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1. CONNABLE, SAMUEL3, (Samuel2, John',) b. in Boston and bapt. at the Old North Church, Apr. 7, 1717 ; m. in New Haven, Ct., about 1740, Mary, dau. of Benjamin and Rebecca (Brown) English. According to tradition they set out for their new home in Fall Town immediately after their marriage, riding the same horse, and carrying their household goods. In this manner did they make the entire trip to town. She d. Dec. 29, 1791, ae. 76 years. Mr. Connable was one of the first settlers in town. The meeting house which he built was the first framed building in town, and according to the Connable genealogy, his house was the second dwelling. He built the first bridge in town in 1741 over Fall River, another in 1750, one in 1760 over the river at the saw mill. 1784, it was voted " that a bridge be built by Mr. Samuel Connabell's Old Saw Mill." He served as private Apr. 20, to May 1, 1775, also went out July 10, to Aug. 12, 1777, in an expedition in the northern department, receiving 16s. 8d. for 100 miles travel, and £1 5s. 4d. for time. Mr. Connable held various town offices. As heir of his father and by agree- ment with his brothers and sisters, he received about 230
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acres of land in Fall Town, which amount he subsequently increased by purchase. A part of the house built by Mr. Connable in 1739 is still standing, as is also a large addition to it built many years before the Revolution, both in a good state of preservation. This is the place owned by the late Madison Ryther in North Bernardston. The farm and house have been owned by son John4, and grandsons Joseph® and Samuel5, since then by Hannibal Hadley, Elbridge Wheeler, Frank Temple, Laroy Cutler, a Mr. Look. It contains a unique feature in the way of a trap for rats built into the partitions, and shows the ingenuity of the builder. At the time of the building of the fort in 1739 there was no road or travel be- yond his home. The old shingles and clapboards were se- cured with wrought nails made upon the anvil of a neigh- boring blacksmith. At the time of the blockade in Boston, Mr. Connable went there and brought back his sisters, Mrs. Lee, and Mrs. Maxwell and her four children. That year it was judged that he raised a double crop of grain. This was noticed by the people and it was generally believed that Providence had thus rewarded him for his care of his sisters. He d. Dec. 3, 1796. Children :
2. i. SAMUEL4, b. Nov. 11, 1743.
ii. MARY4, b. about 1747. After the death of her father, she lived with the family of her brother John4, and after his decease in 1813, with his son Joseph5, occupying as her own the south lower room of her father's house, the use of which was given her by her father's will "so long as she shall live single, or be disposed to reside at my house." She always lived in the same house in which she was born, and died unmarried, Apr. 1, 1821. She was a remarkably ingenious, enterprising and industrious woman. It is a well known fact that her suggestions to her brother Samuel respecting the best methods of moving the meeting house in 1773 were adopted by him. She constructed a waterwheel near the house by which she could spin five "run " of linen in one day. She was one of the school teachers of Ber- nardston. Sept. 29, 1774, the town paid her £1 15s. "for keep- ing school."
iii. JOHN4, b. 1749. 3
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iv. SARAH4, born in Sunderland May, 1751; m. (1) May 6, 1773, Hophni4 Ryther; (2) -- Ingraham; d. 1804.
v. REBECCA4, b. 1755; m. Ezra6 Shattuck, Jan. 22, 1778; res. Beaver Meadow, Leyden; d. Mch. 1, 1816.
vi. ELIZABETH4, b. about 1757; m. William6 Newcomb in 1779; died Nov. 14, 1821.
vii. PHOEBE4, b. about 1760; d. young.
