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6. ICHABOD3 SMITH (Ichabod2-1) was b. May 17, 1797; m. Dec. 25, 1821, Sabrina Luey of Cornish, dau. of William and Sarah (Williams) Luey, b. 1795; d. Oct. 3, 1869. He d. Feb. 17, 1864. A farmer. Children:
9. 1. WILLIAM CARLOS, b. March 8, 1824.
ii. Infant, b. and d. in 1826.
iii. EMELINE JANETT, b. Dec. 27, 1827; m. March 10, 1859, in Chicopee, Mass., to Olcott M. Bixby of Piermont. Res. Chicopee, Mass.
iv. EUGENIA CLEMENTINE, b. Feb. 5, 1830; m. June 13, 1852, Hervey Alvord of So. Hadley, Mass. He d. - , and his wid. res. in Chicopee, Mass.
v. Infant, b. and d. Feb. 21, 1833.
vi. Infant, b. Sept. 19, 1836; d. Sept. 23, 1836.
vii. Infant, d. Jan., 1839.
7. EDWIN HARVEYA SMITH (Harveys, Ichabod2-1) b. March 9, 1829. Remained on the old homestead but built a new set of buildings across the brook from the old ones. A prosperous farmer; m. March 23, 1866, Mrs. Elmina (Dunham) Bartlett, b. Aug. 31, 1826. Mr. S. d. March 18, 1905. Mrs. S. d. Feb. 15, 1910. One child:
i. EMMA CYNTHIA, b. Feb. 23, 1867.
8. FORDYCE HARRINGTON4 SMITH (Harveys, Ichabod2-1) was b. June 26, 1832; m. May 23, 1858, Ellen S. Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Gilbert and Sophia (Plaistridge) Hilliard, b. Dec. 14, 1835. Have lived chiefly in Brattle- boro, Vt., but recently in Northfield Farms, Mass. Children:
i. MABEL JANETTE, b. April 6, 1858; m. Arthur M. Willis, Feb. 18, 1885. Two children (1905).
ii. GILBERT HILLIARD, b. Oct. 9, 1859; m. July 20, 1880, Josephine A. Badge. No children.
9. WILLIAM CARLOS4 SMITH (Ichabod3-2-1) b. March 8, 1824; m. April 15, 1852, Deborah P. Weld of Cornish, dau. of John and Polly (Hilliard) Weld, b. Oct. 17, 1824; d. in Canada with her dau. A farmer and res. on the Rowell farm near the present town house. He d. May 21, 1898. Chil- dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. GEORGE C., b. in 1860 (?), m. - , a Miss Bagg. They lived in Holyoke, Mass., where he d. Sept. 5, 1910.
ii. EDSON L., b. April 27, 1865; d. May 4, 1892.
iii. JENNIE BELL, b. -; m. June 23, 1883, Frank S. Weston.
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AARON BRANCH.
CAPT. AARON SMITH, b. in 1758, was a Revolutionary soldier. He came from Woburn, Mass., in 1785, first to Rockingham, Vt., and a little later to Plainfield, where he remained till 1793, and then rem. to Cornish and settled on the farm entailed on his descendants. Here he became a pros- perous farmer. He had m. - , Huldah Webb, who was b. in 1767, and d. in Cornish, Oct. 27, 1842. Capt. Smith d. June 19, 1824. "He fought six years for American Independence." (Inscription on his tombstone.) Children, the first four b. as indicated and the rest b. in Cornish :
i. HULDAH, b. Aug. 18, 1785, in Rockingham, Vt .; m. Feb. 19, 1809, Daniel H. Vinton. Nine children. (See Vinton.) She d. April 30, 1861.
ii. POLLY, b. Aug. 23, 1787, in Rockingham, Vt. Never m. She d. Dec. 9, 1863, aged 76.
2. iii. AARON, JR., b. Dec. 22, 1789, in Plainfield.
