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i. ASA B., b. Nov. 17, 1842. Never m.
ii. ALFRED P., b. April 29, 1845; m. - , Josie Marsh.
iii. HENRY K., b. April 19, 1847; m. - ,- Whipple.
iv. MARY F., b. July 11, 1849. Never m .; d. - ,
V. FRANK E., b. Aug. 10, 1853; m. Sept. 1, 1874, Lois A. Cutting of Newport, dau. of Freeman and Emily A. (Hubbard) Cutting, b. July 15, 1855. Six children.
4. CHAUNCEY PERRY' JENNEY (Asa2, Isaac1) b. Feb. 27, 1815; m. March 5, 1846, Lucia A. Comings of Cornish, dau. of Andrew and Lydia (Jackson) Comings, b. Jan. 30, 1816. They lived in Plainfield one year after marriage, and in 1847 rem. to Cornish and settled on the farm for- merly owned and occupied by Dea. J. Wakefield, overlooking the Flat. Here he lived and took an active part in farming, town and school affairs for forty-one years, when, in 18SS, he sold out and with his wife rem. to Toledo, Ohio, to res. with their son, their only child. Mr. Jenney d. Oct. 9, 1903. His wife d. June 9, 1905, both in Toledo, Ohio.
6. i. FRED COMINGS, b. Sept. 12, 1848.
5. BRYANT3 JENNEY (Asa2, Isaac1) b. May 11, 1819; in. Nov. 24, 1846, Susan J. Atwood, dau. of Joshua and Sally (Hardy) Atwood, b. April 8, 1827. He was the proprietor of the hotel on Cornish Flat, and managed it several years until failing health caused him to dispose of it. He d. July 4, 1866. She survived him until Jan. 12, 1892, aged 64. One child: i. GEORGE BRYANT, b. in 1853, in Cornish; m. - , Fanny Dudley of Windsor, Vt. Lived in Cliftondale and Malden, Mass. Was employed by the Metropolitan Insurance Co. He d. in Malden, Sept. 29, 1910, leaving a wid., two sons and two daughters.
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6. FRED C.4 JENNEY (Chauncey Perry:, Asa2, Isaac1) b. in Cornish Sept. 12, 1848. At 21 he left home and res. in Concord about ten years; m. Aug. 30, 1877, Clara B. Ford. In 1879 he rem. to Toledo, Ohio, where he is employed as locomotive engineer on the L. S. and M. S. R. R. Has had three children:
i. HARRY TILTON, b. July 4, 1878, in Concord.
ii. EVA FORD, b. March 13, 1880, in Concord.
iii. CORA MAE, b. Feb. 19, 1884, in Toledo, Ohio.
JIRAULD.
DEA. REUBEN JIRAULD (also spelled Gerald and Jirald) was b. in France in 1734 and came to this country "at the time of the Huguenot war," or at the time when they were oppressed and persecuted. He was re- puted to have been very wealthy in France, but his property was confis- cated and he fled to this country bringing nothing with him but his Bible. It appears that he settled at first in Plainfield, Conn., where he m. Jan. 1, 1757, Joanna Spaulding, a dau. of Philip and Elizabeth (Cleve- land) Spaulding, b. Sept. 22, 1733, in Plainfield, Conn., and d. in Cor- nish, Aug. 31, 1807. He with his family early came and settled in Cornish (possibly Plainfield at the first). He d. in Cornish May 8, 1800. Children (so far as known) :
i. MARTHA, b. Aug. 2, 1759; m. in 1782, Dr. Joseph Chapman of Cornish. Ten children. (See Chapman.) She d. March 15, 1855, aged 95-6.
ii. POLLY, b. 1761; m. Oct. 16, 1784, Joseph Chase of Cornish. Ten children. (See Chase.) She d. July 28, 1845, aged 84.
iii. HANNAH, b. -; m. - , David Read. Three children: 1. Jacob. 2. Phillip. 3. Hiram. (See Read.) She d. in 1858.
iv. SALLY, b. -; m. - , Asa Cole. She d. in 1832. He, in 1852.