2. CONNABLE, SAMUEL4, (Samuel3, Samuel2, John1,) b. Nov. 11, 1743; m. Nov. 13, 1770, Rebecca4, dau. of Lieut. David3 Ryther. She was b. May 23, 1753; m. (2) Judge John Bridgman of Hinsdale, N. H., to whom she was published Feb. 24, 1799. She d. in Bern., Apr. 20, 1837. Mr. Connable resided on the Myron Corbett place, it being the farm adjoining his fath- er's on the north. From 1770 on he held various town of- fices, in 1783 being town treasurer ; in 1789-90, he was employed by the town in building bridges. He d. instantan- eously Apr. 29, 1794. Children :
i. ANNA5, b. July 30, 1772; m. Nehemiah Wright, June 5, 1794; d. June 16, 1853.
ii. EUNICE5, b. Jan. 27, 1774; m. Nov. 19, 1793, Dr. Simon Stevens of Guilford, Vt., where she d. Nov. 30, 1797.
iii. JONATHAN5, b. Aug. 13, 1776; m. Oct. 22, 1801, Asenath Wright of Easthampton; she died Dec. 13, 1839. Mr. Connable for many years had the title of captain, being captain of the militia. His homestead is now owned by his grandson, Abbott C. Brown, where he long kept a hotel. In 1816 and 1818 he was one of a committee to build bridges; in 1821 he was on the school com- mittee. He d. Jan. 5, 1841. Had: I. Rebecca Louisa6, b. June 13, 1803; m. Isaac3 Burrows, Oct. 30, 1821; d. April 6, 1874. . 2. Edwin Wright®, b. March 27, 1805; drowned June 3, 1807. 3. Edwin Wright6, b. May 25, 1807; d. Apr. 23, 1833, unm. 4. Samuel Lorenzo6, b. June 8, 1809; d. Dec. 29, 1823. 5. Mary Asenath6, b. May 27, 1812; m. (1) Feb. 24, 1830, Ben- jamin H. Carleton; (2) Dr. Isaac Jencks; (3) Daniel Joslyn. 6. Eunice Emeline6, b. July 2, 1814; m. Imla Keep Brown, March 27, 1838. 7. Laura Clarissa6, b. Feb. 14, 1817; m.
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Charles Pomeroy, Aug. 28, 1844; resided in Northfield; died Mch. 19, 1900. 8. Jane Amanda6, b. Sept. 15, 1819; d. Au- gust 7, 1829.
4. iv. EZRA5, b. Nov. 12, 1779.
V. AMELIA5, b. Dec. 29, 1781 ; m. Ebenezer Sereno Field about 1800; resided in Gill; d. Aug. 15, 1831.
vi. CAROLINE5, b. June 24, 1784; m. William Felton, Dec. 27, 1806; res. in Franklin, Vt .; her oldest dau., Eunice, m. Otis Warner.
vii. REBECCA5, b. July 22, 1787; d. Aug. 17, 1800.
3. CONNABLE, JOHN4, (Samuel3, Samuel2, John1,) born 1749; m. (1) about 1779, in Guilford, Vt., Amy Edwards. She d. July 7, 1785 ; m. (2) in Leyden Nov. 8, 1786, Sarah Dewey ; she d. Oct. 25, 1806, ae. 36; m. (3) Mrs. Abigail Congdon of Hadley, who survived him. Mr. Connable was chosen to various town offices ; Committee of Inspection 1775. Reference is made to him as "Ensign John Connable," and it is likely that he served as ensign in the Revolution. He was private from Apr. 20 to May 1, 1775, in Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co .; July 10, to Aug. 12, 1777, in Capt. Amasa Sheldon's Co., Col. Elisha Porter's Reg., on an expedition to the northward ; Sept. 23 to Oct. 18, 1777, in Capt. Joseph Stebbins' Co., Col. David Wells' Co., on an expedition in the northern depart- ment ; Mch. 25, 1779, he was chosen chairman of Committee of Safety and Correspondence. Mch. 14, 1773, he bought of his father for £40, six acres, Lot No. 69, 2nd divi- "sion, a five-acre lot No. 52, lying near the east branch of Fall River, originally drawn by John Ingraham ; 50 acres, lot No. 92, 3rd division, together with one-third part of the sawmill standing on the premises, one-half of mill pond and mill yard. He d. Aug. 26, 1813. Children :
i. PHILENDA5, b. Jan. 29, 1781; m. William R. Eddy about 1804; d. in Concord, Ohio, June 10, 1841.
ii. JOSEPH5, b. Nov. 2, 1782; m. Polly Maxwell of Guilford, Vt., De- cember 4, 1811; removed Xenia, O.
iii. AMY5, b. Sept. 23, 1784; m. Richard W. Allen, May 18, 1806. By second wife:
iv. SARAH5, b. 1787; m. Ebenezer Carpenter about 1807; d. in Wind- sor, Vt., about 1813.
