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ii. STILLMAN, b. June 7, 1809. Educated at New Hampton Theological Seminary for the Baptist ministry. Was bapt. by Elder A. Kendrick, at ten years of age, in company with his brother Daniel, two years older, and sister, Elmina, two years younger than himself. He d. before entering the ministry, July 22, 1843, unm.
iii. MERCY ELMINA, b. Aug. 17, 1811. She was educated at New Hampton. She was noted for her unselfish disposition, love of literature and remarkable memory. She d. April 27, 1839.
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iv. HORACE, b. Dec. 2, 1814, and d. in Oakland, Cal., March 15, 1876. A Baptist minister, zealous and greatly beloved. Prepared for college at New Hampton. Grad. at Dartmouth College, class 1841, and at Newton Theological Seminary. Pastor of a church in Keene, where he was ord. May 7, 1845, also at West Acton, Mass., and East Oakland, Cal. Opened the first public school in San José. Devoted the last part of his life to Bible mission work, preaching in public and by firesides, and distributing tons of Bibles and Testaments. He m. first, Sarah H. Rand; m. second, Sarah Haines. Had several children.
v. STEPHEN, b. Dec. 18, 1816; d. Aug. 18, 1818.
vi. MARTHA RHODA, b. Sept. 8, 1818. Was educated at New Hampton Seminary. Spent some years teaching in North Carolina. She manifested a great love for literature, was of beautiful spirit, and unselfish in all her life work. She m. March 4, 1846, Rev. Jonathan S. Herrick, by whom she had four children: 1. Maria Elmina, b. Dec. 19, 1846; d. April 3, 1908, unm. 2. James Day, b. June 4, 1848. 3. Martha Jane, b. Feb. 18, 1850. 4. Daniel F. R., b. Jan. 10, 1852. Mrs. Herrick d. during her husband's pastorate in Rumney, March 17, 1852, aged 34.
vii. DAVID SIDNEY, b. Sept. 1, 1821. (See sketch.)
viii. SARAH JANE, b. Feb. 23, 1824. Eyes and health were ruined by vaccination when ten years old. She never m. but d. Jan. 12, 1894, aged 70.
4. AMOS6 RICHARDSON (Josephs, Amoss, Stephen3-2, Samueli) b. Nov. 27, 1785; m. Feb. 24, 1814, Sophia Comings, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Butter- field) Comings, b. April 10, 1789, and d. Sept. 5, 1853, aged 64. · He was a prominent citizen of the town, serving it in various offices; also represented it in the state legislature of 1847. A member and deacon of the Baptist Church. A successful farmer and continued on the paternal homestead till his death, Sept. 14, 1853, aged 67. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. SARAH, b. Aug. 17, 1815. As a very successful teacher, she spent many years in this avocation in the south, prior to her m. to Rev. Jonathan S. Herrick, April 20, 1853. Then she became at once, teacher and mother to the four children of her husband, by his first wife, Martha Rhoda (Richardson) Herrick. She has wrought well. Mr. Herrick d. in Troy Dec. 3, 1895. She is living in 1910. (See photo on page 308.)
9. ii. AMOS, b. Nov. 27, 1817.
iii. SOPHIA LOUISA, b. Marchi 31, 1820. She spent her life chiefly in educational work. She d. April 13, 1882, aged 62. Unm.
iv. WILLIAM TAYLOR, b. Nov. 16, 1822, and d. in the army about 1864.
v. CHARLOTTE, b. April 5, 1825; m. Dec. 20, 1847, Caleb H. Blood. She d. in Florida, Oct. 21, 1852, aged 27. She left one son, Daniel Richardson Blood. Mr. Blood d. July 16, 1896.
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vi. CORDELIA I., b. Jan. 2, 1828; m. Dec. 25, 1868, Rev. David Hawley. She d. March 24, 1878, aged 50.
vii. SAMUEL COMINGS, b. May 13, 1830. Student and teacher. He d. in Cal., where he went to regain his health, Oct. 9, 1859, aged 29.
viii. GEO. WASHINGTON, b. Jan. 25, 1834, and d. Feb. 12, 1871, aged 37.
MRS. SARAH RICHARDSON HERRICK, AT 84. (See sketch, page 307.)
