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i. BEVERLY M., 1ST, b. March 4, 1819; d. Aug. 4, 1820.
ii. MARTHA A., b. Oct. 27, 1820; d. June 5, 1849, in Cornish.
iii. BEVERLY M., 2D, b. Sept. 27, 1822; d. Dec. 11, 1850, in Cornishi.
iv. SARAH J., b. Nov. 9, 1824; m. Feb., 1854, John Paddleford of Hart- land, Vt. She d. in Hartford, Vt., July, 1879.
Children by Hannah Vinton:
V. RHODA M., b. June 24, 1827; m. Feb. 13, 1864, Stephen Williams of Cornish. One child: Mattie H., b. in Cornish Oct. 24, 1865.
vi. JANETTE, b. Sept. 22, 1828; m. first, April 29, 1851, David Davis of Lee Co., Iowa. One son; m. second, 1890, Jasper Newton of Denmark, Iowa, where she d. March 20, 1901.
2. vii. JOSEPH LUCIUS, b. Jan. 30, 1831.
viii. JAMES H., b. Dee. 30, 1832; m. Dee. 19, 1861, Martha Lavinia York of Cornish, b. Dec. 25, 1826, dau. of Uriah and Betsey (Wil- liams) York. No children. A farmer. They res. in Clare- mont. He d. June 11, 1908.
2. JOSEPH LUCIUS? LAMBERTON (Joseph1) b. Jan. 30, 1831; m. March 19, 1860, Helen P. Smith of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Savory) Smith, b. Aug. 2, 1841. Res. till 1878, on the Vinton homestead and since in Claremont. He d. May 3, 1902. She d. Jan. 14, 1908, in Morrisville, Vt. Children, b. in Cornish:
i. DAVID H., b. April 20, 1861. Journalist. Editor Morrisville (Vt.) Messenger, etc.
ii. JOHN C., b. Aug. 1, 1865; d. Nov. 14, 1878.
LANE.
1. JUSTUS LANE b. March 24, 1778; m. Huldah Veasey, b. May 3, 1777; d. April 30, 1860. He d. March 14, 1859. They had nine children. The seventh and eighth were twins, b. in Charlestown Feb. 15, 1817.
2. JOHN LANE, the fourth child of Justus and Huldah (Veasey) Lane, was b. July 30, 1809, in Westminster, Vt. He was a carpenter and builder. Lived several years in Claremont. He m. Sept. 16, 1836, Nancy J. Richardson of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Polly (Hilliard) Richardson, b. Sept. 16, 1818. They came from Claremont to Cornish in Dec., 1848. Settled on the Joseph Richardson farm for several years; then rem. to Plainfield, where he d. April 21, 1873. After his death, his wid. rem. to Lebanon with her son where she d. Jan. 18, 1893. Chil- dren:
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i. MARCUS M., b. March 18, 1840 in Claremont. He enlisted Aug. 22, 1862, in Co. I, 14th Regt. N. H. Vols. Was wounded Sept. 19, 1864, at the battle of Opequam Creek and discharged June 2, 1865. He m. Jan. 18, 1866, Helen M. Miller, of Plainfield, dau. of Jonathan and Anna (Thatcher) Miller, b. July 27, 1843. He settled in Lebanon, first as a mechanic and after- wards on a farm. Three children: 1. Mabel E., b. May 12, 1873. 2. John M., b. Sept. 26, 1876. 3. Ralph R., b. July 4, 1882.
ii. ABBIE A., b. Dec. 11, 1843, in Claremont; m. Oct. 7, 1865, Charles P. Fifield of Plainfield. He d. Jan. 25, 1871, aged 38. She d. without issue July 16, 1877. (Tombstone record says, July 18, 1876.)
