A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 12

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890

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3. THORLEY COLLESTER, son of Ebenezer B.4, 1, m. Ist, May 2, 1838, Sarah Muzzy Nims, b. in S., Nov. 22, 1817; d. in Marlborough, Aug. 4, 1842; dau. of Philander and Sarah (White) Nims. He m. 2d, Nov. 11, 1845, Abigail Maria Whitney, b. in Gardner, Mass., Jan. 20, 1825; d. in Winchendon, Mass., May 1, 1907 ; dau. of Joseph and Nancy (Sawin) Whitney of Gardner. Thorley was a chair manufacturer. He held various town offices, was a justice of the peace, and a representative to the General Court. He d. in Gardner, Mass., Apr. 9, 1864. He had two ch. by first w., and three by the 2d w. I. Marquis de Lafayette 6, 6, b. in Marlborough, Jan. 26, 1839; 2. Edward Eugene 6, b. in Marlborough, Sept. 1840; d. there, Aug. 10, 1842; 3. Eugene Belknap 6, 7, b. in Gardner, Mass., Dec. 20, 1847; 4. Laura Maria 6, 8, b. in Gardner, Dec. 17, 1849; 5. Frank Melvin 6, 9, b. in Gardner, Sept. 21, 1855.

4. MAROS COLLESTER, son of Ebenezer B.4, 1, m. May 31, 1848, Lucy Temple, b. in Gardner, Mass., Apr. 15, 1827; d. there, May 21, 1902; dau. of Seth Hayward and Phebe (Jackson) Temple. He was a chair manufacturer. He d. in Gardner, Mass., Nov. 27, 1901. He had four ch. : 1. Eliza Emogene", b. in Gardner, Mass., May 3, 1850; d. there, Nov. 27, 1850; 2. Henry Mare6, 10, b. in Gardner, June 9, 1852; 3. Edward Maro6, b. in Gardner, Mar. 2, 1855 ; d. there, June 19, 1857; 4. Emma Eliza 6, 11, b. in Gardner, July 15, 1858.

5. SILENCE R.5 COLLESTER, dau. of Ebenezer B.4, 1, m., May 1845. Luther Barbour Walker, b. in New Ipswich, Aug. 8, 1826; still living in Fitch- burg, Mass., in 1898; son of Danforth and Betsey (Bigelow) Walker of Gardner, Mass. Silence d. in Fitchburg, Mass., Oct. 27, 1866. Mr. Walker m. 2d, Oct. 31, 1867, Marian E. Stickney of Waltham, Mass. He was a chair-maker, also an employee in the railroad repair shops at Fitchburg. Silence had two ch. : I. Annette Isabel6, b. in Gardner, Mass., Mar. 7, 1846; d. there, Oct. 27, 1875 ; m. Henry E. Hill; no ch .; 2. Charles Herbert 6, b. in Gardner, Jan. 12, 1850; m., Aug. 24, 1881, Jennie Hackett, at Manchester; one ch., Annette Isabel7, b. in Danvers, Mass., Feb. 6, 1883.

6. MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE6 COLLESTER, son of Thorley5, 3, was twice married. He lived but a short time with the first w., and we have no particulars of the marriage. He m. 2d, June 5, 1876, Mary Estella Ward, b. in Booneville, N. Y., July 3, 1860; dau. of Peter and Lucina (Talcott) Ward. He was a lawyer. For a full account of him, see page 596. He d. at Mankato, Minn., Dec. 17, 1887. He had two ch. : I. Ward7, b. at Waseca, Minn., June 28, 1877; d. at Mankato, Minn., Mar. 17, 1886; 2. Thorley Marquis 7, b. in Waseca,

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Minn., May 9, 1881. Mr. Collester spent his youth in S., at the home of his uncle, Dauphin W. Nims, at 152 and 153.

