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Children :
i. Isaac, b. Londonderry, Oct. 21, 1799; m. Oct. 30, 1824, Anna McKeen; d. Newport, Oct. 8, 1884. Six c.
ii. James W., b. Londonderry, Feb. 26, 1801; m. at Newbury, Dec. 2, 1824, Permelia Moore. Lived at Alexandria, N. Y. Five c.
iii. Samuel, b. Bradford, Dec. 13, 1802; d. 1804.
iv. Nancy, b. June 12, 1804; m. June 29, 1834, John Wilson of Bradford ; d. Bradford ; d. June 10, 1885. C., (1) Mary W., b. July 2, 1835. (2) Byron B., b. Nov. 18, 1836. Killed in the civil war. (3) Persis A., b. June 17, 1838; m. Bailey Avery of Newbury. (4) John D., b. May 6, 1842, in Minnesota. (5) Boyd H., b. Sept. 24, 1849. Farmer on homestead.
v. William K., b. Bradford, April 10, 1806; m. Nov. 15, 1831, Lydia Swasey of Salem, Mass .; d. Manchester, N. H. C, (1) Ellen, b. Newbury, Nov. 17, 1832. (2) William Henry, b. Chelmsford, Mass., Dcc. 29, 1837. Served in the Union army. Prominent in political circles of New Hampshire. Pension Commissioner for New Hampshire and Vermont several years. Res. Nashua, N. H.
vi. Elcanor H., b. Bradford, Jan. 11, 1808; m. 1st, as third wife, Feb. 24, 1846, Simcon Avery, q. v. 2d, Josiah Knight and rem. to Charles City, Iowa. After the death of Mr. Knight, she returned to Newbury, where she still lives, the oldest person in town.
vii. Louisa J., b. May 23, 1810; d. Sept. 30, 1811.
*From manuscript prepared by A. C. Buell.
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viii. John H. McC., b. Newbury, Oct. 8, 1808; settled in Craftsbury ; d. Aug. 18, 1885.
ix. Andrew J., b. Newbury, Dec. 22, 1814; m. Olive Stewart ; d. Penville, Mo.
2 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 29, 1778; m. in Londonderry, June, 1807, Elizabeth Wilson. They came to Bradford, 1808; to Newbury, 1813, and, in 1823, rem. to Sarauac, N. Y., where he d. May 8, 1851. She d. Nov. 18, 1842.
Children :
i. Almanda B., b. Dec. 10, 1807; d. Sept. 11, 1811.
ii. Eliza Jean, b. Bradford ; d. y.
iii. Samuel W., b. Bradford, June 30, 1812; d. Feb. 11, 1847.
iv. Elizabeth H., b. Newbury, Dec. 8, 1814.
V. Ira A., b. Newbury, Jan. 25, 1817.
vi. Stephen C., b. Newbury, Nov. 20, 1818.
vii. Anna H., b. Newbury, March 19, 1821.
viii. Roxanna S., b. Saranac, Nov. 11, 1824.
ix. Hepzibah R., b. Saranac, April 19, 1827.
x. Edith P., b. Saranac, July 18; d. Aug. 15, 1829.
COLBURN.
ELLIS, a native of Shrewsbury, m. Lucy, dau. of Hezekiah Wetherbee, her mother being a sister of Joshua Hale. He came to Newbury from I'lymouth in March, 1843, and bought the farm of Josiah Quint near Boltonville, and d. there Dec. 12, 1855. His wife was b. in Grafton, Dec. 12, 1897, and d. at Walpole, Mass., Feb. 1, 1879. Their farm was sold to Leander Quint about 1863.