2. j. JOHN.
ii. LUCIAN; m. Jan. 10, 1849, Emeline Richardson of Cornish, dau. of Eri and Abigail (Bragg) Richardson. They had three children: 1. Emma R., b. Nov. 10, 1852. 2. George B., b. Oet. 1, 1856. 3. Anna M., b. Jan. 30, 1860. He d. Feb. 3, 1892.
iii. LEWIS; m. May 8, 1850, Betsey C. Wyman of Cornish, dau. of Saul and Rebecca (Day) Wyman, b. Oct. 15, 1828, d. June, 1889. No children except one whom they adopted. These two broth- ers with their families, res. in Charlestown.
WILLIAM and Hannah LANE lived many years in Cornish. He probably d. in town but there are no records showing the fact. Hannah d. Aug. 19, 1829, aged 64. Their children were:
i. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 26, 1800. Hle never m .; was somewhat eecentric; a great lover of military display; was deficient in some mental qualities. Was for many years known as "Judge Lane."
ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Sept. 4, 1805.
LEAR.
NEHEMIAH LEAR was b. Oct. 17, 1802, in Goshen; was the son of Robert and Lydia (Angell) Lear; m. first, Nov. 2, 1825, Eleanor Crowell of Bow, dau. of Jonathan and Anna (Corlis) Crowell, b. May 1, 1801, and d. March 22, 1859. About the time of his marriage he settled in Cornish, where all his children were b. Soon after his wife's death, he rem. to Newport, and afterward to Sunapee, where he spent the rest of his life. He in. second, May 22, 1862, Nancy C. Jacobs. She d. and he m. third, Aug. 29, 1875, Mary C. Perkins. He was a farmer, also a Capt. in the 15th Regt., State Militia, several years. He d. in Sunapee, Dec. 11, 1884. Children, all by first wife:
i. Infant son, b. Sept. 7, 1826, and d. same day.
2. ii. SOLON CORLIS, b. July 27, 1827.
3. iii. WILLIAM Dow, b. May 31, 1829.
4. iv. ALVERSE DARWIN, b. Nov. 27, 1831.
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v. ELEANOR ROSINA, b. Feb. 3, 1834; m. Jan. 24, 1861, Gilman Crosby of Croydon. Three children: two girls and one boy. She d. July 12, 1886.
vi. JOSEPH, b. July 28, 1837, and d. July 7, 1847.
vii. ANNAH LEVINA, b. Aug. 22, 1842; m. Dec. 13, 1865, Martin V. B. Lear. Three children. She d. Jan. 1, 1893. She manifested a gift as an authoress and wrote several books, among them, one entitled "One Little Woman," which has won much com- mendation.
2. SOLON CORLIS2 LEAR, b. July 27, 1827; m. Sept. 16, 1847, Mrs. Chestina R. Waldron of Boscawen, dau of Israel and Sally (Crowell) Shepard, b. Dec. 6, 1824. Farmer and carpenter. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. JOSEPH, b. April 14, 1848; m. March 27, 1876, Elizabeth J. Man- chester. Res., Haverhill, Mass.
ii. FRED WILLIS, b. Jan. 29, 1856; m. Feb. 25, 1879, Luella Eliza Hart of Cornish, dau. of William C. and Elizabeth (Fitts) Hart, b. April 13, 1853. Two children. Res., Haverhill, Mass.
iii. CLARA ADELLA, b. May 29, 1857; m. Dec. 18, 1875, Everand C. Per- kins, d. Sept. 15, 1878. One child.
iv. ELMER ELLSWORTH, b. Nov. 19, 1859 (family record), Oct. 15, 1859 (town record). Res., Newport; m. a Miss Pike of New- port.
3. WILLIAM DOW2 LEAR (Nehemiah1) b. May 31, 1829; m. June 6, 1860, Hannah A. Fletcher of Cornish, dau. of Benj. S. and Sarah (Atwood) Fletcher, b. March 2, 1835, d. Aug. 11, 1881. A farmer, res. on homestead at South Cornish. He d. Sept. 22, 1904. Children, -all b. in Cornish :
i. ANNA ISABEL, b. Nov. 5, 1864; m. Nov. 26, 1885, Ed. E. Johnson of Cornish. Two children. (See Johnson.)
