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6. ANDREW ? COMINGS (Samuel6-5, John4-3-2, Isaac1) b. Oct. 9, 1776. Worked in his father's mill from the age of fourteen till he was twenty-four, when he built a brick cottage house on a farm a mile east from his birthplace, where he spent most of his life. Beside farming, he worked at the car- penter's trade. Built the Catholic Church at West Claremont and the Methodist Episcopal Church in Cornish and other buildings. He m. first, May 29, 1800, Lydia Jackson, dau. of Benjamin and Lydia (Peck) Jackson, b. May 27, 1773, in R. I. She d. May 13, 1849, aged 76. He m. seeond, March 8, 1850, Mrs. Betsey (Tyler) Atwood in his advanced age and lived for a time on Cornish Flat. He d. July 11, 1853. Children, all by Lydia Jackson:
i. FARIS, b. Feb. 20, 1801; d. Dec. 14, 1803.
ii. URSULA, b. May 2, 1802; d. Sept. 5, 1803.
10. iii. WILLIAM F., b. Nov. 13, 1803.
iv. SULA BELONA, b. March 12, 1805; m. Nov. 25, 1830, Joseph Bryant of Cornish. Six children. (See Bryant.) She d. April 30, 1867. He d. March 14, 1877. Res., Bridgewater, Vt., after 1837. .
V. LYDIA DELILAH, b. Jan. 19, 1807; m. Jan. 22, 1834, Joseph S. Com- ings. She d. Sept. 19, 1872. Res., Bridgewater, Vt. Six ehildren. vi. SOPHIA M., b. Sept. 10, 1808; d. July 22, 1818.
vii. NELLY P., b. Aug. 16, 1810; m. Oct. 11, 1837, John G. Cross. She d. Aug. 2, 1838. One child.
viii. MARCIA LOUISA, b. Oct. 13, 1812; m. Jan. 25, 1841, Bela Jenks Fletcher of Newport. Res., Claremont. One son, Francis Edgar, b. in Claremont Feb. 18, 1847. She d. Aug. 15, 1903.
ix. LUCIA ANN, b. Jan. 30, 1816; m. March 5, 1846, Chauncy Perry Jenney, b. Feb. 27, 1815. One son, Fred C., b. in Cornish July 4, 1848. (See Jenney.) Rem. in 1888 to Toledo, O., where Mr. Jenney d. Oct. 9, 1903. She d. June 9, 1905.
7. EBEN? COMINGS (Samuel6-5, John-3-2, Isaaci) b. June 24, 1779; m. Nov. 2, 1806, Ursula Child, dau. of Stephen and Mercy (Chase) Child, b. June 2, 1785, and d. June 29, 1831. He lived at the Mills till a short time pre- vious to his marriage, when he purchased a farm a mile east, by the side of his brother Andrew, where he, being a carpenter as well as farmer, erected the necessary farm buildings since occupied by Larnard Powers. Here he lived until about 1830. He then sold his farm, and rem. to
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Hanover, where he spent the remainder of his life. He d. Oct. 30, 1850. His remains were brought to Cornish and buried in the Comings ceme- tery. He was a Capt. of light infantry in the War of 1812. After the children were equipped for their life work, they emigrated chiefly to Mo. and Kans., where some engaged in educational work, and some in manufacturing, and were all successful until the disturbances due to the Civil War interrupted their prosperity to some extent. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. SARAH, b. July 28, 1808. Never m., but remained as her father's faithful housekeeper from the death of her mother till his death. She d. in Palmyra, Mo., July 14, 1858.
ii. MARIAH, b. Dec. 3, 1809; d. Dec. 5, 1809.
iii. ADALINE, b. Feb. 6, 1812; m. Aug. 5, 1861, William Metcalf, "One of Nature's noblemen." She d. in Girard, Kans., Feb. 5, 1883.
iv. ALICE CHASE, b. Sept. 16, 1813; m. Sept. 25, 1850, Dr. John B. Hayes of Palmyra, Mo. Two children. She d. Oct. 11, 1870.