JOIINSON.
At least four distinct families of Johnsons and their descendants have lived in town, with no known relationship to each other, yet doubtless they all might be traced to a common English ancestor.
1. ABRAHAM JOHNSON was b. in Eng., June 13, 1730. He came in early life to Portsmouth and soon after settled in Greenland. Here he m. about 1760, Mercy Huggins, dau. of John and Hannah (Ayers) Huggins, b. Sept. 15, 1739, and d. April 22, 1815, aged 75. They came to Cornish in 1782, when he was 52 years of age, and settled on the farm, ever since kept in the name, and now owned and occupied by his great-grandson, J. Farris Johnson. He d. Oct. 24, 1803. Children, all b. before com- ing to town, except the last two:
i. SARAH, b. Dec. 2, 1762. Never m. She d. Aug. 30, 1830.
2. ii. JOSHUA, b. Oct. 29, 1764.
iii. HANNAH, b. Dec. 23, 1766.
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3. iv. JOHN, b. Feb. 7, 176S.
V. MARGARET, b. March 5, 1770.
vi. REBECCA, b. Feb. 17, 1772.
vii. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 1, 1779; m. Feb. 1, 1807, Washington Town.
viii. MERCY, b. April 30, 1781.
ix. MARY, b. August 6, 1784, in Cornish; m. April 11, 1816, Charles Lothrop then of Cornish. Seven children. (See Lothrop.)
x. ABRAHAM, Jr., b. Nov. 6, 1793, in Cornish.
One of the daughters m. Haines of Northfield, Vt.
2. JOSHUA2 JOHNSON (Abraham1) was b. Oct. 29, 1764; m. - , Experience Barrows. Res., - Children:
i. MARY, b. Nov. 28, 1790.
ii. MELISSA, b. July 23, 1792.
iii. JOSHUA, b. June 18, 1794.
iv. RUHAMA THOMPSON, b. July 23, 1796.
v. SARAH, b. May 5, 1798.
vi. EXPERIENCE, b. May 11, 1800.
vii. ABRAHAM, b. Dec. 9, 1801.
viii. HULDAH WYMAN, b. May 22, 1804.
ix. JOHN LORENZO, b. Dec. 29, 1806.
3. JOHN2 JOHNSON (Abraham1) was b. Feb. 7, 1768, in Greenland. Came to Cornish with his father when 14 years of age; m. in 1791, Hannah Huggins, his cousin, dau. of Jonathan and Ruhama (Brown) Huggins, b. Nov. 10, 1771, and d. Feb. 26, 1869, aged 97 years, 3 months, 16 days. They res. through life on the same farm that his father owned and occu- pied. He d. March 10, 1816, aged 49. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. RUIIAMA B., b. Dee. 26, 1793; m. in 1853, Waterman Spaulding of Plainfield. She d. Sept. 2, 1855.
ii. HANNAH, b. April 7, 1796; d. Aug. 26, 1810.
iii. PENINNAH, b. Aug. 26, 1798; d. March 31, 1811.
"So fades the lovely blooming flower Smiling solace of an hour."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
iv. JUDITH, b. May 19, 1801; m. Sept. 6, 1820, Warren Rice.
v. HARRIET, b. Nov. 12, 1803. Never m .; d. Feb. 21, 1855.
vi. PILILENDA, b. Nov. 26, 1805; m. Dec. 14, 1825, Levi Ayers of Cor- nish. Ten children. (See Ayers.) She d. Aug. 25, 1885.
4. vii. JOHN, b. Sept. 14, 1807.
5. viii. AURIN, b. July 21, 1811.