5. ii. CHARLES STORY, b. March 14, 1867.
iii. SYBIL GERTRUDE, b. Jan. 21, 1869; m. Nov. 19, 1888, Clayton B. Hilliard of Cornish. Two children. (See Hilliard.)
4. ALVERSE DARWIN? LEAR (Nehemiah1) b. Nov. 27, 1831; m. Dec. 12, 1872, Delia A. Smith, dau. of Andrew and Hannah (Creed) Smith, b. July 13, 1854. Mr. Lear is a general carpenter and res. in Leominster, Mass. Children, all b. in Leominster:
i. BERNICE EDMOND, b. Sept. 22, 1874.
ii. HARRY CLIFTON, b. Dec. 5, 1875.
iii. ROBERT HERMON, b. June 3, 1879.
iv. ALICE LEVINA, b. June 29, 1885.
5. CHARLES STORY3 LEAR (William D .? , Nehemiah1) b. March 14, 1867. Con- tinues to remain on the homestead. He m. June 28, 1899, Jennie
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L. Goward of Cornish, dau. of E. Orlando and Mary (Redfield) Goward, b. August 9, 1873. Children:
i. EVELYN GOWARD, b. Oct. 19, 1902.
ii. DOROTHY FLETCHER, b. July 24, 1905.
LEAVITT.
HALSEY C. LEAVITT was b. in Gouverneur, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1827; was the young- est of eight children. In 1842, he was bap. into the Baptist Church of his native town. Soon after, he began holding meetings and preach- ing in schoolhouses. Choosing the ministry for his life work, he, after fitting, was ordained, Feb. 15, 1861, pastor of the church in West Bol- ton, Vt., where he remained four years, and then in Swanton, Vt., three years. In 1867, he accepted a call from the Baptist Church in Cornish. Here he remained five years, a very efficient and much beloved pastor .* After this, he served the Newport church six years, during which time he represented the town in the state legislature. He then returned to Vermont, where, in South Londonderry, he labored a few years and d. Jan. 2, 1885. He m. Oct. 3, 1853, Romanda Leach of his native town, who survived him over twenty years, dying Sept. 23, 1906. Children, both b. in Gouverneur, N. Y .:
i. JULIUS ADELBERT, b. March 4, 1855. Grad. at K. U. Academy, class 1870; Brown University in 1875. He then studied at Newton Theological Seminary; was called to the church in Grafton, Vt., April 1, 1876. Here, on the 30th of May follow- ing, he m. Isabel I. Brown of Providence, R. I. Was ordained June 24, of the same year. May 1, 1877, he became pastor of the church in Essex Junction, Vt. He remained here three years and then accepted a call to the church in Beloit, Kan., hoping by the change to benefit the health of Mrs. Leavitt, but she d. soon after settling in Kansas. He m. second, Dec. 29, 1880, Lillie L. Lemon of Collinsville, Ill. After remaining two and one-half years in Beloit, he went to the Leavenworth Baptist Church, where he remained until called to the superin- tendency of the Sunday school work of the state of Illinois. In the autumn of 1890, he accepted the presidency of Ewing (Illinois) College, which position he still hokls. Two children-one by each wife.
ii. HATTIE AMELIA, b. Jan. 29, 1857. Was educated at New London Academy, and afterwards studied music in Boston. She m. Jan. 18, 1885, James A. Bardwell. She res. in Brattleboro, Vt.
1. NATIIAN LEAVITT was b. Dec. 31, 1795, in Sanbornton. Came to Gran- tham, when a small lad. Remained there until 1836, when he came to Cornish. IIe m. Jan. 19, 1825, Eliza B. Wheeler; b. Jan. 19, 1804, in Rehoboth, Mass. (now Warren), and d. Nov. 19, 1892. Mr. Leavitt d. in Cornish March 3, 1878. A prosperous farmer; made dairying and stock raising a specialty. Children:
*See Baptist Church history.