3. iv. CONSTANT WEBB, b, April 22, 1792, in Plainfield.
v. SARAH, b. Dec. 22, 1794. Never m .; d. March 19, 1861.
vi. BETSEY, b. Oct. 26, 1797; m. Jan. 2, 1820, Reuben Dodge then of Claremont. Lived in Royalton, Vt., where she d. Dec. 23, 1875. Twelve children.
vii. GEORGE W., b. July 2, 1800; d. Aug. 14, 1803.
viii. ANN, b. Oct. 11, 1802; m. - , Israel Porter. Lived chiefly in Wind- sor, Vt., where she d. Sept., 1860. Had several children, three of whom were b. in Cornish.
ix. GEORGE ELISHA, b. June 2, 1806; m. - , Lydia Ayers of Cornish, dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Bartlett) Ayers, b. Oct. 16, 1795, and d. Feb. 15, 1841. They had no children. He went to sea and d. of ship fever off the coast of Madagascar, date unknown.
2. AARON? SMITH (Aaron1) was b. Dec. 22, 1789; m. first, July 7, 1811, Lucy French of Cornish, dau. of Ephraim and Comfort (York) French, b. Nov. 27, 1789, and d. Feb., 1816, at the birth of her twins. M. second, June 6, 1816, Lydia Mitchell of Claremont, dau. of William and Sophia (Atherton) Mitchell, b. 1790(?), and d. March 7, 1873, aged 83. He was a prosperous farmer and ever lived on the homestead of his father. He d. Aug. 18, 1872. Children by first wife, all b. in Cornish:
i. GEORGE H., twin, b. Feb. 5, 1816; never m .; d. Aug. 5, 1882.
ii. LUCY F., twin, b. Feb. 5, 1816; never m .; d. Jan. 23, 1898.
By second wife:
iii. HIRAM, b. June 24, 1820; m. - , Melissa Thomas of Claremont, who d. Nov. 14, 1898. Two children. He was a jeweller and lived at Cambridgeport, Mass., where he d. Aug. 7, 1898.
iv. An infant, unnamed; b. and d. in 1827.
v. HENRY, b. March 7, 1833; m. Aug. 27, 1862, Susan Maria Mace, dau. of Samuel and Susan (Vinton) Mace, b. Oct. 23, 1835.
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No children. A farmer and lived on the Smith homestead, where he d. May 16, 1905.
3. CONSTANT WEBB2 SMITH (Aaron1) was b. April 22, 1792; in. Feb. 16, 1816, Sarah Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Amos Avery and Sarah (Huggins) Hilliard, b. Oct. 9, 1797; d. Dec. 3, 1882. He d. March 18, 1882. Chil- dren, all b. in town:
i. HARRIET L., b. July 21, 1817; m. Nov. 26, 1850, Dr. Robert Atwood (second wife) of Weathersfield, Vt. Three children. She d. Dec. 26, 1900, in Farmingdale, N. Y.
CAPT. CONSTANT W. SMITH.
ii. SARAH M., b. May 18, 1819; m. Feb. 3, 1848, Levi Bunnell. Two children. She d. March 4, 1895.
iii. AMOS AVERY, b. May 20, 1821; m. March 25, 1849, Hannah R. Bun- nell, who d. July 3, 1897. Has lived chiefly in Claremont. His last years were spent in Somerville, Mass., where he d. Feb. 1, 1905.
iv. LINA LUCINDA, b. July 26, 1823; m. Sept. 14, 1859, Ira B. Savage. v. AARON LELAND, b. Dee. 26, 1824; m. Nov. 5, 1859, Josephine Picker- ing.
vi. HARVEY W., b. Oct. 10, 1826; d. young.
4. vii. PHILANDER WEBB, b. Dec. 20, 1828.
viii. SUSAN MARIA, b. Nov. 20, 1830; m. Nov. 24, 1853, Stillman R. Weeden.
ix. ELIZA ANN, b. April 4, 1833; m. - , Charles L. Stone, a tailor.
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Res. in Coneord, where she d. July 19, 1873. Two children, sons.
x. ALFRED MUNROE, b. May 27, 1835; m. Oet. 19, 1861, Mary J. Hea- gan. Res. in Dedham, Mass.
xi. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Dee. 4, 1837; m. first, March 26, 1863, Persis N. Baldwin. She d. -; m. second, Laura Allen. Res. in North Carolina.
xii. SULA A., b. Feb. 27, 1840; m. Jan. 21, 1871, Wilder Brown.