7. EUGENE B.6 COLLESTER, son of Thorleys, 3, is a lawyer at Waseca, Minn. He m., Apr. 6, 1875, Sarah Jane Holland, b. in New London, Conn., Sept. 30, 1846; dau. of William and Elizabeth (Cooper) Holland. They have one ch. : Alice Marian7, b. in New London, Conn, Sept. 26, 1877, who m., July 31, 1901, James Wallace Meacham, and has a dau., Marian Hortense8, b. in Waseca, Minn., Feb. 6, 1903.

8. LAURA M.6 COLLESTER, dau. of Thorley5, 3, d. in Winchendon, Mass., Jan. 28, 1885. She m., Jan. 3, 1875, Orange Whitney of Winchendon, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Mar. 16, 1849; son of John and Eliza (Cushing) Whit- ney. He is a chair manufacturer in Winchendon. They had one ch. : Mabel", b. in Winchendon, Mar. 31, 1882 ; d. there, Dec. 8, 1886.

9. FRANK M.6 COLLESTER, son of Thorley5, 3, graduated at Amherst in 1877 and took the degree of A. M. in 1880. He was a principal of the Gardner High School for nine years. In 1886, he became the principal of the Murdock High School in Winchendon, Mass .; afterwards took a position in the Salem, Mass., High School, and is now in St. Paul, Minn. He m., Aug. 5, 1885, Stella Augusta Hodgman, dau. of George and Mary Augusta (Derby) Hodgman of Gardner, where she was b., Sept. 14, 1862. They had three ch. : I. Marian Edith 7, b. in Winchendon, May 19, 1888; d. there, May 9, 1889; 2. Thorley7, b. in Winchendon, Apr. 12, 1890; 3. Mary Derby7, b. in Winchendon, Apr. 29, 1893.

10. HENRY M.6 COLLESTER, son of Maro5, 4, lives in Gardner, Mass. He m., Jan. 1, 1878, Roancy Sabrina Powers, b. in Dublin, Jan. 3, 1856; dau. of Joseph Willard and Lydia Roancy (Gowing) Powers. They had one ch. : Clinton Henry7, b. in Gardner, Mass., Sept. 6, 1881 ; gr. at Amherst College, 1902; took the degree of A. M. at Harvard, after a course of advanced study, in 1904. He is a brilliant scholar and a most promising young man. He is an instructor in English in the Mass. Institute of Technology in Boston.

11. EMMA E.6 COLLESTER, dau. of Maro5, 4, m., Dec. 1, 1880, Willis Carter Harris, son of James Milton and Calista Blood (Read) Harris of Gardner. Mass., where she d., Dec. 5, 1886.

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I. JOHNI COMSTOCK is the' first ancestor of this family whom we have discovered. He was of Lyme, Conn. II. WILLIAM2 COMSTOCK, a son of the preceding, m. Naomi Niles and also lived in Lyme. III. WILLIAM3 COM- STOCK, JR., also lived in the same town.

1. WILLIAM4 COMSTOCK, son of the second William3, III., was b. in Lyme, Conn., about 1733; d. very suddenly in the road, on returning from Keene, Oct. 7, 1773. His death was the first that ever occured upon that territory which now constitutes the town of Sullivan. It occured nearly opposite the gate of the old cemetery, which then had no existence of course. In defer- ence to a superstition of the time, his body was buried near the place where he died, and this was the origin of the cemetery. He was a young man only forty years of age. He was twice married. His first w. was Elizabeth Miner (the town clerk of Lyme being a little doubtful about the last name). His second

