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The other Bartletts of Cornish all traee to a Samuel Bartlett, said to be a contemporary of Dea. John; yet his name does not appear in Cornish in the census of 1790, and we have no records showing any relationship between these two men. It may be doing an injustice to the records and memory of Dea. John Bartlett to drop his name as an ancestor, and give to Samuel Bartlett the credit of the worthy citizenship of the name in Cornish, but their family records, as far as known, all trace to him as their ancestor.
1. SAMUEL1 BARTLETT, descended from Puritan stock which early came from Eng. to America. He came to Cornish during its carly history and settled on Dingleton Hill, on a farm sinee owned and occupied by Philander Williams. He m. a Downer and had several children, all b. before coming to town. It is not known how many they had, but the names of four have been preserved. They were:
2. i. NATHANIEL, b. in 1755.
ii. LYDIA, b. Aug. 8, 1760; m. - , Thomas Ayers of Cornish, and had eleven children. (See Ayers.) She d. Jan. 15, 1830.
iii. JOSEPH, b. in 1761; m. first, -, Sally Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Samuel and Phebe (Yerrington) Hilliard, b. in 1768, and d. July 5, 1798; m. second, -, name of wife not known, but she d. Jan., 1830, aged 68; m. third, -, Hannah Norton, b. in 1768, and d. Nov. 14, 1858. Ile d. Feb. 22, 1852. Perhaps a part of these marriages were fruitful, but records showing it are wanting, except the census of 1790 which said he had a son at that time under sixteen years of age.
iv. WILLIAM, b. in 1766; m. -- , Amy - , b. in 1771, and d. Dec. 1, 1851, aged 80. They had, at least, the following children as shown by tombstone records: 1. William, 2d, b. in 1794; m. Oct. 3, 1819, Salome Morse, and d. Oct. 9, 1824. 2. Stephen, b. in 1801, and d. Feb. 29, 1825. 3. Betsey, b. in 1802, and d.
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Aug. 10, 1803. 4. Mary, b. in 1810, and d. Sept. 20, 1831. William d. Nov. 13, 1847.
2. NATHANIEL2 BARTLETT (Samuel1) was b. in 1755. He came to Cornish with his parents; m. -- , Anna Fitch of Cornish, b. in 1762, and d. May 30, 1838. He d. Sept. 7, 1838, aged 83. Children, all sup- posed to have been b. in town. By the census of 1790 Mr. Bartlett had a son under 16 years of age and two daus. This agrees with the follow- ing record:
i. BETHENA, b. Nov. 16, 1784; m. March 24, 1817, James Fitch of Cornish. Four children. (See Fitch.) She d. Aug. 28, 1870.
3. ii. JOHN, b. Nov. 14, 1786.
iii. LAVINA, IST, b. April 12, 1789; d. July 12, 1791.
4. iv. NATHANIEL, JR., b. April 16, 1791.
5. v. PELETIAH FITCH, b. Nov. 21, 1793.
vi. LAVINA, 2D, b. Jan. 8, 1797; d. March 10, 1861; unm.
6. vii. LYMAN, b. Oct. 26, 1802.
These four brothers all owned farms adjoining each other, by the side of original homestead, where they settled and where their children were all b. and reared, on Dingleton Hill.
3. JOHN3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel?, Samuel1) was b. Nov. 14, 1786; m. - , Polly Williams, a sister of Stephen Williams, Sr., and dau. of Samuel Williams, b. June 17, 1793, and d. Aug. 24, 1849; m. second, April 3, 1850, Mrs. Elizabeth M. (Bailey) Kendrick, b. Dec. 18, 1806, and d. March 23, 1881. He d. March 4, 1869. He was a farmer and also an expert drummer in the state militia, as were several others of the Bart- letts. Children, all by first wife and b. in Cornish:
7. i. HIRAM D., b. Nov. 12, 1817.
ii. ANNA F., b. Dec. 22, 1819; m. Sept. 17, 1844, John Weld of Cornish. Four children. (See Weld.) She d. Oct. 4, 1898.