5. ER17 RICHARDSON (Joseph 6-5, Amoss, Stephen3-2, Samueli) b. June 9, 1796; m. Feb. 22, 1821, Abigail Chandler Bragg, dau. of Nicholas, Jr., and Abigail (Chandler) Bragg. She was b. July 13, 1792, and d. Sept. 20, 1878, aged 84. He was a farmer and mechanic. Lived a while in Morristown, Vt., and Cornish. His last years were spent in Charles- town, where he d. June 19, 1869, aged 70. Children:
i. GEORGE BRADLEY, b. Dec. 22, 1821. "Railroaded" in Mass. till 1852, when he went west in the same business, then engaged in land speculation, manufacturing and trade. Operated in
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St. Louis, Mo., and Memphis, Tenn., until he acquired a hand- some competence. Then settled in Sangamon Co., Ill., where he spent the remainder of his years dying Feb. 12, 1895, in Riverton, Ill. Late in life, on Nov. 29, 1894, he m. Marion B. MeNeely, who survives him.
ii. CAROLINE, b. April 13, 1824, and d. Jan. 1, 1895, aged 70, unm.
iii. EMELINE, b. April 22, 1827; m. Jan. 10, 1849, Lucien Lane, res. in Charlestown. Ile d. Feb. 3, 1892. Three children.
iv. ELIZABETH A., b. Oct. 26, 1831; m. Jan. 4, 1853, Chas. Gay of Charlestown, who was b. Sept. 7, 1828. He was selectman for eight years and represented the town in legislature in 1866-67. also filled other offices of honor and trust. Ile d. July 24, 1892. Three children. She is living in 1910.
V. HELEN M., b. Nov. 20, 1834; m. Dec. 19, 1860, Jacob Augustus Kendall of Leominster, Mass. Mr. Kendall d. Nov. 13, 1886. A dau., Caroline M., m. in Claremont, May 28, 1907, Earl M. Putnam of Conn.
6. JOSEPH7 RICHARDSON (Joseph6-5, Amos4, Stephen3-2, Samueli) b. May 4, 1798; m. Nov. 29, 1820, Sylvia Day, dau. of Rufus and Betty (Com- ings) Day, b. in Cornish, July 15, 1799, and d. Feb. 1, 1882, aged 82. He was a farmer, also a brick mason. A zealous and consistent mem- ber of the Baptist Church, of which he was deacon for many years. He d. Aug. 10, 1871, aged 73. Children:
i. SALOME, b. Sept. 10, 1821; m. May 4, 1845, Amos Richardson of Cornish. She d. in Florida, May 17, 1850, aged 28. Left two sons. (See Amos7 Richardson.)
10. ii. ASA W., b. July 21, 1823.
iii. ELIZA M., b. May 23, 1825; m. Oct. 20, 1850, Sylvester M. Bugbee, who was b. Oct. 24, 1824, and d. Jan. 29, 1897, aged 72. She d. Oct. 18, 1896. They left two sons. (See Bugbee.)
iv. HIRAM DAY, b. March 14, 1827; m. Nov. 4, 1849, Mary A. Scripture. She was b. Nov. 20, 1825. Leaving Cornish when of age, he went to Mason, where he lived many years. Was honored by his townsmen, serving as selectman and representing the town in legislature, ete. He was a tailor by trade. Of him it has often been said, "He was an honest man." He afterwards lived in Waltham, Mass., where he d. Jan. 27, 1897. Had seven children, three sons and four daus.
11. v. JOSEPH ORLANDO, b. Dec. 16, 1833.
vi. LUCRETIA B., b. Nov. 30, 1839; m. May 7, 1861, Chias. B. Comings, son of Benjamin and Rebecca (Westgate) Comings. Two children. (See Comings.) Lived in Cornish and Lebanon. She d. in Lebanon, Nov. 24, 1895.
7. SAMUEL? RICHARDSON (Joseph6-5, Amoss, Stephen3-2, Samueli) b. April 12, 1800; m. first, Sophia W. Bond. Had two children, who d. young. She d. May 12, 1837, aged 24. Ile m. second, Mary A. Wright, b.
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March 5, 1817. They lived in Claremont chiefly. He d. April, 1883, aged 83. Children, all by last wife:
i. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 14, 1841. Insurance agent in Claremont.
ii. MARY, SOPHIA, b. Sept. 10, 1843; d. Aug. 4, 1849.
iii. CHARLES A., b. Nov. 2, 1847; d. Aug. 22, 1849.
iv. SARAH MARIA, b. July 15, 1850; m. Dec. 24, 1877, Samuel Ruggles of Windsor, Vt.