V. DUDLEY CHASE, b. March 19, 1815. Never m .; d. in Ottawa, Kans., Sept. 6, 1891.
vi. GEORGE P., b. Aug. 27, 1820. Graduated Kimball Union Academy, class of 1838; Dartmouth College, class 1842; teacher, Randolph, Vt., 1842-45; prof. of language and mathematics in Jubilee College, Ill., ten years, studied theology, ord. by the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1848; was rector in Albion, Ill., and Monroe, Mo., and Girard, Kan .; prof. of mathematics in St. Paul's Col- lege. He founded a ladies' seminary at Monroe, Mo., and had charge of it seventeen years. M. June 23, 1861, Abigail Cornelia Walker, b. in 1837 and d. in June 16, 1901. They had four chil- dren. He d. Sept. 6, 1905, in San Diego, Cal., at the home of his dau., Mrs. M. M. Brown, aged 85.
vii. SAMUEL EDWARD, b. Oct. 13, 1823; m. April 26, 1852, Martha Corey. She d. in 1892. Had three children. He graduated at Dart- mouth College in 1845. Spent some years teaching, and had charge of the Episcopal school at Monroe, Mo. After 1878 he res. in Ottawa, Kans., where he engaged in the settlement of estates and other business connected with the legal profession. He d. April 2, 1894, in Ottawa. Left two daus.
8. BENJAMIN? COMINGS (Benjamins, Samuels, John4-3-2, Isaac!) b. April 15, 1789; m. Nov. 30, 1815, Althea Wellman of Cornish, dau. of James and Althea (Ripley) Wellman, b. Nov. 14, 1790, and d. in New Britain, Conn., Jan. 10, 1878, aged 87, at the home of her eldest son. Capt. Benjamin d. in Cornish Nov. 22, 1863, aged 74. He was a publie-spirited, upright, liberal-hearted man, ever a friend to the friendless and those in trouble. Active in the temperance cause and a strong anti-slavery man in its early days, and so remained as long as he lived. He was possessed of a strong personality and commanding presence that won respect among his fellowmen. He belonged to the Congregational Church and for many years was one of its Deas, and Supt. of the Sunday school. Children, all b. in Cornish :
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i. BENJAMIN NEWTON, b. Nov. 2, 1816. Fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy; graduated in class of 1837, at Dartmouth Col- lege in the medical dept., class of 1842. He went to New Britain, Conn., where he became a distinguished physician. In the War of the Rebellion, he was appointed surgeon of the 13th Regt. of of Conn. Vols. and had a highly honorable record in the service. He m. first July 22, 1847, Betsey Mariah Righter of N. J., b.
DEA. BENJAMIN COMINGS.
April 27, 1812, and d. Nov. 26, 1872; m. second, Jan. 11, 1877- Mrs. Helen M. Lewis, b. Aug. 29, 1827, in Southington, Conn' He d. Nov. 17, 1899. Had three children, all by first wife.
ii. MARY ALTHEA, b. Sept. 22, 1818; d. March 17, 1861; unm.
11. iii. CHARLES WELLMAN, b. April 23, 1822.
9. URIEL8 COMINGS (Leonard7, Samuel6-5, John4-3-2, Isaac1) b. Feb. 28, 1793, only son of Leonard and Nellie (Winch) Comings; m. Feb. 28, 1814, Sarah Robinson of Cornish, dau. of David and Anna (Whittaker) Robin- son, b. Feb. 28, 1793, and d. March 17, 1876. He d. March 14, 1878, aged 85. It was a remarkable and interesting series of facts, that they
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were both b. the same day, and on their 21st birthday they were m. and on their 71st birthday they celebrated their golden wedding. Twelve years more of wedlock was given them before death ended "love's bright dream." Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. NELLIE MARIA, b. Oct. 2, 1815; m. April 9, 1833, William B. Smith. Ten children. (See Smith.) Lived in Cornish. She d. Oct. 29, 1875.
ii. FARRIS, b. May 26, 1817; m. Jan. 22, 1840, Eliza Jane Kimball of Cornish, dau. of William Ripley and Eliza (Dorr) Kimball, b. Aug. 2, 1819, and d. Sept. 2, 1905, in Cambridge, Mass. He d. July 25, 1874.
iii. WARREN, b. April 22, 1819; m. - , Abbie Waterhouse of Dexter, Me. She d. -. He d. Jan. 22, 1850, at West Lebanon. No children.
iv. SAMUEL LELAND, b. May 10, 1821; m. Jan. 18, 1845, Nancy Janette Hoisington of Sherburne, Vt. He enlisted in the 5th N. Y. Cav. and d. in a hospital in Baltimore, Md., from a wound received in the battle of Antietam. His wid. afterwards m. a Mr. Stearns and res. in Quincy, Mass.