4. JOHN'S JOHNSON (John2, Abraham1) was b. Sept. 14, 1807;' m. Dec. 18, 1832, Orrel Fletcher of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Sybil (Spaulding) Fletcher, b. June 4, 1813; d. Dee. 9, 1908. He was a thrifty farmer and spent his entire life on the homestead of his father, dying Feb. 28, 1892. Children :
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i. JOHN FARRIS, b. June 18, 1833; m. Dec. 18, 1873, Annie Parnell of Claremont, formerly of Kent Co., England., b. May 22, 1847, dau. of Richard Parnell. No children. Res. on the Johnson homestead, making the 4th generation living in the same home. A farmer.
ii. HIRAM, b. Feb. 22, 1837. Soon after he became of age, he went west to Woodburn, Ill., living there several years, but at present (1905) in Decatur, Ill. He represented the town of Woodburn in the state legislature, and has been honored in many ways by his fellow citizens. He enlisted, April, 1861, in the first Ill. Regt. that was mustered into service from that state. Was mustered out in July of the same year. Reënlisted, Sept., 1864, and remained in the service till mustered out, Aug., 1865. Was 1st Sergt. In 1863, he m. Tillie Sanner of Illinois. Four children, all b. in Illinois.
5. AURENS JOHNSON (John2, Abraham1) was b. July 21, 1811. A farmer and always lived in town; spent two and one half years (1852-54) in Cal .; m. first, Nov. 9, 1837, Mary Weld of Cornish, dau. of John and Mary (Hilliard) Weld, b. Feb. 8, 1814, and d. June 26, 1874; m. second, May 26, 1878, Elizabeth G. Billings. She d. Oet. 18, 1889. Ile d. March 7, 1883. Children, all by first wife and b. in town:
i. LANGDON O., b. Sept. 9, 1839; d. Mareh 19, 1866, in Lowell, Mass.
6. ii. FREEMAN A., b. May 5, 1846.
iii. JOHN WELD, b. Dec. 30, 1848; d. Dec. 15, 1868.
6. FREEMAN A.A JOHNSON (Aurena, John2, Abraham1) was b. May 5, 1846; m. Sept. 12, 1871, Jennie L. Johnson, dau. of William P. and Saloma A. (Souther) Johnson, b. Feb. 26, 1846. Children, all b. in town:
i. ALVAH F., b. July 26, 1872; d. May 3, 1896.
7. ii. EBEN M., b. Feb. 1, 1874.
iii. MARY S., b. May 14, 1876; m. Sept. 16, 1902, Charles Henry Stone of Windsor, Vt., where she res. Two children: 1. Helen B., b. Nov. 20, 1904. 2. Laura J., b. Nov. 25, 1905.
7. EBEN M.5 JOHNSON (Freeman A.4, Aurens, John?, Abraham1) was b. Feb. 1, 1874; m. Oct. 30, 1901, Vonnie M. Stearns of Charlestown and form- erly of Cornish, dau. of Philander C. and Laura J. (Maee) Stearns, b. Nov. 25, 1875. Mr. Johnson is a farmer; res. with his parents on the old Weld town farm property. Has served four years as select- man of the town. Children:
i. DAYTON F., b. May 6, 1904.
ii. HELEN R., b. Oet. 8, 1906.
iii. LORA S., b. June 20, 1909.
1. ABEL JOHNSON was b. May 28, 1748, in . Settled in Cornish in 1786; m. first, -, Beulah Coy of -, b. 1753. She d. Nov. S,
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1792, aged 39; m. second, Feb. 6, 1793, Sarah E. Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuels and Silence (Stow) Chase, b. 1766 and d. March 5, 1819. He d. April 25, 1819, aged 71. A farmer, a prominent Free Mason and a man highly respected. Children by first wife, and b. in town:
i. LEONARD, b. Sept. 28, 1788; m. Thirzah Stevens, lived and d. in Northumberland.
ii. CLARISSA, b. Aug. 31, 1790; d. July 27, 1791.
iii. ABEL, b. May 3, 1792; d. Feb. 26, 1793.
Children by second wife and b. in town:
iv. SARAH, b. Dec. 15, 1793. Never m .; d. Aug. 24, 1864.
v. MARTHA, b. 1794 (? 1797); m. Jan. 16, 1815, Daniel Cole of Plain- field. Six children. (Sce Cole.) She d. March 2, 1832.
vi. POLLY, b. Dec. 1, 1795; m. Joseph Freeman. One child, Mary, who m. - , A. S. Bartholomew of Plainfield. Polly d. Dec. 20, 1875.
