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vi. HARRIET NEWELL, b. in Cornish 26 Nov. 1816, and d. Dec. 9, 1851, aged 35. A teacher. Never m.
2. WILLIAM+ ATWOOD (Williams, Joshua?, John1), eldest son and third child of William and Elizabeth (Hall) Atwood, was b. Sept. 15, 1806. He fol- lowed his father's trade of blacksmithing most of his life; m. Nov. 25, 1828, Rhoda Jackson of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Perez and Lucy (Hunter) Jackson, b. May 28, 1803, and d. at White River Junction at her dau.'s home Aug. 20, 1874. He d. in Gorham May 22, 1859. Children, all b. in Cornish:
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i. MEHITABLE H., b. Sept. 25, 1829; m. Sept. 1, 1847, Daniel F. Chase, a tailor and afterward a railroad engineer. Res. at White River Junction, Vt., and also at No. Newport. He d. Nov. 22, 1890. Mrs. Chase d. Feb. 24, 1909, in Melrose, Mass. Two children. (See Chase.)
ii. RHODA MARIA, b. Dec. 6, 1830; d. July 11, 1848.
iii. FRANCES JANETTE, b. May 21, 1832; d. Aug. 20, 1847.
iv. DANIEL JACKSON, b. May 28, 1833; was educated in the schools of Cor- nish and academies of Meriden, N.H., and Newbury, Vt. Studied
ław at Newport with Amasa Edes, Esq .; admitted to the bar in 1859; he m. May 3, 1858, M. Sophia Gunnison of Newport, b. April 25, 1834, d. Nov. 21, 1907, in Claremont. Rem. to Boston in 1860, where he engaged in mercantile and manufacturing busi- ness for several years. Then for a time he practiced law and afterwards gave attention to the study and practice of oratory. Possessed of a happy gift of language, he won considerable distinction as a public speaker. He formulated and taught a new system of oratory that promised a great success, but before his expectations could be realized, only in part, he d. at No. Newport, at the home of his sister, May 5, 1882. Three children, all b. in Boston: 1. Frances Janette, b. Dec. 12, 1861, who d. young. 2. Helen Maria, b. Oct. 14, 1863. 3. Harry DeWitt, b. June 10, 1867.
ORREL F. ATWOOD, b. in West Chazy, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1875, was the son of Francis L. and Mary A. (Baker) Atwood. Came to Cornish in Oct., 1900. Settled on the Dea. Hiram P. Raymond farm; m. in Beekman- town, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1899, Huldah E. Scribner, dau. of Cyremius M. and Huldah (Eldred) Scribner, b. Sept. 20, 1874. He is a farmer. Children:
i. ELLSWORTH H., b. March 12, 1900.
ii. BEULAH K., b. Nov. 24, 1909.
The relationship of this family to the other Atwoods of Cornish is not known.
AUSTIN.
This name was not found in Cornish until about 1869, when Elijah D. Austin came from Plainfield. He was the son of Elijah and Lavinia (Williams) Austin, b. June 12, 1829, in Plainfield. He had m. May 5, 1863, Martha C. Davidson, dau. of James and Anna (Durant) Davidson, b. Jan. 17, 1831, d. May 27, 1899. Mr. Austin was a farmer and res. several years on the first farm above Windsor Bridge on the Connecticut river. He d. June 7, 1906. Children, the first three b. in l'lainfield, remainder b. in the town of Cornish.
i. HENRY D., b. April 12, 1861; d. Jan. 6, 1892.
ii. ROBERT A., b. Dee. 17, 1865.
iii. GEORGE D., b. July 19, 1868.
iv. A. DEWITT, b. July 26, 1870; d. March 15, 1878.
v. An infant, b. June 5, 1876 and d. June 7, 1876.
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AYERS.