8. iii. HORACE L., b. Sept. 21, 1822.
iv. MARCIA L., b. Dec. 25, 1824; m. May 13, 1846, Gilbert Gross Hilliard. They had one child, Addie. Mrs. Hilliard d. Aug. 17, 1848.
v. LUCIA L., b. April 10, 1827; m. first, March 22, 1855, Alonzo B. Williams. One child, a dau., b. March 27, 1858. Mr. Williams d. Aug. 17, 1858; she m. second, April 27, 1860, Sandborn Moses, then of Northfield, Vt., and by him had three children. He d. March 27, 1905. She is living, in 1906, in Two Harbors, Minn. vi. GEORGE W., b. Aug. 12, 1829; m. Nov. 8, 1857, Lavina Bugbee. Had three children: Edna, Arthur E., and Mabel. Mr. Bartlett d. Jan. 28, 1874.
vii. SAMUEL FRANK, b. Jan. 31, 1832; m. April 8, 1856, Jane D. Stone, dau. of Solomon and Betsey F. (Reed) Stone, b. June 30, 1834, and d. Aug. 27, 1893. Two daughters: 1. Effie Jane, b. May 18, 1857, who m. Charles Boyd, and d. Jan. 20, 1888. 2. Hattie
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Evelyn, b. Aug. 14, 1859, who m. Nov. 5, 1878, Lucius W. Small. Two daus. res. in Windsor, Vt. Mr. Bartlett d. April 6, 1864.
viii. FANNY, b. April 6, 1835; m. Nov. 17, 1866, George B. Frost. Two children: Nettie and Eugene. Mrs. Frost d. March 10, 1897.
4. NATHANIEL3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel?, Samuel1) was b. April 16, 1791; m. March 5, 1816, Sarah Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Harrington) Johnson, b. Dec. 15, 1793, and d. Sept. 13, 1864. He d. March 14, 1853. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. NATHANIEL J., b. Nov. 24, 1816; d. Sept. 3, 1852, aged 36, an invalid.
9. ii. SYLVESTER N., b. June 3, 1819.
iii. SARAH MARIA, b. Aug. 27, 1821; m. May 20, 1846, George D. Ken- yon. Two children. (See Kenyon.) She d. Oct. S, 1865.
iv. JAMES FITCH, b. Dec. 15, 1823; m. April 5, 1846, Caroline M. Hart, a sister of the wife of Sylvester N. Five children. Lived in Cal. He d. in Feb., 1879, she a few years after. A son, Nathaniel J., d. in town, April 2, 1850.
V. ELIZA EMELINE, b. Jan. S, 1826; m. first, May 20, 1846, Isaac C. Kenyon of Cornish. One child, Clarence N. (See Kenyon.) She d. Oct. 10, 1895. After Mr. Kenyon's death, Aug. 15, 1857, she m. second, -, 1860, Alpheus Baldwin; no issue.
vi. CHARLES CARROLL, b. July 4, 1829; m. Nov. 23, 1858, Harriet L. Nichols; had two sons; enlisted in the Civil War in 7th Regt. N. H. Vols. (See Military.)
10. vii. EDWIN PHILANDER, b. Jan. 13, 1832.
viii. PHEBE ELLEN, b. Aug. 23, 1834; m. March 22, 1854, Henry C. Free- man then of Cornish. Six children. (See Freeman.) She has lived in Claremont since Feb., 1866.
ix. WILLIAM PAYSON, b. March 21, 1838; m. Feb. 8, 1860, Lidona Flower. Two sons. All living in Ind.
5. PELETIAII FITCH3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel?, Samuel1) was b. Nov. 21, 1793; m. Dec. 29, 1819, Lucy Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Harrington) Johnson, b. May 24, 1791, and d. Oct. 23, 1860. He d. Sept. 22, 1868. Children, all b. in town:
11. i. HENRY FRANKLIN, b. Nov. 9, 1820.
12. ii. GILMAN MORTIMER, b. Jan. 24, 1822.
13. iii. JESSE JOHNSON, b. Nov. 16, 1823.
iv. STEPHEN COLE, b. July 30, 1825; d. Aug. 23, 1829.