2. vii. SETH, b. June 4, 1797.
viii. JOSEPH K., b. March 15, 1800; m. first, Oct. 8, 1822, Louisa Chase of Cornish, dau. of John and Louisa (Joslyn) Chase, b. March 25, 1796; d. March 16, 1852. They lost a son Leonard who d. Oct. 25, 1835-24. Also another child April 3, 1834, aged 5 mos .; m. second, -, Thankful E. Webster, who d. Dec. 19, 1892. Mr. Johnson d. Aug. 21, 1880.
ix. SAMUEL C., b. Sept. 4, 1802; d. Feb. 22, 1804.
x. MARY, b. March 29, 1808; m. Oct. 20, 1831, Laurens Alfred Grannis of Claremont. (First wife.) She d. July 27, 1835.
2. SETH2 JOHNSON (Abel1) was b. June 4, 1797; m. first, Oct. 8, 1817, Joanna Chase, dau. of Josephs and Polly (Jirauld) Chase, b. May 10, 1796, and d. Sept. 10, 1849; m. second, -, Louisa Mckenzie, dau. of -, b. 1810 and d. Jan. 30, 1893, aged 83. He d. July 17, 1875, aged 78. He was possessed of a nobility of character and bearing that won respect. Was a prominent churchman and Free Mason. He repre- sented the town in the legislature of 1866. Children by Joanna, and b. in town:
i. SOPHIA, b. April 5, 1818; m. - Watson. She d. Oct., 1863.
3. ii. EDWIN CHASE, b. Oet. 15, 1820.
iii. DELIA, b. March 10, 1823; d. Sept. 26, 1823.
iv. ERASMUS DARWIN, b. Nov. 1, 1824; m. Sarah Murdough.
v. EMILY, b. Nov. 26, 1826; m. -- , Paschal P. Story.
vi. ABEL, b. Feb. 8, 1829.
vii. ALFRED, b. March 21, 1831; m. - , Sarah F. Grimes of b. July 9, 1838.
viii. ARTHUR, b. March 27, 1833.
Child by Louisa MeKenzie:
ix. RICHARD M., b. Nov. 14, 1850; d. March 24, 1873.
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3. EDWIN CHASE& JOHNSON (Seth2, Abeli) was b. Oct. 15, 1820. Spent several years in Cal. Came back to Cornish in 1863; m. June 4, 1863, Ellen Maria Spaulding of Cornish, dan. of Rev. Alvah and Ambra (Tower) Spaulding, b. June 25, 1839, and d. Nov. 14, 1897. He engaged in farming several years till he d. April 5, 1891. Children, b. in Cornish:
i. ARBELLA AMBRA, b. Nov. 11, 1866; m. Nov. 3, 1894, Dr. Charles B. Warren. Res. at Green Cove Springs, Fla. She d. Dec. 12, 1910. Left two daughters.
ii. NELLIE JOHANNA, b. June 30, 1869; m. May 21, 1897, John E. Kelley. Two children: 1. Ellen MeIver. 2. John E., Jr. They live in Minturn, Eagle Co., Col.
JESSE JOHNSON, a brother of Abel, a Revolutionary soldier, settled first in Plainfield; was b. in 1755; m. - Sarah Harrington, who was b. in 1757, and d. Aug. S, 1851, in Cornish, at the home of her dau., aged 94. Mr. Johnson d. in Plainfield, near Cornish line, April 3, 1839. Children:
i. LUCY, b. May 24, 1791; m. Dec. 29, 1819, Peletiah F. Bartlett of Cornish. Six children. (See Bartlett.) She d. Oct. 23, 1860.
ii. SALLY (or Sarah), b. Dec. 15, 1792; m. March 5, 1816, Nathaniel Bartlett, brother of Peletiah. Nine children. (See Bartlett.) She d. Sept. 13, 1864.
2. iii. SAMUEL, b. May 2, 1794.
iv. HANNAH, b. - , 1798; m. Dec. 31, 1819, Harvey Smith of Cornish. Seven children. (See Smith.) She d. Oet. 2, 1869, aged 71.
v. PHEBE, b. -; m. - , John Kingsbury.