JOHN AYERS lived in Greenland; m. - , Hannah Lucy and had several chil- dren. Their record is incomplete. Mr. Ayers d. in Greenland, but his wid., with at least a part of her children, came early to Cornish. She d. in town Dec. 2, 1815, aged 79. Their children, as far as ascertained :
i. HANNAH, b. 1754 (?); m. - , David Huggins of Cornish and had several children. (See Huggins.) She d. Oct. 26, 1822, aged 68.
ii. AMY, b. - , 1756 (?); m. - , Capt. Stephen Parker. She d. March 31, 1798.
iii. PHEBE, b. Dec. 10, 1758; m. - , Nathaniel Huggins of Cornish. Eleven children. (Sce Huggins.) She d. Nov. 26, 1814.
2. iv. THOMAS, b. Jan. 17, 1763.
v. OLIVE, b. 1768; m. -- Marcy. She d. Aug. 26, 1821, aged 53.
vi. MARY, b. - , 1771; m. - - Vincent. She d. Sept., 1839, aged 68. There may have been other children.
2. THOMAS2 AYERS (John1) was b. Jan. 17, 1763; m. - , Lydia Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and - (Downer) Bartlett, b. Aug. 8, 1760, and d. Jan. 15, 1830. A farmer and lived near the center of the town on the farm recently owned and occupied by Dan W. Cole and more recently by Henry C. Kendrick. He d. Nov. 24, 1843. Children, all b. in Cornish :
i. MARY, b. Jan. 15, 1793; m. June 29, 1813, Benjamin Smith, Jr. Three children. (Sce Smith.) She d. Nov. 15, 1872, aged 79. He d. May 28, 1873, aged 79.
ii. LYDIA, b. Oct. 16, 1795; m. - , Geo. Elisha Smith of Cornish. No children. She d. Feb. 15, 1841.
iii. JOHN, b. Feb. 21, 1797; m. Feb. 11, 1823, Louisa True, b. Dec. 17, 1798; d. Sept. 1, 1884. Six children. Lived in Berlin, Vt.
3. iv. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 27, 1798.
4. v. LEVI, b. Dec. 23, 1800.
5. vi. BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 11, 1803.
vii. THOMAS, JR., b. March 22, 1805; m. - , Sarah Hoyt.
viii. HANNAH, b. Sept., 1807; d. Jan. 12, 1808.
6. ix. STEPHEN M., b. Feb. 6, 1809.
x. HANNAH, 2D, b. April 19, 1811; m. Jan. 13, 1836, James Kendrick, then of Cornish. Three children. (See Kendrick.) Lived chiefly in Claremont. She d. April 21, 1904.
xi. IRA, b. May 23, 1814; m. Oct. 3, 1843, Maria M. Rogers of Hartland, Vt. They resided in West Windsor, Vt. Three children. He d. - , 1893.
3. SAMUEL3 AYERS (Thomas?, John1) b. Dec. 27, 1798; m. first, April 20, 1830, Lois Fitch of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Thankful (Royce) Fitch, b. Feb. 23, 1798, and d. Dec. 9, 1843; m. second, May 2, 1844, Sarah G. Fitch, sister of his former wife, b. March 16, 1806, and d. April 27, 1885. He d. July 9, 1873. A farmer. Children by Lois, all b. in Cornish:
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7. i. HENRY, b. Dec. 21, 1831.
ii. SAMUEL FITCHI, b. Oct. 31, 1833. Never m .; d. Dee. 13, 1868.
iii. EMERETTE, b. Oct. 10, 1838; m. March 11, 1868, John B. Chase of Cornish, son of Moses6. No children. She d. April 22, 1874. Children by Sarah G., all b. in Cornish:
iv. HATTIE A., b. Feb. 27, 1845; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Levi W. Harrington of Cornish, son of Moses and Phebe. Two children. (See Harrington.) She d. Nov. 5, 1889.