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w. was Hephzibah Lord, b. in Lyme, Conn., June 22, 1737 ; d. in Sullivan, Apr. 25, 1799; dau. of Theophilus and Deborah (Mack) Lord, gr. dau. of Thomas Lord, and gr. gr. dau. of William Lord, " one of Lyme's first settlers and largest landholders." After Mr. Comstock's death, at an early age, Hephzibah m. 2d, Nov. 26, 1777, John Rowe, Jr., of Surry, who came to the Comstock place, at 106, to live. She had a son by him, named Theophilus Lord Rowe, b. at 106, Aug. 1, 1778. See under John Rowe, Jr. We know of five ch. of Wm. Com- stock, Sr. : 1. Josiah 5, b. in Lyme, Conn., about 1759 or 1760. At the age of 18 he enlisted, Apr. 27, 1778, in a company commanded by Capt. Wm. Ellis, also, at another time, by Capt. Griggs, in the regiment of Alexander Scammell, the 3d N. H. Reg., which opposed Burgoyne's army, fought at Monmouth, opposed the British on Rhode Island, avenged the Indians in Wyoming valley, and "hutted " for the winter of 1778-79 at Reading, Pa .; where (obviously) Josiah Comstock died of disease, Jan. 8, 1779, about 19 years of age. Hayward's His- tory of Gilsum states that he was " killed in his first battle." The official records furnish the data for the facts here stated. Hayward is wrong, probably having followed some unreliable family tradition. 2. Lydia5, b. in Lyme, Conn., about 1763; m. Simeon Ellis, q. v. Her marriage was the first in the settlement. Others in the settlement had married, but hers was the first marriage ceremony performed upon the territory which is now Sullivan. 3. Mary Bates5, b. in Lyme, Conn., but we have not ascertained the date. She m. William Corey, q. v. 4. William 5, 2, b. in Lyme, Conn., May 13, 1770. 5. James 5, 3, b. on what is now Sullivan soil, at 106, Apr. 10, 1773, and was the first child born alive within the limits which afterwards constituted Sullivan. A still-born daughter had been born to the Olcotts, but he was the first boy and the first living child born in the settlement. As we remarked, in another place in this volume, it was a curious fact that the first death, the first marriage ceremony, and the first birth of a living child, within the limits of the present town, should all have occured in one family.

2. WILLIAM COMSTOCK, son of William4, 1, r. on the homestead in S., at 106 and 107, which latter house he built. In later life, he moved to Jaffrey with his third wife, and d., at the house of his son, Jonathan J.", in Jaffrey, Dec. 22, 1865. The house which he built in S. was long occupied by Alonzo Farrar, whose dau. and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Reed, still live in it. Mr. Comstock m. Ist, Dec. 21, 1797, Sarah Emerson, b. in Marlborough, about 1775 ; d. in S., Jan. 25, 1800, in her 25th year; dau. of Daniel and Lucy (Collins) Emerson of Marlborough. He m. 2d, Mar. 10, 1801, Martha (Patty) Jewett of Jaffrey, b. there, Apr. 13, 1774; d. in S., May 30, 1803; dau. of Jonathan and Martha (Belcher) Jewett. He m. 3d, Nov. 27, 1803, Ruth Crane of Fitzwilliam, b. there, Sept. 1777; d. in Jaffrey, Oct. 4, 1863; the dau. probably of William and Keziah Crane, who came to Fitzwilliam from Stoughton, Mass. William» Comstock had eleven ch., two by Ist w., two by 2d w., and seven by 3d w. : I. William Emerson 6, 4, b. in S., Dec. 14, 1798; 2. Sarah 6 (Sally), b. in S., Jan. 19, 1800; d. the same day ; 3. Hephzibah 6, 5, b. in S., Mar. 8, 1802 ; 4. Jonathan Jewett6, 6, b. in S., May 30, 1803; 5. David6, b. in S., Mar. 11, 1805; d. the same day ; 6. Nathan 6, b. in S., Apr. 8, 1806; d. the same day ; 7. John 6, b. in S., Jan. 15, 1807; d. the same day; 8. James 6, 7, b. in S., Apr. 8, 1808 ;

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9. Mary 6, 8, b. in S., Feb. 8, 1810; 10. Dauphin White 6, 9, b. in S., Jan. 3, 1815 ; II. Charles Carter 6, 10, b. in S., Mar. 5, 1818. The house at 107 was built about 1808. The last three ch. were born there, the first eight at 106.