Children :
i. Elizabeth, b. Shrewsbury, Aug. 7, 1822 ; m. Granville C. Meader of Ryegate, who d. May 20, 1900, aged 78. They lived in Newbury a few years. C., (1) Julius, b. Ryegate, July 15, 1847 ; d. April, 1850. (2) Charlotte C., b. May 9, 1849; d. Jan. 4, 1851. (3) Lewis H., b. Ryegate, April 27, 1851. Graduated Dartmouth College, 1878. Principal of Academy Avenue Grammar School, Providence, R. I. He m. Mary G. Divall of Warren, R. I. Four c. (4) Percy, b. Newbury, April 7, 1853; res. Montgomery, Ala .; m. Jennie Stevens of Eugene, Ind .; bridge builder. (5) Lucy H., b. Newbury, April 1, 1855; m. 1st, Edgar P. McAllister. 2d, William B. McMurray, and lives in Montgomery, Ala. Is now a widow. One dau. Edna. (6) Lois E., b. Sept. 29, 1857; d. May 7, 1859. (7) Granville E., b. Dec. 16, 1859. (8) Lois E., b. May 7, 1861; d. May 22, 1863.
ii. Charlotte b. Dec. 21, 1823. Studied with Prof. and Mrs. Robert Wright of Boston and attended the normal school at West Newton, Mass., but d. Nov. 17, 1848, before graduating. Buried in Newbury.
iii. Julius, b. June 1, 1825; d. Dec. 21, 1832.
iv. Emily, b. May 21, 1827; graduated Newbury Seminary; teacher ; m. Jan. 3, 1860, Rev. Samuel L. Eastman, q. v. ; d. Erie, Mich , Aug. 5, 1862. Dwight, b. Jan. 22, 1829; d. July 9, 1832.
vi. Everett, b. Nov. 26, 1830; went to Kansas, 1856; served during the war from Aug. 1862, in Co. G., 11th Kansas; deacon in the Baptist church at Manhattan, and the last of the original members. He m. June 22, 1865, Eliza A. Parish, who d. 1884, leaving one son, Edgar B. He d. at Manhattan, Kan., Sept. 10, 1874.
vii. Hepzibah A., b. Nov. 16, 1832; m. March 28, 1857, William Southard Johnson of Bath. C., (1) Martha C., b. Bath, May 21, 1858; m. 1st, G. F. Wilson, who d. in 1888, leaving one dau., Mary A., b. July 14, 1878, who m. October, 1899, Arthur W. Crosby of Manchester, N. H. (2) Willard J., b. July 13, 1859; res. Wells River. (3) Mary C., b. Newbury, Sept. 3, 1861; m. Dec. 31, 1887, Arthur J. Nutting of Manchester, N. H. C., Genevieve, b. Jan. 18, 1889.
viii. Cynthia, b. Oct. 23, 1834; teacher in Kansas before the civil war and later in Newbury ; res. South Ryegate.
ix. Edgar, b. March 9, 1836; d. Nov. 8, 1866, at Soldiers' Home, Boston, from disease contracted in the army.
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x. Ellen A., b. March 17, 1839; res. South Ryegate.
xi. May C., b. June 21, 1841; res. Boston, Mass.
CORLISS.
I. All the. Corliss families in this region, and many bearing other names are descended from George Corliss, who is first mentioned in Haverhill, Mass., as having married Joanna Davis, Oct. 26, 1645. the second marriage in that town. The line of ancestry is from the "Corliss Genealogy."
II. JOHN, b. March 4, 1648; m. Mary Wilford; farmer and soldier in Queen Anne's war ; d. Feb. 16, 1698.
III. JOHN, b. 1668; m. Ruth Haynes of Haverhill, Mass., where they lived. He d. 1766.
IV. TIMOTHY, b. 1717; farmer of Haverhill, Mass., and Norwich, Conn .; m. Ann Willoughby of the latter place and had sons, Timothy, Samuel and Bliss, who were ancestors of nearly all the large Corliss families of Corinth and Topsham, in which the Christian names of Willoughby, Samuel, Timothy, Jonathan and Bliss continually recur. He d. 1760.
V. SAMUEL, b. 1748; m. Sept. 8, 1774, Hannah Silver of Haverhill, Mass., (b. 1750 ; d. 1843). Farmer of Haverhill, Mass., and Corinth.