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i. EMILY, b. April 27, 1830. She m. March 17, 1881, Carlos F. Hug- gins of Cornish. Prior to her marriage, she was a teacher of large experience and success, also superintendent of schools in Cornish.
2. ii. ELIAS S., b. July 8, 1835.
iii. HENRY, b. Nov. 9, 1839; m. April 30, 1868, Edna Hall, dau. of Wil- liam Hall of Croydon, b. -. They res. at Ayer Junction, Mass., where he is employed on the railroad. They have three children.
2. ELIAS S .? LEAVITT (Nathan1) b. July 8, 1835; m. Sept. 7, 1859, Laura Smith of Hanover. Res. in Cornish many years on the paternal home- stead until Nov., 1887, when they rem. to Hanover. Now (1903) res. in West Lebanon. A farmer. Was selectman in Cornish two years. Mr. Leavitt was a man possessed of a kind and generous disposition that was always shown toward his neighbors, sometimes with seeming dis- regard of his own financial interests. Children:
i. MARION CIIELLIS, b. Jan. 5, 1866; m. first, Oct., 18SS, Charles H. Nye; m. second, August 24, 1902, Arthur V. Ruggles of Clinton, Mass. One child, a son.
ii. LEONARD FRANK, b. April 20, 1868; m. Jan. 3, 1893, Maud M. Saw- yer of South Acton, Mass. One child, a dau.
iii. GEFFANENA KATE, b. March 23, 1875; m. June 6, 1895, Dr. Herbert H. Lamson of Windsor, Vt.
ROSWELL LEAVITT was b. in Charlemont, Mass., Jan. 2, 1775. His grand- parents were Joshua and Mary (Winchell) Leavitt of Suffield, Conn. They had eight children; his father, Rev. Jonathan Leavitt, being one of the number, was b. in Suffield Jan. 22, 1731. Grad. at Yale College in 1758; ord. (Cong.) at Walpole, May 27, 1761; m. Dec. 10, 1761, Sarah Hooker of Farmington, Conn. Removed to Charlemont in Oct., 1768, he was pastor until his death, Sept. 9, 1802; his wife having d. Oct. 11, 1791. They had one daughter and eleven sons. Roswell was the eighth of their twelve children. The records do not show where he was educated, but presumably at Williams College. He was m. in Greenfield, Mass., Sept. 25, 1798, to Dorothy Ashley of Charlemont. She was dau. of Jonathan and Tirzah (Field) Ashley, and b. in Deer- field, Mass., March 3, 1776. Soon after their marriage, they came on horseback to Cornish, where they lived, and Doctor Leavitt practiced medicine successfully until his death, Nov. 4, 1817. He built the large two-story brick house near the Flat, since occupied by Darwin J. Spauld- ing. His wife remained in Cornish until 1833, and then rem. to Bos- ton to be with her children. She d. Oct. 9, 1846, at the home of her son-in-law, Rev. G. C. Beckwith, and is buried at Mt. Auburn. Chil- dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. JONATHAN, b. July 23, 1799; d. Aug. 16, 1800.
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ii. JONATHAN, b. Oct. 21, 1800; m. first, Charlotte E. Stearns of Bed- ford, Mass., Oet. 10, 1837. Had two children. She d. Feb. 27, 1850. Later in life he m. second, Mrs. Abby (Johnson) Pack- ard of Providence, R. I. He grad. at Amherst College as vale- dictorian in 1825, and three years later from Andover Theologi- cal Seminary. Ord. Sept. 24, 1828. Settled as Cong. pastor in Bedford, Mass. After some years he settled over Richmond Street Church in Providence, where he d. Oet. 7, 1877, aged 77, and is buried at Mt. Auburn.
iii. ROSWELL, b. Aug. 14, 1802, and d. Aug. 10, 1803.
iv. ROSWELL, b. Sept. 14, 1803; d. while a student at Amherst College, Dec. 28, 1828, aged 25.