S. v. EDWARD T., b. Jan. 4, 1847.
4. LEVI3 AYERS (Thomas2, John1) b. Dee. 23, 1801; m. Dee. 14, 1825, Philenda Johnson of Cornish, dau. of John and Hannah (Huggins) Johnson, b. Nov. 26, 1806, d. Aug. 25, 1885. He d. Jan. 20, 1860. A farmer and lived in south part of the town. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. JOHN, b. Feb. 22, 1828; d. same day.
ii. JOHN J., b. April 24, 1829; d. Dec. 5, 1855.
9. iii. EDWIN T., b. Feb. 17, 1831.
iv. HANNAH A., b. Nov. 13, 1834; d. Jan. 1, 1854.
V. ALMIRA H., b. Feb. 13, 1837; m. Jan. 2, 1855, Dr. James A. Davis, then of Claremont but afterwards of Lebanon. She d. April 5, 1874, leaving one child.
vi. SARAH, b. June 13, 1839; d. July 29, 1839.
vii. SARAH J., b. Aug. 3, 1840; m. Dec. 15, 1861, Andrew J. Gould of Newport. She d. Oet. 6, 1864. One child, Gideon Elmer, that d. April 24, 1868, aged 5.
viii. PHILENDA M., b. Feb. 3, 1843; m. Oct. 16, 1861, Warren H. Fletcher of Eden, Vt. She d. Nov. 19, 1861.
ix. CHARLES H., b. Jan. 14, 1846; d. June 4, 1858.
10. x. L. FOSTER, b. May 7, 1848.
5. BENJAMIN3 AYERS (Thomas?, John1) b. Feb. 11, 1803; m. first, April 5, 1831, Betsey Alden, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Rice) Alden, b. July 31, 1805, d. March 21, 1832; m. second, Sept. 19, 1832, Hannah Alden, a twin sister of former wife, d. Sept. 28, 1836; m. third, Jan. 1, 1837, Louisa Bradley, dau. of Isaiah and Mary (Dustin) Bradley, b. June 26, 1802, d. Oct. 20, 1881, aged 79. He d. May 3, 1888, aged 85. Child by Betsey Alden:
i. ELIZABETH ALDEN, b. March 19, 1832; m. May 20, 1863, Albert Winson Rex, b. in Royalton, Vt., Aug. 29, 1832. Two children: 1. Mary Louisa, b. July 8, 1871. 2. Lizzie Alden, b. May 14, 1873, d. young. Res., Lebanon , where they both d. She d. Oet. 9, 1898. He d. March 7, 1892.
Children by Hannah Alden:
ii. GEORGE W., b. April 6, 1834; m. first, Dee. 31, 1857, Mary Elvira Lamson. Three children. She d. Jan. 23, 1891; m. second, Feb. 2, 1892, Ada Hall of Lebanon. He d. April 17, 1899.
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iii. HARVEY HOLDEN, b. March 21, 1836; m. Sept. 12, 1863, Susan A. Pomeroy. Res., Windsor, Vt. A carpenter and joiner. Two children. Susan d. March 3, 1873; m. second, Aug. 22, 1875, Sarah Ann Hood.
Children by Louisa Bradley:
iv. HANNAH MARIA, b. July 18, 183S.
V. MARY LOUISA, b. May 11, 1840; m. first, April 15, 1858, Newton F. Bridge. Five children. He d. June 24, 1880; m. second, in Jan., 1901, James Bowers; res., Brownsville, Vt.
vi. JOHN THOMAS, b. Feb. 1, 1844; m. June 28, 1876, Emma L. Jewett. She d. Jan. 13, 1904.
6. STEPHEN M.3 AYERS (Thomas2, John1) b. Feb. 6, 1809; m. April 8, 1837, Charlotte Emerson, dau. of Jonathan and Ruth (Bemis) Emerson, b. Dec. 30, 1815. They res. some years in Claremont and then came back and spent the rest of their lives in Cornish. A farmer and res. about a mile north of the Congregational Church. He d. July 16, 1895. She d. Sept. 26, 1892. Children, all b. in Claremont:
i. MARY JANE, b. Dec. 27, 1840; m. July 25, 1863, Hiram B. Ayers.
