History of the town of Cornish, New Hampshire, with genealogical record, 1763-1910, Vol. II, Part 1

Author: Child, William Henry, 1832-
Publication date: 1911?
Publisher: Concord, N.H., Rumford Press
Number of Pages: 512


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HISTORY


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GEO. L. DEMING.


WILLIAM W. BALLOCH.


FENNO B. COMINGS.


The Committee chosen by the town to assist the historian in the publication and sale of Cornish History.


HISTORY


OF THE


TOWN OF CORNISH


NEW HAMPSHIRE


WITH GENEALOGICAL RECORD


1763-1910


BY WM. H. CHILD


IN TWO VOLUMES


VOL. II. GENEALOGY


Recording all events we can, Is rendering good service to fellow-man


THE RUMFORD PRESS CONCORD, N. H.


$74.20


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PREFACE.


As the history of Cornish was nearing completion the writer became desirous of aid and counsel, and asked the town to appoint a committee for that purpose. The town kindly granted his request, and a committee, designated by himself, consisting of George L. Deming, William W. Balloch and Fenno B. Comings was chosen. Their duties at first were examination of the manuscript and ascertaining cost of publication. The com- mittee having rendered a favorable report, on March 13, 1911, the following resolution was by vote adopted: "Resolved, That the town history committee appointed in March, 1910, arrange for the publication and sale of the Town History, and act with the historian in any matter pertaining thereto."


The committee have endeavored to be faithful in the dis- charge of all these duties, and the writer hereby takes pleasure in expressing his profound gratitude for all of their aid and cooperation.


W. H. CHILD.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS


VOL. II


PAGE


PAGE


INTRODUCTION, GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT


1


CARPENTER GENEALOGY 41


ABBOTT GENEALOGY 3


CARROLL GENEALOGY 51


ALDEN GENEALOGY .


3


CARTER GENEALOGY 53


ATWOOD GENEALOGY


4


CATE GENEALOGY 53


ATWOOD GENEALOGY


5


CHADBOURNE GENEALOGY 54


AUSTIN GENEALOGY


8


CHAFFIN GENEALOGY 56


AYERS GENEALOGY


9


CHAPMAN GENEALOGY 56


BABCOCK GENEALOGY


12


CHASE GENEALOGY . 58


BADGER GENEALOGY


13 CHILD GENEALOGY .


83


BAILEY GENEALOGY


13


CHOATE GENEALOGY 88


BAKER GENEALOGY .


14


CHURCHILL GENEALOGY 89


BALLOCH GENEALOGY


14


CLARK GENEALOGY


90


BARKER GENEALOGY


17 CLEMENT GENEALOGY


91


BARNARD GENEALOGY


17


COBB GENEALOGY


92


BARTLETT GENEALOGY


18


COBURN GENEALOGY


95


BARROWS GENEALOGY


24


COLE GENEALOGY


99


BARTON GENEALOGY


24


COLLINS GENEALOGY 104


COMINGS GENEALOGY 105


PELHAM BRANCH 116


BEAN GENEALOGY


26


COOK GENEALOGY 119


BEMIS GENEALOGY


26


CORBIN GENEALOGY. 120


COUCH GENEALOGY . 121


BINGHAM GENEALOGY


27


COWLES GENEALOGY


122


BLAKE GENEALOGY


29


BLANCHARD GENEALOGY


30


CURRIER GENEALOGY


123


BLOOD GENEALOGY .


31


DAME GENEALOGY


123


BOARDMAN GENEALOGY .


31


DANA GENEALOGY .


123


BRADLEY GENEALOGY


31


DAVIDSON GENEALOGY 123


BRECK GENEALOGY . 32


BRYANT GENEALOGY 34


40


DEAN GENEALOGY 130


BURNAP GENEALOGY


43


DEMING GENEALOGY 130


BURR GENEALOGY


44 DODGE GENEALOGY . 138


BUTMAN GENEALOGY


47 DOLE GENEALOGY 140


BUTTERFIELD GENEALOGY


48 DORR GENEALOGY 140


CADY GENEALOGY 48


BACHELOR GENEALOGY .


