A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 13

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

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COOLIDGE.

1. JOSIAH COOLIDGE appears from the town records to have been an inn-keeper in Sullivan. He took out an inn-keeper's license in each of three or four years. He paid taxes in 1802-3-4-5. There is a tradition that he once lived on the town farm, then the Rowe place, at 70. He may have stopped there a short time, but it is doubtful. It is well nigh certain that his "inn " was the old house in which D. H. Mason and Tirzah (Boynton) Kingsbury lived at later periods, at 97. If he kept an inn, it would seem that he must have had a wife or housekeeper. The town records are silent with respect to his family. No child of his is recorded. He was perhaps, at that time, a young married man without children. However, we have been unable to find anything about his family, whence he came, or whither he went. Jesse Morse, Jr., married a Coolidge. He came from Natick, Mass. It has been thought that Josiah was one of the Natick Coolidges. We do not know.

COREY.

I. JACOB1 COREY is found early in Billerica, probably in that part of the town which became Tewksbury, where he d., Nov. 23, 1754. His w., Sarah, d. there, Nov. 22, 1748. II. JACOB2 COREY, JR., son of the preceding, b. in Billerica. (probably in the part that is now Tewksbury), Mar. 25, 1716; d. in Tewksbury,

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Dec. 10, 1781. He m. Ist, Aug. 5, 1742, Keziah Foster, who d. in Tewksbury, July 25, 1749. He m. 2d, Jan. 21, 1751, Deborah Haseltine, who d. in Tewks- bury, Jan. 17, 1781. He had eight ch., all b. in Tewksbury, Mass. : 1. Benjamin3, b., Nov. 25, 1743; 2. Deborah ^, d. in infancy ; 3. Jacob 3, b., Aug. 18, 1753; 4. Samuel3, 1, b., Feb. 17, 1755 ; 5. Elijah 3, b., Nov. 29, 1756; 6. Joshua 3, 2, b., Apr. 10, 1759 ; 7. William 3, 3, b., Feb. 7, 1761 ; 8. Deborah 3, 4, b., July 3, 1764.

1. SAMUEL3 COREY, son of Jacob2, Jr., II., was an early settler in that part of Gilsum which afterwards was included in Sullivan. He settled at 189, in 1781, and lived there seven years. He, then, moved a short distance into a new house upon the same farm, which was just across the present town line, in Gilsum, at 43 of the Gilsum numbers. The present two-story house on that spot was built still later, and is the one in which he d., Apr. 2, 1841. He m., July 23, 1786, Mary Bingham, b. in Montague, Mass., July 2, 1770; d. in Gilsum, Mar. II, 1823; dau. of John and Sibyl (Wright) Bingham. She was a sister of Mrs. Daniel Beverstock, q. v. Samuel had four ch., all b. in Gilsum : 1. Daniel Hasel- tine 4, 5, b., Jan. 2, 1790 ; 2. Lucinda 4, 6, b., Jan. 16, 1793 ; 3. Benjamin 4, 7, b., May 22, 1797 (His. of Gilsum errs in the date) ; 4. Polly Ann 4, b., Nov. 19, 1802 ; d. in Gilsum, Oct. 19, 1875.

2. JOSHUA8 COREY, son of Jacob2, Jr., II., lived in S., at 204, for a short time, coming about 1797. He sold the place, eight years later, in 1805. He moved to Grafton, Vt., and we have not the particulars of his death. He m., Apr. 28, 1785, Jemima Griffith of Swanzey, probably a sister of William Griffith who m. Deborah Corey, sister of Joshua. We hnow no other particulars about Jemima, such as her parentage, birth or death. We know of five ch. of Joshua : I. Sarah 4, b. in Gilsum, Aug. 29, 1785 ; d. young ; 2. Josiah 4, b. in Gilsum, Feb. 29 (?), 1789; 3. David4, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 4, 1793; 4. Elijah 4, b. in Gilsum ; d. young ; 5. Abel4, b. in S., at 204, July 26, 1798.