V. LUCY ANN, b. Dec. 10, 1827; m. June 4, 1848, Norman A. Deming of Cornish. Five children. (See Deming.) She, with two of her children, d. of diphtheria Nov. 3, 1862.
vi. MARTHA C., b. Aug. 24, 1830; d. Jan. 25, 1853.
"We miss her, yet we know our loss is her eternal gain; And, knowing this, we would not wish the loved one back again." (Epitaph on her tombstone.)
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6. LYMAN3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Oct. 26, 1802; m. July 2, 1839, Catharine O. Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Roxana (Hall) Hilliard, b. Dec. 23, 1807, and d. Feb. 27, 1895. Lived on the west side of Dingleton Hill, nearly overlooking the village of Windsor. He d. Jan. 2, 1874. Children, all b. in town:
i. MARY ELLEN, b. Feb. 16, 1840; m. Dec. 7, 1864, Henry W. Walker of Cornish. One child. (See Walker.) She d. May 24, 1901.
ii. MARIA C., b. Oct. 24, 1841; d. May 23, 1867.
iii. FRANCES L., b. Jan. 7, 1845; m. first, Feb. 14, 1866, Charles R. Leslie of Cornish. Two children. (See Leslie.) He d. Aug. 31, 1873. She m. second, May 8, 1875, Joseph P. Williams. One child. (See Williams.) She d. March 17, 1886.
iv. SARAH ANN, b. July 2, 1847; m. Nov. 26, 1868, James A. Kendrick of Cornish. Four children. (See Kendrick.) She d. Jan. 17, 1892.
14. v. LYMAN, JR., b. March 21, 1854.
7. HIRAM D.4 BARTLETT (John3, Nathaniel2, Samueli) was b. Nov. 12, 1817; m. Feb., 1843, Sarah Ann Fellows of Cornish, dau. of John and Temper- ance (York) Fellows, b. Feb. 29, 1825, and d. May 9, 1896. Mr. Bartlett was a celebrated tenor drummer. He d. May 7, 1887. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. ELLA M., b. April 26, 1845; m. Sept. 25, 1862, George E. Hilliard of Cornish. One child. (See Hilliard.)
ii. JOHN, b. Feb. 28, 1849. Leaving home at 17, he first served as prison guard at Windsor, Vt., two and one half years, then learned the tool-maker's trade at Smith and Wesson's factory at Springfield, Mass., and was supt. of the sewing machine factory ten years. For nineteen years past has been supt. of the American Stove Co., with headquarters at Cleveland, O. He m. first, Nov. 20, 1872, Alice R. Rogers of Hartland, Vt. She d. July 28, 1892, leaving three sons; m. second, Aug. 22, 1893, Minnie E. Wilson of Cleveland, O.
iii. EMMA ROSABEL, b. - , 1854, and d. Jan. 13, 1860.
15. iv. DANIEL D., b. Aug. 27, 1856.
8. HORACE L.4 BARTLETT (John3, Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Sept. 21, 1822; m. May 28, 1845, Cornelia A. Weld of Cornish, dau. of Peleg and Patty (Foster) Weld, b. April 15, 1823, and d. May 12, 1861. Lived in Bridge- water, Vt. He d. April 16, 1860, by accident while logging. Children:
i. RODNEY J., b. July 29 1846. In trade at Claremont.
ii. EBEN P., b. May 15, 1855. A farmer; m. and lives in Bridge- water, Vt.
9. SYLVESTER NATHANIELA BARTLETT (Nathaniel3-2, Samueli) was h. June 3, 1819; m. in Woodstock, Vt., March 29, 1847, Emeline R. Hart, b. May 10, 1824, in Pomfret, Vt. In March, 1867, he, with his family,
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left Cornish and settled on a farm in Claremont, where they spent the remainder of their lives. He d. April 19, 1891. His wife d. Feb. 19, 1900. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. WALLACE N., b. June 15, 1850; m. Dec. 5, 1871, Mattie L. Thompson. Two children, both b. in Claremont: 1. Oscar E., b. June 9, 1873. 2. Lillian M., b. April 25, 1875. Mr. Bartlett d. in Claremont Nov. 25, 1898.