8. ARIEL7 RICHARDSON (Joseph6-5, Amos4, Stephens-2, Samueli) b. July 25, 1814; m. first, Dec. 29, 1841, Mary E. Armstrong, b. Nov. 1, 1808; d. Aug. 17, 1886; m. second, Nov. 14, 1888, Eliza Swan. She was b. Sept. 10, 1838. Rem. with family to Michigan, Nov. 5, 1855, where they resided in Carson City. He was a "carpenter and house builder." Date of his death not known. Children by Mary, all b. in Cornish:
i. ALBERT A., b. Dec. 10, 1842; m. Dec. 18, 1864, Jane M. Dawks. Two children. Enlisted, Nov. 9, 1861, in Berdans S. S. 1st Regt. Discharged Oct. 27, 1862.
ii. ANNA R., b. April 28, 1846; m. March 5, 1871, James F. Fillmore.
iii. ELLA C., b. May 24, 1848; m. Oct. 8, 1865, J. M. Patrick.
iv. VICTORIA M., b. Sept. 5, 1851; m. March 29, 1874, Isaac M. Patter- son; d. Oct. 20, 1883, aged 23.
9. AMOS7 RICHARDSON (Amoss, Josephs, Amoss, Stephens-2, Samueli) b. Nov. 27, 1817; m. first, May 4, 1845, Salome Richardson, dau. of Joseph? and Sylvia (Day) Richardson, b. Sept. 10, 1821, d. May 17, 1850; m. second, April 20, 1857, Sarah Jane Hilliard, dau. of Joseph and Roxana (Day) Hilliard. Educated at Kimball Union Academy and New Hampton and Norwich, Vt., attended medical lectures at Dartmouth Medical Col- lege but never practiced. Spent some time teaching in New England and in the South, and later in mercantile business in Jacksonville, Flor- ida. In 1853, he returned to the old homestead, after which his life was devoted chiefly to agricultural pursuits. He d. Sept. 19, 1901, aged nearly 84. Children by Salome:
12. i. SIDNEY K., b. June 29, 1846.
ii. FRANK, b. Dec. 14, 1848. A successful farmer. Spent some time in Cal. Returned to the charge of the homestead, where he now resides. (1902.) Children by Sarah Jane:
iii. FRED H., b. Oct. 1, 1859; m. Dec. 25, 1895, Gertrude A. Haven. Officer in Vermont State Prison at Windsor. (1902.) Children: 1. Flora E., b. May 3, 1900. 2. Margaret H., b. March 15, 1903.
iv. FLORA ELLA, b. Jan. 2, 1861; d. Aug. 15, 1886, aged 25.
v. NELLIE SALOME, b. May 26, 1867; m. Feb. 24, 1892, Elmer York. (See York.)
10. ASA W. & RICHARDSON (Joseph 7-6-5, Amoss, Stephens-2, Samueli) b. July 21, 1823; m. Sept. 1, 1846, Pluma C. Armstrong, b. Feb. 22, 1828, in New
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York. Wheelwright and general mechanic as well as farmer. Respond- ing to his country's call, he enlisted in 1862, serving until 1865, first as Orderly Sergt. then as 2d Lieut. in the 14th Regt. N. H. Vols. After the war he lived in Lebanon, where he d. May 3, 1874. Children:
i. MARCUS F., b. Aug. 16, 1848; m. March 20, 1869, Flora E. House of Lebanon. Printer; res. in Manchester.
ii. EMMA S., b. Oct. 14, 1854; d. June 8, 1859.
iii. ABBIE M., b. April 23, 1861; m. Dec. 20, 1882, John A. Woods of Francestown.
iv. CHARLES H., b. June 8, 1867; d. Nov. 1, 1867.
11. JOSEPH ORLANDOS RICHARDSON (Joseph 7-6-5, Amoss, Stephen3-2, Samueli) b. Dec. 16, 1833; m. first, Nov. 29, 1855, Helen M. Comings, 2d dau. of Alvin and Alvira (Williams) Comings, b. Feb. 10, 1835, d. Oct. 3, 1868, aged 33; m. second, Dec. 2, 1869, Mary Malincy Burr, only dau. of Brad- ley and Hannah (Read) Burr, b. July 4, 1837. Mr. Richardson was a wheelwright by trade, also a house carpenter and res. in Lebanon, where he d. Sept. 8, 1900. "He was one of the very best of men, his standard in everything was ever a high one and he walked in the path where duty and conscience guided him, trusting implicitly his God." Children by Helen:
i. CLAYTON JOSEPH, b. July 4, 1862, in trade in Lebanon; of the pros- perous firm of Richardson & Emerson.
ii. ERRAIN ALVIN, b. April 27, 1864; d. Jan. 20, 1867.