3. WILLIAM3 COREY, son of Jacob2, Jr., II., lived a short time in that part of Gilsum which is now S., at 186, where his first ch. was born. He after- wards lived in the north part of Stoddard, moving there from S., about 1790 or 1791. We have not the date of his death. He m., Apr. 4, 1786, Mary Bates Comstock ; dau. of William and Hephzibah (Lord) Comstock. She was b. in Lyme, Conn., but we have not the date. She probably d. in Stoddard, but we are not certain of the place or date of her death. They had eight ch., the first was b. at 186, in what is now S., the other seven were b. in Stoddard : 1. Josiah 4, b., Mar. 26, 1787 ; lived in the " Black River Country," wherever that may have been (in Vermont probably) ; 2. Lydia4, b., Oct. 13, 1790; 3. Curtice4, b., May II, 1793 ; 4. Elijah 4, b., May 19, 1795 ; 5. William 4, b., July 4, 1797 ; 6. Sally 4, b., Feb. 10, 1802 ; d. in Stoddard, Jan. 7, 1804; 7. Polly4, b., May 16, 1804 ; 8. James4, b., Mar. 16, 1807.

4. DEBORAH3 COREY, dau. of Jacob2, Jr., II., m., Dec. 29, 1785, William Griffith of Swanzey, b. about 1751. We do not know the date of her death. Mr. Griffith d., Dec. 1842. He had m. a second w., whose name was Polly. According to the History of Swanzey, he had eight ch., all b. in that town. It is probable that the first five were Deborah's. The last three, b. much later, were probably Polly's. The eight were: 1. An infant4; d. in 1786; 2. Another infant4, doubtless a twin of the preceding, d. in 1786; 3. Abraham 4,

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b., June 21, 1788 ; 4. Betsey4, b., Mar. 31, 1790; m. Lot Chapman ; 5. Lucy4, b., May 6, 1793 ; 6. Polly4, b., Nov. 25, 1801 ; 7. Samuel 4, b., Oct. 1, 1803; 8. Bar- ney4, b., Feb. 10, 1806. The Keene Griffiths are descendants of William and Deborah.

5. DANIEL H4. COREY, son of Samuel3, 1, m., Aug. 31, 1813, Emily (called Milly) Morse, b. in Holliston, Mass., May 8, 1785 ; d. in Louisville, N. Y., June 29, 1871 ; dau. of James and Elizabeth (called Betsey) (Bullard) Morse. Mr. Corey settled in S., at first in a log house that stood at 18912, shortly after in a framed house at 190. He was a victim of insanity, possibly aggravated by drink. For the unfortunate tragedy near his residence, see pages 360-1. He moved from S. to St. Lawrence County in New York, where he became a raving maniac., He d. at Louisville, in that county, sometime during the sixties. He had five ch .; all b. in S .: 1. George Washington5, b. at 18972, Sept. 19, 1814 ; m., Mary E. Towne, dau. of Elihu Towne of Louisville. She was b. in Platts- burg, N. Y. They had two or three ch. and lived in Easton, Faribault Co., Minn. 2. Benjamin 5, b. at 190, Oct. 14, 1817. He lived and died at Louisville, N. Y. He had a son, Aaron6, and other ch. 3. Jerushas, b. at 190, June 10, 1820. She m. a man named Towne, and lived at North Star, Martin Co., Minn. 4. Mary5, b. at 190, about 1823; d. there, Oct. 6, 1824; burial in the Bond Cemetery in Gilsum. 5. Martin 5, b. at 190, June 11, 1826. He m. not far from 1854, a woman whose first name was Euphemia, who was b. about 1826. He had two ch., I. Elizabeth6, b., Feb. 19, 1856 (?) ; 2. Emily (Milly) Ann6, b., Mar. 3, 1859. They lived in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.