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v. DAVID5, b. June 2, 1789.
vi. ELIZABETH5, b. Dec. 17, 1790; m. David Coats, Jan. 12, 1810.
vii. MARY5, b. July 18, 1793; m. Zebina Carpenter July 30, 1817.
viii. LYDIA5, b. April 23, 1795; m. Obed Gaines, Sept. 28, 1815.
ix. PRUDENCE5, b. Jan. 22, 1797; m. Charles Coats, Jr., March 22, 1813; she d. July 18, 1815.
x. LUCY5, b. May 27, 1799; m. Mansier Thomas, May 16, 1828.
xi. ANN5, b. Oct. 2, 1801; m. John Kenny, Aug. 26, 1819.
xii. JOHN5, b. Oct. 16, 1803; m. Eleanor Millerd, Dec. 27, 1832.
xiii. SAMUEL5, b. Nov. 16, 1805; m. Oct. 18, 1837, Susan, dau. Timothy Martin. She d. Nov. 8, 1889, ae. 76 years. In the summer of 1829 he was codfishing off the Labrador coast. In 1837 he bought his father's farm, the same upon which his grandfather settled about 1739. This he sold to Mr. Hadley and took up his residence nearly opposite the schoolhouse, where he d. June 21, 1890. For many years he had a cider distillery at North Ber- nardston. Had: I. Celestia Edwards6, b. July 10, 1838; d. July 14, 1861; unm. 2. Son6, b. Sept. 15; d. Sept. 20, 1839. 3. Susan Jane6, b. Apr. 7, 1842; m. March 17, 1863, S. A. Sawyer of Peru, Vt. 4. Dwight Norris6, b. Aug. 21, 1843; m. Almeda Betsey Coon, Jan. 1, 1878; res. Wayne, Neb; one dau. 5. Sarah Dewey6, b. March 22, 1845; m. Samuel Stiles of Peru, Vt., Sept. 21, 1864; she d. in 1877. 6. Abby Bontecou6, b. Feb. 26, 1847; m. Charles Hosley of Gill, Sept. 12, 1871. 7. Mary Ann Ashbury6, b. Aug. 13, 1849; m. Henry A. Bagg, Sept. 19, 1877; d. Feb. 25, 1899. 8. Harriet Augusta6, b. July 18, 1851; m. June 19, 1878, Samuel Stiles, her deceased sister's husband.
4. CONNABLE, EZRA®, (Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, John1,) b. Nov. 12, 1779. He always resided in the house in which he died, Mch. 31, 1840, and which was sold to Zenas Cutler. He was published with Abigail Stevens of Warwick, Oct. 22, 1808. She d. Oct. 23, 1812; published Apr. 16, 1814, with Mary Den- nison of Leyden ; she d. Nov. 7, 1836; m. (3) Sept. 3, 1838, Mrs. Sylvia P. Willard of Swanzey, N. H. She m. (3) Rufus Chase, Mch. 10, 1843; d. Sept. 29, 1855. His farm is now owned by Mr. Myron Corbett. Mr. Connable served the town as school committee and surveyor of highways. Children:
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i. CAROLINE ABBY6, b. Jan. 5, 1810; m. Dr. A. R. Sabin.
ii. ELBERT LEE6, b. Aug. 10, 1811.
iii. CHARLES DENNISON6, b. March 1, 1815; d. Aug. 21, 1818.
iv. MARY ANN DENNISON®, b. May 26, 1817; m. Rev. Ashbury Low, Sept. 5, 1842.