V. ANGELINE, b. Nov. 3, 1823; m. Oct. 20, 1848, Gilman M. Bartlett of Cornish. Eight children. (See Bartlett.) She d. Dec. 19, 1894.
vi. DAVID LAWRENCE MORRILL, b. Oct. 14, 1825. (See sketch.)
vii. URIEL L., b. Feb. 26, 1829; m. May 15, 1855, Hattie E. Perkins of Chelsea, Vt., b. Sept. 27, 1830, d. July 3, 1907, in Claremont. Lived in Cornish till May, 1872, when they rem. to Windsor, Vt. A zealous supporter of the Republican party, and filled many positions of trust and honor. Was route agent on Central Vermont R. R. fifteen years. Was postmaster at Windsor, Vt., nine years. Always genial and pleasant in his associations. He d. in Windsor Jan. 28, 1904. Three children:
1. LIZZIE M., b. March 28, 1860; m. Sept. 22, 1878, Frank H. Butler. One child: Sadie E., b. Oct. 26, 1879. Lizzie M. d. Dec. 5, 1882.
2. LOTTIE H., b. Aug. 8, 1862; m. Feb. 17, 1886, Harris Baker. Two children: Vera E., b. Aug. 27, 1887, and Esther, b. Jan. 20, 1892.
3. MINNIE E., b. March 22, 1869; m. April 18, 1894, O. Duane Quimby of Claremont.
viii. ALFRED, b. Dec. 24, 1830; m. first, March 2, 1853, Maria E. Jordon, dau. of Rev. E. Jordon of Newbury, Vt. Soon after his marriage in 1856, he went to Ill., settling in Cairo, where he has since res .; he has held many offices. His wife d. May 2, 1868; m. second, Aug. 2, 1869, Mrs. Sarah A. Mason who d. July 21, 1891; m. third, Oct. 19, 1891, Mrs. Adelaide A. Cundiff. IIe followed the occupation of a teacher sixteen years. He enlisted in 1862 and was Capt. of Co. F, 7th Ill. Inf. He was mustered out on account of sickness and returned to Cairo where he still res. He is justice
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of the peace, notary public, and has been a pension attorney for many years. (See cut, page 114, following.) Five children.
10. WILLIAM F.8 COMINGS (Andrew7, Samuel6-5, John4-3-2, Isaaci) b. Nov. 13, 1803; m. first April 17, 1831, Abigail Bryant of Cornish, dau. of Israel and Mehitable Bryant, b. in 1808, d. Feb. 24, 1844; m. second, March 13, 1845, Mercy C. Jenne, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Cabot) Jenne of Hartland, Vt., b. Sept. 4, 1814, and d. June 2, 1879. He d. May 29,
URIEL L. COMINGS.
1859. He was a master meehanie chiefly as a millwright and bridge builder. Several bridges across the Connecticut river, also several mills and factories were erected or equipped with his aid. He was associated with his brother-in-law, Bela J. Fletcher, and William Brown of Clare- mont in the building of the old toll bridge at Windsor, Vt. He held a commission of major in the State Militia. Children by Abigail Bryant:
i. SOPHIA, b. Sept. 4, 1835; d. Aug. 25, 1850.
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ii. SUSAN, b. Jan. 13, 1837; m. June 9, 1870, David E. Melendy. No children.
iii. JOHN CROSS, b. June 5, 1839; d. Sept. 25, 1839.
iv. ISABEL, b. Oet. 5, 1842; d. Nov. 5, 1869.
Children by Merey C. Jenne:
V. SARAH, b. Oet. 28, 1846; m. Oct. 12, 1871, Josiah Gilman Rowell of Claremont. Two children. (See Rowell.) Res., Claremont.
JUDGE ALFRED COMINGS. (See sketch, page 112.)
vi. EMMA, b. May 9, 1819; d. June 16, 1851.
vii. WILBUR, b. Dec. 29, 1850; in. Nov. 16, 1875, Eliza M. Duncan of Claremont. Ile d. Dee. 6, 1887, in Windsor, Vt. She d. July 26, 1901, in Ilanover.
viii. DARWIN, b. May 13, 1857; m. June 26, 1901, Effie B. Soule, dau. of Orrin Gale and Abbie M. Soule of N. Y. City. Present res. (1906), Scranton, Pa. Children: 1. Wilbur Francis, b. Dee. 14, 1902. 2. Fred Soule, b. June 4, 1904.