2. SAMUEL JOHNSON (Jesse1) was b. May 2, 1794; m. April 13, 1820, Ruhama Luey, dau. of Thomas and Ruhama (Roberts) Luey, b. Nov. 29, 1798. Lived in town till 1852, then rem. to Windsor, Vt .; lived several years on a farm. After they became enfeebled by age, in 1875, they went to Milford, Mass. (now Hopedale), where in the home of their dau., Har- riet, they spent the remainder of their lives. They both d. the same month. He d. Jan. 21, and she d. the 27th of Jan., 1878. Both are buried in Windsor, Vt. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. LAURILLA CYRENIA, b. Oet. 22, 1820; m. March 2, 1843, William D. Spaulding of Cornish. One child, Lucien L. (See Spaulding.) She d. Jan. 24, 1871.
ii. MARCIA ANN, b. - , 1825; m. - , 1846, John B. Parker, a music teacher. She d. July 16, 1848, aged 23, in Cornish. One child. (See Parker.)
iii. HARRIET, b. Jan. 25, 1828; m. July, 1852, Newell N. Nelson; lived in Milford, Mass. One child: Samuel N., b. -; d. Feb. 25, 1893. She d. April 9, 1900.
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iv. SAMUEL NEWELL, b. - , 1829; d. June 20, 1849.
V. ELLEN E., b. - , 1832; m. June 27, 1849, John B. Parker, the wid. of her deceased sister. She d. March 24, 1878, in Wash- ington, D. C. One child. (See Parker.)
NATHANIEL JOHNSON was b. in Greenland June 1, 1768. He was the son of Ebenezer and Hannah (Marston) Johnson. Came to Cornish when young (date unknown); m. in 1795 (or 6), Eleanor Whitten of Cornish, dau. of John and Anne Whitten, b. Oct. 4, 1777, and d. May 31, 1841, aged 63. Mr. Johnson was a farmer and lived in the north part of the town, which place has remained in the family name ever since. He d. Sept. 26, 1855, aged 87. Children, all b. in Cornish.
i. JAMES W., b. April 7, 1797. When of age he m. and settled in North- field, Vt., and d. there April 1, 1870.
ii. ELEANOR, b. May, 1800; m. Nov. 29, 1821, John Fitch of Cornish. Three children. (See Fitch.) She d. June 17, 1870.
iii. HANNAH W., b. July 6, 1803; m. April 29, 1830, Aaron Bryant of Cornish. (Four children.) See Bryant. She d. Feb. 24, 1856.
iv. JOHN, b. Sept. 15, 1806; d. April 25, 1852 (weak minded).
v. ANNIE, b. Jan. 13, 1810; d. Jan. 12, 1867. Never m.
vi. NATHANIEL, JR., b. Aug. 29, 1812; m. - , - -. He d. April 10,
1850, in Woodstock, Vt. Three children.
2. vii. WILLIAM P., b. Nov. 11, 1815.
viii. MARY E., b. Sept. 7, 1818. Never m. She d. April 30, 1893, in Plainfield.
ix. FIDELIA E., b. Dec. 29, 1820; m. Sept. 15, 1846, George F. Souther of Plainfield. She d. Aug. 5, 1895, in Randolph, Vt. One child, Lucia A.
2. WILLIAM P.2 JOHNSON (Nathaniel1) b. Nov. 11, 1815; m. Oct. 29, 1844, Salome A. Souther, dau. of David and Mary (Avery) Souther of Plain- field, b. Feb. 28, 1824, and d. Oct. 21, 1894. He d. Oct. 23, 1897. A farmer, lived and died on the homestead. Cared for his parents during their advanced age. Had quite a musical talent. Led the Baptist Church choir forty years in Plainfield. Children, all b. in town:
i. JENNIE L., b. Feb. 26, 1846; m. Sept. 12, 1871, Freeman A. Johnson. Three children. (See Abraham Johnson record.)
ii. ARABELLA F., b. Nov. 30, 1848.