They had several children :
1 Willoughby, b. Nov. 8, 1775; d. Jan. 25, 1830.
Daniel, b. April 5, 1777.
2 Jonathan, b. June 6, 1782.
And other sons and daughters.
1 WILLOUGHBY, b. Nov. 8, 1775; m. Martha, dau. Benjamin Chamberlin of Newbury, (b. Nov. 8, 1774). Inn keeper at East Corinth, at the "Old Parade Ground." He d. Jan. 25, 1830.
They had seven children :
i. David, b. March 21, 1799; d. Aug. 1, 1821.
ii. Hiram, b. Oct. 19, 1800; d. Nov. 27, 1823.
iii. Hannah, d. y.
iv. Samuel, b. April 7, 1805; d. Nov. 18, 1872.
v. Bryan, b. Aug. 17, 1807 ; d. Nov. 30, 1870.
vi. Polly, b. March 24, 1816; m. Guy Corliss of Newbury.
vii. John B., b. Jan. 18, 1819; d. Aug. 19, 1857.
2 JONATHAN, b. June 6, 1782; m. Dec. 25, 1803, Polly Taplin. Thirteen c., most of whom settled in Bradford. Corinth, Topsham and Newbury. Their fourth son and child, Guy C., was b. April 14, 1811.
GUY C., b. April 14, 1811; m. Dec. 11, 1836, Polly, dau. of Willoughby Corliss, (b. Mar. 24, 1816.) They came to Newbury in 1839, and settled on the "Tarrant Putnam place," living in their house 53 years, spending but one night of all that time from under their own roof. He d. May 7, 1892. She d. May 14, 1901.
Children :
i. Eliza Marilla, b. June 22, 1839; teacher; d. Sept. 28, 1881.
ii. Hiram, b. Jan. 13, 1841; d. April 7, 1842.
iii. Emily M., b. Nov. 17, 1842; d. Dec. 11, 1862.
iv. Charles J., b. Nov. 13, 1844; farmer on homestead, and cattle buyer.
v. Jane H., b. June 28, 1849; res. Newbury.
vi. Hclen S., b. June 15, 1852 ; d. Nov. 18, 1872.
vii. Evelyn, b. Oct. 9, 1859; d. Dec. 17, 1881.
CORLISS.
A second Corliss family is descended from George (i.) through John (ii.) John (iii.) and Jonathan, (iv.) brother of Timothy, b. Feb. 25, 1730; m. March, 1749, Lydia Emerson, (b. April 13, 1731; d. May 16, 1799). Farmer of Haverhill, Mass., and Salem, N. H. Revolutionary soldier. He d. 1776. Children :
1 Samuel, b. July 27, 1752, q. v.
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2 Emerson, b. March 27, 1758, q. v.
And perhaps others.
1 SAMUEL,1 b. Haverhill, Mass., July 27, 1752. Served in the revolutionary war. Lived in Salem, N. H., and Rockingham. Came to Newbury about 1817, but d. in Marshfield. His wife is understood to have been Jane Jennison. Children :
3 i. Thomas, b. October, 1783, q. v.
11. Silas, lived some years in Newbury, but rein. to Watertown, N. Y.
4 iii. John, b. Sept. 18, 1787, q. v.
iv. David, lived some years in Newbury, but rem. to Alstead, N. H.
v. Polly, d. un-m.
vi. Abigail, m. Solomon Jewell, q. v.
vii. Nancy, d. un-m.
2 EMERSON, son of Jonathan and Lydia (Emerson) Corliss, and brother of Samuel, b. Haverhill, Mass., March 27, 1758. Served in the battle of Bunker Hill, the expedition to Canada, the battles of Trenton, Princeton and Bennington, and was captain of a company of reserves in the war of 1812. Settled in Bradford, where he d. December, 1843. He m. Mehetabel Mitchell of Haverhill, Mass., and they had sons, Jonathan, Jacob and George. Mrs. R. W. Chamberlain of Newbury, and Mrs. P. S. Chamberlin of Bradford are daughters of George Corliss.