Child by Mary M .:
iii. LEON BURR, b. April 14, 1878. Graduate Dartmouth College, class of 1900.
12. SIDNEY KIRK& RICHARDSON (Amos7-6, Josephs, Amoss, Stephen3-2, Samueli) b. June 29, 1846; m. April 6, 1869, Ella Idalene Sturtevant, dau. of Na- hum C. and Martha Jane (Thomas) Sturtevant, b. Feb. 3, 1849. Mr. Richardson was educated in the schools of Cornish and Kimball Union Academy. Enlisted at eighteen, Aug. 31, 1864, in 1st Regt. II. Art., which performed much arduous service in and about Washington, D. C. Was discharged Sept. 11, 1865. On returning home from the army, he found his health insufficient for the labors of the field, owing to malarial disease contracted in the service, so he devoted some years to the machinist's trade, and in manufacturing business in Lebanon, Windsor, Brandon, Vt., etc. Was collector of bridge tolls for seven years at Windsor, then returned to Cornish where he has since resided, upon the Dr. Boardman place, so called. For ten years was collector of the taxes of the town. Children:
i. MARTHA SALOME, b. June 24, 1870; d. June 28, 1870.
ii. HENRY STURTEVANT, b. Sept. 19, 1873. Graduate Kimball Union Academy, elass of 1896. Prin. of high school at Walpole two
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years, from 1898 to 1902. Prin. of academy at Wells River, Vt. After this he was admitted to the bar, and established himself in the successful practice of law in Claremont.
HENRY S. RICHARDSON.
iii. CHARLES SIDNEY, b. May 9, 1886; Grad. Kimball Union Academy, class of 1905.
WILLIAM RICHARDSON, the first of the name in town, was a soldier of the Revolution. His name appears several times during the war in different military bodies and on different occasions and was always accredited to Cor- nish. He came home unharmed. His relationship to those of the same name coming to the town later cannot be determined. Ile m. - , Tabitha and they had a dau. Luey, b. in town May 2, 1776; d. Oet. 17, 1777. There is no known record of his leaving town, or of his death. Probably d. early as his wid. Tabitha m. Jan. 27, 1780, Robert Nichols, and d. in town, Sept. 3, 1783.
JOSEPH RICHARDSON (pedigree and birth unknown) m. Nov., 1831, Mrs. Anna Maria (Marble) Platt of Cornish, and by her had two children. He d. Oct. 27, 1839, and was buried in Cornish. The children were:
i. HANNAN CHASE, b. in 1834; m. Harford B. Kirk and d. childless, Jan. 12, 1870, buried in Trinity church-yard.
"All thats beautiful in woman, All we in her nature love, All the good in all the human, Passed from this clay to God above."
(Inscription on her tombstone.)
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ii. GEORGE WENTWORTH, b. in 1838. He was twice m. and d. at Mount Vernon, N. Y., in 1881 leaving two children by his first wife.
RICKARD.
LEMUEL RICKARD, with Elizabeth his wife, were the first of the name in town. They had seven children, and then the mother d. Mr. R. m. again, Abigail - -, and had five more children. The family lived in the northeast part of the town and were living in town in 1790. The cen- sus of that time says his family consisted of himself, two boys and one girl and the mother. There is no known record of the death of Eliza- beth, but Abigail, the second wife, d. April 12, 1854. Mr. R. d. Dec. 18, 1855, aged 75. Children by Elizabeth:
i. SARAH, b. June 15, 1785.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 10, 1787.
iii. JARED, b. Feb. 19, 1790.
iv. THEOPHILUS, b. May 26, 1792.
v. TIRZAH, b. July 6, 1795.
vi. ELIZABETH, b. July 20, 1798.
vii. LEMUEL, JR., b. Nov. 6, 1801.