6. LUCINDA4 COREY, dau. of Samuel3, 1, m., Feb. 2, 1814, James Hudson, who became a preacher in the Christian Connection, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 25, 1792 ; d. at Green Garden, Ill., Mar. 4, 1855; son of Brooks and Sarah (Clark) Hudson. He first lived in Gilsum, on his father's homestead, in the corner made by the Marlow road and the road leading to Nash Corner. In 1833, he moved to Surry, in 1836 to Vermont, and later to Illinois. She d. in Gilsum, Dec. 16, 1825. He m. 2d, Clarissa Bailey, who d. in Gilsum, Oct. 6, 1829. He m. 3d, Rebecca Carpenter. Lucinda had five ch .: 1. Lucinda 5, b. in Gilsum, June 14, 1815. She m. Francis A. Guillow, son of Maturin Guillow of Gilsum. She had a dau., Josephine6, who m. Warren Towne of Nashua and had three sons, Edward7, Francis7, and Albert7. 2. James5, b. in Gilsum, Sept, 2, 1817 ; m., Mar. 13, 1839, Maria, dau. of Samuel Tenney of Marlow. They had two sons, I. Oscar6, who d. of sickness contracted in the army, in the Civil War ; 2. Edward6, who d. in childhood. 3. Hiram 5, b. in Gilsum, Aug. 2, 1820; d. in Keene, Sept. 17, 1876; m., Oct. 10, 1848, Rosetta Phebe Smith, b. at Acworth, Jan. 1, 1825, dau. of Henry and Rebecca (Bixby) Smith. 4. Samuel Corey 5, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 10, 1823; d. in Gilsum, June 15, 1895. He m. ist, Dec. 1846, Merinda Fessenden Twining, b. in Gilsum, July 8, 1827 ; d. in Shrewsbury, Vt., about 1854 ; dau. of Jonathan and Eliza Ann (Fessenden) Twining. He m. 2d, about 1870, Mrs. Lucy Huntley (Howe) Bates, b. in Acworth, Nov. 2, 1822 ; d. in Keene, Oct. 31, 1895 ; dau. of Ephraim and Charlotte (Pike) Howe, and formerly the wite of James William Bates, q. v. Samuel had one ch. by first w., Ann Eliza6, b. in Shrewsbury (?), Vt., Mar. 8, 1850. She m. Ivers O. Scales of Townsend, Mass., and r. in Manchester. She had two ch., I. Ernest Albert™,

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and 2. Alfred Watson7, who d. in infancy. 5. Sophronia, b. in Gilsum, Nov. 14, 1825; m., Ist, Francis . Smith, who d. in Acworth, Dec. 1846; m., 2d, John Orison Williams of Acworth. She had two ch. by Mr. Smith, Eugene6 and Emma Frances6. Both d. unm. She had six more by Mr. Williams, all b. in Acworth : Irving6, Clara Rosette6, Herbert6, John6, Mary6, and Frank6.

7. BENJAMIN+ COREY, son of Samuel3, 1, m., Nov. 23, 1826, Philadel- phia White, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 19, 1806; d. there, Nov. 17, 1886 ; dau. of Stephen and Abigail (Kingsbury) White. He lived in the house in Gilsum, at 43, just across the line from S .; d., at 30, Mar. 4, 1884. They had two ch : I. Wil- lard5, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 30, 1828; d. there, Mar. 19, 1832 ; 2. Benjamin Wood- buryª, 8, b. in Gilsum, Apr. 27, 1831.

8. BENJAMIN WOODBURY5 COREY, son of Benjamin4, 7, m., Jan. 19, 1852, Mrs. Emily (Farnsworth) Powell, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 18, 1824; living when the record was taken; dau. of Moses and Hephzibah (Comstock) Farns- worth ; formerly the wife of Martin Powell, and afterwards the wife of Hugh Armstrong, who was b. in Scotland, Jan. 25, 1816; d. in Dunraven, Canada, Dec. 19, 1894. For her ch. by Mr. Armstrong, see under HEPHZIBAH COMSTOCK. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Corey had only one ch .: I. Woodbury6, 9, b. in Massena, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1852. This date is wrong in History of Gilsum.