3 THOMAS,2 (Samuel,1) b. Rockingham, October, 1783; came to Newbury about 1817; lived in a log house where Isaac Clark's house now is, and later, built a large house with a brick basement. which stood a little south of Frank Putnam's house in the "Brock neighborhood." This house was taken down in 1882. He served in the war of 1812, in Capt. Rogers' Co., of Fifield's Regiment, detached militia. He m. in Bradford, Feb. 11, 1811, Charlotte, dau. Dr. Frederick Aubrey, (b. Germany, June 17, 1775; d. Newbury, April 7, 1868). He d. at Newbury March 14, 1857.
Children :
5 i. Thomas, b. Nov. 20, 1811.
ii. Louisa C., b. April 2, 1813.
iii. Frederic, b. May 13, 1815; d. Aug. 12, 1818.
iv. Atalanta, b. Aug. 28, 1817; d. Oct. 1, 1837.
v. Philaura B., b. Aug. 30, 1818; m. 1st, John Smith, 2nd, Daniel Lord, and 3d, H. N. Stebbins; d. May 21, 1896.
6 vi. Rinaldo, b. May 2, 1819.
7 vii. Samuel, b. Dec. 15, 1822.
viii. Albert, b. May 1, 1823.
ix. Lucetta. b. Aug.4,1829; m. Philip Wright.
x. Ariel, b. Jan. 4, 1832.
xi. Florilla, b. March 21, 1834; m. 1st, Nov. 30, 1853, John C. Wright of Topsham; m. 2d, Alvah C. Wright; m. 3d, William J. Rodgers of Shasta, CaÎ.
4 JOHN,2 (Samuel,1) b. Rockingham, Sept. 18, 1787; came to Newbury about 1808, with his brothers, Silas and David; began to clear his farm about 1810, and built the house where his dau., Mrs. Clark, lives, in 1815 or 1816; served two months and 22 days in Rogers' Co., Fifield's Regiment, war of 1812; discharged for sickness; drew a pension of $8 per month; member of the "Christian" church, Bradford. He m. 1st, April 11, 1812, Mary, dau. of Josiah Eastman, of Bradford, (b. July 25, 1790; d. July 21, 1829); m 2d, Judith Eastman, sister of above, (b. Dec. 8, 1799; d. July 16, 1872). He d. March 9, 1875.
Children :
i. Susan, b. Oct. 31, 1814; m. David Eastman, q. v.
ii. Nathan E., b. March 31 1817.
iii. Mary H., b. Feb. 3, 1831; m. April 18, 1854, Ezra B. Knapp, of Haverhill, (b. Haverhill, Feb. 11, 1827; d. Marysville, Cal., Oct. 6, 1888). She rem. to California in 1882, and d. at Gold River, Cal., Dec. 2, 1898. C., (1) John C., b. Haverhill, March 31, 1855. Went to California, 1876. Twice m. Res. Blue Canyon, Cal. Railroad engineer. (2) James, b. Newbury, Feb. 6, 1858; d. Haverhill, Nov. 3, 1859. (3) James B., b. Haverhill, Sent.
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29, 1859; in California since 1880; m. Jan. 21, 1888, Rosa M. Browne. One c. Res. Blue Canyon, Cal. Telegraph operator and station agent. (4) E. Elmer, b. Haverhill, March 31, 1861 ; d. Blue Canyon, Cal., Dec. 4, 1881, un-m. (5) Fanny E., b. Haverhill, Jan. 27, 1863; teacher; m. at San Francisco, Cal., March 24, 1883, Frank C. Hood, M. D., a native of Newbury or Topsham. Two c.
iv. Harriet Sarah, b. July 16, 1835; m. as third wife, July 15, 1873, Edward J. L. Clark. Lives on homestead.