v. DOROTHY ASHLEY, b. March 22, 1805. Educated as teacher at Meriden and Ashfield (Mass.) Academies. She m. Aug. 12, 1829, Rev. Aaron Foster, whose name and distinguished serv- ices of forty-five years as pastor and missionary are well known. He d. April 10, 1870, aged 76, at Geneva, N. Y. She d. there, March 10, 1882, aged 77. They were both interred at Mt. Auburn. They left one son and five daughters.
vi. HART HOOKER, b. Feb. 12, 1807. When quite young, he went into the hat and fur business in Boston at 91 Court St., where he continued through life. He m. Dee. 29, 1836, Elizabeth Noakes of Boston. She d. Nov. 18, 1878. He d. in Cambridge July 28, 1885, aged 78. Both lie buried in Mt. Auburn. No chil- dren.
vii. ERASMUS DARWIN, b. Dec. 20, 1809. Studied medicine at Dart- mouth College. Settled as physician in Lowell, Mass., where he remained about thirty years. Thence he rem. to Cambridge- port, Mass., where he spent the remainder of his life in the same profession. He m. Nov. 30, 1835, Almira Fay, who was b. Dec. 13, 1812, in Warwick, Mass. They celebrated their golden wedding with five sons, one dau. and twenty grandchildren present. The eldest son is an engineer and machinist of wide reputation; three are elergymen and one is in mercantile life. Doctor Leavitt d. Oct. 3, 1888. She d. Feb. 20, 1895.
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viii. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. March 12, 1811; d. Feb. 20, 1828, aged 17. MARTHIA WASHINGTON, twin sister of the last; m. Oct., 1833, Rev. G. C. Beckwith, D.D., a grad. of Middlebury College and Ando- ver Seminary. Pastor in Portland, Me., and Boston, Mass. Was sent as peace commissioner to the courts of Eng. and France. He d. in Boston May 12, 1870, and his wife, April 6, 1881, aged 70. Both are interred in Mt. Auburn.
x. CHARLOTTE JANE, b. Nov. 26, 1813; d. Jan. 15, 1824, aged 11.
LESLIE.
REV. GEORGE LESLIE was b. in Colerain, Ireland, in 1728. Came when very young to America. Was educated at Harvard University and then set-
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tled in the ministry in Ipswich, Mass. In 1780 he accepted a call to settle in Washington, where he preached until his death, Sept. 11, 1800, having spent about fifty years in the ministry. He was tendered a professorship in Dartmouth College but declined it. "He was a man of brilliant genius, and great learning, and eminent for piety and moral- ity." (Epitaph on tombstone.) His wife, Hepsibah Burpee, d. April 11, 1814. They had eight children, all b. in Ipswich, Mass., except the last one:
i. GEORGE, JR., m. Miriam Burpee. Lived in Washington.
ii. DAVID, m. and res. in Washington. Had four children. In old age he came to, and d. in Cornish, in Oet., 1835.
iii. JAMES, m. and lived for a time in Washington. Four children.
2. iv. WILLIAM, b.
v. HEPSIBAH, b. about 1770; m. - , Isaac French. Lived in Wash- ington. She d. April 10, 1864, aged 94.
3. vi. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 28, 1774.
vii. MEHITABLE, b. about 1779; m. - , John Pressy. They lived in Claremont, where she d. about 1815.
viii. ELIZABETH, b. May 27, 1782, in Washington, where she always res.
2. WILLIAM2 LESLIE (Rev. George1) was b. -. He m. Feb. 27, 1791, Polly (Mary) Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel, 3d, and Elizabeth (Leet) Chase, b. Aug. 16, 1773, and d. June 28, 1797, aged nearly 24. After her death he rem. with his family to Ohio. No further record of him. Children by Mary, all b. in town:
i. SAMUEL CHASE, b. Sept. 17, 1791; m. Eliza Thomas of Claremont.
ii. BETSEY, b. Nov. 16, 1793; m. Dec. 15, 1811, Aaron West.
iii. GEORGE W., b. April 1, 1796; m. first, Feb. 22, 1821, Gratia Bartlett of Cornish. She d. May 12, 1822, aged 24; m. second, Sept. 14, 1824, Lucy Stearns of Cornish, dau. of Daniel Stearns.