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11. CHARLES WELLMAN& COMINGS (Benjamin 1-6, Samuels, John4-3-2, Isaaci) b. in. Cornish April 23, 1822. He was an industrious and thrifty farmer, an honorable Christian gentleman, choosing the quiet but absorbing duties of his large farm. He has never sought politieal honor or office, yet has ever taken a deep interest in every worthy cause. Has con- tinued to res. on the farm owned and occupied by his father and grand- father. He m. March 25, 1858, Laura Frances Dewey, dau. of Oliver
CHARLES W. COMINGS.
i.
and Ursula Frances (Comings) Dewey, and granddaughter of Dea. Fenno Comings, son of Benj. and Mary (Cooper) Comings. She was b. in Berlin, Vt., Feb. 20, 1840, and d. in Cornish July 2, 1899. Child: FENNO BENJ. b. in Cornish Jan. 16, 1860; m. Feb. 7, 1881, Isoline Arelpha Robinson. They res. for a time in So. Lancaster, and Clinton, Mass., but owing to age and declining health of his par- ents, he has returned to eare for them in the home of his nativity. He has served the town on the board of selectmen, and also repre-
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sented the town in the legislature of 1910-11. They have one child, a dau., Lizzie Franees, b. in Cornish Jan. 22, 1882. She was m. Sept. 12, 1906, to Herbert E. Wood of Cornish, a profes- sor of music.
PELHAM BRANCH.
1. DAVID6 COMINGS (Davids, Ephraim4, Thomas3, John?, Isaaci) b. in 1769, in Nottingham West, now Hudson, was the son of Capt. David and Eliza- beth (Butterfield) Comings. Elizabeth Butterfield and Sarah Butter- field who in. Capt. Samuel6 Comings, were sisters. In this way, at least, the two branches of Comings in Cornish are related. Also Thomas3 in one branch is brother to John3 in the other. This connection between the two branches of the family in Cornish was ascertained through the diligent researches of Mr. A. O. Cummins of Montpelier, Vt., who has rendered very efficient aid in compiling the Comings record. Mr. Comings m. Dee. 24, 1793, Phoebe Hall (or Wyman) of Nottingham West, b. in 1769. They removed to Pelham in 1804 and to Cornish in 1806. They settled on Cornish Flat on a farm just north of the present site of the Baptist church and spent the rest of their lives there. She d. Feb. 12, 1846. He d. April 27, 1819.
"Within this saered bed of rest, a tender father lies,
But he shall live among the just, when Christ shall bid him rise." (Epitaph on his tombstone.)
It is noteworthy that the father, with a loved daughter, were the first two whose remains were carried into the new Baptist church on Cornish Flat, after its ereetion in the spring of 1819, and that 27 years later, in 1846, the mother with a devoted son were the first two whose remains were borne into the same house after a complete remodeling of the same. Children :
i. BETSEY, b. April 19, 1796, in Nottingham West; m. - , Rufus Bean of
ii. LUCINDA, b. Aug. 21, 1797, in Nottingham West. She d. unm. May 30, 1864.
iii. PHOEBE, b. - , 1800, in Nottingham West. She d. in Cornish May 2, 1819.
iv. DELILAH, b. Jan. 6, 1803, in Nottingham West, m. Jan. 21, 1828, George Avery. Res., --. She d. in Wakefield, Kans., July 9, 1876.
2. v. DAVID, JR., b. Feb. 14, 1804.
3. vi. JOSEPH B., b. Nov. 1, 1805.
4. vii. BENJAMIN, b. June 6, 1809.
5. viii. ALVIN, b. Jan. 21, 1810. ix. MARY ANN, b. - , in Cornish; d. unm. Jan. 30, 1841.
2. DAVID? COMINGS, JR. (David6-5, Ephraim', Thomas3, John?, Isaac1) b. Feb. 14, 1804; m. first, April 14, 1828, Harriet Hall. She d. Oet. 5, 1842; m.
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second, May 11, 1843, Mary Lothrop, dau. of Charles and Mary (John- son) Lothrop, b. May 19, 1818. He d. July 29, 1846. Children, all by first wife:
i. BELDEN, b. in 1828.
ii. ELLEN, b. Nov., 1831. Never m .; d.
iii. ISABEL A., b. in 1832; d. May 16, 1833.
JOSEPH B. COMINGS.