V. ELIZABETH FRANCES6, b. Apr. 27, 1819; m. Nathan Hornaday, July 18, 1848.
vi. AUGUSTA SOPHRONIA6, b. Oct. 7, 1823; m. (1) George Wheeler, March, 1840; (2) Alexander B. Fulton, Nov. 20, 1853.
5. vii. SAMUEL CHARLES6, b. Jan. 3, 1826.
5. CONNABLE, SAMUEL®, (Ezra5. Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel", John1,) b. Jan. 3, 1826; is a carpenter and farmer ; m. Oct. 6, 1848, Eunice Amanda, dau. Daniel and Martha Brooks. She was b. in Gill, Sept. 12, 1827 ; d. Sept. 20, 1886 ; m. (2) Mrs. Mat- tie B. Harris, Apr. 8, 1893. Resides in Gill near the factory of E. S. Hurlbert & Co. Children :
i. HOLLIS EZRA7, b. Aug. 19, 1849; d. Aug. 7, 1851.
ii. HOLLIS EZRA7, b. Aug. 6, 1852; m. May 22, 1878, Emma Jane, dau. Elihu C. Osgood of Greenfield. They reside in Greenfield, where he follows the trade of shoe trimmer; former occupation that of a carpenter. Had: 1. Charles Elihus, b. Mch. 9, 1879. 2. Mary Brooks8, b. Aug. 3, 1880. 3: Edna Osgood®, born March 13, 1882. 4. Hollis Ezras, b. July 3, 1884. 5. Walter Dennison8, (twin) b. Nov. 29, 1887. 6. William Green8, (twin) b. Nov. 29, 1887. 7. Ruth8, b. May 15, 1892. 8. Emma8, b. Apr. 23, 1894.
iii. DANIEL BROOKS7, b. May 27, 1854; d. July 24, 1859.
iv. MARY DENNISON™, b. May 23, 1861; d. Dec. 28, 1861.
v. KATE ALLEN7, b. Dec. 29, 1862; d. Apr. 15, 1864.
vi. SAMUEL WRIGHT7, b. Dec. 6, 1864; d. Jan. 15, 1892.
vii. WILLIE SEVERANCE7, b. Oct. 20, 1867; d. Dec. 1, 1887.
viii. CHARLES7, b. July 25, 1872; d. Aug. 15, 1872.
COOK, BENJAMIN, b. about 1736, served for the town of Bernardston two or three terms in the Revolutionary service. Was dis- charged from the service in 1780.
COOK, C. O., came from Turners Falls about 1890-94, purchasing the wheelwright business carried on by the late Nelson
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Blake, which he successfully conducts. He resides on the place owned by the late George Green. Has been twice married. A dau. married Marshall F. Whithed.
COOLEY, OLIVER, was a trader and inn-holder. He was early of this place, where the births of some of his children are re- corded. He removed to Deerfield about 1806, purchasing there the old tavern lot; m. (1) Jemima, dau. of Eleazer Wells. Their intention was published May 25, 1794 ; she d. June 5, 1820 ; m. (2) Hannah, dau. Eliakim Field, and widow of Samuel Grimes of Whately. His store was where the late Hartley Hale resided. He was selectman in 1808. Children:
i. JEMIMA HARRIET2, b. Mch. 22, 1795; m. May 24, 1814, Jackson Dickinson; (2) Judge Frederick Allen of Boston, Feb. 26, 1829. ii. RODNEY OLIVER2, b. Nov. 24, 1805.
iii. CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA2, m. June 5, 1828, Cyrus W. Clark of Tur- ner, Me.
iv. LUCINDE ELIZA2, b. Sept. 21, 1796; m. Sept. 5, 1825, George Dick- inson.
v. GEORGE2, b. July 28, 1810; was a lawyer in Maine.
vi. MARY2, b. June 6, 1818.
COOLIDGE, JOSIAH, was one of the early inhabitants, being sur- veyor of highways here in the year 1776.
COOLIDGE, DANIEL, was warden in 1781.