3. JAMES COMSTOCK', son of William4, 1, settled upon the farm in S. where he afterwards lived and where he d., Apr. 6, 1861. His first house stood at 113, which he built about 1799. His second house stood at 112. He built it about 1806, when the town built a road to accommodate it. He m., Nov. 28, 1799, Lucy Wilder, then of Sterling, Mass., b. in that part of Lancaster, Mass., which afterwards became Sterling, Jan. 29, 1774; d. in S., at 112, Dec. 26, 1866. They had no ch., but reared Lucy Rugg, q. v., who m. Asa Ellis, q. v .; also Martin Rugg, q. v. Lucy was dau. of Phinehas and Bridget (Bailey) Wilder, and sister of Edward Wilder, q. v .; also of Mrs. Elijah Rugg, q. v., and of Mrs. Amos Wardwell, q. v.

4. WILLIAM EMERSON6 COMSTOCK, son of William3, 2, lived in the north-east part of Gilsum, where he d., Apr. 14, 1876. He m. Ist, Oct. 20, 1823, Emily (Milly) Fairbanks, b. in Washington, N. H., Mar. 1794; d. in Gil- sum, Mar. 2, 1857; dau. of Aaron and Sarah (Brown) Fairbanks. He m. 2d, July 4, 1860, Mrs. Lorana (Rice) Howard, widow of George Smith Howard of Gilsum, b. in Rockingham, Vt., Sept. 15, 1806; d. in Gilsum, Apr. 6, 1878; dau. of Reuben Rice. The bodies of himself and first wife and daughter were buried in the " Leominster Corner " cemetery in Stoddard. He had two children that died in infancy. Three survived to maturity : 1. Ira Emerson7, 11, b. in Gil- sum, Feb. 13, 1829. 2. James Martin7, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 29, 1832; d. there, Jan. 11, 1904; m., Sept. 5, 1858, Mrs. Caroline Sarah (Whitney) Nash, b. in Acworth, Feb. 20, 1833; d. in Methuen, Mass., Oct. 17, 1886; dau. of Leonard and Phylinda (Blood) Whitney, and widow of George Hammond Nash. No. ch. 3. Emily Roancy 1, b. in Gilsum, Aug. 15, 1836; d. in Keene, Feb. 25, 1864.

5. HEPHZIBAH6 COMSTOCK, dau. of Williams, 2, m., July 25, 1822 (wrong date in His. of Gilsum), Moses Farnsworth of Gilsum, son of Moses and Martha (Woodcock) Farnsworth. They lived at first in Gilsum, then in Massena, N. Y., where (or near that place) both d., near the same time, about (or not far from) 1867. Their ch. were : 1. Emilyī, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 18, 1824; m. Ist, Martin Powell; m. 2d, Ben. Woodbury Corey, q. v., by whom she had a son, Woodbury Coreys, q. v .; m. 3d, Hugh Armstrong; r. in Richard, Canada. By Mr. Armstrong she had seven ch .: 1. Lucy8, m. and r. in Massena, N. Y .; 2. David®, m. Deidamia Bradford and lived in Norfolk, N. Y., having had four ch .; 3. Amos8, m. and r. in Massena, N. Y .; three ch .; 4. Elliot8, m. and r. in Norfolk, N. Y .; two ch .; 5. Sophronia8, b. in Massena, m. and r. in the state of New York ; 6. George8, d. unm. at Massena; 7. Almon8, m. and r. in Norfolk, N. Y. The information about this family is very limited. The record was received long ago and many changes have doubtless occured. 2. Lucy7, b. in Gilsum. 3. Jonathan7, b. in Gilsum; m. Susan Palmer. 4. David", b. in Gil- sum. 5. Amos7, b. in Gilsum. 6. Sophronia 7, b. in Massena, N. Y. There were also two more (sons, as we understand) b. in Massena, N. Y.

6. JONATHAN J6. COMSTOCK, son of William5, 2, lived in Jaffrey, where he d., May 1, 1883. He had a good farm. He m., Nov. 4, 1830, in Jaffrey, by Rev. C. Greenleaf, Roancy Dutton, b. in Jaffrey, Feb. 2, 1809; d.