12 CHELLIS GENEALOGY 83


BEAL GENEALOGY 25


BEAMAN GENEALOGY 25


BENWAY GENEALOGY 27


CROSS GENEALOGY 122


DAVIS GENEALOGY 125


DAY GENEALOGY 127


BUGBEE GENEALOGY


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PAGE


PAGE


DOTEN GENEALOGY . 141


HUNT GENEALOGY 216


Dow GENEALOGY 142


HUNTER GENEALOGY 217


DOWNS GENEALOGY 142


HUNTINGTON GENEALOGY 218


DUNBAR GENEALOGY


143


HURD GENEALOGY


218


DUNSMOOR GENEALOGY .


143


HURLEY GENEALOGY 219


DUSTIN GENEALOGY. 144


HUTCHINSON GENEALOGY 219


EDMINSTER GENEALOGY 145


JACKSON GENEALOGY 220


ELLIS GENEALOGY 147


JACOBS GENEALOGY .


228


FAIRBANKS GENEALOGY 148


JENNEY GENEALOGY 229


FARNSWORTH GENEALOGY 151


JIRAULD GENEALOGY


231


FARRINGTON GENEALOGY 152


JOHNSON GENEALOGY 231


FELLOWS GENEALOGY 153


JONES GENEALOGY 237


FIFIELD GENEALOGY 154


JORDAN GENEALOGY . 237


FITCH GENEALOGY 154


KELLEY GENEALOGY 238


FLETCHER GENEALOGY


158


KENDRICK GENEALOGY . 239


FLING GENEALOGY 164


164


KIDDER GENEALOGY 245


Foss GENEALOGY


166


KIMBALL GENEALOGY 246


FREEMAN GENEALOGY


167


KINSMAN GENEALOGY 249


FRENCH GENEALOGY


171


KNIGHT GENEALOGY 249


FURNALD GENEALOGY


171


LAMBERTON GENEALOGY


250


GAGE GENEALOGY


172


LANE GENEALOGY 251


GATES GENEALOGY


172


LEAR GENEALOGY


252


GLEASON GENEALOGY


172


LEAVITT GENEALOGY 254


GLINES GENEALOGY


173


LESLIE GENEALOGY .


256


GORDON GENEALOGY


173


LEWIS GENEALOGY 259


GOULD GENEALOGY .


174


LINDSAY GENEALOGY 260


GOWARD GENEALOGY


175 LITTLE GENEALOGY . 261


GREENE GENEALOGY


177


LOTHROP GENEALOGY


261


HALL GENEALOGY


178


LUTHER GENEALOGY 265


HAMBLET GENEALOGY


186


LYNDS GENEALOGY .


266


HAMMOND GENEALOGY


187


MACE GENEALOGY 266


HARDY GENEALOGY .


187


MARBLE GENEALOGY 267


HARLOW GENEALOGY


189


MARTINDALE GENEALOGY 268


HARRINGTON GENEALOGY


194


MASON GENEALOGY


269


HART GENEALOGY 195


MELENDY GENEALOGY


270


HASKELL GENEALOGY


196


MERCER GENEALOGY 270


HASTINGS GENEALOGY


196


MERRILL GENEALOGY 271


HEBARD GENEALOGY


197


MITCHIELL GENEALOGY 271


HEYWOOD GENEALOGY


197


MORGAN GENEALOGY 272


HILDRETH GENEALOGY 198


MORSE GENEALOGY . 273


HILLIARD GENEALOGY 199


MURRAY GENEALOGY


274


HOLBROOK GENEALOGY 206


NELSON GENEALOGY


274


HOOK GENEALOGY 206


NEVENS GENEALOGY


275


HOWARD GENEALOGY


207


NEWELL GENEALOGY 277


HUGGINS GENEALOGY


209


NEWTON GENEALOGY


278


LUEY GENEALOGY 262


GUSTIN GENEALOGY


178


KENYON GENEALOGY 241


FORD GENEALOGY


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PAGE


NORRIS GENEALOGY 278


STEARNS GENEALOGY 347


NORTON GENEALOGY


NUTTER GENEALOGY 279


PAGE GENEALOGY


279


STOWELL GENEALOGY 357


PAGET GENEALOGY


.


