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ALVIN,4 (Tural T.,3 Benjamin,? Richard, 1) b. 1818 ; m. 1st, Sarah, dau. James, 2 Hall (b. Aug. 30, 1818; d. March 31, 1860) ; 2d, Jan. 16, 1863, Louisa, dau. Chas. Webber of Newbury, by whom he had several chil .; farmer in Whitelaw neighborhood ; he d.
Chil. by 1st. m. b. in Ryegate:
i. James A., 5 served in the 4th Vt., in the Civil War.
ii. Albert.5
iii. Alden, 5 served in the Union army in the Civil War, and d. of wounds.
iv. Carlos,5 b. July 17, 1852; enlisted in the U. S. Cavalry, Nov. 3, 1875, in Boston; stationed at Fort Cheyenne; was in three battles with the Indians, and several skirmishes; pro. Orderly Sergeant ; dis. Nov. 3, 1880; d. Ryegate, Sept. 23, 1883.
CLOUGH.
SAMUEL,1 b. England ; came to Dracut, Mass .; m. Rebecca Hibbard ; came to Newbury ; had several chil. of whom were Samuel, Asa, and Dorcas who m. Jan. 17, 1811, Warren Evans of Newbury ; in Whitelaw's map of the Boston and Montreal turnpike, 1807, his house at Wells River is indicated as standing where that of the late Col. Erastus Baldwin now stands.
SAMUEL,2 (Samuel,1) b. in Mass., came to Newbury with parents, and to Rye- gate ah. 1807, when he bought land of Jonathan Gates, where his son John D., lived after him. He m. Dec. 18, 1806. Ruth, dau. John Slye; d. ab. 1828, and bur. in the Whitelaw cem : she d. ab. 1860, with her son Bailey, in Eaton. C. E. and bur. there.
Children :
i. Bayley,3 b. March 6, 1807 ; m. Phebe Williams; rem. to Canada.
ii. Maria,3 b. March 2, 1808; in. Soloman Sherburn.
iii. Susan,3 b. Oct. 24, 1810; m Albert Philbrick of Claremont, N. H.
iv. John Slye, 3 b. Jan. 20, 1812. 1
The above from town rec Mr. Mason has in addition :
Albert,3 m. Charlotte Olmstead.
Lucy.3 m. Joseph D. Godfrey ; both d. 1860.
Amelia, 3 who m. Edwin Grose.
David.3 and Jane,3 who d. at 13.
AsA,2 (Samuel,1) b. Draeut Mass. Oct. 8. 1787 ; came to Newbury with par- ents. and to R. while a young man; farmer and carpenter, building several houses ; lived on the road turning n. e. near A. M. Whitelaw's next the Slye farm He was a drummer in the old militia, and one of the drum corps which escorted Josiah Burnham from Haverhill jail to
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the gallows, Aug. 12, 1806. By his 1st in. he had 3 sons, Samuel, Charles and Edward, and 2 dau's, one named Rebecca, all of whom went to Wis. He m. 2d in Ryegate, Anna, dau. Samuel and Rhoda Stevens of Barnet.
Children :
i. Eliza McLaren,4 b. Oct. 21. 1829; m. Charles W. Savage, q.v.
ii. Charlotte,4 b. June 20, 1832 ; educated Newhury Seminary ; went to Wis- consin as a teacher in 1864, at Waneka and Eau Claire; went south and was connected with the Freedman's Aid bureau till after the war. She m. 1867, at Bellefontaine, Wis., Henry F. Langdell of Amy. 5 chil. She was prominent in church and temperance work ; d. Feb. 4, 1909.
1 JOHN SLYE,3 (Samuel,2 Samuel,1) b. Jan 20, 1812; farmer on homestead; he 111. 1st 1843. Mary C. Nott, (b. Montreal, came to Bradford; she d. Jan. 16, 1860). 2nd. Nov. 1, 1865, Polly (Stevens). Chil. by 1st m., Ellen Jane, 4 b. Oct. 23, 1845, m. - - lived and d. in Hartford, Ct.
COBURN.
JONATHAN. b. Winchester, N. H., 1785; came to Lyndon with his parents when 5 years old ; m. in 1806, Rhoda, dau Samuel Stevens; came to Ryegate, 1808 and bought the farm south of Coburn Pond where he d. Jan. 3, 1860; she d. March 19, 1862; bur. at Ryegate Corner. He was for many years an elder and prominent member of the Ref. Pres. ch. at the Corner and was considered a most worthy man.
"Ejas dea,"; the church sustained a great loss, where as an elder he was an «Live, zealous, and faithful office bearer for forty years, a peacemaker, and a man of comprehensive benevolence
REV. J. M. BEATTIE, in Miss Hemenway's Gaz.
JONATHAN 1 None of his descendants reside in this vicinity.
Children :
i. Rhoda, b. Jan. 14. 1813; m. Jan. 23, 1828, Wm. B. Page
ii. Mary, b Aug. 22, 1818; m. Dec. 31, 1840, Samuel A. Newton of Water- ford
iii. Agnes Eliza, b. July 20, 1822; m. John F. Beattie, Montgomery, N. Y., bro. of Rev. J. M. Beattie.
iv. Lydia Margaret.
COCHRAN.
"This family is one of great antiquity in Scotland having possessed its lands in Renfrewshire above five hundred years. The name is traced back to the reign of Alexander III (1263-1296). In 1367 William Cochran obtained from Robert II a charter of the barony of Cochran, which is s'ill the seat of the family, and the old manor house is still [1782] partly standing. The house and harony of Cochran are opposite to the village of Johnston, upon the south side of the river."
