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COBLEIGH.
1. JOHN COBLEIGH, b. 1753. m. Deborah Harris, b. 1754, dau. of Abner Harris of Woodstock, Conn., and after 1777 of Chesterfield. He was probably a son of Jonathan Cobleigh, who resided in New Braintree, Mass., 1749 to 1763, and subsequently in Chesterfield, and a descendant of John Cobleigh, an early resident of Swanzey, Mass. John Cobleigh d. in Chesterfield, June 8, 1825, aged 72 ; his widow d. March 13, 1836, aged 82. His descendants have been numerously and honorably represented in this town.
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2. i. JOHN, b. April 10, 1776.
ii. POLLY, b. March 11, 1778.
3. iii. LEVI WARD, b. Feb. 13, 1780.
iv. SAMSON, b. Feb. 15, 1782. m. 1806, Abigail Smith, dau. of Amos and Abigail (Farr) Smith of Chesterfield. Settled in Sutton, Vt.
v. LYDIA, b. June 19, 1784. m. Noah Farr (See).
vi. DEBORAH MERCY, b. Oct. 13, 1786. m. 1804, Amos Farr, son of Wil- liam and Lydia (Trowbridge) Farr of Chesterfield. She d. soon after marriage.
vii. ABNER IIARRIS, b. Nov. 18, 1788. m. Abigail Herrick, dau. of Shadrach and Abigail (Stoddard) Herrick of Chesterfield. res. in Sutton, Vt.
4. viii. ERASTUS, b. Feb. 17. 1791.
ix. JOSHUA, b. May 7, 1793.
x. JONATHAN, b. July -, 1795. m. 1818, Harriet Hastings, dau. of Oliver and Susannah (Barrett) Hastings, of Chesterfield. res. in Chesterfield, where he d., April 22, 1859.
2. JOHN COBLEIGH, son of John 1, b. in Chesterfield, April 10, 1776. m. in 1795, Polly Stanford, b. in 1775, d. June 29, 1840. He res. in L. from 1799 to 1820. Farmer.
Ch., -
i. JOHN, b. Chesterfield, Nov. 20, 1795.
ii. KATHERINE, b. Chesterfield, July 16, 1797.
iii. DEBORAH, b. L. Aug. 2, 1799.
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iv. POLLY, b. L. July 13, 1800.
v. LYDIA, b. L. July 19, 1802. m. May 11, 1826, Douglas Dexter.
vi. ALVAN, b. L. April 19, 1804.
vii. LAODICEA, b. L. Jan. 28, 1806.
viii. MARY, b. L. June 8, 1807.
ix. REUBEN BOYCE, b. L. Feb. 10, 1809.
X. BETSEY STANFORD, b. L. Aug. 5, 1810.
xi. EMELINE HARRIS, b. L. Sept. 20, 1812. m. Lewis L. Merrill (See).
5. xii. NELSON EBENEZER, b. L. Nov. 24, 1814.
3. LEVI WARD COBLEIGH, son of John 1, b. in Chesterfield, Feb. 13, 1780. m. Polly Sargent, b. Nov. 21, 1781, d. in Lisbon, June 21, 1842. He res. in L. from 1800 to 1810. Farmer, lumberman, hotel-keeper. d. in Lisbon, Feb. 11, 1852. Ch., -
i. LEVI WARD, b. L. May 13, 1800, d. L. Nov. 13, 1807.
ii. POLLY, b. L. Nov. 14, 1802. m. Chester French, farmer. She d. Brattle- boro', Vt., Aug. 14, 1840.
iii. CLARISSA, b. L. Dec. 14, 1803. m. Leonard Elms. She d. Lisbon, April 14, 1888.
6. iv. WILLARD, b. L. Nov. 20, 1806.
v. WINDSOR, b. L. March 28, 1808. m. first, Laura Maria Young. m. second, Mary Ann Morse. Hotel-keeper. He d. Waltham, Mass., April 18, 1878.
vi. CAROLINE, b. Haverhill, Feb. 6, 1810, d. July 22, 1828.
vii. MARIA, b. Jan. 14, 1812. m. Jolin Little, farmer. She d. Warren, Feb. 12, 1837.
viii. LUNA, m. first, Daniel Caswell. m. second, Reuben Pike, farmer. res. Lyndon, Vt.
ix. ELIZA, b. Feb. 7, 1814. m. Chester French, farmer. She d. Brattle- boro', Vt., April 9, 1872.