5 THOMAS,3 (Thomas,2 Samuel,1) b. Newbury, Nov. 20, 1811; carpenter and lumber man; owned and carried on a saw mill near Hall's Pond; m. Dec. 6, 1849, Martha D., dau. William Lindsey, (b. March 15, 1825). He d. Oct. 29, 1897.
Children :
i. Elizabeth B., b. Feb. 10, 1853; m. Washington Patterson, q. v.
ii. Freeman L., b. May 28, 1858; carpenter and builder, Grand Forks, N. D .; m. Jan. 19, 1898, Libbie Brown of East Grand Forks.
iii. William L., b. Oct. 11, 1862; carpenter in Michigan, Dakota and Washington; res. Newbury; un-m.
6 RINALDO,3 (Thomas,2 Samuel,1) b. May 2, 1819; farmer of Newbury and Piermont; m. Jan. 11, 1849, Helen M., dau. of Jonathan Martin of Bradford, b. April 5, 1833. He d. Piermont, April 20, 1894.
Children :
i. Jonathan M., b. Oct. 16, 1849; m. 1891, Boston, Mass., May Ramsdell.
ii. Thomas A., b. Nov. 22, 1853; d. June 19, 1854.
iii. Edson S., b. March 16, 1856; m. Oct. 6, 1877, Eva, dau. Walter Buchanan; res. Rutland. C., (1) George B., b. Newbury, April 12, 1878. (2) Charles F., b. Piermont, March 13, 1880.
iv. Hiram, b. Nov. 28, 1860; d. April 21, 1864.
v. Silas N., b. April 25, 1868; m. 1888, Agnes M. Campbell of Piermont, where they res.
7 SAMUEL,3 (Thomas,2 Samuel,1) b. Dec. 15, 1822; m. 1st, Aug. 16, 1862, Mrs. Mary Otis, dau. Samuel Rollins, (b. Dec. 13, 1824; d. Sept. 15, 1881); m. 2d, Mrs. Mitchell, 1888. He d. May 26, 1892.
Children :
i. Nelson, b. Sept. 24, 1863; d. May 27, 1864.
ii. Herbert, b. May 16, 1865; d. Aug. 31, 1884.
iii. George Edward, b. Sept. 22, 1866.
8 NATHAN E.,3 (John,2 Samuel,1) b. March 31, 1817; farmer on south part of homestead till 1888. Lived in Newbury all his life, except in 1846, at Windsor Locks, Conn. He m. Jan. 2, 1840, Sarah J., dau. Daniel and Sarah Sargent, (b. Haverhill, April 9, 1823; d. June 28, 1888). He d. April 6, 1899. Members of Cong. Ch.
Children :
i. Julia A., b. July 28, 1842; m. Nelson B. Tewksbury, q. v.
ii. Daniel S., b. July 25, 1849; studied medicine with Dr. Doty at Bradford; attended lectures at Dartmouth Medical College, and Ann Arbor, Mich., and graduated Dartmouth, 187 -; in practice Orford and Wentworth, N. H., and at Springfield, 1877, till death; he m. May 15, 1878, Elvira, dau. Isaac Eastman; d. Feb. 13, 1879. No c.
iii. Everett F., b. Sept. 25, 1857; farmer; teacher day and singing schools, winters, till 1884; from March, 1884, to October, 1887, attendant at Massachusetts Hospital, Taunton, Mass. ; in charge ofsupply department, state institutions, Howard, R. I .; pharmacist at same, 1887 to date; musician; Free Mason. He m. Boston, Sept. 9, 1890, Frances F. Sanborn. No c.
CORLISS.
Another related family is descended through Timothy Corliss, son of John, and grandson of the emigrant, who m. 1726, Sarah Hutchins of Haverhill, Mass., and settled in Wcare, N. H., where he d. 1775, leaving a son Jeremiah, b. at Wearc in 1734, whose sons, Jeremiah, Peletiah, and David
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emigrated to Bradford in 1800. David, the youngest, rem. to Topsham, and d. there. He m. Abigail Taplin and had two sous.
i. William S., b. 1815.
ii. George W., b. 1820, m. Catherine, dau. of Duncan McKeith.