11. ii. GEORGE H., b. Aug. 28, 1842.
iii. LIZZIE S., b. Nov. 4, 1844; m. Nov. 21, 1867, Worth C. Jordan. Two children. (See Jordan.) She d. May 18, 1887.
iv. SUSAN, b. May 10, 1847; m. Oet. 28, 1875, Russell C. Smith. One child: Charlotte, b -.
v. ADA E., b. Dec. 30, 1850; d. July 29, 1876.
vi. ELLA M., b. Dec. 18, 1854.
vii. LAURA A., b. April 24, 1857; m. Dec. 25, 1880, Geo. M. King of Plain- field, Vt. She d. July 27, 1881.
7. HENRY4 AYERS (Samuels, Thomas?, John1) b. Dec. 21, 1831. A school teacher, also supt .; m. March 11, 1868, Helen M. Chase of Cornish, dau. of Moses and Fidelia (Alden) Chase, b. Nov. 21, 1841. In April, 1869, they left town and settled in Ashtabula Co., O. He d. in New Lyme, O., March 21, 1897. She res. in Hartsgrove, O. Children:
I. ALDEN TILDEN, b. July 17, 1870. A machinist in Cleveland, O.
ii. SAMUEL DANA, b. Feb. 14, 1873. Res., Orwell, O.
iii. CARL HENRY, b. Aug. 16, 1875. Teacher, Hartsgrove, O.
iv. ALICE EMERETTE, b. July 25, 1880. Teacher, Hartsgrove, O.
v. MURRAY CHASE, b. Dec. 19, 1883. Business College, Cleveland, O. (1903.)
8. EDWARD T.4 AYERS (Samuels, Thomas?, John1) a half brother of Henry, b. Jan. 4, 1847; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Ann P. Howard, dau. of Marshall and Hopy (Winter) Howard, b. Sept. 18, 1856. Res. on his father's home- stead; a farmer. Children, both b. in Cornish:
i. VERNON FITCH, b. Jan. 20, 1871.
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ii. JULIA ANN, b. July 15, 1872; m. Dec. 6, 1893, Martin E. Kenyon, then of Cornish. Res. (1903), Windsor, Vt., where he is in trade. Six children. (See Kenyon.)
9. EDWIN T.4 AYERS (Levis, Thomas2, John1) b. Feb. 17, 1831. A farmer who lived near Claremont town line, by the "Red School House" and Cream- ery Station; m. April 16, 1857, Julia A. Freeman, dau. of Forest and Naney (Penniman) Freeman, b. Oet. 12, 1837. Mr. Ayers d. May 11, 1893. One child, b. in Cornish:
i. JULIA ETTA, b. May 26, 1858; m. May 13, 1886, Frank W. True of Plainfield, where they res. No children.
10. L. FOSTER4 AYERS (Levis, Thomas?, John1) b. May 7, 1848; m. first, Sept. 29, 1869, Ida Bachelder of Cornish, dau. of Azor and Pluma (Upham) Bachelder, b. Oet. 2, 1849, d. Jan. 25, 1893; m. second, April 19, 1894, Ella S. Lyman, b. July 1, 1870, in N. Y. They res. in West Windsor, Vt., 1903. Children by Ida Baehelder:
i. VELMA V., b. Oct. 20, 1870, in Cornish; d. Feb. 7, 1888.
ii. FRED G., b. Sept. 2, 1872, in Gouldsville, Vt .; d. April 21, 1904.
iii. LEON E., b. Sept. 10, 1878, in West Windsor, Vt. Child by Ella S. Lyman.
iv. MERTON H., b. Dee. 31, 1895, in West Windsor, Vt.
11. GEORGE H.4 AYERS (Stephens, Thomas?, John1) b. Aug. 28, 1842; m. Jan. 17, 1864, Martha J. White, dau. of Abial and Elsie (Case) White, b. Jan. 24, 1840. A farmer and dea. of the Congregational Church. One child:
i. WILLIE H., b. Sept 12, 1870; d. June 27, 1882.