7. x. LEVI WARD, b. March 7, 1816.
xi. CYRENE J., b. Feb. 22, 1818, d. March 15, 1818.
xii. JANE C., b. Oct. 15, 1819. m. Darwin Richardson, physician. She d. Salt Lake City, Utah, April 17, 1892.
xiii. GEORGE W., b. Feb. 22, 1822. m. first, Nov. 1846, Caroline Hatch. m. second, Sept. 9, 1862, Lomira P. Symonds. Farmer, res. Lisbon.
xiv. MARGARET, b. March 10, 1825. m. Savory Gordon. He d. 1893. She d. Landaff, Oct. 14, 1867.
4. ERASTUS COBLEIGH, son of John 1, b. in Chesterfield, Feb. 17, 1791. m. Hannah, dan. of John and Olive (Colburn) Day. She m. second, in 1824, Lyman Powers. He lived in Chesterfield, where he d., July 3, 1821.
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ROYAL E., b. Oct. 1, 1813.
8. ii. MARSHALL DAY, b. Chesterfield, Jan. 21, 1817.
iii. HANNAH C., b. March 7, 1819. m. Levi B. Dodge (See).
5. NELSON EBENEZER COBLEIGH, son of Jolm 2, b. in L. Nov. 24, 1814. m. Aug. 1, 1844, Charlotte Marie Simmons, b. in Springfield, Mass., d. in Athens, Tenn., Oct. 12, 1893. He res. in L. in youth, and in 1838 commeneed his studies in Newbury, Vt., Academy. He grad. fron Wesleyan University in 1843, with first honors of his class. In 1844 he joined the New England M. E. Conference and was stationed at Wilbraham, Mass. His other charges were Blanford, 1845 ; Blan- ford Center, 1846 ; Thorndike Village, 1847-8; Park St., Worcester, 1849-50 ; North Russell St., Boston, 1851-2 ; Church St., Boston, 1853. He was then appointed Professor of Ancient Languages in McKendree College, Lebanon, Ill. In 1854-7 he occupied a similar position in
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Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis. From 1858 to 1863 he was Prest. of McKendree Coll. In 1859 was made D. D. by Lawrence University. From 1863-6, editor "Zion's Herald," Boston, Mass. From 1867 to 1872, Prest. of East Tenn. Wesleyan University, Athens, Tenn., and in 1872 was made LL.D. by that institution. From 1872 to 1874, he was editor of the Methodist " Advocate," Atlanta. Ga. He was delegate to the M. E. General Conference in 1864 and 1872. The principal printed articles from his pen are : " Final Destruction of the Earth by Fire," - Meth. Quart. Rev., xxxix. 1857, pp. 612-25. " The Uses of Ambition," - an address while Prest. of McKendree Coll. " Southern Reconstruction," - Meth. Quart. Rev., iii. 1870, pp. 379- 397. " Church Property Question in the South." - Meth. Quart. Rev., liii. 1871, pp. 614-641. He d. in Athens, Ga., Feb. 1, 1874. Ch., -
i. NELSON SIMMONS, b. Wilbraham, Mass , June 29, 1845. m. June 29, 1869, Marthia Abbie Rice, b. March 23, 1844, dau. of Charles Brooks Rice, of Boston, Mass. City editor " Daily Leader," Cleveland, Ohio, 1869-90; and is now foreign editor " New York World." res. Brook- lyn. Two of their five children are living, Nellie S., b. Cleveland, O., Oct. 13, 1872, and HENRY R., b. Cleveland, O., March 7, 1880.
9. ii. EDWARD AUGUSTUS, b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 5, 1849.
iii. CHARLOTTE THEODORA, b. Athens, Tenn , Dec. 13, 1871. m. Dec. 25, 1893, Franklyn A. Peake, bothi professors in U. S. Grant University, Chattanooga, Tenn.