1. CORBETT, MOSES, SR., b. 1769, came here from Wilmington, Vt., to live with his son Joseph; m. Polly Loomis. She d. Mch. 19, 1838, ae. 64 years. He died in Hartsville, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1853, ae. 84. He resided on what is known as the Bellows place on the old Leyden road, selling the same to John Lyons of Greenfield upon his removal from town with his son Joseph. Children :
i. JOSEPH2, m. Jane Babcock of Leyden. He came here from Wil- mington, Vt., settling on the "Bellows Place" on the old road to Leyden. As his wife was a Leyden woman, and the births of his children are here recorded, it is probable that he came
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here prior to 1820. With his family he removed West. Had: I. Jane3, b. Sept. 10, 1818. 2. Joseph B.3, b. Oct. 18, 1820. 3. James WV.3, b. Feb. 27, 1823; settled in Illinois. 4. Nancy3, b. July 3, 1827. 5. George R.3, b. Dec. 31, 1830. 6. David C.3, b. Jan. 12, 1834. 7. Darius C.3, b. Jan. 12, 1834. These last two probably removed to California in the early fifties. 8. Mary Eliza3, b. Dec. 21, 1838.
ii. JOSIAH2.
iii. SALLY2.
iv. LUCINDA2, m. - Blodgett; res. Wilmington. Vt.
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v. MOSES2, b. Feb. 4, 1812.
2. CORBETT, MOSES2, (Moses1,) b. Feb. 4, 1812 ; m. Betsey Carpenter of Rowe, Mass., Sept., 1839. She d. Jan. 1, 1875, ae. 55 years. They resided in the south-east part of Guilford, on the road leading to the Sol. Andrews place. The last of his life he resided with and d. at his son Myron's. Children :
i. LIZZIE A.3, b. Sept., 1840; m. June, 1859, S. P. Sherwin; residence, Brattleboro.
ii. THERESA P.8, b. Sept., 1842; m. H. C. Ingraham; res. West Spring- field.
iii. MYRON L.3, b. Oct. 28, 1844; m. Mch. 19, 1867, Mary S., dau. of Hiram Johnson of Vernon, Vt. Mr. Corbett served in the Civil War, enlisting as a private in Co. K, 9th Vt. Vol., June, 1862. In spring of 1864 was promoted to corporal, and the succeeding fall, to the office of sergeant; was mustered out of service June, 1865. In July, 1882, he came to town from Brattleboro, Vt., purchasing the old Connable place, later owned by Zenas Cutler, afterward by A. U. Chase, at North Bernardston, his present home. In 1886 he was chosen selectman, and has served in that capacity for eleven years. In 1891 he went as representative from the Ist Franklin Co. district. He is an active member of the Baptist church. Had: I. Cora E., m. Mr. Eastman. 2. Daughter, d. Dec. 25, 1881.
iv. JEROMES, m. Rose Corey of Wardsboro, Vt .; res. West Springfield.
v. CLARENCE C.8, m. Mary E. Ground; is a dentist residing in Ed- wardsville, Ill.
vi. DAVID C., m. and resides in Denver, Col.
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vii. JENNIE L., m. W. W. Bradbur, June 29, 1887; resides Mt. Ver- non, N. Y.
viii. APOLLOS E., d. June, 1891; was a dentist of Cincinnati, O.
ix. LEROY.
x. MYRTIE M .; res. West Springfield, Mass.
COUCH, JAMES, was b. in 1718. He m. (1) Sarah3, dau. of Samuel2 Connable. She was b. in Boston, Feb. 22, 1718-19, and died May 7, 1799; m. (2) Sept. 14, 1801, Mrs. Mehitable Alexander, their united ages being at that time 166 years. Mr. Couch was a house joiner by trade, one of the first settlers in town, coming here before 1747, and probably before 1744; resided on the farm now owned by Ralph Cushman. He took quite a prominent part in the very early history, holding many civil offices. Was selectman 1769, 72, 79, Committee of In- spection 1775, to which office was added that of Correspond- ence and Safety in 1777. During the Indian wars he was one of those who removed to the Burk Fort for protection when not engaged in active service. From Dec. 11, 1755, to Oct. 18, 1756, he was out in Israel William's Co. in an ex- pedition to the westward. His name also appears on Capt. John Burk's roll ending Nov. 30, 1758. He d. without chil- dren, Jan. 4, 1816, ae. 98.