9. WOODBURY6 COREY, son of Benjamin Woodbury5, 8, m. Ist, Apr. 30, 1872, Everetta Rosella Nash, b. in Gilsum, Apr. 4, 1852 ; d. there, June 2, 1890 ; dau. of A. Bradford and Lydia (Davis) Nash. He m. 2d, Oct. 10, 1893, Jane Elizabeth Grant, b. in Norfolk, N. Y., Mar. 4, 1858; dau. of Julius and Mary Catherine (Brouse) Grant. He succeeded his grandfather on the old Corey homestead, at 43 of the Gilsum numbers, but, after his grandfather's death, he moved into the house which the later had built for himself, at 30 of the Gilsum numbers, near the village, where they still live. He has had seven ch., the last two by the second w .: 1. Dora Cornelia7 (adopted into the family), b. in Gilsum, June 30, '1869; m. Eddy C. Stone, q. v. ; 2. Emma Mabel7, b. in Gilsum, May I, 1873 ; m., Apr. 20, 1891, Lafayette Clarence Pike of Newport, N. H. ; b. Mar. 14, 1870 ; son of Clarence F. and Sarah C. (White) Pike. He is a barber in New- port. No ch. in 1897. 3. Albert Woodbury 7, 10, b. in Gilsum, May 6, 1876. 4. Edward Leon", b. in Gilsum, June 1, 1878 (wrong date in Gilsum History) ; r. in Manchester. 5. Junia Florence™, b. in Gilsum, June 1, 1883. 6. A son7, b. lifeless, July 22, 1894. 7. Woodbury Julius7, b. in Gilsum, Jan. 17, 1900.

10. ALBERT WOODBURY7 COREY, son of Woodbury6, 9, m., Nov. 21, 1895, in Gilsum, by Rev. J. H. Gove of that town, Eva Gertrude Comstock, b. in S., Sept. 22, 1878; dau. of Ira Emerson and Esther Rachel (Wheeler) Com- stock. They r. for a short time in S., upon the old Martin Rugg farm, at 59, then moved to Marlborough, Mass. They had no ch. They were divorced, and she m'. 2d, Sept. 12, 1906, Austin Hunter Cain, b. in Yarmouth, N. S., Feb. 10, 1872 ; son of Albert and Clara Hannah (Allen) Cain.

1. EDWARD O. COREY, of a different family, m., Nov. 5, 1904, in Keene, by Rev. Mr. Robbins, of the M. E. Church, Frances Ann Beckwith, q. v., b. in Wilton, Oct. 26, 1846; dau. of Joseph Warren and Sarah Jane (Palmer) Beckwith. She lived with her father in S., at 243 and 173, in former years. They have no ch. Edward Osgood Corey was b. in Bradford, Vt., June 9, 1850; son of Joseph R. and Mary Ann (Pierce) Corey.

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COTENOIR.

1. MAX COTENOIR2 (vulgarly called "Mike Abbott ") was b. in Yamaka (St. Michel), Canada, Nov. 18, 1843; son of Michell and Julie (Meyer) Cotenoir. He m., May 21, 1882, Marguerite Racet, b. in St. Theodore. Chesley County, Canada, Jan. 8, 1860 ; dau. of Charles and Angeline (Rispel) Racet. Three ch. : 1. Exilia 3, b. in Goffstown, N. H., Mar. 11, 1890 ; m. Frank Edward Liscord, q. v .; 2. Emelia 3, b. in Dunbarton, Feb. 1, 1895; 3. Fred. Romeo 3, b. in Goffstown, June 3, 1900. They have been living three years (to 1909) in the Dunn house, at 122. He was employed by the Dodge Lumber Company in S. and Stoddard.