6. WILLARD COBLEIGH, son of Levi Ward 3, b. in L. Nov. 20, 1806. m. Betsey, dau. of Max Hazelton, b. in Bath in 1811, d. in L. Jan. 12, 1880, Methodist. He res. in L. in infancy and from 1840 until he d., Feb. 4, 1861. Hotel-keeper. Selectman, 1845. Fire ward, 1841- 2. J. P. With his brother, Levi Ward, proprietor of the Union House many years. No ch.
7. LEVI WARD COBLEIGHI, son of Levi Ward $, b. in L. March 7, 1816. m. May 1. 1839, Adeline, dau. of Simeon Hill, b. in Waterford, Vt., Dec. 9, 1816, d. in L. March 2, 1881. He res. in L. nearly all his life, where he d .. Jan. 18, 1854. Railroad conductor and hotel-keeper. In company with his brother Willard proprietor of the Union House many years. Democrat. Appointed Quartermaster 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, Sept. 4, 1844. I. O. O. F.
Ch., - i. ADELINE LOUISE, b. L. April 24, 1841. m. Oct. 10, 1874, Robert W. Millen, express agent. Hed. Boston, Mass , Nov. 19, 1878.
ii. LEVI WARD, b. Lisbon, June 11, 1844. m. Josephine Fitzgerald. Co. L, N. H. Batt., Ist N. E. Cav., and Co. L, 1st N. H. Cav. Private. d. L. Dec. 21, 1874.
iii. EDNAH JANE, b. L. Oct. 4, 1846. m. Henry B. Burnham (See).
iv. WILLARD S., b. L. May 6, 1850, d. L. March 26, 1880.
8. MARSHALL DAY COBLEIGH, son of Erastus4, b. in Chesterfield, Jan. 21, 1817. m. Feb. 5, 1838, Phinisa, dau. of Noah Farr (See), b. in L. Jan. 1, 1819, d. in L. March 9, 1886, Cong. He res. in L. from 1833 until he d., July 20, 1868. Farmer. Cong. Deacon. Whig and Republican. Selectman, 1851-2. Deputy Sheriff, 1858 to 1863 inc. J. P. State. Capt. 11th Co., 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, 1843 to 1845 inc. Ch., b. in L., -
10. i. ASHBEL WHEELER, b. May 30, 1839.
ii. CHARLOTTE HANNAH, b. Nov. 28, 1841. m. Charles Frank Lewis (See).
11. iii. NELSON FARR, b. Oct. 11, 1844.
iv. LIZZIE, b. May 6, 1848. m. July 1, 1868, Royal M. Cole (See).
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9. EDWARD AUGUSTUS COBLEIGH, son of Nelson Ebenezer 5, b. in Boston, Mass., Dee. 5, 1849. m. in 1869, Mary E. Hornsby. He was educated in Boston, Mass., public schools, MeKendree Coll., Lebanon, Ill., and East Tenn. Wesleyan University, Athens, Tenn., where he commenced the study of medicine in 1871, with Dr. W. W. Alexander. He attended two courses of lectures in Atlanta Med. Coll. and grad. March, 1872. He has practised in Atlanta, Ga., Cleveland, and Warren, Ohio ; Athens, Tenn., 12 years ; since then in Chattanooga, Tenn. He belongs to the Tenn. State Med. Society and the Tri-State Med. Society of Ga., Ala., and Tenn. Prof. of Practice of Medicine, Dermatology, and Clinical Medicine in Chattanooga Med. Coll. since its organization as the Medical Department of Grant University, and Dean of the Coll. Faculty.
Ch., -
i. NELSON EUGENE, res. Chattanooga, Tenn
ii. CLARENCE AUGUSTUS, res. Chattanooga, Tenn.
iii. MAMIE VIOLETTA, res. Chattanooga, Tenn.
10. ASHBEL WHEELER COBLEIGH, son of Marshall Day 8, b. in L. May 30, 1839. m. Nov. 27, 1862, Hannah, dau. of Alexander Mont- gomery, b. in Drolles, Ireland, Jan. 1, 1836, Cong. He res. in L. all his life, and d. Jan. 24, 1894. Farmer. Cong. Republican. Ch., b. in L., -
12. i.