3. JOSEPH? LESLIE (Rev. George1) b. Feb. 28, 1774; m. Nov. 26, 1801, Rebecca Farrington then of Claremont, dau. of Ichabod and Phebe (Fisher) Farrington, b. May 23, 1784, and d. April 14, 1851, in Cornish. He was a teacher and farmer. Lived in Claremont until 1819, then settled in Cornish where they remained through life. He d. April 13, 1852. Children, except the last three, b. in Claremont:
i. MEHITABLE, b. April 10, 1802; m. and went to Framingham, Mass.
ii. GEORGE W. H., b. April 29, 1804. Settled Newbury, Vt.
iii. ALVIRA H., b. March 13, 1806; d. young.
iv. ALONZO K., b. March 6, 18OS: Settled in Haverhill.
v. ALVIRA M., b. Feb. 20, 1810; m. April 17, 1826, Sylvanus Harlow
of Cornish. Twelve children. (See Harlow.) She d. --- , in Springfield, Mass.
vi. PRUDENCE MARIA, b. April 27, 1812; m. first, Goodhue of Enfield; m. second, - Pettee of same place.
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4. vii. HARRISON, b. June 27, 1814.
viii. STEPHEN E., b. Feb. 19, 1816. Settled in Haverhill.
ix. THOMAS H. G., b. Feb. 5, 1818. Settled in Mass.
x. JOSEPH LUCIUS, b. Sept. 15, 1821. A tailor and settled in Mass., but finally became a Universalist preacher.
xi. CHARLES EDWIN, b. June 22, 1823. Settled in Lowell, Mass., and other places as a tailor; m. - , Olivia A. Poole, dau. of William C. and Olivia (Huggins) Poole, b. April 20, 1827, d. Jan., 1891. Two children: 1. Horace, b. Dec. 16, 1847. 2. Corilla C., b. Jan. 1, 1852.
xii. NORMAN LEROY, b. Aug. S, 1825. A tailor and settled in Mass.
4. HARRISON' LESLIE (Joseph2, Rev. George!) b. June 27, 1814. Was educated at New Hampton Academy. Became a successful teacher in which he took much pride; of somewhat vain deportment, yet a man of fair ability and judgment and of good morals. He spent several years teaching in Mass. "on the Cape." While thus engaged he formed the acquaintance of Betsey Sears, b. Dec. 19, 1821, whom he m. March 27, 1842. He spent the rest of his life at farming in town. Betsey d. Jan. 14, 1879, aged 60. He m. second, March 15, 1881, Eva L. Newton, dau. of Rufus and Laura W. Newton, b. Feb. 22, 1854, and d. June 10, 1903. No issue. He d. Oct. 26, 1887. After the death of Mr. Leslie his wid. m. Nov. 17, 1887, Worth C. Jordan and by him had one child. (See Jordan.) Children, all by first wife and b. in Cornish:
5. i. WASHINGTON IRVING, b. July 23, 1843.
6. ii. CHARLES RICHELIEU, b. March 27, 1845.
5. WASHINTON IRVING4 LESLIE (Harrisons, Joseph?, Rev. George1) was b. July 23, 1843; m. April 6, 1870, Mrs. Sarah (McAllister) Bailey. She d. July 1, 1911. A farmer and lives where his father lived. Children, all b. in town:
i. Twin, b. Feb., 1871, and lived but two days.
ii. Twin, b. Feb., 1871, and lived but two days.
iii. HERBERT, b. Sept. 18, 1873; m. Nov. 5, 1892, Ellen Nelson; had sev- eral children. (See Nelson.) He d. Oct. 24, 1902, in West Claremont.
iv. LILLIAN JOSEPHINE, b. Aug. 6, 1875; d. Aug. 11, 1876.