GEORGE W., b. 1820; m. Catherine, dau. of Duncan McKeith. Lived many years on what is called the "Old Chapman place." Of their children, George and Charles are farmers in the southwest part of the town. Both are un-m. Duncan McKeith Corliss lived in Piermont, where his 1st. wife died. Hem. 2d, Jane, dau. of Edward Miller of Ryegate, where both died.
CORRUTH.
JAMES, came from Kilmalcolm, Scotland, to Ryegate in 1794, at the age of 24.
WILLIAM, his son, b. Ryegate, March 19, 1806; m. Oct. 25, 1838, Rebecca Brown, (b. Barnet, April 1, 1807). Settled in Groton, where the c. were all born; came to Newbury in March, 1855. He d. Aug. 9, 1877. She d. Jan. 22, 1892.
Children :
i. Robert Brown, b. Aug. 11, 1839; enlisted May 22, 1861; mustered into service July 16, 1861, in Co. C, 3d Vt .; fifer; re-enlisted Dec. 23, 1863; mustered out, July 11, 1865; farmer in the Lime-kiln neighborhood; has also taught singing schools; un-m.
ii. Martha, b. May 20, 1841; m. Albert H. Langmaid.
iii. Rebecca, b. May 27, 1843; m. Samuel Tuttle.
CROSBY.
DR. ALBERT, b. Gilmanton, N. H., April 23, 1828, son of Dr. Dixi Crosby ; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1848; studied law; graduated Dartmouth Medical College, 1860; in practice at Wells River, 1860-62; surgeon of the 13th N. H., in the civil war; assistant to his brother, Dr. Thomas Crosby in Columbia hospital at Washington, D. C., and afterward of the military hospital at Concord, N. H. He m. at Wells River, Nov. 20, 1860, Rebecca, dau. of Moody Moore and granddaughter of Dr. Isaac Moore, of Bath.
One child :
i. Jennie L., b. at Wells River, Oct. 3, 1861.
CURRIER.
MOSES, b. Kingston, N. H., June 1, 1784; m. Aug. 13, 1805, Mary Carter, sister of James, commonly called "Mountain Carter," (b. Kingston, N. H., Aug. 13, 1787; d. May 24, 1875). They settled on Carter's Mountain, later known as Tucker's Mountain, but after some years rem. to Topsham, giving the name to the locality known as Currier Hill, where they spent the rest of their lives and are buried. Moses Currier was a farmer and shoemaker. He d. at Topsham, June 22, 1845.
Children :
1 i. Thomas J., b. May 10, 1806.
ii. Bagley C., b. Sept. 25, 1808; tanner and shoemaker; d. Nov. 3, 1875.
iii. Frederick P., b. April 10, 1812.
iv. Parmelia H., (twin to Frederick P.,) d. April 10, 1894.
V. Emeline B., b. June 5, 1814; tailoress; m. a Mr. Smith; d. April 20, 1891.
vi. Mary Jane, b. July 4, 1816; tailoress ; d. April 28, 1889.
vii. Elizabeth P., b. April 2, 1820; m. Hiram Abbott, (b. Aug. 8, 1805; d. Jan. 20, 1890). She d. Jan. 25, 1896.
viii. Moses, b. June 1, 1822; farmer and carpenter; m. Mahala O. Doe; d. July 31, 1883.
ix. Harriet E., b. April 10, 1825; d. July 17, 1828.
x. Richard B., b. July 4, 1827 ; carpenter; d. July 21, 1894.
xi. James C., b. May 2, 1830 ; carpenter, farmer and banking business.
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1 THOMAS J., b. May 10, 1806; farmer; d. Feb. 8, 1869. Children :
2 i. James E., b. Topsham, Mar. 10, 1829.