3. JOSEPH B.7 COMINGS (David6-5, Ephraims, Thomas3, John2, Isaaci) was b. Nov. 1, 1805, in Pelham. After the death of his father in 1819, he re- mained with his mother till he became of age. Soon after this he, with his brother Benjamin, came into possession of the farm and he built the brick house between their old home and the Baptist church. He then m. Oet. 1, 1835, Sybil P. Nevens of Cornish, dau. of David and Betsey (Pollard) Nevens, b. Feb. 14, 1808. Soon after he sold his interest to his brother and purchased the Bryant farm, a little north of the center of
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the town, where he lived the remainder of his life. He was a prosperous and successful farmer, for like Solomon, "he loved agriculture." Unlike many others, he, with the hearty cooperation of a prudent, energetic and devoted wife, made farming a complete financial success. He was the first to introduce into town the Durham cattle and took great interest in raising choice specimens of the breed. For several years he was one of the selectmen and twice represented the town in the state legislature. Although not a member of any religious body, he was always regular in attendance upon divine worship and contributed liberally to its support. He possessed the full confidence and respect of his townsmen and all others who knew him. He retained his faculties, his interest in his farm and in the topics of the day, to an advanced age. He d. July 6, 1897. His wife had previously d. May 11, 1887. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Infant son, b. May 15, 1837; d. May 28, 1837.
6. ii. NEWELL J., b. April 24, 1841.
iii. NORMAN D., b. July 16, 1842. Enlisted in the Civil War in Co. A, 16th Regt. N. H. Vols. and d. in the service at Mound City, Ill., Aug. 14, 1863. (See Military.)
iv. JULIA E., b. Dec. 24, 1846; m. May 25, 1871, George L. Deming of Cornish. Three children. (See Deming.) She d. Aug. 17, 1906.
V. LUZETTE SYBIL, b. Jan. 17, 1849; m. May 24, 1871, Edwin G. Kenyon of Cornish. Two children. (See Kenyon.) Lived in Plainfield since 1898.
4. BENJAMIN7 COMINGS (David6-5, Ephraims, Thomas3, John?, Isaac1) b. June 6, 1809, in Cornish where his entire life was passed; m. Nov. 18, 1835, Rebecca W. Westgate, dau. of David and Lucy (Williams) Westgate of Plainfield, b. Jan. 14, 1816; d. May 26, 1897. He d. Feb. 16, 1846. After the death of Mr. Comings, his wid. m. April 22, 1849, Lemuel Martindale of Cornish. Children, both b. in Cornish:
7. 1. CHARLES B., b. Oct. 20, 1839.
ii. LUCY C., b. March 8, 1843; m. Dec. 4, 1867, Albert Weld of Cornish. Three children. (See Weld.)
5. ALVIN7 COMINGS (David6-5, Ephraim4, Thomass, John?, Isaaci) b. Jan. 21, 1810, in Cornish; m. first, Feb. 28, 1832, Elvira Williams of Cornish, dau. of Abijah and Florinda (Lewis) Williams, b. in 1810; d. April 27, 1847; m. second, Sept. 17, 1847, Lucinda Day of Cornish, dau. of Rufus and Betsey (Comings) Day, b. April 7, 1814; d. Feb. 24, 1902, aged 88. He d. Dec. 29, 1900. He was a tanner and currier the most of his life, until age and failing health caused him to cease laboring. A staunch Republi- can and ardent supporter of the Baptist Church, of which he was many years a dea. Children, all b. in Cornish Flat (the first six by first wife) :
i. LUTHERA, b. Dec. 5, 1832; d. June 10, 1857; unm.
ii. HELEN MAR, b. Feb. 10, 1835; m. Nov. 29, 1855, Joseph Orlando Richardson. Two children. (See Richardson.) She d. Oct. 3, 1868.
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iii. CALTHA, b. July 15, 1838; m. Oct. 7, 1861, Nat B. Dodge. One daughter, Hattie A., b. -.
iv. MARY ANN, b. July 25, 1841 ; m. first, Dec. 31, 1867, N. D. Flynn, who d. Feb. 4, 1880, leaving one son, Harry Alvin; m. second, Oct. 15, 1885, Melville C. Rich. No issue. Res., Dedham, Mass.
v. LAURA ADELAID, b. March 28, 1844; m. Oct. 4, 1866, Lyman Uriah Lee. One child, a dau., Tyra Huntress. Mrs. Lee d. July 30, 1900, in Groveland, Mass.
vi. ELBRIDGE N., b. Aug. 4, 1846; d. Aug. 4, 1847.