CRONYN, REV. DAVID, b. Feb. 27, 1839, in N. Y. State; attended the Meadville Theological School ; is a retired Unitarian minis- ter, residing on the farm formerly owned by Amos Carleton; m. 1874, Zella R. Reid, who is a native of Indiana. Chil- dren :
i. RUTH R., b. Sept. 10, 1875; m. 1901, Arthur Cairns; resides Saw- yerville, P. Q.
ii. ZELLA R., b. May 5, 1877.
iii. THOREAU, b. Nov. 25, 1880; now a student in California.
iv. FREDRIKA, b. Dec. 9, 1883.
V. THEODORE, b. June 13, 1887.
CROWELL, RANSOM, LEVI®, (Levi', Levi®, Christopher5, Christopher4, John3, John?, John1. The original name was Crowe. John',
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b. in England or Wales, was an inhabitant of Charlestown 1635, 7, 8 ; of Yarmouth, 1638, where he died 1673. In the third generation the name assumed the present form of Crowell,) b. May 24, 1829, in Westminster, West, Vt. He re- moved from Putney, Vt., to Bernardston, about 1875, where he purchased the store opposite the New England House, and has carried on a most successful business. Since resid- ing in town he has identified himself strongly with the social, educational and religious interests of the place. In 1880 he received the appointment of justice of the peace ; has also been selectman for the years 1884 and 1885, assessor and trustee of Powers Institute. He has always been an active member of the Congregational church, and for several years its Sunday school superintendent. He m. May 23, 1850, Emily.", dau. of Rev. Abel® Cutler of Northampton. Children:
i. HOMER CUTLER9, b. Jan. 14, 1852; m. Anna A. Fiske of Chazy, N. Y. He graduated at Middlebury, Vt., College, practiced medicine two years, and after graduating at the medical college in New York, he was for a time in South America; since then he has resided at East Syracuse, N. Y., and Kansas City.
2. ii. HILAND RANSOM9, d. Dec. 9, 1853.
iii. HENRY LINCOLN9, b. Oct. 13, 1860; m. June 6, 1888, Kates, dau. of Dea. Henry4 Slate. He was of the firm of R. L. Crowell and Son. He is actively interested in church and town affairs, and is the present town clerk, being chosen to that office in 1893. He is an active member of the firm of E. S. Hurlbert & Co., manufacturers of cutlery.
3. iv. PRESTON RANNEY9, b. June 12, 1862.
V. JENNIE SOPHIA9, b. Nov. 10, 1869; died June 25, 1872.
2. CROWELL, HILAND RANSOM®, (Ransom L.8, Levi', Levi6, Christo- pher®, Christopher4, John3, John2, John',) b. Dec. 9, 1853 ; m. Lillian F., dau. of William Esterbrooks of Susquehanna De- pot, Pa., May 7, 1878. He has been successfully engaged in business in West Northfield, also at East Northfield. He disposed of his interests there and has now taken up his resi- dence in Southern California. Children :
R. L. CROWELL.
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i. WILLIE, b. June 2, 1879; now a student in Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston.
ii. DAISY E., b. Aug. 12, 1884.
3. CROWELL, REV. PRESTON RANNEY9, (Ransom L.8, Levi', Levi6, Christopher®, Christopher4, John3, John2, John1,) b. June 12, 1862. He graduated at Powers Institute, also Williston Sem- inary 1882, at the University of Syracuse, N. Y., class of 1886, and from the Union Theological Seminary in 1890. In 1887 he accepted a position as instructor of Latin and Greek in Rockland College at Nyack, N. Y. Since finishing his pro- fessional studies he has been pastor of churches at Cheyenne, Wyo, and Greenfield, N. H. He is now at Phillipston, Mass. He m. in 1891, Olivia S. Murray of Bern. Children :
i. JENNIE O.10, b. 1892.
ii. RUTH A.10, b. 1895.