Children by Abigail:
viii. ALVIN, b. Nov. 4, 1804; d. Aug. 25, 1806.
ix. LOUISA, b. March 8, 1807.
x. REUEL, b. Aug. 3, 1809; d. May 15, 1831.
xi. ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 17, 1812; d. March 6, 1813.
xii. TRUMAN, b. Feb. 12, 1814. Grad. Kimball Union Academy, 1838; Dartmouth College 1842; Med. Dept., 1847. Physician at Woburn, Mass., till he d. Aug. 8, 1861. He taught school sey- eral terms.
ELIJAH RICKARD, a brother of Lemuel (?) with Betsey, his wife, had five children. She d. ---. He m. second, Tenty -, and by her had six children. She d. Jan. 8, 1827, aged 46. There is no known record of his death. Children, by Betsey:
i. JONATHAN, b. March 13, 1787.
ii. DEBORAH, b. July 10, 1788.
iii. ELEAZER, b. Feb. 25, 1790.
iv. HANNAH, b. March 25, 1795.
v. IRA, b. Oct. 17, 1797.
Children by Tenty :
vi. CHARITY, b. 1807; d. March 23, 1830.
vii. MARY, b. Jan. 19, 1SOS.
viii. MIRANDA, b. Sept. 8, 1809; d. June 22, 1836.
ix. RANSOM, b. Nov. 3, 1811; d. Dee. 13, 1839.
x. WATSON FREEMAN, b. April 11, 1814.
xi. WARREN, b. Feb. 25, 1818.
xii. WINSLOW, b. March 8, 1820.
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In the cemetery at the Flat are tablets inscribed to Abner Rickard who d. July 2, 1827, aged 84, and to his wife, Susanna, who d. Jan. 1, 1833, aged 81. These may have been the parents of Lemuel and Elijah, who late in life came to res. with their children.
Also, Levi Riekard, d. March 16, 1865. His wife d. May 9, 1846.
RIPLEY.
WILLIAM RIPLEY of the fifth generation from William Ripley who settled in Hingham, Mass., in 1635, was b. at Windham, Conn., Feb. 12, 1734. He was the great-grandson of Hannah Bradford who was the granddau. of Gov. Bradford of the Plymouth Colony. He rem. from Windham with his family June 5, 1775, and arrived at Cornish, June 14, 1775, where he lived until his death, Feb. 17, 1818. He m. Jan. 11, 1757, Lydia Brewster, dau. of Capt. James and Faith (Ripley) Brewster, b. at Windham, Conn., March 18, 1740, and d. in Cornish Nov. 2, 1829. She was a descendant of the sixth generation from Elder Brewster of the Plymouth Colony. Children, all b. in Windham, Conn .:
i. FAITH, b. Oct. 13, 1757; m. Jan. 14, 1779, Jabez (or Jabish) Spicer of Cornish. Nine children. (See Spicer.) They lived in Cornish till 1810, and then rem. to Richmond, Vt., where they both d. He d. Jan. 6, 1823. She d. May 31, 1824.
ii. ALETHEA, b. Aug. 23, 1759; d. Sept. 5, 1759.
iii. ALETHEA, 2D, b. Jan. 11, 1761; m. March 30, 1788, James Wellman of Cornish. Four children. (See Wellman.) She d. Oct. 15. 1841.
iv. JAMES, b. April 4, 1763; m. first, March 7, 1792, Lucy Eaton of Hart- ford, Vt., who was b. in Woodstock, Conn., Oct. 15, 1765, and d. in Cornish, Dec. 23, 1807; m. second, in Torringford, Conn., Sept. 2, 1810, Florilla Mills, b. July 5, 1779, and d. in Cornish, Sept. 21, 1858. She was a sister of Samuel J. Mills, famous for the part he took in the organization of the American Board of Foreign Missions. Like her brother, she had a loving zeal for the same cause, and in her quiet way, did much to awaken a similar spirit in her church in Cornish. She was a woman of sweet and gentle spirit and of sincere piety. She was cousin to the two sisters, Maria S. and Abbie Moore Mills, who m. the two Whittlesey brothers of Cornish.
James Ripley, like his father, was a powerful man physically and mentally and active in upholding all good things. No children by either wife. He became famous as a military man and attained the rank of Col. le d. Aug. 9, 1842, in Cornish. SELINDA, b. April 4, 1773; m. April 4, 1790, Eliphalet Kimball of v. Cornish. Seven children. (See Kimball.) She d. June 4, 1854.