4. PHILANDER WEBB3 SMITH (Aaron2-1) was b. Dec. 20, 1828; m. June 25, 1859, Almira S. Brown, dau. of Sherburn and Susan Brown, b. Dee. 13, 1828. He was a farmer and lived on the homestead farm till after the death of his parents when he sold out and went to Claremont where he continues to res. (1910). While he lived in Cornish, he was selectman several years. Child:
i. EUGENE WEBB, b. Jan. 1, 1862; m. June 13, 1890 (June 12, 1889, town record), Sophia D. Guild, dau. of Geo. A. Guild. They live in Dedham, Mass. One child: Constance, b. Jan. 10, 1892; d. Feb. 19, 1897.
BENJAMIN BRANCH.
1. BENJAMIN2 SMITH (Ichabod1) was b. about 1764 (?). He m. - , Esther -, who was b. in 1767, and d. May 23, 1837, aged 70. He d. April 11, 1834, in Cornish, aged 70. The records of his family do not appear on the records of the town. It is not known when he came to town but his name appears in the census of Cornish, in 1790. At that time his family consisted of himself and four females, including his wife. The list of his children cannot be given excepting one son and one dau., Lydia, who was b. in 1798, who m Jan. 8, 1823, Clark Kendrick of Cor- nish, and d. in Cornish, March 16, 1843. She had six children. (See Kendrick.)
2. BENJAMIN SMITH, JR., b. in Cornish March 11, 1794; m. June 29, 1813, Mary Ayers of Cornish, dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Bartlett) Ayers, b. Jan. 15, 1793, and d. Nov. 15, 1872. He d. May 28, 1873, at the home of his dau. in Hartland, Vt. Children, all b. in Cornish were:
3. i. BENJAMIN SEWALL, b. July 23, 1815.
ii. MARY LYDIA, b. June 25, 1819; m. April 3, 1837, Ithamar Marey of Hartland, Vt., who was b. March 5, 1809, and d. Aug. 22, 1887. She had six children and d. in Hartland, July 18, 1902. Their children were: 1. Fred Ithamar, b. May 13, 1838. 2. Juliette Josephine, b. April 3, 1840. 3. Mary Adalaide, b. Sept. 9, 1843. 4. Alice Isabel, b. June 9, 1846. 5. Benjamin Franklin, b. Dec. 13, 1853. 6. Clara Stella, b. Dec. 25, 1855, who m. Fred J. Hadley.
4. iii. CHARLES THOMAS, b. June 20, 1834.
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3. . BENJAMIN SEWALL+ SMITH (Banjamin3-2, Ichabod1) was b. July 23, 1815; m. July 24, 1845, Paulina Hoadley, dau. of Elias and Mehitable Hoadley, b. April 5, 1820, d. April 23, 1910. He d. Sept. 16, 1872. Children :
5. i. JOHN SEWALL, b. April 9, 1849.
ii. CHARLES HENRY, b. Aug. 19, 1852. In trade in Boston.
iii. EMMA PAULINA, b. May 4, 1856; m. - Keyes and lives in Windsor, Vt. One child.
4. CHARLES THOMAS' SMITH (Benjamin3-2, Ichabod1) was b. June 20, 1834; m. Feb. 1, 1860, Martha M. Fitch, dau. of Rice Fitch. Mr. Smith d. March 21, 1871. Children, both b. in Cornish:
i. HARRIET ELEANOR, b. July 14, 1861 ; m. Dec. 22, 1881, Willis D. Hart formerly of Cornish, but recently of Haverhill, Mass. One child: Charles W.
ii. MAY LILLIAN, b. May 3, 1863; m. Nov. 24, 1891, Charles Skinner, formerly of Windsor, Vt. Res. Cameron, W. Va.
5. JOHN SEWALLS SMITH (Benj. Sewalls, Benjamin&:, Ichabod1) was b. April 9, 1849; m. Nov. 14, 1871, Marion A. Kelley of Cornish, dau. of Amos and Abigail (Coburn) Kelley, b. Sept. 14, 1846, and d. May 16, 1907. Their children were:
i. LYNDON S., b. Aug. 8, 1872. A veterinary surgeon and lives in West Virginia.
ii. CLAYTON K., b. Aug. 26, 1874. A farmer and lives on the Rev. Joseph Rowell farm near the present town house. M. June 22, 1907, Bertha M. Kinsman of Cornish, dau. of Darwin B. and Ada E. (Chase) Kinsman, b. Feb. 1, 1882.
iii. IVAN J., b. Aug. 12, 1880. A motorman on electric cars in Boston.
NATHANIEL BRANCH.