ii. JAMES B., b. Oct. 28, 1854; m. April 30, 1878, Abbie S. Leet of Clare- mont. Two children, both b. in Claremont: 1. Edith F., b. June 15, 1890. 2. Maurice J., b. July 29, 1892. Mr. Bartlett lives in Claremont. Is a contractor of concrete and asphalt paving for roadways and sidewalks.
iii. LIZZIE E., b. July 23, 1856; m. Oct. 31, 1877, George Kenyon, who was a son of Daniel Kenyon. He d. Feb. 21, 1901, aged 45-4-24. iv. ADDIE L., b. June 11, 1861; d. April 5, 1879, in Claremont.
10. EDWIN P.4 BARTLETT (Nathaniel3-2, Samuel) was b. Jan. 13, 1832; m. March 20, 1856, Emeline E. Wood of Cornish, dau. of Ariel K. and Emeline (Day) Wood, b. Jan. 23, 1835. A farmer, also a teacher of instrumental music. He d. April 16, 1876. Children, all b. in town:
i. JULIA ELLEN, b. Nov. 19, 1858; in. Oct. 23, 1877, Frank H. Weld of Cornish. One child. (See Weld.) She d. Sept. 4, 1884.
ii. ADA ELIZA, b. April 20, 1864; d. March 2, 1882.
iii. ARTHUR EDWIN, b. Nov. 9, 1866.
iv. ANNIE LEE, b. May 10, 1868.
v. ELMER WOOD, b. Aug. 11, 1874.
11. HENRY FRANKLIN4 BARTLETT (Peletiah3, Nathaniel?, Samuel1) was b. Nov. 9, 1820; m. Nov. 26, 1855, Sarah A. Dunham of Mansfield, Conn., b. June 21, 1830, d. Feb. 9, 1887. He d. Feb. 20, 1909. Children :
i. SOPHIA A., b. - , 1857 (?); d. Sept. 25, 1863.
ii. HERBERT HENRY, b. Sept. 15, 1867; m. June 12, 1895, Josephine A. Jones. Three children: 1. Lloyd Herbert, b. Feb. 28, 1896. 2. Lillian Ruth, b. May 28, 1899. 3. Alice Sara, b. April 23, 1905. A machinist. Res., Franklin Falls.
12. GILMAN MORTIMER4 BARTLETT (Peletiah3, Nathaniel2, Samuel) was b. Jan. 24, 1822; m. Oct. 20, 1848, Angelina Comings of Cornish, dau. of Uriel and Sarah (Robinson) Comings, b. Nov. 3, 1823, and d. Dec. 19, 1894. Mr. Bartlett lived in Cornish near the mills until after the death of his wife. Afterwards in Brownsville, Vt. He d. Aug. 24, 1906. Chil- dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. ABBIE EvA, b. July 30, 1849; d. April 26, 1856.
ii. ALICE COMINGS, b. Dec. 13, 1850; m. April 13, 1869, Solon T. Mower of Windsor, Vt. Five children: 1. Fred Gilman, b. Feb. 19, 1870. 2. Carrie Eva, b. March 31, 1872. 3. Will Solon, b. Dec. 27, 1873. 4. Annie Belle, b. March 31, 1876. 5. Harry Leonard, b. March 2, 1SS0. The family live in Brownsville, Vt.
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iii. NELLY WINCH, b. Dec. 8, 1851; m. Nov. 29, 1877, William A. King, of North Pomfret, Vt. Four children: 1. Nellie Daisy, b. May 10, 1878. 2. Alice Cynthia, b. Dec. 17, 1880. 3. Sam- uel Lewis, b. May 24, 1882. 4. Ruth Lillian, b. Aug. 19, 1888. WARREN, b. in 1854 and d. same year.
iv.