MARSHALL DAY, b. Dec. 17, 1864.
ii. LIZZIE, b. Oct. 24, 1868. m. George Henry Lewis (See).
iii. ANNA BLAKELEY, b Nov. 2, 1869. Teacher. res. L.
iv. CHARLES MONTGOMERY, b. Feb. 17, 1872. Farmer. res. Cal.
11. NELSON FARR COBLEIGH, son of Marshall Day 8, b. in L. Oct. 11, 1844. m. Sept. 1, 1870, Elvira, dan. of Solomon Cole. He res. in L. from birth until 1869, and d. in Walla Walla, Wash .. Nov. 26, 1887. He was educated in L. common schools, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, grad. in 1864. He grad. from Amherst Coll. in 1868, studied theology at Union Seminary, N. Y. City, and was ordained in Marsh- field, Vt., Aug. 16, 1871. Cong. He preached in Marshfield from 1870 to 1877; McIndoes, Vt., and Monroe, 1877 to 1882; Walla Walla, Wash., as located preacher, 1882 and 1883, and from 1883 until death as general missionary for Eastern Wash. and Oregon. He was Supt. of Schools in Marshfield, Vt., in 1875 and 1876. No ch.
12. MARSHALL DAY COBLEIGH, son of Ashibel Wheeler 10, b. in L. Dec. 17, 1864. mn. April 30, 1890, Alice Jane Aldrich, b. in Lyman, Jan. 10, 1863, dau. of Horace Aldrich (See). He is a lawyer, admitted to the Bar March 7, 1899, appointed associate justice police court, which he declined ; census enumerator, 1900 ; supervisor, 1894-9. Cong. Republican. Ch., -
i. GERALD FREDERICK, b. L. Dec. 19, 1893.
COBURN.
1. ASA COBURN, son of Robert, b. in Wheelock, Vt., March 7. 1811. m. Sept. 23, 1833, Hannah, dan. of John Carlton, b. in Bartlett, Feb. 23, 1812, d. in Boston, Mass., May 27, 1897. He res. in L. from 1855 to
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1892. Harness-maker. Cong. Republican. Delegate to Constitu- tional Convention, 1889. d. in Hartford, Vt., Jan. 28, 1893.
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i. SARAH J., b. Warner, Sept. 1, 1838. m. first, 1860, Isaac Kingsbury, d. Andersonville, Ga. m. second, 1867, Wilbur A. Clark, harness- maker. res. Flandrean, So. Dak.
2.
ii. GEORGE C., b. Warner, March 6, 1840.
iii. FRANCES, b. Warner, Sept. 15, 1843, d. L. Nov. 7, 1863.
iv. ABBY M., b. Warner, Nov. 10, 1845. m. 1876, Paul W. Kribs, carpenter. res. Portland, Oregon.
3. v. CHARLES R., b. Warner, July 10, 1848.
4. vi. JOHN B., b. Suncook, May 11, 1851.
vii. CLARA J., b. Suncook, Feb. 18, 1853. m. Feb. 17, 1876, Sebastian S. Lovejoy, lumber-dealer. res. Janesville, Wis.
viii. IDA M., b. L. April 13, 1856. m. 1883, W. P. Davis, railroad employee. res. Boston, Mass.
2. GEORGE C. COBURN, son of Asa 1, b. in Warner, March 6, 1840. m. March 6, 1879, Nettie, dan. of Jethro Aldrich, b. in Lisbon, Jan. 28, 1848. He res. in L. from 1855 to 1886. Harness-maker. Fire ward, 1876. Original three-months man, Co. G, 2d N. H. Inf. 1st N. H. Cav. Private. G. A. R. d. in Lisbon, June 10, 1891. Ch., -
i. INFANT SON, b. Bethlehem, Aug. 8, 1880, d. Aug. 8, 1880.
ii. IDA MAY, b. Bethlehem, Jan. 17, 1883. iii. ETHEL M., b. L. Oct. 7, 1885.