COTTON.

1. ELI N. COTTON and Ellen M., his wife, lived a short time upon the . David Seward farm, at 139. They were a young married couple, from Stough- ton, Mass. They were on the place two years, 1876-78. While here twin daughters were b., Mar. 27, 1877; one was born without life, the other was named Maud Eloise. They were members of the church at East Sullivan, and were transferred by letter to the M. E. Church at Stoneham, Mass., in 1878.

COWEE.

I. JAMES1 COWEE emigrated from Ireland, settled in Gardner, Mass., and married a dau. of Josiah Baldwin. His mother's maiden name was Greene. II. JOEL2 COWEE, son of the preceding, settled in Gardner, Mass., and had three sons, Porter, Webster, and Joel. III. JOEL& COWEE, JR., son of the preceding, was born and died in Gardner, Mass. His first wife was Eliza Tem- ple of Gardner, b., June 6, 1831 ; d. in Keene, Feb. 9, 1860. He m. 2d, Mrs. Martha (or Patty) Melvina (Webster) Smith, b. in Gilsum, June 18, 1828; dau. of True and Nancy (Ware) Webster. She was formerly the wife of George Kilburn Smith, by whom she had two daughters, Abby Olive and Stella F. (the latter dying young). According to the Gilsum History, he had by his first w. three sons and a daughter, and a son by the second w. He bought the old Chauncy W. Rawson farm in 1889, at 175, but did not live upon it, except to camp there, as it were. After his death, the place was sold. The heirs who signed the deed were his widow, Martha M .; his sons, Charles A.4 Cowee and I.ucy M., his wife ; James L.4 Cowee ; and Louis A.4 Cowee and Augusta M., his wife; also his daughter, Frances E.4 Cowee. These were probably the three sons and daugh- ter of first w. The other son may have died, or have been a minor. The first wife had a daughter, Martha T.4, who died at Keene, Mar. 3, 1859, at the age of four months and ten days. As this family did not reside permanently in S., we have not carried out the genealogy.

CRAIG.

1. CHARLES CLINTON2 CRAIG came as a boy to live in the family of Dexter Spaulding. He was b. in Keene, May 6, 1846; d. there, Mar. 3, 1858 ; son of Allen Aaron1 and Ruth (Marsh) Craig. He was a genial and delightful boy, whom the writer knew well, when he attended the school in District No. 3.

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CROWLEY.

1. JESSE ANGIER CROWLEY2 was b. in Mount Holley, Vt., June 21, , 1812, and d. in New Salem, Mass., Oct. 23, 1849; son of George1 and Polly (Harris) Crowley. He was a physician and lived at Plymouth, Vt., S., and New Salem, Mass. In S., he lived in the Peabody house at the Four Corners, at 235, from 1841 to 1845. He received the degree of M. D. from the Vermont Academy of Medicine at Castleton, in 1836. For a further account of him, see page 599. He m., Apr. 25, 1839, Sarah Grant Strong, b. in Plymouth, Vt., Jan. 28, 1819; dau. of Cotton and Phebe (Russell) Strong. After the death of Dr. Crowley, she m. 2d, Oct. 13, 1858, Samuel Sheldon Wright, b. in Bernardston, Mass., Jan. 28, 1815 ; son of Samuel and Mandana (Sheldon) Wright. He was a carpenter. When the record was taken in 1896, they were living in Shelburne Falls, Mass., but are probably not living now. Dr. and Mrs. Crowley had two ch. : 1. Jesse Augustine 3, b. in S., at 235, May 27, 1841 ; d. in Springfield, Mass., unm., May 26, 1864 ; 2. Rollin Winfield ", b. in New Salem, Mass., May 9, 1847 ; d. there, June 14, 1850.

CULVERHOUSE.

1. JOHN CULVERHOUSE was a brother of Mrs. Jacob Nash, q. v., b. in Trowbridge, Eng. ; son of John and Harriet (Knee) Culverhouse. At the time of his short residence in S., he was unmarried and boarded with Jacob Nash, at 38 and 19.