279


STUART GENEALOGY.


359


PAINE GENEALOGY .


280


STURTEVANT GENEALOGY 360


PALMER GENEALOGY


281


SWINNERTON GENEALOGY 361


TABOR GENEALOGY 362


PARKER GENEALOGY


282


TANDY GENEALOGY .


362


PEASLEE GENEALOGY 282


TASKER GENEALOGY


362


TAYLOR GENEALOGY


365


PIERCE GENEALOGY 283


THOMPSON GENEALOGY 366


PIKE GENEALOGY 284


PLAISTRIDGE GENEALOGY


287


TRACY GENEALOGY . 372


TRUELL GENEALOGY 377


POWERS GENEALOGY 289


PUTNAM GENEALOGY


294


TUXBURY GENEALOGY 377


QUIMBY GENEALOGY


296


TYLER GENEALOGY . 378


RAWSON GENEALOGY


297


VINCENT GENEALOGY 380


RAYMOND GENEALOGY 299


VINTON GENEALOGY. 381


RAYNSFORD GENEALOGY


299


VINTON OR VINSEN GENEALOGY 383


READ GENEALOGY


300


WAKEFIELD GENEALOGY 383


RICE OR ROYCE GENEALOGY


302


WALKER GENEALOGY 385


RICH GENEALOGY 302


303


WELD GENEALOGY 392


RICKARD GENEALOGY 313


WELLMAN GENEALOGY . 401


RIPLEY GENEALOGY 314


WESTGATE GENEALOGY 406


ROBERTS GENEALOGY 315


WHIPPLE GENEALOGY 411


ROBINSON GENEALOGY 315


WHITE GENEALOGY . 412


ROOT GENEALOGY 320


WHITING GENEALOGY


415


ROWELL GENEALOGY 321


WHITTAKER GENEALOGY 416


SAINT-GAUDENS GENEALOGY 323


WHITTEN GENEALOGY 416


WHITTLESEY GENEALOGY 417


SARGENT GENEALOGY 324


SARTEL GENEALOGY 324


SHERBURNE GENEALOGY


325


SISSON GENEALOGY .


325


SMITH GENEALOGY


327


WITHERELL GENEALOGY 422


WOOD GENEALOGY 423


WOODBURY GENEALOGY 427


AARON BRANCH 330


BENJAMIN BRANCH . 332


NATHANIEL BRANCH 333


DR. NATHAN BRANCH 334


ASE KIMBALL BRANCH . 337


SPAULDING GENEALOGY. 337


SPICER GENEALOGY 345


SQUIRES GENEALOGY 346


WRIGHT GENEALOGY 428


WYMAN GENEALOGY 428


YORK GENEALOGY 435


YOUNG GENEALOGY . 437


COMPILER'S NOTE 438


INDEX


439-463


278


STEVENS GENEALOGY 350


STONE GENEALOGY 350


ICHABOD BRANCH 327


WICKWIRE GENEALOGY 418


WILEY GENEALOGY . 418


WILLIAMS GENEALOGY 419


WILSON GENEALOGY 422


SANDERSON GENEALOGY 323


WATSON GENEALOGY 391


RICHARDSON GENEALOGY


THRASHER GENEALOGY . 368


POOLE GENEALOGY 289


TUCKER GENEALOGY 377


PENNIMAN GENEALOGY . 283


PARDY GENEALOGY 281


PAGE


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


VOL. II


PAGE


CORNISH TOWN HISTORY COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION :


GEO. L. DEMING,


WILLIAM W. BALLOCH, FENNO B. COMINGS


Frontispiece


WILLIAM BALLOCH


16


SAMUEL CHASE .


Opposite 59


STEPHEN CHILD, JR. 85


EDWIN L. CHILD 88


DEA. BENJAMIN COMINGS


111


URIEL L. COMINGS .


113


JUDGE ALFRED COMINGS 114


CHARLES W. COMINGS .