BABCOCK.
LEMUEL and LYDIA BABCOCK had the following children :
i. JONATHAN CHASE, b. Dee. 24, 1802.
ii. THEODOSIA, b. Sept. 7, 1808.
It appears that Lydia d. and that Lemuel m. second, Polly and they had one son:
iii. GEORGE, b. Dee. 19, 1811. Somewhat demented, yet very eccentric. Well known and remembered by many; became a pauper after the death of his parents; d. in Unity June 1, 1884.
BACHELOR.
SILAS and DORCAS P. (-) BACHELOR were m. and lived in Northbridge, Mass. Came near the elose of the 18th century and settled in that part of Grantham afterwards annexed to Cornish. But little can be gleaned regarding them. They are both buried in the Flat cemetery. He d. Jan. 19, 1838. She d. Aug. 26, 1850. Children, the first two or three were b. in Northbridge and the rest in town:
i. LUTHER, b. Aug. 15, 1794, and d. April 16, 1800.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. March 27, 1796; d. Sept. 29, 1796.
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iii. SARAH, b. Aug. 21, 1797.
iv. SILAS, b. April 20, 1799; m. March 9, 1828, Martha Thrasher.
v. DORCAS, b. Feb. 2, 1801; d. Feb. 16, 1808.
vi. OLIVE, b. March 13, 1803; m. Dec. 1, 1821, Weston Wright of Gran- tham.
2. vii. AzOR, b. Jan. 13, 1806.
viii. LEVI, b. Jan. 3, 1808.
ix. DIANA, b. Nov. 10, 1810.
X. JAMES PRENTICE, b. May 10, 1813; m. -; d. June 10, 1841.
2. AZOR2 BACHELOR (Silası) was b. Jan. 13, 1806; m. Pluma Upham of -, b. -; d .-. Mr. Bachelor was a shoemaker and came to the Flat about 1840. He built the brick house just east of the cemetery now used as the Grange hall. Here he worked at his trade until age and failing health caused him to retire. He d. Jan. S, 1873. His wife d. Children, all b. in town except the first:
i. ELIZA JANE, b. July 23, 1835, in Northbridge, Mass. She never m. She d. Feb. 27, 1872.
ii. MARTIN VAN BUREN, b. Aug. 27, 1838. It is not known that he ever m. He left town about 1877, and d. -.
iii. ASA UPHAM, b. Dec. 14, 1845; d. Oct. 24, 1867.
iv. IDA, b. Oct. 2, 1849; m. Sept. 29, 1869, L. Foster Ayers of Cornish. Three children. (See Ayers.) They rem. to and lived in West Windsor, Vt., where she d. Jan. 25, 1893.
BADGER.
RUFUS G. BADGER of Norwich, Vt., the son of Nathan and Lucy (George) Badger, was b. in 1824. Came to Cornish about 1849; m. April 9, 1850, Clarissa B. Burr of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Hall) Burr, b. July 26, 1826. He was a tailor for a time. Spent most of the re- mainder of his life in town. He d. June 5, 1882. His widow d. in Marlow July 1, 1905. Both buried in Cornish. Children:
i. CHARLES A., b. March 5, 1851; d. young.
ii. GEORGE F., b. March 8, 1852; d. Jan. 27, 1878, of lockjaw.
iii. ANNIE N., b. April 23, 1854; m. first, May 3, 1877, Newell J. Comings of Cornish. He d. Nov. 17, 1878; m. second, Aug., 23, 1884, Eugene F. Huntley. They live in Marlow.
iv. WILLIAM H., b. March 30, 1856. Lives in Keene.
v. OLIVER B., b. Aug. 30, 1861. Lives in Alstead.
BAILEY.
1. ANDREW BAILEY lived in town several years before and after the opening of the 19th century. He m. Feb. 7, 1799, Rebecca French of Cornish, dau. of Ephraim and Comfort (York) French, b. June 17, 1776. No dates of their death have been found. Their children were:
i. ISAAC MITCHELL, b. July 29, 1801; d. Sept. 28, 1802.