Children by Lucinda Day:
vii. EMMA ALVIRA, b. April 14, 1850; unm.
viii. KATE, b. April 23, 1855; m. June 30, 1885, Fred Sargent of Windsor, Vt., where they res. Two children: 1. Harold Alvin, b. April 8, 1886. 2. Agnes Lucinda, b. Sept. 1, 1890.
6. NEWELL J. 8 COMINGS (Joseph B.7, David6-5, Ephraim4, Thomas3, John?, Isaac1) b. April 24, 1841; m. first, Jan. 1, 1868, Adeline E. Blood of Cornish, dau. of Preston and Elizabeth (Chase) Blood, b. - , 1848; d. June 20, 1875; m. second, May 3, 1877, Annie Badger of Cornish, dau. of Rufus and Clarissa (Burr) Badger. She was b. April 23, 1854. He d. Nov. 17, 1878, in Lyme, N. H. Children, by first wife:
i. A son, b. -; d. young.
ii. A son, b. ---; d. young.
Child by second marriage:
iii. CLARA EVA, b. -; m. Jan. 14, 1903, Carl Wilbur Grant of South Acworth, N. H. One child: Ethel May, b. May 14, 1903.
7. CHAS. B. s COMINGS (Benjamin7, David6-5, Ephraims, Thomas3, John?, Isaac1) b. Oct. 20, 1839; m. first, May 7, 1861, Lucretia B. Richardson of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Joseph and Sylvia (Day) Richardson, b. Nov. 30, 1839; d. Nov. 24, 1895, in Lebanon. Lived several years in Cornish then rem. to Lebanon, where he is engaged in the grocery business; m. second, -. Children by Lueretia:
i. LENA, b. Oct. 7, 1866; m. June 18, 1890, Herbert J. Kimball. Res., Lebanon.
ii. MABEL, b. May 8, 1870.
COOK.
CAPT. GEORGE COOK lived on the river road not far north of the Claremont line while his brother, Godfrey, kept the celebrated Cook Hotel, south of the line where Erastus Reed now resides. Capt. George was a thrifty farmer. He was b. in 1773. He m. May 2, 1796, Tamison Wilson of Cornish, dau. of Robert and Patience Wilson, b. May 5, 1772, and d. April 18, 1849. He d. Oct. 29, 1850, aged 77. Children :
i. LUTHERA WILSON, b. May 12, 1797 ; d. Jan. 1, 1829; unm.
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ii. MARY GODFREY, b. Aug. 25, 1801; m. Nov. 26, 1828, Charles M. Bingham of Claremont, who d. March 5, ISSS.
iii. JOEL WILSON, b. March 31, 1803.
iv. EMILY GILBERT, b. March 12, 1805; m. Oet. 21, 1834, Alexander Ralston Chase of Cornish. They lived in Lockport, N. Y.
v. GEORGE FREDERIC, b. Sept. 18, ISOS; d. Oct. 22, 1847, by falling upon a pitchfork from a load of hay.
vi. CHARLES CURTIS, b. Sept. 5, 1810; m. May 1, 1833, Eliza Smith, b. in 1810 and d. Sept. 18, 1883. He d. Oct. 9, 1885. They had a. dau., Mary A., b. in 1835, who d. May 19, 1846.
vii. LAURA AUGUSTA, b. March 16, 1813; m. Oct. 5, 1847, Hiram Putnam and lived in Claremont.
viii. JAMES AUGUSTUS, b. March 13, 1815; enlisted in the Civil War; came home and d. in Claremont.
ix. WILLIAM P., b. Feb. 26, 1817; lived and d. in Canada.
CORBIN.
CLEMENT CORBIN was b. in Eng., in 1626. Was of Huguenot origin in France. Came to America in 1637 when eleven years of age. The generations following Clementi are: James?, James3, James', Dr. Jamess, who settled in Newport in 1790, as one of the pioneer physicians there. His oldest son, Austin6 Corbin, was b. at Newport Nov. 28, 1791. He had a sister, Lois6 Corbin, b. Jan. 19, 1794, who m. March 22, 1812, Hon. Eleazer Jackson of Cornish and had six children. (See Jackson.) Austin6 Corbin m. Oct. 27, 1817, Mary Chase, dau. of Daniel Chase, a famous hotel keeper in Claremont. Mr. Corbin was a teacher, selectman, pub- lisher, representative, state senator. Ile was a "zealous promoter of liberal Christianity, and was noted for politeness and hospitality." They had eight children: Austin7, their fourth child was b. July 11, 1827, in Newport; m. Aug. 16, 1853, Hannah M. Wheeler, a dau. of Simon and Hannah (Haven) Wheeler and granddau. of Rev. Jacob Havens of Croydon. (See sketch.) Mrs. Corbin d. Sept. 20, 1908. He d. June 4, 1896. Their children:
i. MARY, b. Sept. 6, 1855, in Davenport, Ia .; m. Oct. 23, 1878, René Cheromet Champollian of Paris, where they lived. She d. June 5, 1892. They had one child: André C.