NATHANIEL SMITH was b. in 1774. Hannah Benton Smith, his wife, was b. in 1775. They came to Cornish from Middletown, Conn., and settled on the river farm since owned and occupied by William E. Chadbourne. Here also they kept hotel several years. Records are meager as to when they come to town, and also of their children. They had seven of these, but dates of birth, etc., are chicfly wanting. The parents spent the remainder of their lives in town. He d. Feb. 2, 1845. His wife d. Jan. 28, 1855. Children:
i. HARRIET, b. 1800 (?); m. June 21, 1831, Hiram D. Marble of Cor- nish. Two children. (See Marble.) She d. July 10, 1886.
ii. AUGUSTA, b. -.
iii. GEORGE, b. 1804.
iv. FRED, b. -; m. Helen M. Cook.
v. ELIZA, b. 1810 (?); m. May 1, 1833, Charles Curtis Cook of Cornish. She d. Sept. 18, 1883.
2. vi. WILLIAM B., b. Sept. 11, 1811.
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vii. ZERA P., b. 1817; m. first, Ruth Cady of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Curtis and Sally (Morgan) Cady, b. Aug. 29, 1814, and d. Feb. 18, 1849; m. second, Sept. 26, 1852, Betty Farris Powers of Cornish, dau. of Obed and Cynthia (Comings) Powers, b. June 26, 1817, and d. with a new born infant dau., Nov. 8, 1854; m. third, Sula Powers, a sister of his last wife, b. Oet. 5, 1826. No. issue. He d. Oct. 14, 1856. His wid. afterwards m. Dudley T. Chase and d. April 3, 1905.
2. WILLIAM B.2 SMITH (Nathaniel:) was b. Sept. 11, 1811; m. April 9, 1833, Nellie Maria Comings of Cornish, dau. of Uriel and Sarah (Robinson) Comings, b. Oct. 2, 1815, and d. Oet. 29, 1875. He d. March 25, 1880. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. ELLEN M., b. 1833 (?); d. Dec. 12, 1849, aged 16.
ii. LAURA, b. -; m. - , Darius Horton of Royalton, Vt. She d. in 1905 (?). One son, William, living in Melrose, Mass.
iii. SARAH, b. -; m. - , Thomas Strand of Boston. No children.
iv. HANNAH B., b. -; m. - , Nathan Bowen. One son: Walter E., who lives in West Somerville, Mass.
V. NATHANIEL, b. April 23, 1843; m. April 23, 1867, Grace E. Harlow of Cornish, dau. of Leonard and Deborah (Jackson) Harlow, b. March 17, 1847. Two children: 1. Fred Harlow, b. -. 2. Florence Ada, b. -. Mr. Smith is a machinist. A sol- dier in the Civil War. (See Military.)
vi. WILLIAM H., b. -
vii. DAVID L., b. -; m. - , Jennie Powers of Gettysburg, Pa. Two sons.
viii. EDWIN W., b. -; m. - , a lady from Canada. Four children. He d. "several years ago."
ix. WENTWORTH M., b. -; m. - , Susan Foote of New Branford, Conn. Four children. He d.
x. MURRAY A., b. Sept. 8, 1854; m. - -,- -. Four children.
xi. ZERAH, b. Nov. 23, 1858.
This family seemed indifferent respecting furnishing data, hence its great lack of dates.
DR. NATHAN BRANCH.
DR. NATIIAN SMITH was b. in Rehoboth, Mass., Sept. 30, 1762. Came to Cornish when a young man; m. first, Jan. 16, 1794, Elizabeth Chase of Cornish, dau. of Gen. Jonathan and Thankful (Sherman) Chase, b. in 1765, and d. April 24, 1793. Left no children.
"Nature brought her forth, perfected her life, Rendered her amiable to all her connexions, Nature has consigned her to the silent grave, Nature prompts her friends to mourn for her decease."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
He m. second, in 1794, Sarah Hall Chase, a half sister of his first wife. (See Gen. Chase's record.) He was a farmer till 28 years of age. He then studied
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medieine and became distinguished as a physician and surgeon. He began practice in Cornish where he was very successful and popular. After four years of practice in town he rem. to Hanover. The faculty of Dartmouth Col- lege about this time were proposing to add a medieal and surgical department to the college proper and Dr. Smith was selected as the one to have charge of it as professor. This position he held several years beginning in 1798. It is also recorded of him that he subsequently had the honor of serving Yale Col- lege and Bowdoin College in the same eapaeity. He spent many of the last years of his life in New Haven, Conn., where he d. Jan. 26, 1829. (See Gen. Cat. Dart. Coll, pp. 87, also sketeh in Med. Dept., Vol. 1.)