115


JOSEPH B. COMINGS


117


JAMES M. DAVIDSON


124


HIRAM A. DAY


129


REV. D. P. DEMING


136


GEORGE E. FAIRBANKS.


150


RUEL HASSELTINE FLETCHER .


160


HENRY GOULD


174


MRS. HENRY GOULD


175


ISRAEL HALL


182


DR. SAMUEL HARDY


188


DAVID H. HILLIARD


202


GEORGE E. HILLIARD


205


JUDGE ELEAZER JACKSON


224


CHARLES EDWIN JACKSON .


227


GEORGE D. KENYON


243


EDWARD D. KIMBALL


Opposite 247


CAPT. CHESTER PIKE


286


OBED POWERS


290


CYNTHIA COMINGS POWERS


290


MR. LARNARD POWERS.


292


MRS. LARNARD POWERS


292


ORLANDO POWERS


293


JUDGE JOHN L. PUTNAM


Opposite 295


RESIDENCE OF JUDGE J. L. PUTNAM 295


MRS. SARAH RICHARDSON HERRICK, AT 84 308


HENRY S. RICHARDSON . 312


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PAGE


HON. O. W. ROBINSON


317


SAMUEL S. ROBINSON


319


CAPT. CONSTANT W. SMITH


331


REV. ALVAH SPAULDING


341


WILLIAM ALANSON STONE .


353


JOHN THRASHER


369


STEPHEN A. TRACY


376


MRS. STEPHEN A. TRACY


376 378


MR. AND MRS. ISHMAEL TUXBURY


C. W. TYLER


380


HENRY A. WELD


398


IVAN C. WELD


399


RESIDENCE OF F. N. WELD


Opposite 399


BAPTIST PARSONAGE, CORNISH FLAT


Opposite 399


FIRST MINISTER'S HOUSE


Opposite 399


REV. JAMES WELLMAN


402


ALBERT E. WELLMAN


405


ARIEL K. WOOD.


.


424


MRS. ARIEL K. WOOD


424


EGBERT O. WOOD


425


MR. AND MRS. LYMAN D. WOOD


. 426


PROF. ADDISON P. WYMAN


430


CAPT. CHESTER LEANDER WYMAN


432


GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT.


INTRODUCTION.


The genealogical record of the families of the town is not the least interesting portion of its history.


"If you would know who you are, Learn whence you came."


Genealogical study is regarded by most as dry and unprofitable, but this is due to misapprehension of its importance. One author declares that "the keeping of family records is a criterion of the difference between worthy fami- lies and all other kinds." Sure it is, that with few exceptions the illustrious and honorable can trace their ancestry back for generations. Believing in the law of heredity, they have been, and still are, increasingly inspired with an ambition to sustain the honor of their family name. Such, carefully preserve their records, while others are indifferent about the matter. The goodness of a family depends more on the number of its generations than on any other condition.


We regret that our record of the families of Cornish is so incomplete. It was purposed from the first to include that of every family that ever became permanently resident of the town. It was a colossal undertaking under the circumstances. Had every family preserved their full data of events, and, upon call, have forwarded us a copy of the same, the task, though great, could have been accomplished much easier and quicker.


The records of a large number of families are broken and lacking much important data, but this is unavoidable for several reasons. Quite a number of families who once lived in town evidently moved away, leaving no posterity behind them. Other families once prominent in town, have here become extinct, and their descendants are scattered world-wide and beyond our knowl- edge. We have been enabled to find many of them, but the larger portion is still unknown. This accounts, in a measure, for the incompleteness of the work.


The material for these genealogies has been obtained from town records, inscriptions from cemeteries, family records, church records, old writings, besides extensive correspondence and interviews.


These authorities often fail to agree on dates of events. As there can be but one date for the same event, we have elected the one most probable and have marked it uncertain (?).


Thus the difficulties of this compilation have been many, but these must make the value of the work more apparent.


The plan has been to give the line of descent from the earliest known ances- tor to the first settlement of the family in town, and from that time to give as


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full a record as possible to the present, provided the family continues to remain in town. In case they remove, the children, and, in some cases, the grand- children of natives are given though born out of town.