6. CHARLES RICHELIEU+ LESLIE (Harrison', Joseph?, Rev. George1) was b. March 27, 1845; m. Feb. 14, 1866, Frances L. Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Lyman and Catharine O. (Hilliard) Bartlett, b. Jan. 7, 1845, d. March 17, 1886. He d. Aug. 31, 1873. Before his m. he enlisted in the Civil War. (See Military.) Children, both b. in town:
i. FRANK HUBERT, b. Nov. 21, 1866; m. March 16, 1909, Laura B. King. Live in Claremont.
ii. IDA KATE, b. Jan. 31, 1868; d. in 1886.
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LEWIS.
SAMUEL LEWIS was b. in Dublin, in 1772. He m. Aug. 23, 1796, Mary White, dau. of Thomas and Mary (French) White. They came to town with at least three children: Thomas, Benj. S. and Samuel, Jr. The latter was probably the oldest of the three, was b. in 1797. Lived in town with his wife, Harriet Belding, whom he m. Jan. 15, 1817, and had one son Henry, b. Nov. 25, 1817, and they evidently soon after left town.
THOMAS? LEWIS (Samuel1) was b. in Dublin, -, came to town when young (date uncertain); m. Oct. 18, 1821, Mary Turner (pedigree unknown). Their children were:
i. CALVIN F., b. Oct. 8, 1822.
ii. CHARLES H., b. Feb. 15, 1824.
iii. LELAND B., b. Aug. 24, 1826; d. Aug., 1909, in Gravette, Mo.
iv. A child, b. and d. in 1827.
v. JOSEPH E., b. Sept. 19, 1828.
vi. Infant, b. Feb., 1831; d. May, 1831.
vii. WILLIAM H., b. July 13, 1832.
viii. MARTHA E., b. Feb. 24, 1835.
ix. ALVIN A., twin, b. May 24, 1837.
x. ALFRED A., twin, b. May 24, 1837.
xi. MARY E., b. Aug. 17, 1840.
BENJAMIN SIDNEY? LEWIS (Samuel1) a brother of Thomas, was b. in Dublin, Dec. 4, 1804. Came to town when young; m. Aug. 27, 1827, Abigail Westgate of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Luey) Westgate, b. April 19, 1807, and d. April 17, 1872. He was a carpenter and general worker in wood. He d. June 19, 1876. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. MARTHA MARIA, b. Oct. 31, 1828; m. April 13, 1858, A. P. Carpenter. Lived in Amherst. One son, M. B. Carpenter, b. Aug. 13, 1859. She d. Jan. 28, 1906.
ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. March 29, 1830; d. April 14, 1830.
iii. BENJAMIN EDWARD, b. Dec. 27, 1831; m. July 18, 1865, Emma Lam- phire. No children. They separated. He lived in Springfield, Vt. A carpenter. He d. Feb. 1, 1907.
iv. Infant of a few days, d. Jan. 6, 1832.
v. JAMES MUNROE, b. Nov. 26, 1833; m. Sept. 27, 1864, Ellen P. Sparling of Claremont. She d. June 7, 1900. Three children: 1. Everetta M., b. Aug. 14, 1865. 2. William Sparling, b. Sept. 18, 1870. 3. Evelena May, b. Sept. 29, 1873; d. June 21, 1880. Mr. Lewis was a carpenter and lived in Claremont. He d. Feb. 16, 1911, in Peterborough.
vi. ELIZA ANN, b. April 9, 1837; m. May 5, 1861, John Farwell. Three children: 1. George F., b. June 16, 1861. 2. Frank D., b. Oct. 31, 1862. 3. Carl E., b. Aug. 19, 1877; d. April 18, 1879. She d. Jan. 10, 1886. Mr. Farwell d. March 24, 1902.