V. ANNIE LUCY, b. March 11, 1857; m. Dec. 6, 1875, Alvenus K. Stet- son of North Pomfret, Vt. Two children: 1. Alice Winifred, b. May 22, 1877. 2. Loyd Gile, b. March 9, 1891.
vi. SAMUEL LEONARD, b. March 30, 1859; m. Dec. 25, 1882, Harriet E. Jenkins of Claremont. One child: Arthur Leonard, b. Nov. 22, 1883. Live in Amesbury, Mass.
vii. MARION POWERS, b. Oct. 2, 1861; m. first, -, 1887, William Martin of Freetown, Mass. One child: Bertha Gertrude, b. Dec. 12, 1887; m. second, April 1, 1897, Arthur L. Wood of Cornish. Live in Windsor, Vt.
13. JESSE JOHNSON4 BARTLETT (Peletiah3, Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Nov. 16, 1823; m. June 4, 1854, Elmina Dunham of Mansfield, Conn. He d. Oct. 21, 1854, leaving one child, Martha J., b. May 28, 1855, who m. Nov. 23, 1886, Henry Clark Kendrick. After Mr. Bartlett's death, his wid. m. March 23, 1866, Edwin Harvey Smith and had one child. (See Smith.)
14. LYMAN4 BARTLETT (Lyman3, Nathaniel2, Samuel:) was b. March 21, 1854, in Cornish; m. Dec. 9, 1874, Clara E. Dunsmoor, b. Sept. 16, 1854, and d. Sept. 27, 1893.
" Affections tribute here I raise, 'tis all that I can do, Till death shall close my carthly days, our friendship to renew." (Epitaph on her tombstone.)
He m. second, Oct. 9, 1896, Jennie S. Dunsmoor of Windsor, dau. of Osmer W. and Laura M. (Cady) Dunsmoor, b. Oct. 26, 1871. Mr. Bartlett sold his farm on Dingleton Hill in the fall of 1903 and removed to Windsor, Vt. Child by first wife:
i. CLAYTON L., b. July 1, 1876; m. July 28, 1897, Edith May Cole of Cornish, dau. of Willis and Julia (Huggins) Cole, b. Dec. 17, 1876.
Child by second wife:
ii. RAYMOND OSMER, b. Oct. 16, 1899.
15. DANIEL D.5 BARTLETT (Hiram', John3, Nathaniel?, Samueli) was b. Aug. 27, 1856. He m. Aug. 16, 1883, Rebecca Bryant of Windsor, Vt. A farmer and resided on the homestead of his father. He d. Jan. 23, 1911. Children, all b. in town:
i. ELMER CLEVELAND, b. Dec. 30, 1884; m. June 28, 1908, in Cornish, Mabel Benway, dau. of Harvey and Isabel (Mellen) Benway, b. March 15, 1887, and d. June 3, 1909, at White River Junction, Vt.
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ii. JOHN DANIEL, b. March 10, 1889.
iii. RUTH EMMA, b. May 23, 1891; m. Aug. 25, 1910, Himan A. Ben- way of Cornish.
PLORIVAL BARTLETT, with Sarah, his wife, was probably of the same stock as the other Bartletts, but his relationship to them is unknown to the genealogist. They lived several years in town, but left it for some place in the West in 1840. Children, all supposed to have been b. in town:
i. A child, b. in 1830; d. April, 1837, aged 7.
ii. MARTHA ANN, b. Sept. 22, 1831.
iii. A child, b. in 1832; d. Aug. 8, 1834, aged 2.
iv. ALFRED DENNIS, b. March 1, 1834.
v. MARSHALL JACKSON, b. Jan. 13, 1836.
vi. LOUISE MARIA, b. May 16, 1838.
BARROWS.
MOSES BARROWS, JR., with Elizabeth, his wife, lived several years near the foot of Furnald Hill. They were constituent members of the Baptist Church at its organization. Charity Barrows, a sister of Moses, was also another. These were the children of Moses and Abigail Barrows, who in advanced years came to town and spent the rest of their lives. Moses, Sr., d. Feb. 23, 1795, aged 70. Abigail, his wife, d. Sept. 11, 1803. It appears that Moses, Jr., and his family left the town soon after the opening of the 19th century, as no trace of his family remains on town or cemetery records. Their children were:
i. SAMUEL, b. June 28, 1789.
ii. JUDITH, b. Nov. 24, 1790.
iii. MOSES, b. Aug. 7, 1792.
iv. AARON, b. Feb. 28, 1794.