3. CHARLES R. COBURN, son of Asa 1, b. in Warner, July 10, 1848. m. Sept. 10, 1868, Elfreda, dau. of Reuben Hall, b. in Groton, May 25, 1846. He has res. in L. most of his life. Harness-maker. Republi- can. Fire ward, 1887-8-9-90. Deputy sheriff, 1893 to 1897 inc. Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. Corp. Enlisted Aug. 6, 1862 ; he was probably the youngest soldier from L., if not from the State, who carried a gun three years. G. A. R. A. F. and A. M. He d. in L. Nov. 16, 1898. Ch., -
5. i. ALFRED WYMAN, b L. Aug. 24, 1869.
ii. LILLIAN, b. Canaan, Aug. 13, 1871. unm., res. L.
iii. EvA, b. Canaan, Nov. 7, 1373. unm., res. L.
4. JOHN B. COBURN, son of Asa 1, b. in Suncook, May 11, 1851. m. Feb. 17, 1873, Hattie F., dan. of James Doten, b. in Canaan, Oct. 7, 1852. He res. in L. from 1855 to 1871, and 1876 to 1878. Druggist. d. in Colebrook, Sept. 20, 1885. A. F. and A. M.
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i. BLANCHIE M., b. Aug. 3, 1876.
ii. HARRY R., b. April 10, 1882.
iii. ELIZABETH M., b. Jan. 11, 1885.
5. ALFRED WYMAN COBURN, son of Charles R.3, b. in L. Aug. 24, 1869. m. June 20, 1893, Cynthia K., dau. of Frank G. Nutting, b. in Bakersfield, Vt., Jan. 26, 1869. Cong. He has res. in L. nearly all his life. Clerk. Republican. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. K. T., St. Gerard Com.
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i. WYMAN M., b. May 20, 1894, d. L. Sept. 12, 1894.
ii. HAZEL ELIZABETII, b. Oct. 11, 1895.
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COCHRANE.
1. LORENZO DARWIN COCHRANE, son of John and Sarah (Cole) Cochrane and grandson of Daniel Cochrane, b. in Saline, Mich., Nov. 27, 1854. mn. Nov. 14, 1884, Cora, dau. of George Sexton, b. in Sher- wood, Mich., June 25, 1861. She was educated in Union City schools, Mich., and taught in the public schools of Mich. from 1879 to 1884, commenced the study of theology in 1885, attending the Meadville, Pa., Theological School, from which she grad. in 1888. She was or- dained in Bath, Sept. 25, 1890, where she preached until the fall of 1892. Since then she has assisted her husband in his work in Maine. (See below.) Lorenzo was educated in Mich. public schools, Albion, Mich. Coll. and Mich. University, teaching meanwhile to pay for his schooling. He afterward went to Meadville, Pa., Theological School, where he grad. in 1888, and immediately became pastor of the Uni- tarian Church in L., where he remained until the fall of 1892, when he resigned to begin a larger work in Ellsworth, Me., and Frenchman's Bay, assisted by his w. In 1895 they made their headquarters at Bar Harbor, Me., so as to be near the " Liberal Christian Church of Bar Harbor," which they planted while at Ellsworth, Me., in 1893. Pastor at Perry, Iowa, 1896 to 1898, and began a pastorate at East Lexing- ton, Mass., 1898. His most important literary work is an essay entitled, " The Revelation of God in Nature," which, together with those writ- ten by six other Unitarian ministers, constitute the book, " In Spirit and in Truth."
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i. KINGSLEY, b. L. Nov. 20, 1888.
COFRAN.
1. FRANK ADINO COFRAN, son of James H., b. in Northfield, Feb. 11, 1853. m. June 1, 1876, Martha Culbertson, dau. of William Gra- ham, b. in Peacham, Vt., Sept. 8, 1856. He res. in L. from 1876 to 1881. Hotel manager. Presidential Elector, 1888. Republican. J. P. State. Notary public. A. F. and A. M. d. in Whitefield, Aug. 15, 1896. No ch.
COLBURN.