3. iii. FRANK L., b. Sept. 24, 1852.
4. iv. ED E., b. Aug. 5, 1858.
3. FRANK L.& JOHNSON (William P.2, Nathaniel1) was b. Sept. 24, 1852; m. Dec. 25, 1876, Dora S. Chase of Cornish, dau. of Louis T. and Mary (Smith) Chase, b. Sept. 7, 1859. Res. on the homestead of Jacob Chase. A farmer and stock dealer. He d. Feb. 5, 1910. One child: Marjorie May, b. May 7, 1892.
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4. ED E.3 JOHNSON (William P.2, Nathaniel1) was b. Aug. 5, 1858; m. Nov. 26, 1885, Anna Isabel Lear of Cornish, dau. of William D. and Hannah (Fletcher) Lear, b. Nov. 5, 1864. A farmer and resided on the farm formerly the Josiah Stone homestead. After his father's death, he returned to the Nathaniel Johnson homestead. He d. Oet. 6, 1907. Children, all b. in town:
i. DARWIN B., b. Oct. 1, 1886.
ii. CHARLES W., b. Feb. 8, 1890.
iii. OSCAR FRANK, b. Oet. 16, 1899.
JONES.
WELLS H. JONES, b. - , lived in town several years. He m. Feb. 2, 1878, Ella E. Williams of Cornish, dau. of George Philander and Caroline E. (White) Williams, b. Oet. 28, 1856, and d. June 25, 1899. Children:
i. HATTIE E., b. Sept. 12, 1878; m.
ii. FRANK E., b. May 13, 1884; m. Jan. 13, 1909, Vera Savage of Rut- land, Vt.
iii. FRED L., b. Dec. 25, 18SS.
JORDAN.
1. WARDNER JORDAN was b. in Plainfield in 1818. He m. first, about 1845, Luey Whittaker of Grantham, b. in 1823. He with his family came to Cornish, in the employ of the town and had charge of the town farm for two years. After this, he bought the David Richardson farm, which he leased a few years to Levi H. Sanderson while he returned to Plain- field. In 1869, he came back to Cornish remaining two years and then sold his farm to Oliver P. Burr, and returned to Plainfield. His wife d. there March 27, 1872. He m. second, in 1874, a Mrs. Blanchard, who d. in Aug., 1886. He d. Aug. 11, 1889. Children, all by Lucy:
2. i. WORTH C., b. May 2, 1848.
ii. JOHN, b. Dec., 1852. Rendered mentally weak by epilepsy; d. in Plainfield Aug. 1, 1873, by accidental drowning.
iii. COLUMBUS C., b. May 22, 1856; m. April, 1885, Bessie Jordan of Plainfield.
iv. BYRON, b. Nov. 12, 1863; d. unm. March 8, 1890.
2. WORTH C.2 JORDAN (Wardner1) was b. May 2, 1848. Lived in town most of his life; m. first, Nov. 21, 1867, Lizzie E. Ayers of Cornish, dau. of Stephen and Charlotte (Emerson) Ayers, b. Nov. 4, 1844, and d. May 18, 1887; m. second, Nov. 17, 1887, Mrs. Eva L. (Newton) Leslie, dau. of Rufus Newton of Plainfield, b. Feb. 22, 1854, and d. June 10, 1903. He d. in Plainfield Nov. 30, 1899. Children all b. in Cornish, by first wife:
i. VINNIE, b. -; m. first -, William Curtis of Cornish. He d. April 10, 1897; m. second , Woodard. ii. MARTIN E., b. -; d. in Plainfield April 6, 1906. Child by last wife:
iii. ADA, b. Dec. 7, 1890.
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KELLEY.