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there in the eighties ; dau. of William and Abigail (Smith) Dutton. They had five ch., all b. in Jaffrey : 1. Mary Roancy7, b., Aug. 16, 1831; m. Ist, June 2, 1852, Johnson Plummer, b. in Goffstown, Jan. 11, 1822; d. there, Feb. 11, 1857 ; son of Jesse T. and Hannah (Johnson) Plummer ; m. 2d, May 1, 1859, Addison Joseph Adams, b. in Troy, N. H., June 22, 1829; son of Jesse and Ruth (Per- kins) Adams. She had three ch. : I. Charles Henry Plummer8, b. in Goffstown, Feb. 26, 1854; 2. Everett Freeman Adams&, b. in Jaffrey, Mar. 16, 1862; 3. Elmer Jesse Adams8, b. in Jaffrey, Feb. 4, 1864; m., Apr. 27, 1886, Alice Luella Bemis, b. in Troy, N. H., Apr. 2, 1862; dau. of Edmund and Mary (Kimball) Bemis. 2. Freeman Jonathan 1, b. Feb. 11, 1834; m., Oct. 23, 1862, Abbie Haywood, b. in Jaffrey, Oct. 23, 1834, dau. of Benjamin and Polly (Sawyer) Haywood. He was a large and influential furniture dealer, located at first in Peoria, Ill., later at St. Louis, Mo. He d. at Clifton Springs, N. Y., Dec. II, 1900. Two ch .: I. Mary Ella8, b. in Peoria, Ill., Aug. 13, 1863; 2. William Freeman8, b. in Peoria, Ill., Aug. 1, 1865, a furniture dealer in that place, for a time, now with the Fidelity Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo. 3. William Dutton™, b., May 19, 1839; m., Nov. 27, 1867, Susan F. Gregory. He was in the furniture business in Sacramento, Cal., where their dau., Sophia Gregory8, was b., May 4, 1872. 4. David Jewett7, b., May 16, 1841 ; d. in Jaffrey, Oct. 19, 1841. 5. Charles Smith 7, b., Apr. 28, 1843 ; d. in Jaffrey, Sept. 10, 1849.

7. JAMES6 COMSTOCK, son of Williama, 2, m., June 7, 1837, Eliza Stowell of Troy, N. H., b. in Dublin, Apr. 28, 1817 ; d. in Walpole, Feb. 1885 ; dau. of Dea. Isaac and Lavinia (Davis) Stowell. He was a farmer in Jaffrey, Westmoreland and Walpole, and d. in Keene, Dec. 18, 1890. He had seven ch. : I. Emeline Harriet7, b. in Jaffrey, Apr. 23, 1838 ; d. in Athol, Mass., May 10, 1903 ; m., Dec. 14, 1864, Philander Staples of Wesmoreland. b. there, Feb. 14, 1815; d. in Fairlee, Vt., June 10, 1898 ; son of Perkins and Esther (Loomis) Staples. She had four ch .: I. Mary Comstock8, b. in Walpole, Nov. 22, 1865; m., May 4, 1889, Francis Henry Brock of Athol, Mass., b. there, Apr. 17, 1868 ; son of Henry D. and Ada L. (Underwood) Brock. 2. Narcissa Vesta8, b. in Fairlee, Vt., Feb. 24, 1867; went to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1897, and her relatives have heard nothing of her since. 3. Millie E.8, b. in Fairlee, Vt., Sept. 12, 1872 ; d. there, Feb. 1879. 4. Millard P.8, b. in Fairlee, Vt., May 19, 1874 ; d. there, Feb. 1879. 2. Ellen7, b. in Jaffrey, Sept. 1839 ; d. in Royalston, Mass., July 14, 1863, s. p. ; m. John S. Moore of that town. 3. Abigail Mary1, b. in Jaffrey, July 1842; d. in Keene, Jan. 31, 1897; m. Ist, Otis Daniel Hale, b. in Richmond, Nov. 3, 1828; d. in Keene, Apr. 1, 1907. She had been divorced and was m. 2d to a Mr. Davis. She had three ch .: 1. Nellie Victoria Hales, b. in Swanzey, Mar. 22, 1865; d. young; 2. Perley LaForest Hale8, b. in Swanzey, Jan. 22, 1867 ; m., Nov. 4, 1887. Mary Bernadotte Mahoney, b. in Queenstown, Ireland, Apr. 20, 1868; dau. of Timothy and Ellen (Murphy) Mahoney; a machinist in Keene; five ch .: (1.) Wm. Timothy9, b. in Keene, May 29, 1888; (2.) Maud Ellen9, b. in Keene, Sept. 18, 1889 ; (3.) Ethel May9, b. in Keene, July 16, 1893 ; (4.) Mildred Irene9, b. in Keene, July 18, 1895; (5.) Marian Pearl9, b. in Keene, Mar. 9, 1902 ; 3. Grace Olive Hale8, b. in Swanzey, Apr. 27, 1868. 4. Caroline1; b. in Jaffrey, Aug. 5, 1843; d. in Westborough, Mass., Sept. 30, 1906; m. Henry H. Davis and had three ch .: 1. Emma E.8; 2. C. Mauds ;