1. CHARLES MERRITT COLBURN, son of Simeon D. and Fanny (Holton) Colburn, b. in Bath, July 2, 1842. m. Feb. 1861, Esther Ann Parker, b. in Lisbon, May 14, 1841, dan. of James Parker. He is engaged in insurance, coming to L. in 1899. A. F. and A. M. The American generations of his lineage : Nathaniel 1, Joseph 2, Joseph 3, Joseph 4, Simeon 5, all of Dedham, Mass. ; Simeon D.6 of Claremont and Bath, Charles Merritt.7
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i. HARRIET E , b. Springfield, Mass., June 21, 1862. m. Aug. 1890, George W. Sanderson, Prof. Ripon College, Ripon, Wis.
ii. HARRY W., b. Derby, Vt., May, 1869, d. March, 1870.
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COLBY.
1. ANTHONY COLBY, an English emigrant, was in Boston, 1630. He m. 1632, Susannah Sargent. He was freeman, 1634, of Ipswich, Mass., 1637, and later a resident of Salisbury, Mass., being a grantee in the division of lands, 1640 and 1643. In 1647 he sold his estate in Salis- bury and moved across the river to Amesbury, where he d., Feb. 11, 1660/61 ; his widow, Susannah, m. William Whitridge.
2. ISAAC COLBY, fifth child of Anthony 1, h. July 6, 1640. He was of Salisbury, 1663, of Amesbury, 1667, and later of Haverhill and Rowley. He d. 1684. His widow, Martha, d. in Amesbury, July 13, 1730. Hoyt, in " Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury," asserts that Isaac Colby married Martha Jewett, a sister of Dea. Ezekiel Jewett.
3. ANTHONY COLBY, son of Isaac 2, b. Jan. 24, 1669/70. m. Oct. 23, 1701, Mary Currier, b. Haverhill, Jan. 28, 1675, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Hardy) Currier. She d. April 8, 1719 ; he m. second, Dec. 4, 1721, Elizabeth West, who d. June 25, 1738. He res. in Haverhill and was living 1734.
4. ISAAC COLBY, son of Anthony 8, b. March 23, 1711/12. m. April 25, 1734, Sarah Davis, b. June 4, 1714, dau. of William and Mary (Kelley) Davis ; she d. June 3, 1755 ; he m. second, April, 1757, Hannah Colby. He lived in Haverhill, where ten children by w. Sarah were born.
5. BENJAMIN COLBY, son of Isaac 4, b. July 14, 1750. m. Oct. 19, 1773, Elizabeth Hunkins; she d. Nov. 22, 1806 ; he m. second, Sarah (Eastman) Carter, b. Concord, Ang. 4, 1757, dau. of Moses and Eliza- beth (Kimball) Eastman, and widow of Jacob Carter of Concord. He lived in Sanbornton, where he d., Nov. 9, 1816.
6. BENJAMIN COLBY, son of Benjamin 6, b. in Sanbornton, July 5, 1778. m. Jan. 11, 1804, Polly Woodman, h. April 23, 1784, dau. of Rev. Joseph Woodman. He was a school-teacher thirty-four consecu- tive years, and was known as Master Colby. He d. Feb. 6, 1856 ; his widow d. June 14, 1861.
7. ETHAN COLBY, son of Benjamin 6, b. in Sanbornton, Aug. 29, 1810. m. March 29, 1843, Mary Chamberlain, b. April 6, 1819, dau. of Ed- mund Chamberlain of Colebrook. He res. in. L. from 1836 to 1838, member of mercantile firm, Colby & Eastman. Subsequently he lived in Colebrook. Representative, 1861. Executive Councillor, 5th Dist., 1862. He d. March 2, 1895.
Ch., b. in Colebrook, ---
i. EDWARD CHAMBERLAIN, b. April 30, 1844, farmer. d. Dec. 18, 1886.
ii. CHARLES, b. Nov. 21, 1848. m. Jan. 22, 1872, Sarah A. Dudley. Mer- chant. res. Colebrook.
iii. SARAH, b. May 10, 1852. m. Nov. 28, 1872, Melrose V. Knight, mer- chant. res. Colebrook.
8. WILLIAM COLBY, son of Benjamin 5, b. March 20, 1782. m. first, Jan. 19, 1802, Betsey, dau. of John Lane, b. in Sanbornton, Nov. 1, 1781, d. Jan. 13, 1832. m. second, Feb. 22, 1833, Polly, dau. of John
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Lane, b. in Sanbornton, Feb. 25, 1785, d. in L., April 15, 1862. He res. in L. from 1852 until he d., April 18, 1858. Supt. iron foundry.