V. BETSEY, b. Dec. 1, 1795.
vi. DEBORAH, b. Oct. 22, 1797.
vii. MALACHI, b. Oct. 20, 1799.
viii. ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 9, 1801.
ANSEL BARROWS, a brother (?) of Moses, Jr., with Hannah, his wife, had the following children, b. in town:
i. JAMES ELIOT, b. May 8, 1796.
ii. SIMEON TOLMAN, b. Feb. 18, 1798.
BARTON.
CYRUS H. BARTON was b. in Croydon Oct. 7, 1859. Was the son of John A. and Melissa P. (Lovell) Barton. He came to Cornish in 1889; m. July 1, 1883, Rosette A. Rowell, dau. of Amos and Emily F. (Wheeler) Rowell, b. -. She is a teacher of great success. Children:
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i. PERLEY L., b. in Croydon Nov. 25, 1884. Grad. Kimball Union Academy in class of 1903. Clerk in the employ of Dexter Rich- ards and Sons, manufacturers of woolen goods, Newport.
ii. ETHEL R., b. July 31, 1893. A student at Kimball Union Academy.
BEAL.
JACOB BEAL, son of John and Catharine (Kimball) Beal, was b. in Plainfield Dec. 16, 1815, the youngest of twelve children. He remained at home until of age, when he went to Mass. and was employed by his brother, George, on a steamboat running from Boston to Hingham. In 1848, at the age of 33, he returned to Plainfield, where he m. - , Charlotte Read, dau. of Septimus and Betsey (Chapman) Read. She d. June 20, 1877. In 1879 he came to Cornish, where he spent the remainder of his life. On Jan. 22, of that year, he m. Mrs. Hattie C. (Batehelder) Chase, wid. of Henry S. Chase. She d. Dec. 25, 1881. On Feb. 14, 1883, he m. Mrs. Ellen L. (Chapman) Jaekson of Cornish, wid. of Newton Jack- son. Both in Plainfield and Cornish he served as selectman and also filled various other positions of trust and took a lively interest in the town of his adoption. "Was a man of strong common sense, excellent judgment, strict integrity and unsullied honor." He d. Oet. 14, 1898. Buried in Plainfield. Children, all by first wife and b. in Plainfield:
i. EMMA LUTHERA, b. March 7, 1851. Res. in Seituate, Mass .; unm. ii. EFFIE READ, b. March 17, 1853; m. Nov. 1876, Lincoln Chapman of Cornish. Four children. (See Chapman.) She d. July 6, 1888. iii. JOHN WHEELER, b. Feb. 24, 1855; m. June 26, 1SS3, Lillian E. York of Cornish, dau. of John Q. and Esther (Corliss) York, b. April 23, 1860. One child, John Harland, b. Aug. 19, 18SS.
BEAMAN.
CHARLES COTESWORTH BEAMAN was b. May 7, 1840, in Houlton, Me. He was son of Rev. Charles C. and Mary Ann (Stacy) Beaman of Boston; m. Aug. 19, 1874, Hettie Sherman Evarts, dau. of Hon. Wm. M. and Helen Minerva (Wardner) Evarts, b. Nov. 28, 1852, in N. Y. City. He built the house at "Blow-me-down" Farin in Cornish in 1883, which has since been used as their summer home with winter residence in N. Y. City; engaged in the practice of law. In the midst of an eminently use- ful life, Mr. Beaman was called away by death on Dec. 15, 1900. (For a more extended memorial, see sketch.) Children:
i. MARY STACY, b. May 6, 1875, in N. Y .; m. July 8, 1897, Edward J. Holmes of Boston, a grandson of the celebrated poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes. They have no children, but live in the ances- tral home of the great poet .
ii. HELEN WARDNER, b. Feb. 10, 1877, in N. Y .; m. Oet. 8, 1902, Herbert C. Lakin of N. Y. City. Here they reside in winter, and in sum- mer at Cornish. Three children: 1. Hettie Beaman Lakin, b. Sept. 1, 1903, in Cornish. 2. Eleanor Putnam Lakin, b. Nov. 11, 1904, in N.Y. 3. Charles Beaman Lakin, b. Dec. 12, 1907, in N.Y.