The Kelleys of Cornish are of English descent. Their line can be traced beyond the Norman conquest to the ancient Britons. The first known immigrant to this country was John Kelley, who came from Newbury, Eng., to Newbury, Mass., in 1633, four generations succeeding him. The name John followed in the ancestral line. William Somer6 Kelley (John 5-4-3-2-1) with Mary (Howe) Kelley, his wife, res. in Salem and had eight children. Their youngest son, Amos7, was b. in Salem Aug. 8, 1800; came to Cornish in 1825; m. Feb. 14, 1826, Abigail Coburn of Cornish, dau. of Simon and Ruth (Eaton) Coburn, b. Aug. 22, 1803, d. Feb. 15, 1878, aged 74. Mr. Kelley d. in Cornish Aug. 3, 1881; a farmer and a quiet, unpretending, conscientious citizen. Children, all b. in Cornish:
I. ALBERT O., b. Sept. 15, 1826. Never m .; d. March 22, 1899.
ii. SABRA A., b. Jan. 21, 1828; m. Oet. 15, 1848, John P. Foster of Salem. Six children. She d. June 17, 1868.
iii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 6, 1830; m. Feb. 18, 1853, James F. Tasker of Cornish. Three children. (See Tasker.) She d. March 14, 1864.
iv. MARCIA L., b. March 9, 1832; m. Nov. 15, 1863, Joshua C. B. Whar- ton, in Mattoon, III. One child b. March 6, 1865. Res. Col.
V. ABBIE JANE, b. Feb. 28, 1834; m. April 14, 1858, Dea. Henry E. Rich of Cornish. She d. July 27, 1878. No children, except one-Anna, whom they had adopted.
vi. EMILY R., b. July 1, 1836; m. April 8, 1856, S. Manville Nott, then of Claremont. Settled in Charlestown, Ill. Seven children, all except the first b. in Illinois.
vii. SIMON C., b. May 19, 1838. A shoe manufacturer in Methuen, Mass; m. Oct. 22, 1862, Hattie F. Emery of Berwick, Me. Two children.
viii. ADALINE S., b. Jan. 16, 1840; m. Dee. 27, 1864, James F. Tasker, the husband of her deceased sister. Two children. (See Tasker.)
2. ix. ORRA AMOS, b. June 4, 1842.
x. ARABEL R., b. Aug. 16, 1845; m. Feb. 14, 1867, Marvin Judah Deming of Cornish. One child. (See Deming.)
xi. MARION A., b. Sept. 14, 1846; m. Nov. 14, 1871, John P. S. Smith of Cornish. Three sons. (See Smith.)
2. ORRA AMOS8 KELLEY (Amos?, William S.s, Johns-4_3_2_1) b. June 4, 1842. Remained on the homestead and had the care of his parents during their last years. Farmer. Since 1890 has res. on Cornish Flat; m. July 1, 1866, Mary E. Woodcock of Corinth, Vt. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Eva M., b. April 11, 1867.
ii. LILLIAN J., b. Sept. 21, 1869.
iii. HATTIE M., b. March 3, 1872.
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GENEALOGIES.
KENDRICK.
REV. ARIEL KENDRICK was b. March 31, 1771, in Coventry, Conn. He was the son of Ebenezer and Anne (Davenport) Kendrick, the third of eight children. When five years of age the family rem. to Hanover. He was ever the subject of serious religious impressions and was early inclined to the Christian ministry. Choosing it for his life work he prepared himself for it, beginning to preach in Hanover. He settled in Woodstock, Vt., and afterwards in Salisbury, where he remained four years. After this he came to Cornish in the year 1801. Here he settled and was pastor of the Baptist Church about twenty years. His last years were spent in Cavendish, Vt., where he d. March 25, 1856, aged 85. He m. first, Oct. 25, 1792, Penelope Cotton, b. Dec. 25, 1769, and d. April 14, 1844, aged 74; m. second, about 1850, Mrs. Emma Parker, wid. of Dr. Parker of Cavendish, Vt. She was b. May 20, 1887, and d. June 23, 1876, aged 89. Children, all by Penelope:
2. i. CLARK, b. Nov. 3, 1794.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 19, 1796, in Woodstock, Vt .; m. Oct. 18, 1847,
3. iii.
Aaron White of Cornish. (Second wife.) She d. April 12, 1852. ARIEL, JR., b. Dec. 15, 1797, in Salisbury.