Ch., by w. Betsey, b. in Sanbornton, -
i. JOHN CALVIN, b. Oct. 7, 1803. m. first, Jan. 31, 1827, Susan D. Morrell, (. July 30, 1837. m. second, Jan. 1, 1845, Lydia A. Wilder. Physi- cian. He d. Franconia, Dec. 8, 1852.
ii. MARY LANE, b. March 3, 1806. m. Abiel Eastman (See).
iii. CATHERINE C., b. Feb. 8, 1808. m. Hiram B. Smith (See).
COLBY.
9. WILLIS HUSTON COLBY, son of John F., b. in Bangor, Me., April 20, 1869. m. May 27, 1893, Hallie M., dau. of Nelson Parker (See), b. in L. Oct. 28, 1876. He res. in L. from 1891 to 1893, and since 1895. Publisher of " Republic Journal " from 1891 to 1893. Repub- lican. No ch.
COLE.
1. ROYAL MERRIMAN COLE, son of Solomon, b. in Stark, Feb. 12, 1839. m. July 1, 1868, Lizzie, dau. of Marshall Day Cobleigh 8 (See), b. in L. May 6, 1818, Cong. She was educated in Kimball Union Academy and Mt. Holyoke Seminary, and taught in L. and Lancaster in 1864-5. After marriage she went with her husband to Turkey as a missionary, and has since res. there. She res. in L. from birth to 1868. He was edneated in Kimball Union Academy, Amherst Coll., from which he grad. in 1866, and Princeton, N. J., and Bangor, Me., Theological Seminaries. He was ordained as a Cong. clergyman in Bangor, Me., Aug. 1, 1868, and at once went with his wife to Turkey, where he has labored as a missionary since. They were located in Erzroum and Erzingan until 1884, and since that time in Bitlis, Tur- key. During this time they have made two brief visits to the U. S. During the Russian siege of Erzroum in 1877 they lost three of their children by the pestilence. In 1896, Mr. Cole not only carried on his missionary labors, but acted as distributor of the relief furnished the destitute Armenians. His published works are reports to the Ameri- can Board publications, and correspondence in the "N. Y. Tribune," " N. Y. Independent," "Boston Journal," " Congregationalist," and other leading papers. In 1896 Mrs. Cole took the four youngest chil- dren to Oberlin, Ohio, to be educated.
Ch., -
i. ALICE ELVIRA, b. Erzroum, Turkey, Dec. 23, 1869, d. Erzroum, Turkey, July 31, 1870.
ii. FREDERICK WILLIAMS, b. Erzroum, Turkey, April 6, 1872. Teacher. res. N. Y. City.
iii. ALBERT ROYAL, b. Erzroum, Turkey, Dec. 23, 1873, d. Nov. 24, 1877.
iv. CHARLES WESLEY, b. L. July 15, 1876, d. Oct. 16, 1877.
V. EDWIN ROYAL, b. Erzroum, Turkey, Feb. 11, 1878, d. July 6, 1878.
vi. NELSON FRANK, b. Erzroum, Turkey, June 8, 1880.
vii. NELLIE ALICE, b. Erzingan, Turkey, Dec. 8, 1882.
viii. ALICE HULDAH, b. Bitlis, Turkey, April 4, 1885.
ix. MARY LIZZIE, b. Bitlis, Turkey, July 1, 1886.
x. ROYAL HOLLIS, b. Bitlis, Turkey, July 17, 1888, d. Bitlis, Turkey, Oct. 18, 1888.
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CONANT.
1. DEAN CONANT, son of Clark and Sally (Dean) Conant, b. in Windsor, Vt., in 1800. m. Oct. 24, 1825, Almeria, dan. of Peter Bon- ney (See). b. in L. Sept. 9, 1807, and res. in L. until 1825, and from 1836 to 1848, d. in Thetford, Vt., Nov. 13, 1874. Ile res. in L. a short time before marriage. Merchant. d. in Charlestown, May 13, 1835. Ch., b. in Charlestown, -
i. ELLEN HUNT, b. Sept. 20, 1826. m. Ezra C. Worcester (See).
ii. CATHERINE DEAN, b. May 1, 1832. m. Sept. 19, 1866, J. H. Lindsey, farmer. res. Northford, Conn.