A SHREWD DOCTOR.
Here is a good story of Dr. Nathan Smith, who afterwards became the famous Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth College. His ready facility in turning to his own advantage what was meant to be a troublesome joke seems to have been the means of his rapid advancement in his profession :
It was in Cornish, N. H., that Nathan Smith first "hung out his shingle." While the newly fledged doetor was patiently waiting for business, a company of young men concluded to have a little fun at his expense. Their plan of procedure was suggested by the sight of a goose with a broken leg. Taking the tavern keeper into their confidenee, they caught the limping bird, and as soon as all arrangements were complete, a messenger was despatched in haste to tell Dr. Smith that a patient who had unfortunately broken his leg desired his services at the tavern immediately. The doetor was promptly on hand, but began to suspeet a triek as he came in sight of the house. Preceded by "mine host," and followed by a crowd, all ready to burst with delight at the antici- pated surprise and chagrin of the doctor, he entered the great hall where, sure enough, lay the poor goose, extended in all honor upon a bed.
The doctor, without the least hesitation or show of surprise, advaneed to the bed, and having, with serupulous eare, examined the broken limb, prepared his splints, reduced the fracture, and bound it up in the most seientifie manner. He then, with extreme gravity, dirceted the tavern keeper to pay striet atten- tion to the patient, on no account to suffer him to be moved from the bed for at least a week, but to feed him plentifully with Indian meal and water.
There was not much laughter when the doctor went away, though thus far all had gone well enough; but the next day the joke really became serious, when a good round bill for professional services came to the landlord, which he found himself obliged to pay.
The affair soon got abroad, and the shrewd and level-headed young doctor suddenly found himself famous. People said, "There's a man who knows how to take care of himself." Everybody respected him, and the foundation of a lucrative practice was laid for the young physician.
Children of Dr. Nathan and Sarah Hall (Chase) Smith:
i. DAVID SOLON CHASE HALL, b. in Cornish, June 27, 1795. (See sketch.)
2. ii. NATHAN RHINO, b. in Cornish, May 21, 1797.
iii. SARAH MELVINA, b. Dee. 27, 1799, at Hanover; m. Orville Stone (?). She d. in 1813.
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iv. GRATIA ELIZA, b. at Hanover, May 16, 1803; m. Dec. 30, 1822, Dr. Sumner Lincoln. Four children. One of them was the cele- brated Dr. Nathan Smith Lincoln of Washington, D. C.
V. MARY AMANDA, b. in Cornish, Dec. 30, 1803; m. a Mr. Henderson. vi. JAMES MERVIN, b. Sept. 23, 1805; d. - , was killed at Norwalk bridge disaster; was a celebrated physician and surgeon.
vii. CATHARINE CAMILLA, b. July 2, 1807; d. young.
viii. LAURA MATILDA, b. Dec. 3, 1809.
ix. JOHN DERBY, b. April 9, 1812. Became a Rev. Dr .; was m. three times, the last time to Mrs. Susan (Anthony) Smith of Provi- dence, R. I.
x. SARAH CHASE, b. July 26, 1819.
2. NATHAN RHINO2 SMITH (Nathan1) was b. May 21, 1797, in Cornish. Studied medicine, and like his father, became eminent in his profession. He m. July 26, 1821, Juliette O. Penniman of Burlington, Vt., dau. of Jabez and Frances (-) Penniman, wid. of Gen. Ethan Allen, b. July 10, 1798, and d. April 12, 1883, in Baltimore, Md. He was at that time a professor in the Medical College at Burlington, Vt. From there he went to Philadelphia and was professor of surgery in the University there. Leaving there he settled in Baltimore, Md., where he ever after res., except three years spent in lecturing in a Kentucky College while there was an interregnum in the Baltimore University. He d. in Baltimore, July 3, 1877. Dr. Smith and wife had the following children :
i. SARAH FRANCES, b. in Burlington, Vt., May 10, 1822; m. June 7, 1842, Dr. E. W. Theobold, then of Lexington, Ky. Five chil- dren. She d. Feb. 5, 1872.