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3. Lizzie B.8 5. James Madison7, b. in Jaffrey, Aug. 7, 1847 ; committed suicide, by shooting himself in the head, in Walpole, Apr. 8, 1887; m. Antoinette Allen and had the following ch. : I. Nellie S.8, b. in Walpole, Dec. 6, 1869; 2. Ole Bull8, b. in Walpole, July 18, 1871 ; 3. Dolly May8, b. in Walpole, Aug. 6, 1876 ; 4. George H.8, b. in Walpole, Apr. 2, 1878 ; 5. Alma8 (now Mrs. Pratt of Alstead). 6. Charles A.3, b. in Westmoreland, Oct. 26, 1851 ; d. in Walpole, Apr. 8, 1889 ; unm. 7. George Oscar7, b. in Westmoreland, Sept. 30, 1854; d. in Walpole, Jan. 2, 1876; unm. James and Eliza Comstock were m. in Troy, N. H., by Rev. Obed Sperry.

8. MARY6 COMSTOCK, dau. of William5, 2. m, in East Westmoreland, by the Baptist minister, May 5, 1841, Philander Staples, b. in Westmoreland, Feb. 14, 1815 ; d. in Fairlee, Vt., June 10, 1898; son of Perkins and Esther (Loomis) Staples, and a half-brother of Jacob Staples, who m. Harriet Eliza Winchester, q. v. Philander and Mary had no ch. She d. in Westmoreland, May 30, 1863. He m. 2d, Dec. 14, 1864, Emeline H. Comstock. See the eldest ch. of James Comstock of the preceding paragraph. He d. in Fairlee, Vt., June 10, 1898. His second w. was a niece of his first w.

9. DAUPHIN W.6 COMSTOCK, son of Williamb, 2, was a carpenter and builder, formerly in Keene, now in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he still lives (Aug. 1909), at the age of 94, hale and hearty. He m. Ist, Nov. 10, 1841, Betsey Haynes Hart, b. in Lunenburg, Mass., Mar. 12, 1819; d. in Keene, July 15, 1864 ; dau. of Jacob and Rachel (Haynes) Hart. He m. 2d, Oct. 4, 1865, Mrs. Frances J. (Hart) Howard, b. in Keene, Apr. 10, 1830; d. in Grand Rapids, Mich., July 6, 1897; dau. of the same parents as the former w., and a widow of Ahaz E. Howard. He was well educated and a former school teacher. See page 602. He had seven ch., all be in Keene: I. Elizabeth Frances7, b., Dec. 11, 1842; d. in Keene, Aug. 20, 1843. 2. Mary C.7, b., June 14, 1844; d. in Keene, June 28, 1844. 3. Charles Franklin7, b., June 28, 1847; d. in Keene, June 30, 1847 ; 4. Everett Dauphin7, b., Sept. 22, 1851 ; m., June 1, 1875, Caroline Balbach, b. in Würtemburg, Germany, May 21, 1855; d. in Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 20, 1880. He was well educated at New London, N. H., and a business college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He had an appointment for the district of Michigan from the German consul at Cincinnati. He had two ch .: I. Dauphin Wilhelm8, b., Mar. 24, 1876; d., Sept. 9, 1883 ; 2. Louis Everett8, b., May 4, 1877. 5. George Addison7, b., July 26, 1866 ; d. the same day. 6. Gertrude Hart1, b., Oct. 21, 1868. 7. Edward Albert7, b., June 4, 1872; d. in Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept. 15, 1883.