DAVID KIMBALL RIPLEY, fourth child of David and Hannah (Cuffs) Ripley, was b. April 30, 1812, in Plymouth, Mass. Spent most of his youth in Morristown, Vt. He m. Nov. 21, 1841, Rosilla B. Clark of Plainfield,
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dau. of Samuel and Bathsheba (Porter) Clark, b. Dec. 31, 1820, and d. Jan. 8, 1892. They came to Cornish in the fifties and settled on the farm recently owned and occupied by George A. Truell. He was a member of the Baptist Church and an exemplary citizen. He enlisted in the 7th Regt., N. H. Vols., and d. in the service, in the General Hospital at Hilton Head, S. C., Sept. 9, 1862. (See Military.) Chil- dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. MINNIE VELONA, b. Aug. 29, 1843; m. first, Oct. 18, 1861, John Vinton of Cornish. He enlisted and d. in the service June 16, 1863. Had one son, John M. Vinton, b. July 15, 1863, and d. April 9, 1871; m. second, Oct. 16, 1866, B. Eli Davis of Plain- field, and by him had three children. She d. Aug. 8, 1892.
ii. ELLEN M., b. July 25, 1847; m. first, Nov. 15, 1866, Charles Torrey Hardy of Cornish. He d. May 12, 1885; m. second, April 13, 1886, C. Clarence Mason, then of Cornish. They soon rem. to Franklin, Mass., where he d. March 6, 1893. No children by either m.
iii. JENNIE A., b. Aug. 20, 1859; m. Nov. 28, 1877, Luman Mitchell of Cornish. One child. (See Mitchell.)
ROBERTS.
DANIEL and ASENATH ROBERTS had the following children b. in Cornish. In 1790, the family consisted of one man, two boys and four females. He served in the Revolutionary War. No record of their descendants other than this. Children:
i. ERASTUS, b. Feb. 11, 1783.
ii. ASENATH, b. April 29, 1788.
iii. DANIEL, b. Aug. 20, 1790.
iv. Lois, b. April 9, 1792.
V. JOHN, b. May 1, 1794.
ROBINSON.
GEORGE' ROBINSON came from Scotland about 1680 and settled in Attleboro, Mass. He had a son, Nathaniel?, who m. Zilpha Daggert about 1720. They had nine children. Their third son, Georges, who m. Abigail Everett, had a son David4, b. March 16, 1761, in Attleboro, Mass., who became a res. of Cornish in 1783, in which year he m. Annie Whittaker, b. Nov. 26, 1759, and d. May 2, 1842, aged 82. He entered the Conti- nental Army at nineteen years of age, and served thirteen months. After he was seventy-one, he received a pension. He d. in Cornish, Oct. 10, 1851, aged 90. Children, all b. in Cornish:
2. i. EVERETT, b. Feb. 22, 1783.
ii. LARNARD, b. April 8, 1785; m. Mary Delano; d. Sept. 24, 1848, aged 61.
iii. GEORGE, b. Sept. 4, 1786; m. Nov. 11, 1811, Permittee Cutler; four children.
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iv. . CYNTHIA, b. Dee. 22, 1788; m. March 10, 1822, Oliver Jackson of Cornish. Three children. (See Jackson.)
V. HANNAH, b. April 4, 1791; m. Dec. 21, 1820, Orcemmuis Blodgett.
vi. SARAII, b. Feb. 28, 1793; m. Feb. 28, 1814, Uriel Comings of Cornish. Eight children. (See Comings.) She d. March 17, 1876.
vii. DAVID, b. March 4, 1795.
viii. Lucy, b. Jan. 18, 1797; m. - , John Fellows of Cornish (second wife). She d. childless, Dec. 21, 1891.
ix. OLIVER, b. April 2, 1799; m. March 6, 1823, Mary Winch, who d. in 1845. He d. Dec. 28, 1873.