CUSHMAN, NATHANIEL®, (Lieut. Isaac4, Rev. Isaac3, Elder Thomas2, Robert1, the Puritan who came in the Mayflower,) b. May 28, 1712 ; m. (1) Sarah, dau. of William Coomer of Plympton, Nov. 22, 1733. She died April 14, 1753 ; m. (2) Aug. 23, 1753, Temperance Sims. She died Feb. 27, 1774. About 1740 Mr. Cushman removed to Lebanon, Ct .; thence between 1774 and 1778 to Bernardston, residing with his son, Dr. Polycar- pus® Cushman. He was a captain of the militia, and a man of great importance in those days. He d. at Montague, Oct 1. 1793. Children :
i. ISAAC6, b. Oct. 20, 1734; resided Stafford, Ct., where he d. 1813.
ii. SARAH6, b. Nov. 12, 1736; m .; d. Apr. 12, 1812.
iii. NATHANIEL6, b. Sept. 2, 1738; m. (1) Phoebe6, dau. of Peter5 New- comb.
2. iv. CONSIDER6, b. July 6, 1740.
v. SIMEON6, b. Feb. 14, 1744; settled in So. Carolina.
vi. WILLIAM6, b. Jan. 29, 1746; d. in New York State.
vii. AMBROSE6, b. July 27, 1748; d. in Lebanon, Ct.
3. viii. POLYCARPUS6, b. Nov. 14, 1750.
ix. ARTEMAS6, b. July 28, 1752; m. Sarah Williams of Lebanon, Ct. He was selectman and assessor 1786-88 and 90. By trade he
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was a clothier. He was captain in the militia, and served in the Revolution. He died Oct. 18, 1841, at Colchester, Vt., at his daughter's. Had: 1. John Williams7, b. June 4, 1778; d. De- cember 8, 1779. 2. Roxalena7, b. Nov. 18, 1779, (T. R.); m. Ebenezer" Bardwell of Shelburne, Mch. 27, 1803. 3. Anna7, b. May 21, 1782; m. William Granger of Greenfield. 4. Arte- mas1, b. July 6, 1783; res. and d. in Ohio. 5. Thylura7, b. July 6, 1787; m. Rufus Parmilee of Weybridge, Vt., 1810. 6. Sarah7, b. Sept. 4, 1788; m. May 28, 1816, Peter7 Newcomb of Colchester, Vt., formerly of Bern. 7. Vilate7, b. March 30, 1791; m. Alfred B., son of Jonathan Allen, Dec. 22, 1811; rem. to Colchester, Vt. 8. Chloe7, b. May 30, 1793; m. George A.6, son of Jonathan5 Allen, May 26, 1818; resided Burlington, Vt. She d. July 30, 1832. 9. Sophronia7, b. Mch. 16, 1798; m. Samuel Whiting of Bern. She d. in Ionawanda Creek, N. Y., 1835. 10. Fanny7, b. July 16, 1801; d. unm., in Colchester, Vt., Sept. 27, 1848. 11. Harriet™, m. 1817, Jonathan M. Bis- sell of Bern .; d. in Illinois in 1852.
By second wife :
x. TEMPERANCE6, b. Aug. 31, 1754; d. in Ct.
xi. REBECCA6, b. Nov. 28, 1755; d. young.
xii. ABIGAIL6, b. Mch. 22, 1757; d. young.
xiii. MERCY6, b. Feb. 10, 1760; d. Feb. 24, 1760.
xiv. JOAB6, b. Feb. 27, 1761; d. Nov. 4, 1824, in Ct.