ii. MARY HILLHOUSE, b. in Burlington, March 17, 1824; m. Jan. 8, 1851, Edmund Lanier, a Lieut. in the U. S. Navy and a com- mander during the Civil War. Four children. She d. Feb., -, in Baltimore.
iii. BERWICK BRUCE, b. in Philadelphia, July 4, 1826; a physician; m. April 20, 1854, Nannie W. Moale, of Baltimore. He d. March 20, 1860. One dau., Mrs. E. S. Wood, of Portland, Ore.
iv. ADELIA MELVINA, b. Sept. 17, 1828; m. April 30, 1861, Geo. W. S. Hall. Two daughters and one son. She d. Dec. 13, 1873.
v. NATHAN, b. in Baltimore, March 28, 1831. Studied medicine. Settled in Baltimore and d. June 19, 1856.
' vi. EMILY GENEVIE, b. in Baltimore, Feb. 5, 1833; d. May 13, 1834.
vii. ELLEN MCCULLOUGH, b. in Baltimore, May 15, 1836; m. Ed. Mont- gomery. No children.
viii. ALAN P., b. in Baltimore, Feb. 3, 1840. A surgeon; m. Oct. 16, 1862, Emily A. Jones of Baltimore. Seven children-four sons and three daughters. Two of these sons became physicians and a dau. m. another one, Dr. A. P. Smith; d. July 18, 1898.
ix. WALTER PRESCOTT, b. in Baltimore, April 13, 1842; d. July 10, 1863, in Danville, Va.
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ASE KIMBALL BRANCH.
ASE KIMBALL SMITHI, pedigree unknown, lived in town several years. He m. March 13, 1823, Sophia Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Amos A. and Sarah (Huggins) Hilliard, b. March 24, 1801, and d. April 2, 1900. Children: i. SARAH ROSETTE, b. Sept. 16, 1824; m. - , Charles Solger. Two daughters, both b. in Plymouth, Vt. 1. Hattie S., b. July 4, 1858. 2. Jennie M., b. July 4, 1860. Sarah R. d. Sept. 2, 1890.
ii. LAFAYETTE H., b. March 1, 1826; m. Feb. 5, 1854, Ruth Eveline Chadbourne of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Sarah (Cady) Chadbourne, b. Sept. 18, 1829, and d. Nov. 8, 1908. Mr. Smith was an energetic business man, handling the live stock products of farmers for many years. He also purchased and successfully operated the general store on the Flat. He d. Dec. 28, 1894. Children:
1. WALLACE EATON, b. Oct. 6, 1854; m. Fannie J. Clement. They have two daughters. Mr. S. is in the clothing business in Brighton, Ill.
2. ALBERT KIMBALL, b. May 18, 1857. A grad. of Kimball Union Academy. Studied medieine; m. June 27, -, in Bellaire, Ohio, Ella Over. No children. A successful physician in Springfield, Ohio.
3. ARTHUR L., b. June 20, 1859; m. Aug. 1, 1881, Lizzie E. Safford at Greenfield, Mass., where they live. No children. An extensive manufacturer of brick.
4. KATE EVELYN, b. Dec. S, 1856; m. May 1, 1890, Joseph P. Boyee of Brattleboro, Vt., at Northfield, Mass. Live. in West Somerville, Mass.
CHASE S. SMITH was b. in 1827, a son of Joseph and Judith (Savory) Smith. Spent his life chiefly in the employ of David H. Hilliard as gunsmith. A skilled workman. Was a brother of Mrs. Hilliard and Mrs. J. L. Lamberton. He never m .; d. Oet. 7, 1883.
ISAAC SMITH and Charlotte Morse were m. April 11, 1822. They had one child: Mary Morse, b. Dec. 2, 1822; d. March 8, 1823.
SPAULDING.