CUMMINGS.

I. FAMILY OF JOSEPH CUMMINGS.

I. ISAAC] CUMMINGS was in Reedy Marsh (Ipswich) Mass., in 1638. It seems to have been in what is now Topsfield. He d., May 1677. II. JOHN2 CUMMINGS, son of preceding, b. probably in the old country (it is said they were from Scotland) d. in Dunstable, Mass., Dec. 1, 1700, to which place he had moved from Topsfield about 1685. He was one of the covenanters of the Dun- stable church Dec. 16, 1685. He m. Sarah Howlet, who d. six days after him- self. III. JOHN3 CUMMINGS, JR., son of the preceding, b. in Topsfield, Mass., about 1656; no mention of his death being found; lived in the south part of what is now Nashua, N. H .; m., Sept. 13, 1680, Elizabeth Kinsley, b. in Brain- tree, Mass., Nov. 22, 1657 ; dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Bracket) Kinsley. On the night of July 3, 1706, their home in what is now Nashua was surrounded by 200 Mohawk Indians. Mrs. Cummings was slain. He was wounded in the arm and escaped to a swamp in Tyngsborough, just south of the state line. Their home is what was later the "Nathaniel Cutler" place in the south part of Nashua. IV. WILLIAM4 CUMMINGS, son of the preceding, b. in Dunstable, (now Nashua, N. H.) ; Apr. 24, 1702 ; d. in Nottingham West (now Hudson), N. H., Aug. 29, 1757. He m. Sarah Harwood, b. in Dunstable, June 26, 1706; d. in Nottingham West, in 1769; dau. of William and Esther Harwood and a brother of John Harwood, who was killed in Lovewell's fight at Pequawket.

1. JOSEPH5 CUMMINGS, son of William4, IV., b, in Nottingham West (now Hudson), N. H., Oct. 15, 1742 ; d., as is supposed in Canada, m., Ist, about * 1768, Hannah Cummings, b. in Nottingham West (Hudson), Apr. 29, 1745 ; d. in

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Swanzey, Dec. 7, 1776. He m., 2d, in Townsend, Mass., May 6, 1777, Lucy Warren of Groton, Mass. After living nearly thirty years in Swanzey, he moved to S., and owned for three years the old Dewey farm, where M. J. Barrett lives. The house then stood at 256. He sold to Thomas Spaulding and went, it is understood. to Canada, with his second wife and younger children, where they died. He had fourteen ch., all b. in Swanzey but the last : 1. Hannah 6, b., Sept. 24, 1769. Her m. was announced in the Sentinel of Feb. 12, 1814. She was m. in Swanzey, by Rev. Clark Brown, to Samuel Chapin of Jamaica, Vt. 2. Ephraim 6, b., July 6, 1771 ; drowned with Abraham Wetherbee, in Pecker Pond, Rindge, June 12, 1793. 3. Priscilla 6 b., Mar., 28, 1773 ; m., Mar. 11, 1798, Gaius Hills, b. in Swanzey, July 7, 1773 ; d. there, June 1, 1804 ; son of Ebenezer and Abigail Hills. She d. in Swanzey, Feb. 3, 1815. We read on his headstone : " He was the first in Swanzey who died in the belief that all who die in Adam shall be made alive in Christ." As the expression is Biblical, even Calvinists accepted this in their own way and would challenge the historical truth of this statement. The real fact is that he claimed to be the first Universalist in Swanzey, which was quite likely true. Three ch. : I. Luther Hills7, who lectured on phrenology, b. in Swanzey, June 2, 1800 ; d. in Berlin, Mass., Aug. 26, 1872 ; m., Nov. 1, 1827, Mercy Thatcher Eldredge of Yarmouth, Mass. 2. Clarissa Hills7, b. in Swanzey, Apr. 17, 1802 ; d. unm., Jan. 4, 1880. 3. Albert Hills7, b. in Swanzey, Mar. 22, 1804, said to have m. a Scotch woman and to have gone, about 1830, to the Western Reserve in Ohio. He had a daughter. 4. David 6, 2, b., Feb. 20, 1775 ; 5. Joseph6, b., Nov. 30, 1776; d. in Swanzey, Mar. 4, 1777; 6. Elizabeth 6 (called Betty), b., Jan. 19, 1778 ; 7. Lydia 6, b., Aug. 20, 1779; 8. Sarah 6, b., Apr. 28, 1781 ; 9. Joseph 6, b., Sept. 11, 1783 ; 10. Lucy 6, b., May 25, 1785; II. Thaddeus 6, b., May 28. 1787; 12. John Warren 6, b., June 17, 1789 ; 13. Sophia 6, b., July 14, 1,793 ; 14. Isaac 6, b. in S., at 256, Feb. 1, 1799, the only one of the fourteen b. in S. We know nothing of the history of the last nine ch. of this family.