2. EVERETT5 ROBINSON (Davids, Georges, Nathaniel?, Georges) b. Feb. 22, 1784; m. April 17, 1805, Julia Williams, dau. of William and Susanna (Pond) Williams, b. April 20, 1786; d. June 13, 1826. He d. March 2, 1863, aged 79. He always res. in Cornish and was in the War of 1812-14 and went with the N. H. Troops to the defense of Buffalo, N. Y. Children, all b. in Cornish :
3. i. WILLIAMS DEAN, b. March 24, 1807.
ii. ORIN, b. May 7, 1809; d. May 10, 1809.
iii. HORACE EVERETT, b. April 13, 1811; d. of yellow fever in China, in 1855. Was a gunner in the U. S. Navy. Never m.
iv. JESSE LEONARD, b. June 16, 1813; m. May 2, 1857, Clementine Pease of Quechee, Vt. Nine children. He d. June 28, 1893, in Low- ell, Mass. He served in the Civil War under Gen. B. F. Butler. He lost a child in town, Sept. 28, 1846.
v. JULIA ANN, b. Oct. 31, 1815. Never m .; d. in Concord, Aug. 25, 1852. vi. EMELINE METCALF, b. Sept. 3, 1817; m. - , Rev. Mr. Kimball. She d. Jan. 9, 1838.
vii. LEONARD, b July. 24, 1820; m. Sept. 2, 1846, Sophia Pease of Que- chee, Vt. A sister of the wife of his brother Jesse. She d. Jan. 5, 1901. He d. at Tampa, Fla., of yellow fever, Nov. 3, 1887. They had five children.
4. viii. SAMUEL STILLMAN, b. Jan. 25, 1824.
3. WILLIAMS DEANS ROBINSON (Everetts, Darid', George 3, Nathaniel?, Georgei) b. March 24, 1807; m. Dee. 15, 1830, Mary Zilpha Clement, of Plain- field. She d. -- , in Boston, 1901. HIc d. Dec., 1854, in Lowell, Mass. Children:
i. MARY ZILPIA, b. in Plainfield, Sept. 23, 1831; m. Nov. 22, 1865, Alexander C. Studley. Res. in Boston. No children.
ii. GEORGE CLEMENT, b. Sept. 15, 1832, in Plainfield; m. Aug. 2, 1862, Kate B. Hazeltine. Res., Haverhill, Mass.
iii. ORIN WILLIAMS, b. in Claremont, Ang. 12, 1834; m. Aug. 20, 1865, Cornelia Lombard. Four children. Went at first to Lake Superior region and finally settled in Chassell, Mich., and has served his adopted state two terms as lieutenant-governor. Has a son, a grad. of Harvard College, a lawyer in New York City. (See photo on page 317.)
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iv. JULIA THANKFUL, b. Nov. 17, 1836, in Claremont; m. June 19, 1866, Rev. Fayette Hurd. Two children.
v. OSCAR DAVID, b. Aug. 19, 1838, in Cornish. He grad. from Kimball Union Academy in 1861. Immediately enlisting he served to the close of the Civil War. Was in many battles and won the rank of Capt. After the war he entered Dartmouth College, graduating from it in 1869, and immediately after he became
HON. O. W. ROBINSON. (See sketeh, page 316.)
the principal of the Albany (N. Y.) High School, which position he held twenty-five years or till his death. He also travelled extensively both in this country and Europe, and was very active in the work of the Y. M. C. A. He d. July 11, 1911. The mayor of the city, upon learning of his death, announeed the faet with profound sorrow and ordered that the flags on all the municipal buildings be lowered at half-mast until after his funeral. He also said, in part, "that he was a model eitizen,-
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active in whatever related to the interests of the city. Was respected, admired and beloved by the thousands of students who passed under his fostering care. His memory will be held dear by hundreds of graduates who felt and acknowledged his benign influence on their characters and careers."
Prof. C. W. Cole, superintendent of the Albany School System, also said of him "that he was a fine class teacher. That the work of the Latin and Greek department in the High School under his tutelage for sixteen years, had a bigger reputation among the colleges than that of any other school of its char- acter."
He m. in Madison, Wis., Aug. 4, 1870, Jennie M. Rowell, formerly of Plainfield. She was dau. of Samuel and Mary (Moore) Rowell, b. July 28, 1840. No children.
vi. FRANCES AURELIA, b. March 28, 1840, in Cornish; m. Aug. 3, 1875, Rev. Israel Ainsworth. She d. Nov. 1, 1876.
vii. ORCEMUS BLODGETT, b. in Cornish, Dec. 11, 1841; m. June 27, 1867, Harriet A. Harris. Five children. Res. in Mich. Grad. at Kimball Union Academy; served in the Civil War, became Lieut. viii. ROSABELLA EMELINE, b. in Cornish, July 12, 1844; d. Aug. 26, 1850. ix. HORACE EDWARD, b. in Cornish, April 3, 1846; d. Aug. 24, 1850.
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