EDWARD1 SPAULDING, the first of the name found in America, came from Eng. about 1630. Res. in Braintree, Mass. His son, John2, and grand- son, John3, were probably b. in Chelmsford, Mass. The latter rem. to Plainfield, Conn., where his second son, Jonathan4, was b. Aug. 7, 1688. Jonathan had nine children. Two of his sons, Jesse and Abel, settled in Plainfield, N. H., among the first, and their descendants there have been many. Abels, b. July 10, 1728, was a soldier of the Revolution. The last years of his life were spent in Cornish, where he d. April 4, 1809, and his wife, Mary (Anderson), b. May 2, 1730, and d. June 5, 1821. 23-II
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Dyer Spauldings, the youngest brother of Abel and Jesse, b. Nov. 18, 1732, in Plainfield, Conn., was a friend and neighbor of Israel Putnam in Conn. He served five years in the Indian war as one of the "Putnam Rangers," rendering very efficient service. His commission as Capt. in this war was given him by King George II. Very interesting events in the life of Col. Spaulding occurred in the summer of 1765 during the settlement of the town. He had the honor of conveying the first white woman and her children to Cornish. (See Settlement of Town.) Mr. Spaulding was m. in Conn., March 11, 1767, to Elizabeth Parkhurst, dau. of Timothy and Elizabeth (Cady) Parkhurst, b. July 17, 1734; d. June 3, 1816, aged 82. Taking his new bride, they came on horseback to Cornish, where he prepared a home. The bride "almost broke her neck," she said, "trying to look up to the tops of the noble pine trees." At the breaking out of the Revolutionary War, Mr. Spaulding again became a soldier, and received a new commission as Capt. in the Con- tinental army, and afterwards promoted to major and colonel. Was at the Battle of Saratoga and at the surrender of Ft. Ticonderoga, and at Burgoyne's surrender, Oct. 10, 1777. The war being ended, he returned to his family in Cornish. "Was an excellent farmer; very ingenious; of a very pleasant disposition and lively and cheerful." He d. April 27, 1814, aged 82. His wid. d. June 3, 1816, aged 82. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. ESTHER, b. March 5, 1769; m. May 4, 1794, Bill Barnes of Clare- mont; d. April 19, 1863, in Claremont, aged 94. Six children; SILAS, b. May 5, 1772.
2. ii.
iji. LYMAN, b. June 5, 1775. Grad. at Harvard University, in 1797. studied medicine; a skillful anatomist; a prominent contributor to several medical journals. Published several lectures, etc. He m. Oct. 9, 1802, Elizabeth Cowes, of Portsmouth, where he res. and where he d. Oct. 30, 1821. His wife d. June 2, 1838. They had five children.
2. SILAS6 SPAULDING (Dyers, Jonathans, John ?? , Edward1) b. May 5, 1772; d. Sept. 26, 1844. He was a farmer and passed his whole life in the house in which he was b. in Cornish. It was situated on the river road, two miles below the bridge which crosses the river at Windsor, Vt. Having, at one time been annoyed by a weasel that made many visits to his poul- try yard, he determined to shoot it, if possible. He found the weasel's home, and not far off lay a gosling and a duck which had just been killed. When the weasel put his head out of the hole, Mr. Spaulding fired; but the nimble creature had eluded the shot and ran off unharmed. Sanford, his oldest son exclaimed, "Father, that is not the way to shoot a weasel, let me have the gun." So he took it, the animal meantime having gone home again, and aiming at the hole, he fired. The weasel was just coming out and the shot entered his head, and he was dead in an instant. "Always fire at the spot a quarter of a second before the weasel comes to it; that is the way to shoot a weasel, father." He m.
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GENEALOGIES.
Jan. 27, 1799, Theodosia Holton of Windsor, Vt. She was b. Dec. 20, 1772, and d. in Cornish Feb. 2, 1765, aged 92. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. SANFORD, b. March 30, 1800; m. Jan. 22, 1832, Bridget Mary Lynch, dau. of Hugh and Mary Lynch, b. July 25, 1810, in Ireland. Res. in West Claremont where their four children were b. He d. in Dec., 1859, in Windsor, Vt.
ii. SOPHIA, b. May 21, 1805; m. May 8, 1832, Thomas Gilbert Hayden.
iii. LYMAN, b. Jan. 23, 1811; d. April 6, 1821.
iv. ORILLA, b. Oct. 27, 1812; m. Dec. 28, 1843, Horace Grant Powers Cross. She d. June 15, 1845. No issue.
DANIEL6 SPAULDING (Amos5-s, Nathaniels, Joseph?, Edward1) b. March, 1765, in Plainfield, Conn .; d. April 2, 1854, in Cornish; m. Hannah Spaulding, dau. of James and Hannah (Neff) Spaulding, b. June 4, 1772; d. Jan. 6, 1849. Children, two or three d. young; others:
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