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iii. MARGARET, b. Sept. 21, 1878, in Windsor, Vt .; m. June 16, 1909, John Erikson of Washington, D. C.
iv. WILLIAM EVARTS, b. Jan. 25, 1881, in N. Y.
BEAN.
MARTIN HENRY BEAN, the son of Levi M. and Angie H. (Mace) Bean, was b. in Plainfield, Dec. 15, 1862. He m. Aug. 22, 1883, Mary Lydia Streeter, b. Oct. 22, 1860, dau. of Adam and Mary E. (Morris) Strecter. Came to Cornish from Bath in 1889. Children:
i. ANGIE M., b. Jan. 15, 1885, in White River Junction, Vt .; m. April 19, 1906, Perley Cole of Plainfield. A dau. was b. to them June 26, 1906.
ii. HENRY M., b. July 26, 1886, in Lisbon.
ni. ALFRED E., b. Jan. 22, 1SSS, in Bath.
iv. Infant son, b. April 5, 1896, in Cornish; d. April 7, 1896.
v. DOROTHY, b. Aug. 7, 1898.
BEMIS.
1. BENJAMIN BOMAN BEMIS, son of Benj. and Sarah Bemis,* b. Feb. 14, 1763, in Spencer, Vt .; m. first, -, Abigail Hall, dau. of Thomas and Huldah (Park) Hall, b. Dec. 9, 1763, and d. March 26, 1814. After living a few years in Spencer, Vt., they settled in Cornish where he lived many years. He m. second, -, Saralı -. He d. July 17, 1830, in Northfield, Vt. Children, all by first wife:
i. SARAH, b. Sept. 3, 1783, in Spencer, Vt .; m. Aug. 23, 1806, Enos Child of Cornish; rem. to Bethel, Vt., in 1812, where they spent the rest of their lives. Ten children:
ii. HULDAH, b. Dec. 24, 1785, in Spencer, Vt .; m. Sept. 4, 1809, Ishmael Tuxbury. They lived in Cornish several years. Had eight chil- dren. (See Tuxbury.) She d. June 13, 1870. Mr. Tuxbury was b. March 12, 1782, and d. in Cornish June 15, 1867.
iii. ASAPH STEBBINS, b. March 12, 1788, in Spencer, Vt .; d. Nov. 25, 1823.
iv. JOSHUA B., b. Feb. 16, 1790, in Spencer, Vt .; d. July 28, 1803.
v. BENJ. B., b. March 14, 1792, in Cornish.
vi. PERSIS, b. Sept. 6, 1794, in Cornish; m. -. Went to Helena, Ark., in 1825, to reside.
vii. CATIIARINE, b. July 28, 1796, in Cornish; d. Oct. 2, 1797.
viii. FRANKLIN, b. July 26, 1798, in Cornish; d. Aug. 2, 1803.
ix. ABIGAIL, b. June 17, 1800, in Cornish; d. Aug. 6, 1803.
x. TABITIIA, b. Aug. 18, 1802, in Cornish; d. Aug. S, 1803.
xi. THOMAS HALL, b. Jan. 23, 1808; m. June 24, 1832, Eliza Miller of New York. One child, Marcia Louisa, b. April 28, 1836.
* These parents came to Cornish and spent their last years here. Benja- min, Sr., d. March 7, 1793, aged 68, and Sarah, his wife, d. Oct. 1, 1797, aged 73.
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GENEALOGIES.
BENWAY.