10. HON. CHARLES C.6 COMSTOCK, son of William5, 2, the only Sullivan man who ever became a member of Congress, began life as a farmer in Westmoreland, then engaged in the manufacture of black walnut furniture in Grand Rapids, Mich., and was an eminently successful business man. See page 610. He d. in Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 20, 1900. He m. Ist, Jan. 9, 1840, Mary Morris Winchester, b. in S., at 193, Mar. 5, 1818; d. at Grand Rapids, Dec. 30, 1863 ; dau. of Samuel and Chloe F. (Boynton) Winchester. He m. 2d, Jan. 5, 1865, Cornelia Olive (Guild) Davis, b. in Paris, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1829, the widow of David P. Davis, and dau. of Daniel and Rhoda (Parmelee) Guild. Mr. Comstock went from S. to Westmoreland, Feb. 17, 1837, and from there to

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Grand Rapids, Jan. 1852. He had six ch., the first four b. in Westmoreland, the last two in Grand Rapids : 1. Sarah Alzina7, b., Jan. 8, 1841 ; m., Mar. 28, 1864, Albert A. Stone of Grand Rapids. On July 30, 1865, she and her husband and an infant son were lost at sea, on board the Brother Jonathan, bound from San Francisco to Portland, Ore., which struck a rock off Crescent City and was sunk. 2. Tileston A.7, b., Feb. 9, 1844; m., Oct. 24, 1865, Helen A. Turner of Grand Rapids. He d. in Grand Rapids, Sept. 16, 1870, leaving one ch. 3. Julia A.7, b., Mar. 18, 1846; m., Dec. 18, 1867, John Goldsmith. 4. Mary Ella7, b., Dec. 19, 1849; m., Dec. 6, 1869, Frank Konkle. She had a son, Com- stock Konkle8, b. in 1873. 5. Clara Eglantine", b., Apr. 5, 1866 ; m., Sept. I, 1884, Huntley Russell, b., Sept. 1, 1849. A son, Charles Comstock Russell8, was b. at Grand Rapids, Jan. 1, 1886. 6. Etta Monique 6, b., Jan. 8, 1869 ; m., Sept. 1, 1890, Lucius Boltwood.

11. IRA EMERSON7 COMSTOCK, son of Wm. Emerson$, 4, was a farmer in Gilsum and S., and d. in S., at 59, Nov. 10, 1889. He m., Nov. 28, 1854, Esther Rachel Wheeler, b. in Keene, July 28, 1834 ; d. in Marlborough, Mass., July 19, 1908; dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Prime) Wheeler. After Mr. Comstock's death, she became the second wife of Mason Gibbs Guillow, q. v. Mr. and Mrs. Comstock had four ch. : 1. Frank Emerson 8, 12, b. in Gilsum, July 21, 1851 ; 2. George Wheeler8, 13, b. in Gilsum, Aug. 7, 1861 ; 3. Joseph Fred- erick 8, 14, b. in S., June 6, 1866, at 147 ; 4. Eva Gertrude &, b. in S., at 59, Sept. 22, 1878 ; m. Albert W. Corey, q. v. She m. a second time. See Albert W. Corey.

12. FRANK EMERSON8 COMSTOCK, son of Ira Emerson7, 11, r. in Buffalo, N. Y. He m., Oct. 15, 1884, Clara Maria Winchester, b. in S., at 193, July 19, 1864 ; dau. of Eliot C. and Eliza Ann (Rawson) 'Winchester. They had one ch. : Elmer Winchester9, b. in Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1896; d. there, Mar. 7, 1897.