From the nature of the case the work of the genealogist is never complete. Changes are constantly occurring. If up-to-date yesterday, today brings a change that the record will not show.


With all these considerations and lack of perfection, the compiler takes pleasure in showing the following results: About 250 family names, over 1,000 families and nearly 10,000 individual names.


Many families have apparently taken a deep interest in this work, and have rendered all the aid in their power to further it. To these especially, and to all others who have contributed to the success of this work, we tender sincere thanks.


INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT.


Names of towns given are understood as belonging to New Hampshire, unless otherwise indicated, except Boston and New York.


Arabic figures at the left of a name indicate the individual number.


Roman figures at the left are the children of the said couple. Arabic figures over the right end of a name indicate the generation. ? implies uncertainty on what immediately precedes it.


b. signifies born.


unm. signifies unmarried.


m.


married.


ord. ordained.


d. 66 died.


dau. daughter.


bap. baptized. rem. removed.


div divorced. res. reside, resides, resided.


wid.


widow.


ABBOTT.


1. EZEKIEL ABBOTT was b. in Bradford Feb. 13, 1796; m. Nov. 20, 1823, Phoebe Morse, a sister of Asenath (Morse) Bugbee and formerly of Reading, Vt., b. May 24, 1802, and d. in Bedford April 13, 1875. He came to Cornish a few years before his marriage and worked at cabi- net work. Remained on the Flat until March, 1834, when they removed first to Bradford, then to Manchester, where he d. Sept. 29, 1880. He was a carpenter and builder. Children, all b. on Cornish Flat:


i. OSCAR DUNREUTH, b. Sept. 13, 1824. A physician and res. in Man- chester; m. first, in 1853, Margaret Pearse; she d. in 1865, leaving three children; m. second, in 1865, Emma B. Pearse, a sister of his first wife; she d. in 1875, leaving three children; m. third, Kate W. Farr. No issue.


ii. EGBERT ORISON, b. Aug. 23, 1826. Res. in Manchester; m. Oct. 16, 1851, Abbie O. Sleeper. Two children. A carpenter and builder.


iii. CORNELLA BETSEY, b. Nov. 20, 1828; m. in 1872 Albert Flint of Bed- ford. No children. She d. July 7, 1900.


iv. CHARLOTTE ASENATH, b. March 16, 1832; m. Dec. 23, 1858, James Wilkins. One child: Charles Abbott, b. May 4, 1862. They res. in Henniker.


ALDEN.


1. DEA. DANIEL ALDEN Was b. Sept. 5, 1720, in Stafford, Conn. He first came and settled in Cornish as a farmer on the farm he afterwards sold to Lieut. John Vinton. Here he remained eight years, and after dis- posing of his farm, he settled in Lebanon, where he d. May 18, 1790. In 1747 he m. June Turner, who was b. March 30, 1725, and d. in Leb- anon May 6, 1817. They had twelve children. Of these Jesse and Isaac lived in Cornish and vicinity.


2. JESSE ALDEN was b. May 30, 1762; m. May 31, 1792, Sarah Rice, who was b. Feb. 9, 1764. He d. of spotted fever April 2, 1813. Children:


i. SAMUEL. RICE, b. May 7, 1793. Lived in Granville, Vt.


ii. AMANDA, b. March 14, 1795; m. Rufus Bean. She d. Feb. 5, 1840.


iii. SARAH, b. Jan. 9, 1797 ; m. Col. Ezra Alden of Lebanon.


iv. JESSE, JR., b. Nov. 26, 1798. Went to Monte Bello, Ill., where he d. young.


V. HARVEY, b. Jan. 7, 1801; m. Anna B. Holbrook. One child that d. in infancy. He d. July 9, 1835.


vi. DAVID, b. Marchi 6, 1803; d. March 17, 1806.


vii. BETSEY, b. July 31, 1805; m. April 5, 1831, Benjamin Ayers of Cor- nish. One child. (See Ayers.) She d. March 21, 1832.


viii. HANNAII, b. July 31, 1805; m. Sept. 19, 1832, Benjamin Ayers, her deceased sister's widower. She had two children. (See Ayers.) . She d. Sept. 28, 1836.