2 JAMES E., b. Topsham, March 10, 1829. His farm was formerly that of James McKindley, who built the home, now remodelled, in which Mr. Currier lives. He m. Oct. 3, 1854, Pluma, dau. of James McKindley, (b. Sept. 20, 1832). Carpenter, farming and other business. Children :
i. Frank P., b. Feb. 26, 1856.
ii. Lois A., b. Sept. 14, 1858; m. Samuel A. Tucker, q. v.
iii. Charles A., b. May 21, 1860; d. Oct. 4, 1865.
iv. Roy E., b. Aug. 10, 1864.
v. John D., b. July 4, 1866.
vi. Mary J., b. Aug. 13, 1868.
vii. Addie B., b. April 4, 1871.
CUSHING.
Mathew and Resia (Woodruff) Cushing of Burke reared a large family, of whom two sons were, for a time, residents of Newbury.
I. HAYNES P., b. Burke, June 30, 1816; educated at Newbury Seminary ; entered the ministry of the Methodist church, 1842; was one of the original members of the Vermont Conference, with which he was connected 46 years, making 48 years in the ministry, during 20 of which he was a presiding elder; pastor at Newbury 1850-51; placed upon the superannuated list, 1870, after which he res. in Burke, preaching where needed ; twice m .; d. Burke, 1890. One son and one dau. survived him.
II. CHARLES WESLEY, b. Burke, June 6, 1824; entered Newbury Seminary 1845; pupil and teacher till 1855, when he became principal, holding the office three years; in the ministry 1858-64; principal of Lassell Seminary, Auburndale, Mass., 1864-1874; pastor at Cleveland, O., four years ; two years in Italy, engaged in Educational Missionary work; in the ministry, New York and Pennsylvania, 1879-87; presiding elder, Niagara District, Genesee Conference, New York; in 1898, after 50 years in the ministry, he took superannuary relation, and now preaches only occasionally. While pastor at Troy, N. Y., about 1862, he was principal of New Hampshire Conference seminary, going to Tilton once a month, between Sundays for a week; has delivered many lectures and addresses, and contributed much to the press; m. at Plainfield, N. H., Aug. 14, 1850, Thirza Johnson, dau. Bradbury and Calista (Stevens) Dyer, (b. Plainfield, Nov. 11, 1827). While at Newbury, their last eight years were lived in the house now R. W. Chamberlain's. Six c., of whom Clara, graduate Lassell Seminary, and Carlos were b. in Newbury.
DR. ALVIN M. CUSHING, homeopathic physician at Bradford, 1856-66, was a brother of the foregoing; he m. Miss Hannah E. Pearsons, sister of Daniel K. and John A. Pearsons, (b. Burke, Sept. 28, 1829).
DAILY.
This name is often spelled Daly and Dailey. David Daily, a revolutionary soldier who served at Bunker Hill, came from Connecticut to Westminster, Vt., and later to Lisbon, N. H., where he m., it is believed, a Miss Badger, and d. there. Their c. were: Gideon, Benjamin, David, John, Philena, Samantha, Nancy and Martha, and a younger dau. Philena m. a Mr. Sargent, and lived in Brattleboro, Vt .; Samantha m. a Mr. Wheeler of Danville, Vt .; Nancy m. a Mr. Streeter, and lived in Lisbon. They had 16 c., who lived to maturity. Martha became Mrs. Whiting of Lisbon, N. H., and the younger dau. m. a Mr. Verbeck and went to Ohio.
DAVID, b. probably in Lisbon, about 1780, rem. to Barnet, and came to Newbury about 1824 ; lived some years at the village, then settled where Charles B. Rollins now lives. He volunteered in the war of 1812, was called out
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but once, and was never in any battle. He m. 1st, Melinda Bemis, of Brattleboro, who d. in Lisbon. He m. 2d, in Bradford, Sept. 25, 1811, Fanny Green, who d. Oct. 19, 1870, aged 86 years, 5 months. They were members of the Meth. Ch.