2. ii. ANDREW, JR., b. April 12, 1805.
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iii. ELIZABETHI M., b. Dee. 18, 1806; m. in 1842, Clark Kendrick of Cornish who d. in Cornish May 12, 1849. After his death, the wid. m. second, April 3, 1850, John Bartlett of Cornish, who d. March 4, 1869. She d. March 23, 1881. She left one child by Mr. Kendriek. (See Kendrick.)
iv. ARA, b. -; m. - , Phebe Amanda Coburn of Cornish, dau. of Phinehas and Hannah (French) Coburn, b. July 28, 1804. They had three children: 1. Almon. 2. Andrew, who m. Sarah MeCallister and had three children: (1) Sarah Emma, b. May 15, 1856; m. Feb. 29, 1876, Geo. P. Davis. (2) Hattie E., b. May 28, 1859; m. July 10, 1873, Louis E. Weld. (3) Charles. 3. Julia, who m. Mr. Peach and d. in Cornish Nov. 3, 1871. After Mr. Bailey's death, his wid., Phebe Amanda, twice m. (See Coburn for her further record.)
2. ANDREW BAILEY, b. April 12, 1805, in Cornish (?), was the son of Andrew and Rebecca (French) Bailey. Lived several years in Northfield, Vt .; m. - , Hannah M. Lewis of Cabot, Vt., b. Aug. 11, 1819, and d. Jan. 18, 1893. She was dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Moody) Lewis. They came to Cornish in 1866 (?) and settled on the Holbrook farm near the center of the town. He d. July 27, 1882. Children:
i. JOSEPHINE L., b. Nov. 24, 1842; m. Oct. 26, 1869, Charles T. Sturte- vant of Cornish, a blacksmith. No children. She d. Nov. 22, 1898. "He giveth His beloved sleep." (Inscription on tomb- stone.)
ii. LAVINIA W., b. June 2, 1846; m. March 7, 1893, James A. Kendrick of Cornish, a mason. No children. She d. June 29, 1899. "Asleep in Jesus." (Inscription on tombstone.)
iii. SALOME C., b. July 12, 1850; m. Sept. 30, 1896, Winfield S. Davis, then of Cornish. No children. She d. Sept. 23, 1899.
BAKER.
ASA BAKER was b. in 1787 (?); lived on the Flat many years. He was a butcher and a generally useful man, held in high esteem. He m. - , Susan -, who was b. in 1788, and d. Feb. 10, 1859, aged 71. He d. Oct. 29, 1838, aged 51. Both are buried at the Flat. Children, as far as known:
i. CALVIN, b. -. Studied for the ministry and became a mission- ary. It is to be regretted that his full record is not available. The date and whereabouts of his death are unknown.
ii. SUSAN, b. -; m. - , a Kenerson. She was somewhat gifted as a writer.
BALLOCH.
JAMES BALLOCHI was b. in 1761 in Antwerp, Stirlingshire, Scotland. He came to this country in 1790, and came to town soon after. He m. Nov. 10, 1796, Sarah Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel, 3d, and Elizabeth (Leet) Chase, b. Aug. 15, 1775, and d. Nov. 26, 1840. He d. Feb. 27, 1831,
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aged 70. A farmer and settled one of the river farms in Cornish, south of Windsor. One authority says he lived in West Claremont for a time in a house subsequently occupied by his second son. Children, all said to have been b. in Cornish:
i. JAMES, b. April 19, 1797; m. Oct. 28, 1821, Maria Aletta Dean of Claremont. He d. Sept. 4, 1828.
2. ii. GEORGE WILLIAMSON, b. Dec. 26, 1798.
iii. MARY, b. Dec. 9, 1800; d. unm. (?) Nov. 1, 1828.
iv. FRANCIS ALLAN, b. Oct. 27, 1803; m. April 26, 1829, Mary Spaulding of Hartland, Vt. Two children: 1. Charles, of Lynn, Mass.