ii. ARABELLA WALLACE, b. Oct. 30, 1858, in Davenport, Ia .; m. April 30, 1879, George S. Edgell of St. Louis. Three children.
iii. ANNA WHEELER, b. Feb. 26, 1863, in Davenport, la .; m. Nov., 1896, Hallet Alsop Barrowe.
iv. AUSTIN WILLIAM, b. Aug. 26, 1870, in Brooklyn, N. Y .; d. March 12, 1873.
V. AUSTIN, JR., b. April 12, 1873, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Succeeds his father in banking and other business.
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GENEALOGIES.
COUCH.
JOHN MORTON COUCH was b. in Lee, Mass., March 6, 1795. He was the son of Stephen and Pollyphemia (Carrington) Couch; m. first, in Lee to Mary Gates in 1820. She d. in 1826, leaving three sons; m. second, in Meriden, in June, 1829, Fanny Goodale, dau. of Hosea and Cynthia (Andrews) Goodale, b. July 14, 1803, and d. Oct. 3, 1885. He d. Oct. 2, 1856. Mr. Couch was a harness maker, upright and straightforward in all his business relations. He came to Cornish Flat in 1745 where he lived several years and then rem., in 1854, to Holyoke, Mass. His children by Mary Gates, b. in Albany, N. Y .:
i. STEPHEN CARRINGTON, b. Sept. 20, 1821.
ii. WILLIAM GATES, b. July 9, 1823.
iii. CHARLES NELSON, b. Sept. 26, 1825.
Children by Fanny Goodale, all b. in Plainfield :
2. iv. JOHN LEVERETT, b. March 23, 1830.
3. v. ORSON GOODALE, b. Dec. 6, 1831.
vi. HOSEA MORTON, b. Aug. 23, 1833; m. Sept. 11, 1861, in Cal. Two children. He d. in 1894.
vii. MARY EMELINE, b. April 10, 1836. Never m .; d. April 4, 1897. viii. LOUISA MARIA, b. Jan. 1, 1839; m. Feb. 19, 1866, Luther L. Adams. One child: Fred Carlton, b. June 23, 1867 ; res., Amherst.
ix. SARAII ELIZABETH, b. June 18, 1842; m. March 29, 1865, William C. Wheeler. Four children. Two sons graduated Beloit College. 1. Alvin S. Wheeler received Ph. D. of Harvard in 1900; is prof. of chem. at University North Carolina. 2. Edgar Couch Wheeler graduated at Yale Theological Seminary; in 1899. was pastor of Congregational Church in Rockland, Mass. A third son, William, also graduated at Beloit College; in business in Tacoma.
x. DANIEL BRADFORD, b. Aug. 2, 1844; m. June 11, 1868, Maria Howard of Claremont, dau. of Joseph B. and Lucy (Sheldon) Howard. Three children. Res., Cal. Occupation, farmer.
2. JOHN LEVERETT2 COUCH (John Morton1) b. March 23, 1830; m. July 11, 1853, at Westmoreland, Permilla Dorchester Burr, dau. of Oliver and Celinda (Stowell) Burr of Thetford, Vt., b. Feb. 9, 1832; d. Feb. 15, 1895. After his father's family had left Cornish, he continued to reside there several years, carrying on the harness business. Then he removed to Claremont for two years, continuing in the same business in company with his brother, Daniel, then he rem. to St. Johnsbury, Vt., where he has since res., honored and respected. He d. July 27, 1906. Child: Mary Lizzie, b. Jan. 2, 1858, in Cornish. She m. May 18, 1882, James C. Moore, hardware merchant. Had three children. Res. in St. Johns- bury, Vt. 1. Leon John, b. July 11, 1883. 2. Frank Carlos, b. Nov. 21, 1884. 3. Roy Henry, b. Oct. 15, 1888.
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