b. March 7, 1859; m. , Rev. E. F. Hunt. Res., Conway, Mass. ii. HARRIET ELIZABETH, b. March 16, 1860;
EDWARD T.4 AYERS (Samuel3, Thomas2, John1) 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 homestead; a farmer. Children, both b. in Cornish: 1. VERNON FITCH, b. Jan. 20, 1871. 2. JULIA ANN,