2. DAVID6 CUMMINGS, son of Joseph5, 1, came to S. with his father from Swanzey. He bought a part of his father's farm and built the house at the site marked Cummings-Applin, opposite 253, where he lived about eighteen years, from 1796 until 1814. He d. in Acworth in 1843 (1845 in Carter's Native Ministry of N. H.). He m. Azubah Richardson, in Keene, by Jeremiah Stiles, Esq., June 1, 1796. She was of Swanzey, but was b. in Attleborough, Mass., Feb. 8, 1775; d. in Acworth, about 1838; dau. of Wyman and Ruth (Lane) Richardson. They had nine ch., all b., in S. except the last. The two published genealogies of the Cummings family err in several dates .: I. Roxana7, b., Dec. 9, 1796; m. Joseph Chatterton, son of Joseph and Hephzibah (Brown) Chatter- ton of Acworth. They r. at Sterling, Mass., and Morristown, Vt., where she died. She had four ch. : Milan8 ; David8 ; Azubah A.S, who was burned to death ; and Alonzo8. 2. Alvah 7, b., Jan. 22, 1799 ; m. Nov. 10, 1823, Polly Grout, who d. in Acworth, Sept. 17, 1865; dau. of Ebenezer and Polly (Houston) Grout. They had nine ch., all b. in Acworth : I. Alvah RichardsonS, b., Aug. 27, 1826; took degree of M. D). from Dartmouth in 1852; settled in Claremont ; m., Dec. .2, 1852, Mary Chase Davis of Acworth ; had two ch .: (1). Mott Alvah9, b. in Claremont, Feb. 18, 1862; gr. at Dartmouth, 1882; Harvard Medical School,