2. Alice, who m. a Corson and lives in Salem, Mass. He d. in April (or July), 1862.
v. MARGARET, b. March 26, 1806; d. May 12, 1827.
vi. CHARLES, b. Nov. 10, 1809; d. April 3, 1834.
vii. SARAH J., b. Feb. 9, 1812; m. - , Abram Maynard. Four children. Res., Templeton, Mass. She d. Nov. 26, 1840, aged 65. viii. JANETTE, b. Nov. 2, 1814; d. Aug. 26, 1816.
3. ix. WILLIAM, b. April 16, 1820.
2. GEORGE WILLIAMSON2 BALLOCH (James1) was b. Dec. 26, 1798, in Cornish; m. Sept. 19, 1825, Amanda West of Claremont, b. in St. Albans, Vt., June 23, 1798, and d. at Washington, D. C., Dec. 22, 1876. Mr. Balloch was a tall, straight man of large and portly carriage. In "military times" he led the ranks of the Light Inf. for many years. His majestic figure, once seen there, was always remembered. Except a few years spent in West Claremont as a butcher, he, as a farmer, spent his life chiefly in Cornish. He d. in Windsor, Vt., Sept. 2, 1870. Children:
i. GEORGE WILLIAMSON, JR., b. in West Claremont Dec. 3, 1825; m. April 18, 1849, Martha J. Palmer of Charlestown, b. in Saxtons River, Vt., May 4, 1823. Six children, all b. in Great Falls, except the first, who was b. in West Claremont. She d. in Washington, D. C., Dec. 24, 1876. Mr. Balloch's common school education was supplemented by two terms at the N. E. Academy at Wind- sor, Vt., and three years at the military school at Norwich, Vt., graduating in 1847. In 1865 he received the honorary degree of A.M. from this institution. He filled different positions in rail- way service from 1847 to 1856, with residence in Wakefield, Mass., Great Falls and Somersworth. Was also town clerk of the latter place from 1856-1858. In Sept., 1861, he enlisted a large part of a Co. for the 5th Regt. N. H. Vols. and on Oct. 11, following, was commissioned 1st Licut. of Co. D. In July, 1862, he was appointed Capt. and Commissary of Subsistence and later was commissioned as Lieut .- Col. in Gen. Howard's Corps, performing valuable services in all these ranks. After the close of the war, his residence having been transferred to Wash- ington, D. C., he was promoted to various positions of trust and honor in the city. In Aug., 1866, he was promoted to Brig .- Gen. of Vols., to date from March 13, 1865, for meritorious serv-
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ice in the subsistence dept. during the war. He was also a prom- inent Free Mason. G. W. B., Jr., d. in Washington, D. C., May, 17, 1907.
ii. EDWIN WEST, b. in Cornish Aug. 1, 1827; m. Aug. 7, 1848, Caroline B. Hilliard of North Charlestown. He d. Oct. 1, 1849; left one son. iii. JAMES RODERIC, b. April 15, 1829, in Cornish; m. June 6, 1856, Abby A. Harlow of Cornish, b. June 6, 1834, and d. in Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 28, 1876. He d. in Lawrence July 17, 1868. Chil- dren: They lost one (James Edwin) on June 17, 1885, aged 20.
WILLIAM BALLOCHI.