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ix. MARY, b. Jan. 31, 1SOS. Lived in Lebanon. Unm. in 1866.


3. DR. ISAAC ALDEN, son of Dea. Daniel and brother of Jesse Alden, was b. Feb. 11, 1770. He studied medicine under his brother, Dr. Ebenezer Alden of Randolph, Mass. Settled as a physician in Orange, Vt., and afterwards in Chelsea, Vt., where he was much respected as a man and a citizen, but never acquired an extensive practice. At length he gave up medical pursuits and devoted himself to agriculture, living chiefly in Plainfield and Cornish. He was modest and retiring and had many virtues which were appreciated by those who knew him intimately. He m. Hannah Perry (another authority says Hannah Rice), b. in 1779, who survived him several years, dying in -, being over 80 years of age. He d. Aug. 25, 1845, and is buried in Cornish. Children:


. ROXINDA, b. March 20, 1803; m. May 15, 1826, Timothy White. Went to Ill. Three daus.


ii. FIDELIA A., b. Aug. 12, 1805; m. May 1, 1832, Moses Chase of Cor- nish. Eight children. (See Chase.) She d. March 11, 1864.


iii. SARAH BASS, b. July 1, 1807; m .-- Morton. Went to Ill. She d. in 1861.


iv. LEWIS, b. April 20, 1811, and d. in May, 1811.


v. ELIZA JANE, b. March 4, 1813; d. unm. Sept. 18, 1860.


vi. HENRY BRADLEY, b. Aug. 7, 1815. Went to Ill., m. and had a family living there in 1860.


ALLEN.


1. JOHN ALLEN, b. in 1756, was a Revolutionary soldier. Spent a portion of his life in Cornish and d. May 5, 1845. His wife, Sally, was b. in 1758, and d. June 10, 1831. Both are buried at the Flat. The full list of their children has not been obtained.


JOHN ALLEN, JR., was b. in 1784, and d. on the Flat April 21, 1848. He was twice m .: first, Dolly ; second, April 25, 1805, Hannah Goldthwaite, who was b. in 1785 and d. Oet. 23, 1823. Had several children.


2. THOMAS ARNOLD ALLEN was b. March 23, 1823; m. Lydia N. Dunbar, who was b. June 7, 1828, and d. March 1, 1905. Mr. Allen d. Jan. 10, 1900. They always lived in town, spending their last years on the Flat. They had one child: Clara, b. March 25, 1862. She m. Liberty Kemp- ton and by him had a dau., Lena, who m. Austin Huggins.


3. WILLIAM ALLEN and Betsey Swinnerton, both of Croydon, were m. Aug. 1, 1806, and lived in Cornish several years and had these children, b. in Cornish :


i. HIRAM, b. March 13, 1809. He m. in 1834, in Cornish, Martha E. Huggins of Cornish. They returned to Croydon in 1837. They had six children.


ii. LUCY, b. Feb. 2, 1812.


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ATWOOD.


1. JOSHUA ATWOOD of Bradford, Mass., the son of John and Hannah Atwood, was b. Dec. 3, 1724. He was a blacksmith by trade. IIe m. in 1744, Mehitable Seva, b. in Bradford Feb. 1, 1727. They removed from Bradford to Pelham, N. H. (time not known), and became the parents of seventeen children. He d. July 8, 1809, aged 85 years. His wife d. March 11, 1805, aged 78. They both d. in Pelham. Of this family two settled in Cornish: William who came about 1811, and Joshua, Jr., a few years earlier. These spent the remainder of their lives in Cornish, and both, with their wives, lie buried in the cemetery at the Flat.


2. JOSHUA3 ATWOOD (Joshua2, John1) was b. March 13, 1756; m. Sarah McAdams, b. March 19, 1773. He d. May 5, 1813. She d. Sept. 20, 1846. Children, all b. in Cornish except the first two:


i. BETSEY, b. Oct. S, 1798; m. Dec. 26, 1814, Curtis Knight. She had ten children. They buried a dau., Melinda, in town, who d. May 2, 1833, aged 11. Res., -. . She d. Feb. 27, 1888.