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1887 ; settled in Winchester, Mass. (2). Charles Oscar9, b. in Claremont, Apr. 18, 1866; gr. at Dartmouth, 1887 ; took the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine at Harvard, 1892 ; died, Oct. 13, 1894, leaving a daughter10, and another daughter19 was born after his death. 2. Ebenezer Grout8, b., Nov. 13, 1828 ; gr. as Doctor of Dental Medicine from the Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery, the first New Hampshire man to receive a dental diploma, according to History of Acworth. He m., May 12, 1856, Amelia Jane Woodbury of Claremont. Two ch .: (1). Fred E.º, b. in Lancaster, N. H., Sept. 4, 1858; took degree of M. D. from Dartmouth, 1882; settled in Pittsfield, N. H. where his son, William M.10, was born. (2). Irving Oscar9, b. in Concord, N. H., Feb. 22, 1864, took degree of S. B. from Chandler Scientific School at Dartmouth, 1887; took degree of M. D. from Harvard, 1890; settled in Brewster, Mass. 3. Oscar B.8, b., Mar. 6, 1831 ; m., Jan. 6, 1854, Abby C. Noyes. He d., Nov. 2, 1863; and had a dau., Carrie E.9 ; m. Frank G. Proctor of Concord. 4. George A.8, b., June 13, 1833, m., 1854, Mary Elizabeth Smith ; r. Concord ; two ch., (1). Frank G.9 and (2). Ida E.9, both deceased. 5. Mary Jane8, b., Apr. 17, 1835; m., Aug. 22, 1858, Almon W. Young; two ch. : (1). Nellie May9, and (2). William Andrewª. 6. Sarah Ann8, b., Nov. 10, 1837 ; m., Mar. 23, 1858, Dr. George W. Young, a dentist, r. Acworth; three sons, (1). Arthur G.9, (2). Oscar C.9, and (3) Lyman A.9, all of whom married. 7. Laura8, b., June 18, 1840; d., July 20, 1840. 8. Laura Lestina8, b., Nov. 19, 1841 ; m., Nov. 17, 1861, John N. Sanborn, who d., Feb. 14, 1866. She m. 2d, Nov. 27, 1873, Joseph Elliot Smith, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 24, 1827; son of Dudley and Betsey (Rollins) Smith. Two ch : (1). Mary Laura9, b. in Acworth, Jan. 21, 1875 ; (2). Walter Greenwood9, b. in Acworth, Mar. 3, 1878. 9. David Milan8, b., Mar. 5, 1844; m., Nov. 19, 1868, Sarah Ann Sawyer. Six ch .: (1). Ralph C.9 d. young ; (2). Alvah Cochran9; B. S. Dartmouth, 1896 ; M. D. Harvard, 1901 ; (3). Maude9; (4). Edward Sawyer9; gr. Philadelphia Dental College, 1900; (5). Samuel Quincy§ ; and (6). Ralza Milan9. 3. Orra™ (a daughter), b., Sept. 27, 1800; d. in Rockford, Ill .; m., Benjamin Grout ; son of Ebenezer and Polly (Houston) Grout. He was a lieutenant in the war of 1812. She had ten ch .; I. Laura R.8; m. Ist, Lewis B. Tibbets ; m., 2d, Rev. Eleazar Smith ; 2. Carlos B.8, m. Elizabeth Johnson ; 3. Sarah J.8, in. Lorenzo Coggeshall; 4. Ebenezer8 ; 5. Alonzo8, d. young; 6. Alonzo C.8; 7. Sanborn8; 8. Francese, called Fanny ; 9. Chauncy L.8 ; 10. Frank R8. 4. Angelia7, b., Jan. 13, 1803 ; m., Aug. 22, 1822, Kimball Smith ; son of William and Jane (Mont- gomery) Smith. She d. in Acworth. She had six ch .: I. Miles8 ; m., Ist, Lucy Lawton, by whom he had a dau., Ida9 ; m., 2d, Thankful Fletcher and had two daughters, Angelia Lº. and Jane M.ª; 2. Willard Milton8, who practised dentis- try in Littleton and Claremont ; 3. Ruth J.8, who m. Geo. A. Chapman and lived in Wheaton, Ill. ; 4. Melvin8, who m. L. Jane Gleason ; r. at Wheaton, Ill., and had a dau., Lena J.9 ; 5. Azubah A.8, who m. Charles Lawton and r. in Acworth ; and 6. Arabella8, who m. Harvey Lincoln of Acworth. 5. Ruth 7, b., Mar. 6, 1805, m. Harley Bailey of Acworth ; d. at Schroon Lake, N. Y. ; had five ch., Alonzo®, Carlos8, Azubah&, Sultana8, and a fifth8, name unknown. 6. Ephraim™, b., Apr. 3, 1807 ; m. Ist, about 1827, Sophia Bailey of Acworth, dau. of John and Polly (Humphrey) Bailey ; m., 2d, Mrs. Louisa Haywood George, widow of Charles George and dau. of Jacob and Esther (Findlay) Haywood. He d. in Acworth,

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A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume II, Part 13

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