3. WILLIAM2 BALLOCHI (James1) b. April 16, 1820; m. Nov. 6, 1844, Nancy J. Deming of Cornish, dau. of Sylvester and Charlotte (Campbell) Deming, b. Nov. 1, 1823. Mr. Balloch d. Aug. 27, 1893. He was a man of good gifts, being highly appreciated by his townsmen, as shown by being repeatedly chosen by them to all the highest offices within their power. Children, all b. in Cornish:
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i. ELLEN JANETT, b. Sept. 26, 1849; m. May 4, 1875, Dr. C. F. Leslie of Maine. They rem. to Clyde, Kan., where he is well established in the practice of his profession. Two children: 1. William Balloch, b. March 2, 1876. 2. Alice Belle, b. Sept. 2, 1880.
ii. JAMES EDWIN, b. Dec. 10, 1852; d. June 28, 1853.
iii. EMILY AMANDA, b. Sept. 17, 1854; m. Nov. 29, 1877, C. H. Bug- bee of Bridgewater. They res. in Bridgewater. Had two ehil- dren: 1. William Gates, b. Nov. 25, 1878. 2. Bessie Nancy, b. Dec. 2, 1880. Mrs. Bugbee d. Sept. 16, 1892.
iv. WILLIAM WALLACE, b. Oet. 29, 1856; m. Oct. 18, 1893, Mrs. L. A. (Read) Davis of Windsor, Vt., dau. of Hosea and Louise (Cady) Read, b. Sept. 1, 1857. Res. on the homestead of his father. Has served several years on the board of selectmen, and repre- sented the town in the legislature of 1898.
V. MARY LOUISA, b. July 2, 1861; m. April 30, 1891, E. N. Holt of Hartford. They res. in Marshalltown, Iowa. No children.
BARKER.
ALEXANDER BARKER was b. in Scotland June 1, 1814. The date of his coming to America is unknown. He was a flax-dresser and farmer; m. - , Elizabeth Mereer of Cornish, dau. of William and Elizabeth Mercer, b. - , 1810, and d. in 1896. He d. in Cornish Oct. 9, 1893. Their children, all b. in town were:
i. ALEXANDER L., b. - , 1839. Always res. in town; unm.
ii. MARY, b. - -, 1841; m. - , John Smith of Andover, Mass. She d.
iii. GRACE, b. --- , 1843; d. in 1865; unm.
iv. JULIA, b. - , 1845; m. -- , William Withy. She d. in 1907.
v. WILLIAM, b. - , 1848; d. in 1872.
BARNARD.
LEVI NICHOLS BARNARD was b. Aug. 25, 1809, in Springfield, Vt., and spent most of his life in his native town. He came to Cornish in 1847 and settled on the Isaac Wellman farm where he remained a few years. He m. July 19, 1849, Eliza Wellman, dau. of Isaae and Mercy (Colton) Wellman. They had one child, a son, Isaac Wellman, b. Sept. 10, 1852, whose name was afterwards changed by act of the legislature of 1878 to Elroy Wellman Barnard, 2d. Concerning the son it is said that he was an active special correspondent for several papers both in Boston and New York. Was a member of the educa- tional party to Europe at the World's Universal Exposition at Vienna in 1873. Was stationed at Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. Has visited many lands and taken part in many notable gatherings.
Soon after the birth of their son, Mr. and Mrs. Barnard returned to Spring- field, where Mrs. Barnard d. Feb. 12, 1893. Mr. Barnard retained his faculties in a remarkable degree to extreme old age. He celebrated the hundredth anni-
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versary of his birth Aug. 25, 1909. On this joyous occasion, Mr. Barnard said: "The secret of my long life is due to three things-good habits, substantial food and keeping busy." A brother of Mr. Barnard, Frederic, aged nearly 95, was present on this occasion. Mr. Barnard d. Oet. 28, 1909, aged 100-2-3. His remains were brought to Cornish and plaecd beside those of his wife. By his request, many citizens of Cornish assembled on the occasion and the church bell pealed off one hundred notes.
BARTLETT.
Among the tombstone records of Cornish is that of Dea. John Bartlett, who was b. in 1727, and d. June 8, 1797. By his side are the remains of his wife, Jemima Downer, who was b. in 1732, and d. Aug. 17, 1818. The records also show that during the early years of the town Mr. Bartlett was a prominent man, as his name frequently appears among town affairs. Unfortunately the genealogist has been unable to determine who his posterity have been, yet by the census of 1790 it is shown that he then had two sons over sixteen years of age and also two daughters.
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