2. ii. DANIEL, b. Aug. 26, 1800.


3. iii. JOSHUA, twin, b. May 19, 1802.


iv. MEHITABLE, twin, b. May 19, 1802; she m. Aug. 26, 1821, John Emerson. Five children. They lost a son in town April 20, 1833 (John, Jr.), aged 3. Res., Piermont, N. H. She d. Jan. 24, 1885. V. ROBERT, b. June 7, 1804; m. first, Oct. 24, 1833, Elvira Maria Nut- ting, dau. of Timothy Nutting, Esq., of Claremont, b. Nov. 3,


1812. By her he had four children. She d. He m. second, Nov. 26, 1850, Harriet L. Smith of Cornish, dau. of Constant W. and Sarah (Hilliard) Smith, b. July 21, 1817, by whom he had three children. Previous to his first marriage at the age of 21, he studied medicine. Graduated as M.D. at Dartmouth, then removed to Weathersfield, Vt., and established himself in a successful practice of his profession, which he fol- lowed until his death, Nov. 15, 1874. His second wife d. Dec. 26, 1900, in Farmingdale, N. Y. His two oldest sons, Edwin F. and Robert N., chose their father's profession, the first prac- ticing in Acworth, N. H., and the other, after serving as surgeon in the army during the Rebellion, located in Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. Atwood's eldest dau., Elizabeth5, came to Cornish and became the wife of George D. Kenyon, Esq., June 26, 1866. She d. in Cornish Aug. S, 1885, aged 49. She left one dau., Florence; m. (See Kenyon.)


vi.


JOHN, b. March 3, 1806; m. Dec. 4, 1834, Mary Ann Newhall of Weathersfield, Vt., b. Jan. 7, 1816. Ile res. in Hanover, and Perkinsville, Vt. He d. in Perkinsville, Vt., June 4, 1878. Eight children. His eldest dau., Abbie H., m. Daniel Chase of Cornish, where she lived until the death of her husband, Nov. 21, 1885. Since then in Malden, Mass., and Claremont. No children.


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HISTORY OF CORNISH.


vii. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 10, 1807; d. Sept. 3, 1810.


4. viii. DAVID, b. Aug. 18, 1809.


ix. SARAH, b. Feb. 18, 1811; m. Dec. 18, 1832, Benj. S. Fletcher of Cornish. Five children, all b. in Cornish. (See Fletcher.) She d. Sept. 14, 1893.


x. HANNAH, b. Sept. 13, 1813; d. April 19, 1833.


2. DANIELA ATWOOD (Joshua3-2, John1) b. in Pelham Aug. 26, 1800; m. Oet. 26, 1831, Sally L. Goward, dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Lothrop) Goward, b. Dec. 14, 1808, in Croydon. They res. in Cornish many years then rem. to Acton, Mass., where he d. April 15, 1862. She d. Sept. 5, 1890. Children, all b. in Cornish :


i. LOUISA M., b. Aug. 6, 1832; m. Dec. 14, 1854, Henry Barker. Res., So. Acton, Mass. Two sons and five daus.


ii. NEWELL S., b. Aug. 17, 1834. When young he went with a party of gold seekers from Cornish to Cal. in April, 1852. He remained a few years, then returned to N. E. He m. first, March 29, 1865, Harriet Hayward; m. second, Nov. 18, 1896, Flora A. Billings, dau. of J. F. and Harriet (Ogden) Billings. She d. Aug. 29, 1905. Four chil- dren, all by first wife. Res., Stoughton, Mass. Was in the livery business many years, but afterwards in the grocery business.


iii. JOHN M., b. July 8, 1839; m. Nov. 19, 1860, Fanny D. Record of Easton, Mass. Farmer and wood dealer in Mansfield, Mass. Two sons and one daughter.