Children, one by first marriage.
i. Melinda B., m. Matthew Temple.
ii. Philena S., m. Andrew Grant, (q. v.) No c. She d. 1888.
iii. Alden, went to California, 1849, by the overland route. He was in mining at first, but afterward went on a ranch and engaged in stock-raising. About 1859 he sold the ranch and was not heard from for six or seven years, when a report came that he had died in Mexico. This was all that his friends ever knew.
iv. Sarah Jane, m. Albert Henderson, q. v.
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v. Walter.
2 vi. John S., b. July 14, 1822,
vii. Finett, d. July 21, 1849.
1 WALTER, m. 1st, Mary Priest, of Whitefield, from whom he was divorced. He lived some years in Newbury, his house being a little north of his father's on the other side of the road. He afterwards lived in Topsham, and m. 2d, Susan Cutting, of Thetford, who d. in Topsham, Sept. 13, 1875, aged 44. He d. in Thetford, Jan. 5, 1890, aged 71.
Children, three by first m.
i. Vespucius, b. Whitefield, N. H., June, 1844; enlisted in Topsham, Sept, 9, 1862; in the 10th Vt., and was transferred to the 3d Vt. District, June 19, 1865. Is m. to Sarah L. Doty and lives in East Haverhill. C., James H., m. Vivia Elliott of Haverhill. Two daughters.
ii. Sarah Jane, b. Whitefield, Feb. 27, 1846, was brought up by her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Grant, and lived with them until their death. Is now living in Haverhill.
iii. Etta, m. a Mr. Clapp, who d. in the west. She res. in Boston. By 2d m. he had seven children, none of whom ever lived here.
2 JOHN S., b. Barnet, July 14, 1822, came to Newbury with his parents, lived here till 21; worked in Massachusetts five years; then drove an eight-horse team from the end of the railroad in Franklin, N. H., to Derby Line for several years; in California two years; express messenger between Littleton and Boston for some time; returned to Newbury to care for his parents; in 1871. rem. to Richford, and was in trade till 1897; represented Richford in the legislature 1886-87, besides holding other offices. He m. at Peacham, Aug. 30, 1858, Mahala D., dau. of James and Diodama (Arms) Gibson of St. Armand, P. Q. He d. March, 1900. No c.
DAVIS.
ANSEL T., b. Tilton, N. H., March 7, 1847; rem. with parents to Plymouth, N. H., and lived there till 1876; came to Wells River in that year, Mr. Davis buying out the interest of C. D. Penniman in the hardware business. Mr. Penniman began trade in the Bachop block in 1865; in 1869, Adna F. Mullikin bought a half interest in the business, the firm being known as C. D. Penniman & Co. In 1871 the present building on the corner of Main and Cross streets was built. Mullikin & Davis were in partnership 1876- '99. In the latter year Mr. Davis bought his partner out, the former going into business at Woodsville. He m. 1876, Ella C. Mullikin of Rumney. Children :
i. Bertha May, b. Feb. 13, 1880; has been a student in the art department of Smith College.
ii. Maude, b. July 22, 1886.
DEAN.
REV. ARTEMAS, pastor of the 1st Ch. from 1851 to 1857, was in the sixth generation from Walter Dean, who emigrated from Chard, near Taunton, Eng., in 1637, and was one of the two first settlers of Taunton, Mass. His son, Ebenezer, and grandson, Joshua, were soldiers in the Indian wars.
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HISTORY OF NEWBURY, VERMONT.
Joseph, son of Joshua, was a revolutionary soldier, and captain of a company called out to support the court in Shay's rebellion.
REV. ARTEMAS, senior, was b. in Taunton; graduated at Union College, 1803, and was long pastor of the Bethlehem Pres. Ch., at Cornwall-on-the-Hudson. He d. in 1859, aged 76 years.
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