13. GEORGE WHEELER& COMSTOCK, son of Ira Emerson7, 11, m. Ist, Nov. 1, 1882, Harriet Eusebia Winchester, b. in S., at 193, Apr. 28, 1861 ; d. there, Oct. 18, 1883 ; dau. of Eliot C. and Eliza Ann (Rawson) Winchester. He m. 2d, June 4, 1888, Mary Jane Morse, b. in Marlborough, Mass., Jan. 31, 1846, dau. of Dexter and Emily L. (Dudley) Morse. He is a dealer in wall paper in Marlborough, Mass. One ch. by first w., Charles Ellsworth ?, b. in S., at 193, Aug. 17, 1883; d. there, Sept. 10, 1883. No ch. by second w.

14. JOSEPH FREDERICK8 COMSTOCK, son of Ira Emerson™, 11, m. Ist, Oct. 19, 1895, in Gilsum, by Rev. J. H. Gove, Amanda B. Page of Marl- borough, Mass., b., about 1876, in Springfield, Mass. ; dau. of Wm. H. and A. (Langdon) Page. They were divorced and he m. 2d, Jan. 4, 1900, Mrs. Nellie Orra (Wellman) Hayward, b. in Stoddard, Apr. 20, 1863; d. in Keene, Dec. 22, 1907 ; dau. of Israel P. and Orra Ann (Dutton) Wellman. He has no ch.

CONNOR.

1. JAMES2 CONNOR, b. in Malone, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1867 ; son of JohnI and Ann (Fitzpatrick) Connor ; m., Nov. 3, 1891, Alice R (for no name) Stone, b. in Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 22, 1873 ; dau. of Alfred R (also for no name) and Harriet Lovisa (Ensign) Stone. They have lived in Swanzey (Spragueville),

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CONRAD .- COOKSON-COOLIDGE-COREY.

Keene, and S., on the old Abijah Seward farm, at 155, since 1905. Six ch .: I. Caroline Rose 3, b. in Spragueville, Oct. 25, 1892 ; 2. James Henry 3, b. in Keene, June 15, 1895 ; 3. Harry Jerome 3, b. at Spragueville, Sept. 1, 1897 ; 4. George Richard3, b. at Spragueville, March 25, 1900; 5. Charles Irving3, b. at Spragueville, May 19, 1902 ; 6. Lilian May3, b. in S., at 155, April 29, 1905.

CONRAD.

1. REV. WILLIAM ORION2 CONRAD, pastor of the two S. churches, since Oct. 1, 1908, was b. in Sterling, Minn., Apr. 26, 1861, son of J. E.1 and Eleanor Elizabeth (Slagle) Conrad, graduated at Amherst College, 1887; at the Union Theological Seminary, 1890; m., May 20, 1891. Elizabeth Gertrude O'Brion, b. in Saco, Me., Dec. 25, 1861 ; dau. of Lewis and Martha (Phinney) O'Brion. For an account of his life and pastorates, see page 797. He resides in the old Nathaniel Osgood house in Nelson, called " Overlook," at 64 of the out- side numbers. His ch. are : 1. Margaret Elizabeth 3, b. in Blue Earth City, Minn., Oct. 4, 1894 ; 2. Philip William 3, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., Mar. 20, 1898.

COOKSON.

1. EDWARD FORD2 COOKSON, b. in Worcester, Vt., Jan. 5, 1880, son of Daniel Wesley1 and Mary (Gurcia) Cookson ; m., Mar. 18, 1901, Mrs. Hannah Maud (Colburn) Hadley ; b. in Weare, Apr. 11, 1867 ; dau. of Aaron and Lucetta Peaseley (Muzzey) Colburn, and formerly the wife of a Mr. Hadley, q. v. Mr. Cookson is a teamster, whose home was in Dunbarton and Weare until 1906, when he came to S., to the old Jacob Spaulding, or Barnes, place, at 119 where he lived until about 1908. He has no ch. (in 1909). By her former husband, his wife had several children. See Hadley.

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A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 12

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917 Publication date: 1921 Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.] Number of Pages: 890

Author: Seward, Josiah Lafayette, 1845-1917
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Keene, N.H., Sentinel printing Co.]
Number of Pages: 890