4. iv. JAMES, b. Nov. 6, 1799, in Salisbury.
V. MARY CHASE, b. Nov. 26, 1801, in Cornish; m. 1826, David Walker. Three children. Lived in Charlestown, Va.
vi. STILLMAN, b. Nov. 9, 1803; d. March 27, 1812.
vii. LOUISA, b. April 10, 1805. Never m. She d. in Thetford, Vt., in 1873.
viii. JESSE, b. May 10, 1808; d. March 13, 1809.
ix. PENELOPE, b. Dec. 3, 1810; m. James Nevious. Rem. to Charlestown, Va. She was a teacher many years. She d. in 1877.
x. ARVINE, b. Feb. 15, 1812; d. July 18, 1813.
xi. ANNE DAVENPORT, b. 1817; m. 1845, John Daggett, b. in 1812 and d. Aug. 21, 1892. They res. in Thetford, Vt., where she d. Oct. 20, 1887.
2. CLARK2 KENDRICK (Ariel1) b. Nov. 3, 1794, in Woodstock, Vt. He m. first, Jan. S, 1823, Lydia Smith (sister of Benj. Smith), b. 1798 and d. March 16, 1843; m. second, 1842, Elizabeth M. Bailey, dau. of Andrew and Rebecea (French) Bailey, b. Dec. 18, 1806, and d. March 23, 1881. He d. in Cornish May 12, 1849. After Mr. Kendrick's death, she m. John Bartlett of Cornish, April 3, 1850. Children by Lydia, all b. in Cornish:
5. i. GEORGE NELSON, b. Feb. 6, 1824.
ii. LUCIA MARIA, b. Oct. 6, 1826; m. April 19, 1847, Peter Hook of Cornish. They rem. to Croydon where she d. July 26, 1854. They had four children, all daughters. (Sec Hook.)
iii HENRY CLARK, b. Dec. 16, 1827; m. Nov. 12, 1860, Frances Virginia Quevedo, b. March 16, 1843. They res. in Claremont until 1857; after that in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he d. Feb. 19, 1903.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
A painter and decorator. They had five children all of whom d. in infancy except the oldest, Charles Henry Quincy, b. Oct. 6, 1861, who lives in Brooklyn, N. Y .- the genealogist of the Kendrick family.
6. iv. HORACE LORENZO, b. Feb. 15, 1830.
V. ELIZA JEWETT, b. 1835; d. Nov. 15, 1852.
vi. BENJAMIN SMITH, b. March 5, 1838; m. Nov. 8, 1860, Minerva Wiswell, b. 1839. He d. in Springfield, Vt., July 13, 1868. Was accidentally killed. Served during the Civil War. Had two daughters; res. in Springfield, Vt.
Child by Elizabeth M. Bailey:
7. vii. JAMES ARVINE, b. Aug. 3, 1846.
3. ARIEL2 KENDRICK (Ariel1) b. Dec. 15, 1797. Studied medieine and grad. at Castleton, Vt. Located and practiced in No. Springfield, Vt., over fifty years; m. first, Dec. 6, 1826, Mary C. Bryant of Cornish, dau. of Sylvanus and Judith (Chase) Bryant, b. Nov. 30, 1807, and d. 1858. He m. second, Dec. 1, 1858, Mary Jane White, dau. of Moses and Mary Dutton White, b. Nov. 9, 1839. No children by first wife. One dau. by last wife-Eva Jane. He d. May 12, 1887, honored and respected.
4. JAMES? KENDRICK (Ariel:) b. Nov. 6, 1799. He m. Jan. 3, 1836, Hannah Ayers, dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Bartlett) Ayers of Cornish, b. April 19, 1811, d. April 21, 1904. He was a painter and stone dealer and res. in Claremont from the time of his marriage until his death, Oct. 24, 1877. An upright, honorable man and consistent member of the Baptist Church. Children, three daughters, all b. in Claremont:
i. EVELYN, b. Sept. 20, 1838; m. June 13, 1861, Henry F. Baleh. Res., Minneapolis, Minn. Three daughters.
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