CONDON.
1. WILLIAM CONDON, b. in Nova Scotia, in 1816. m. March 10, 1844, Abigail Gile, dau. of John Bowman (See), b. in L. May 4, 1817, d. in L. June 29, 1880. He res. in L. from 1840 to 1861. Lumber-dealer. d. in Boston, Mass., Feb. 15, 1865. No ch.
COOLEY.
1. WILLIAM FORBES COOLEY, son of Dwight Henry and Agnes Douglas (Forbes) Cooley, grandson of Henry A. Cooley, b. in New York City, Feb. 1, 1857. grad. University of New York, 1878, and of Union Theological Seminary, 1884, ordained at Plymouth (Congrega- tional) Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., July 11, 1884. He has labored in the ministry at Bingham and Lehi, Utah, 1882-3; Lehi, Utah, 1884-5 ; North Branch, Minn., 1885-6; Seward, III., 1886-9; Elmhurst, III., 1889-90; Short Hills, N. J., 1890-2; Chatham, N. J., 1892-7; and in Littleton since July, 1898. His published works include articles contributed to the religious press and " Emmanuel, the Story of the Messiah," published by Dodd, Mead & Co., 1889. Mr. Cooley m. July 30, 1884, Phebe Scudder Corey, b. Westfield, N. J., Oct. 1854, dau. of Jonathan and Caroline C. Corey.
Ch., -
i. HELEN FORBES, b. Jan. 13, 1886.
ii. DWIGHT, b. May 30, 1887.
COOLEY.
2. NEWTON SPENCER COOLEY, son of Jonah, b. in Chelsea, Vt., Aug. 14, 1822. m. first, May 1, 1846, Catherine Rourk, b. in Halifax, N. S., in 1834, d. in L. Sept. 23, 1878, Methodist. m. second, Feb. 15, 1879, Elzina, dau. of Harland Keyes, b. in Whitefield in 1830. IIe res. in L. from 1866 until he d., Aug. 27, 1895. Mason. Democrat. U. S. Navy. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. G. A. R. Ch., by w. Catherine, -
i. NEWTON, b. Boston, Mass., Nov. 10, 1854, d. Fairlee, Vt., July, 1858.
ii. WALTER, b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 12, 1856, d. Fairlee, Vt., Sept. 5, 1861.
iii. NEWTON WALTER, b. Fairlee, Vt., April 5, 1862. m. - Williams. Mason. res. St. Augustine, Fla.
iv. CATHERINE M., b. Fairlee, Vt., May 1, 1866. m. Aaron Berman (See).
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COOPER.
1. JAMES M. W. COOPER, son of J. W. and Mary Newman (Murrell) Cooper, b. in Norwich, England, Sept. 27, 1871. His parents came to America, and settled in Bayonne, N. J., 1888. IIe m. Nov. 29, 1894, Lenora Frances Perry, dau. of Edward Robbins and Maria Freeman (Nickerson) Perry. From 1889 to 1891 he was assistant editor of " White Mountain Echo," and special correspondent of New York and Boston papers. He was a clerk in hotels four years, and in May, 1897, assumed management of "Republic-Journal," residing in L. In July, 1900, he was appointed chief clerk of the Bureau of Labor, and re- moved to Concord.
COPELAND.
1. LAWRENCE COPELAND, the American pioneer of this family, settled in Braintree, Mass. The records make the somewhat indefinite state- ment that he was b. in the " Reign of our Gracious Sovereign, Queen Elizabetlı." He m. Oct. 12, 1651, Lidia Townsend, the ceremony be- ing performed by Rev. Mr. Hibbins, of Boston. She d. Jan. 8, 1688. He d. Jan. 30, 1699, one hundred years old. John Farmer lends his authority to the claim that he lived one hundred and ten years. Mar- shall's Diary, however, mentions his burial, and says he d. at the age of one hundred years, and his epitaph confirms the entry in the diary.
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