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"The golden gates were open, a gentle voice said 'Come,' And with farewells unspoken, she calmly entered home." (Inscription on her tombstone.)
vii. FRANCES EMELINE, b. May 2, 1840; d. May 3, 1867.
viii. SYLVESTER SULLIVAN, b. Jan. 19, 1842; d. Jan. 16, 1863.
ix. MARCIA MATILDA, b. April 30, 1845; m. first, May 17, 1870, George Austin, who d. Sept. 18, 1871; m. second, Oet. 14, 1879, Jeffer- son T. Benson.
x. Infant of two weeks; d. Oet. 25, 1847.
xi. WILLIAM KIMBALL, b. July 22, 1849; m. Jan. 10, 1872, Frances Ella Fletcher, who d. Feb. 26, 1875. He d. Jan. 5, 1879. They had no children.
LINDSAY.
JAMES B. LINDSAY, son of Robert W. Lindsay was b. in 1824, in Montreal, Can. He was of Scotch descent. He m. Helen Phaneuf of St. Antoine, Can., at Woodstock, Vt. When the Civil War broke out they res. in Enfield, from which place he enlisted in 1862, in Co. C, in the 15th Regt. N. HI. Vols. They had eight children b. to them. They came to Cornish to live in 1888, from Claremont. Two sons besides their par- ents became res. of Cornish, the other children made homes elsewhere. Mr. Lindsay d. March 31, 1901.
MARVIN B. LINDSAY, son of James B. and Helen Lindsay, was b. Sept. 27, 1873, in Keene. Came to Cornish with his parents and settled on the Chauncey P. Jenney place, south of, and overlooking the Flat; in. Sept. 27, 1896, Nettie B. Churchill of Cornish, dau. of Barker B. and Mrs. Mary (Westgate) (Britton) Churchill, b. Feb. 20, 1868. Their chil- dren, all b. in town, are:
i. Infant son, b. April 21, 1897; d. April 22, 1897.
ii. HELEN MARY, b. July 25, 1898.
iii. AGNES LUCY, b. Feb. 16, 1900.
iv. JAMES BARKER, b. Jan. 15, 1902.
v. BENJAMIN MARVIN, b. Sept. 10, 1904.
vi. VERDA BLANCHE, b. July 14, 1907.
BENJAMIN F. LINDSAY, son of James B. and Helen Lindsay was b. in Hart- land, Vt., March 10, 1880; m. Feb. 11, 1902, Grace M. Ayers, of Man- chester. Children: 1. James B., b. Sept. 28, 1903; d. Jan. 31, 1904. 2. Helen P., b. April 26, 1905; d. March 18, 1907. Settled on a farm south of his brother's farm. Devotes much of his time to ministerial labor. Is at present (1909) pastor of a newly formed church at So. Cornish. Was ord. Oct. 25, 1908. (See mention of the church in Church His- tory.) Mrs. Grace M. Lindsay d. June 13, 1910.
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GENEALOGIES.
LITTLE.
HIRAM LITTLE, the son of Samuel and Sarah (Pettingill) Little, was b. March 1, 1807, in Springfield. He m. Nov. 14, 1832, Roxana Carr, dau. of Peter and Sarah (Mitchell) Carr, b. March 30, 1809. They came from East Plainfield in 1835 and settled on Cornish Flat at the east end of Main Street. He built the brick house on the south side of the street where they spent the rest of their lives. He was a wheelwright and carriage and sleigh manufacturer. Was a very thorough workman and strictly honest. Some of his carriages have been in use over fifty years and still rendering good service. He was a man trusted and beloved by all his townsmen. He served six years as a selectman and six years as Treas. of the town. They had but one child: Hiram Aden, unfortunately born idiotic, b. June 17, 1844, and d. July 13, 1867. Mr. Little d. Nov. 12, 1860. His wid. afterwards, March 12, 1872, m. Rufus Bean of Lebanon, who came and lived on the Flat till he d. Nov. 11, 1886, aged 82. She d. Sept. 10, 1890.
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