1. BUZZELL BENWAY was b. in Grantham June, 1805; m. - , Harriet Muzzy, b. April, 1813, and d. May 25, 1883. They came to Cornish about 1846, and lived near Croydon line on the Notch road, uppermost house. He d. Oct. 15, 1882. He sold out his mountain farm about 1878 (?) and removed from town. Children:
i. LEMUEL, b. Oct. 9, 1832, in Grantham; m. - , Sarah Churchill of Cornish, dau. of Lewis and Ruth (Quimby) Churchill, b. Jan. 28, 1830, and d. May 12, 1874. Lemuel was a generally useful man. He d. March 29, 1890. They left one son: Arthur L., b. March 18, 1860, who in. Nov. 16, 1880, Sarah J. Tandy of Lempster, b. Aug. 15, 1857, and d. April 20, 1900, leaving one child, Lucy E., b. Sept. 21, 1881. Arthur L. has res. in Lempster since Nov. 1, 1881; a prominent citizen.
ii. ASA, b. 1835; m. June, 1861, Philena A. Fay. Enlisted in Civil War and was killed in Battle at Waynesboro, Va., March 2, 1865. (See Military.)
iii. BETSEY, b. -; m. Theron A. Clough. Four children.
iv. LYDIA, b. - , 18440; d. Oct. 10, 1850.
v. REUBEN T., b. Jan., 1843. Enlisted in the Civil War and d. in Washington, D. C., Nov. 12, 1863. (See Military.) He m. Sept. 29, 1862, Nancy A. Kidder of Cornish, dau. of James and Sarah (Burr) Kidder, b. June 15, 1843. No issue. His wid. afterwards m. Henry H. Sanderson. (See Sanderson.) She d. March 9, 1906.
2. vi. HARVEY, b. Aug. 23, 1851.
2. HARVEY? BENWAY (Buzzelli) was b. Aug. 23, 1851, in Plainfield; m. in Lempster Jan. 17, 1879, Isabel Mellen of Sunapee, b. Sept. 13, 1868. Came back to Cornish to live in April, 1SSS. Children:
i. HIMAN A., b. April 14, 1881; m. Aug. 25, 1910, Ruth E. Bartlett, dau. of Daniel D. and Rebecca (Bryant) Bartlett.
ii. ELENORA C., b. Feb. 29, 1884; m. March 16, 1902, Earl W. Brown of Cornish. Their first child, a dau., was b. Aug. 14, 1903.
iii. MABEL H., b. March 15, 1887; m. June 28, 1908, Elmer C. Bartlett of Cornish. Lived at White River Junction. She d. June 3, 1909, suddenly.
iv. DAY E., b. July 3, 1893.
V. ALICE L., b. June 8, 1896.
vi. DAYTON H., b. June 14, 1904.
vii. KARL W., b. Oct. 16, 1906.
BINGHAM.
The Binghams of Cornish were of English descent.
THOMAS1 and MARY BINGHAM res. in Sheffield, Eng.
THOMAS? and MARY (Rudd) BINGHAM came to America about 1659 and res. in Norwich, Conn. Had eleven children.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
DEA. ABEL3 and MARY (Odell) BINGHAM, res. and d. in Windham, Conn. Nine children. He d. March 25, 1745.
JONATHAN4 BINGHAM, adopted by Jonathan3; m. first, Mary Abbie; m. second, Sarah Upton. Res., Windham, Conn. By first wife he had:
JONATHAN5 BINGHAM, b. Feb. 20, 1735; m. first, -, Elizabeth Warner, b. -- , d .-; m. second, -, Abigail Warner, a sister of his former wife (?), b. - , 1738, d. June 18, 1812, in Cornish, aged 74. They came to Cornish from Mansfield, Conn., about 1778 (?). He d. in Cornish March 9, 1812. Children of Jonathans and Elizabeth Warner:
i. ELISHA WARNER, b. March 23, 1765, in Mansfield, Conn .; m. and came to Cornish and there had a son, Warner Bingham, b. in Cornish in 1789, who rem. to Concord, Vt., where he m. Lucy Wheeler. He d. in Bethlehem Feb. 12, 1872. These were the parents of Judge Harry Bingham, LL.D., lawyer, legislator, author, who was b. in Concord, Vt., March 30, 1821, and d. in Littleton, Sept. 12, 1900.
ii. ERASTUS, b. April 17, 1767, in Mansfield, Conn. Children by Abi- gail Warner:
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