2. CUSHMAN, CONSIDER®, (Nathaniel5, Lieut. Isaac4, Rev. Isaac3, Elder Thomas2, Rev. Robert',) b. July 6, 1740; m. Submit Newcomb. She d. Feb. 29, 1814, ae. 69. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War; resided in Lebanon, Ct., Bernardston, Greenfield. He d. in the north part of Green- field, Apr. 4, 1819, and with his wife, is buried in the ceme- tery on Log Plain. Children :
i. AZEL1, b. 1765, in Brookfield; d. July 12, 1816, in Chester, Vt.
ii. SUBMIT7, b. 1767, in Brookfield; d. 1821, in Halifax, Vt.
iii. CONSIDER7, b. Oct. 27, 1768; m. Rhoda Gaines of Gill, Jan., 1791. She was b. July 25, 1769; d. Nov. 13, 1853. He was a farmer, residing at Bernardston, Greenfield and Gill; at the latter place he d. Aug. 13, 1850. Had: I. Lucinda8, b. Feb. 18, 1792; d. May 2, 1803. 2. Calvin Newcomb8, b. July 25, 1793; d. Mch. 19,
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1847, at Marcy, N. Y., unm. 3. Sereptas, b. Feb. 19, 1795; m. (1) Stillman Spurr, Feb. 27, 1816, and had Clarissa, who m. Allen B.4 Hale; she m. (2) 1831, Amos? Carrier of Bern. (second wife). 4. Zorah8, b. Nov. 12, 1796; d. Apr. 15, 1803. 5. Rhoda8, b. Feb. 17, 1798; m. Horace7 Atherton, Apr. 29, 1817; she d. Sept. 14, 1830. 6. Mary8, b. Nov. 5, 1799; m. Oct. 28, 1817, Amos? Carrier. She d. Nov. 2, 1829. 7. Sarah8, b. No- vember 30, 1801; m. Apr. 29, 1823, Horace8 Hale; d. July 10, 1846. 8. Aurelia Lucinda8, b. Sept. 5, 1803; m. May 26, 1829, Israel P.3 Hale; d. July 14, 1892. 9. Carpus8, b. Sept. 11, 1805 ; d. Apr. 5, 1808. 10. Harriet8, b. July 30, 1807; m. John3 Nel- son of Leyden, Jan. 27, 1828; d. Oct. 5, 1862. 11. Lathrop8, b. May 23, 1809; m. Achsah W., dau. Jeremiah Dean of Gill, Oc- tober 24, 1839. She d. in 1886. Mr. Cushman was selectman in 1860, was also assessor and overseer of the poor in Gill. The last of his life he lived on the "Green" in Bern.
iv. SALLY7, b. in Bern .; m. (1) Calvin Stratton of Montague; (2) Capt. Howes of Ballston, N. Y.
v. HANNAH7, b. in Bern .; m. Capt. Ephraim Upham of Montague.
vi. SILAS7, b. in Bern., March 5, 1778; resided at Westville, N. Y.
vii. AMBROSE7, b. in Bern .; d. in Fort Covington, N. Y.
viii. REBECCA7, m. William Lord; resided Ballston Springs, N. Y.
ix. ORILLA1, m. Major Wright; removed to Ohio.
x. LUCINDA7, d. young.
3. CUSHMAN, DR. POLYCARPUS®, (Nathaniel5, Lieut. Isaac4, Rev. Isaac3, Elder Thomas?, Rev. Robert1.) Of the professional men, Bernardston's physicians easily assume a place in the first ranks. The first one in town was Dr. Polycarpus Cushman, who took up his residence here about 1772. Prior to that time the people had depended for medical aid upon the physicians of Deerfield and Northfield, and at a later period on Greenfield. As will be seen, Dr. Cushman was of full blooded Puritan descent. The ancestor, Robert Cushman, was a member of Rev. Mr. Robinson's church in Leyden, Holland, and came to this country in 1621. The maternal ancestor of Dr. Cushman was Mary, dau. of Isaac Allerton, who came over in the Mayflower in 1620. Dr. Cushman was born in Columbia, Ct., Nov. 14, 1750, and was one of 14 chil-
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