iv. ABBIE L., b. March 22, 1841; m. April 20, 1864, Elbridge Plummer. Three children. Res., Taunton, Mass. She d. Dec. 18, 1893.


v. SARAH E., b. April 4, 1843; m. Nov. 27, 1862, M. Shurtliff. She d. July 26, 1879, leaving one son, Frank, living in Boston.


vi. BETSEY ANN, b. Feb. 9, 1846; m. Aug. 2, 1864, Charles A. Brown. Two sons. Res., Stoughton, Mass.


vii. WILLIAM D., b. Sept. 5, 1848; m. March 31, 1870, Lizzie Keith. Res., Mansfield, Mass. Railroad conductor twenty-five years. Two children were b. to them: Sarah L. and Addie F. The latter d. in 1876.


3. JOSHUA4 ATWOOD (Joshua3-2, John1) was b. in Cornish May 19, 1802, being a twin in birth with a sister, Mchitable; m. first, March 20, 1826, Sally Hardy, dau. of Tristam and Kezia (Frazier) Hardy, b. Jan. 25, 1807, and d. April 24, 1859, aged 52; m. second, -, Mrs. Susan (Hilliard) Nevens of Cornish, dau. of Amos A. and Sarah (Huggins) Hilliard, b. Jan. 16, 1805, and d. April 4, 1888, aged 82. He d. Sept. 11, 1868. Two children, both by first wife.


i. SUSAN J., b. April 8, 1827; m. Nov. 24, 1846, Bryant Jenney. One son, George B. (See Jenney.) She d. Jan. 12, 1892, aged 64.


ii. JOHN T., b. Dec. 29, 1830; m. first, Jan. 5, 1855, M. V. Marsh; m. second, -. He d. Jan. 10, 18SS, in Wakefield, Mass. No children. He was a celebrated professor in music and dancing.


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GENEALOGIES.


4. 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 S, 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 their lives there. He d. Nov. 10, 1864, aged 55. She d. April 6, 1895. A farmer. Children, both b. in Cornish.


i. HULDAH MARIA, b. July 25, 1839; m. May 16, 1859, Frederic E. Putnam, a farmer, who d. July 9, 1903. Had three children: 1. Fred Atwood, b. Aug. 24, 1861; m. July 2, 1891, Emma G. Allen. Two children. 2. Angie May, b. Jan. 17, 1864; m. Dec. 19, 1882, Charles H. Nichols. She d. Dec. 29, 1883. 3. Ella Eugene, b. Dec. 25, 1872.


ii. WARREN DAVID, b. Jan. 25, 1850; m. -- , Susie F. Porter. He d. Sept. 20, 1872.


1. WILLIAM3 ATWOOD (Joshua2, John1), brother of Joshua3-2, tenth son and seventeenth child of Joshua and Mehitable (Seva) Atwood, was b. Feb. 17, 1773, in Pelham; m. first, Dec. 29, 1799, Elizabeth Hall, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Barker) Hall, b. in Pelham Oct. 29, 1779, and d. in Cornish Sept. 15, 1831; m. second, Dec. 17, 1834, Mrs. Betsey (Tyler) King. He came to Cornish Flat about 1811, where he spent the rest of his life. A blacksmith, and built the brick shop still standing (1903). Also the two story dwelling house at the south end of the Common. He was identified with various business enterprises there. He d. March 7, 1842, aged 69. Children, all by first wife:


i. ELIZA, b. in Pelham April 21, 1801; m. March 20, 1822, Stephen Child of Cornish. Five children. (See Child.) She d. Dec. 31, 1891, aged 90.


ii. MEHITABLE, b. in Pelham May 8, 1803, and d. May 25, 1828, aged 25.


2. iii. WILLIAM, b. in Pelham Sept. 15, 1806.


iv. DANIEL, b. in Pelham Sept. 16, 1808; d. June 10, 1812, by being crushed under a cart wheel. (See Casualties.)


v. SARAH, b. in Cornish Sept. 2, 1813; m. April 17, 1834, Henry Gould of Cornish. No children. Res. at the Flat (1900). She d. March 25, 1902. (See Gould.)




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