Description of the Shire of Renfrew by Crawford and Semple, Paisley, 1782, pp 251-255.
This work elsewhere says that several branches of the family lived in that vicinity, where Alexander, 1 who came to Ryegate in 1802, was born in 1776 He bought Lot No 7. in Range No. 6, North Division, of William Nelson of New York, by his agent, James Whitelaw. This farm he began to clear, and built a log house. In 1805 while alone, he was severely injured by the falling of a tree. when half a mile from the nearest house. He was rescued by James Goodwin, who heard his call for help, and taken to Capt. John Gray's where he boarded. He was nursed there by a young widow, Mrs. Ann Neilson Peden,
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daughter of James Neilson of Erskine, Scotland, and widow of John Peden of Paisley. who had been a soldier. She was born at Erskine in 1769, and m. Mr Peden in 1803. They came at once to Ryegate to care for her aunt, the widow of John Ritchie. q. v. Mr. Peden did not like farming and they went to Hartford, Conn., and he became a clerk in a mercantile house, where he died of yellow fever His widow re- turned to Ryegate on horseback, with only a little boy for a compan- ion and came to Capt. Gray's where Mrs. Ritchie also lived.
Alexander Cochran and Mrs. Peden were in. by Rev. David Good- willie, Aug. 19, 1806. They continued clearing their farm, and built a second log house, and a framed house, where the present buildings stand. Mr. Cochran died of spotted fever March 5, 1815, in his 40th year. His widow, with three small children, with indomitable energy, finished clearing the farm, and erected new buildings. In 1821 she built the present house. She was a woman of remarkable activity, and lived to see the reward of her labors. Admitted to the Associate Church, June 27, 1806. She d. May 14, 1842.
Children :
I. DAUGHTER, 2 d. in infancy.
II.' JANET,2 b. Sept. 5, 1809 : m. Daniel Wormwood, q. v.
1 III. ROBERT,2 b. Jan. 5, 1812.
IV. ELIZABETH,2 b. Jan. 27, 1814 ; m. James Thomas, q. v.
1 ROBERT, 2 (Alexander, 1) b. Jan. 5. 1812 ; farmer on homestead ; captain in the militia; town representative, 1849, '50, holding Owner town offices; united with the Ref Pres. Ch., South Ryegate; elected an ler but declined to serve. In 1875 he with others organized ' 1st .esbyte- rian church, in which he was elected a deacon. He m. 1st March 27, 1834, by Rev. Wm. Pringle, Jane, dau. Archibald Park (b. Sept. 8, 1810; d. Oct. 28, 1862.) He m. 2d Dec. 7, 1871, Janet Wallace, dau. Wm. Nelson, 2d (b. May 1, 1825;) d. 1888. Hed Nov. 20, 1876.
Children :
2
i. Alexander,3 b. May 21, 1835.
ii. Archibald,3 b. Sept. 2, 1836 ; d. May 27, 1863.
3 iii. Margaret Ann,3 b. Nov. 20, 1837.
iv. Jane R.3 b. Feb. 11, 1839; d. Feb. 25, 1841.
4 v. George,3 b. Jan. 30, 1841.
vi. Luthera.3 b. May 14, 1843; m. Dr. J. W. Gregg, q. v.
5 vii. Silas Wright,3 b. June 21, 1845.
viii. Lewis Robert,3 b. Oct. 25, 1848; d. of typhoid fever, Oct 28, 1862. He was taken sick at the same hour with his mother, died at the same hour, and was buried in the same grave.
ix. John Nelson,3 b. March 5, 1851; d. in Ill., Aug. 5, 1882.
2 ALEXANDER, 3 (Robert,2 Alexander,1) b. May 21, 1835 ; ed. at common school and Newbury Seminary ; dealt in farm stock and produce. In 1865 he bought out George Cowles, and was in business in the "Old Corner Store," till 1889 as a general merchant; was also town clerk, town treasurer, and postmaster for 23 successive years, holding the office of Justice of the Peace. In 1882, he became partner with his brother-in- law, Hon. T. B. Hall. as general merchants at Groton, removing there in 1889, having sold his mercantile business in Ryegate to John A. McLam. At Groton. in mercantile and other business, till 1906, when they rem. to Wells River In 1904, the firm of Hall & Cochran sold out to Blanchard & Hook. He furnished money and supplies for the Blue Mountain Granite Company in Ryegate. till their failure in 1892, when he was compelled to assume the ownership of that property. Elected a director in the National Bank of Newbury, 1879, and now vice-president ; also a director in the Merchants National Bank at St
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Johnsbury, and in the Capital Savings Bank at Montpelier, also a director in the Montpelier & Wells River R. R. Member several years of the State Democratic Committee for Caledonia Co .. democratic can- didate for senator, and for state treasurer, and in 1910 for representa- tive to Congress ; delegate to the National Democratic convention of 1892; town representative from Groton, 1896. Has been largely employed in the settlement of estates, and other business requiring tact, integrity and experience.
He m. Sept. 20, 1866, Theresa, dau. Hon. Isaac N. Hall of Groton. Mr. Cochran has been ably assisted by his wife, who possesses unusual ability, culture and refinement, and is active in temperance work. Members of the Methodist church at Groton, in which both are stew- ards. During the World's Columbian Exhibition at Chicago, 1893, Mrs. Cochran was Alternate Lady Manager, and acted as Principal, in the absence of the Manager. Mr. Cochran is extensively engaged in lumbering operations in Canada as well as nearer home, and is one of the prominent business men in the state.
Children all born in Ryegate:
i. Robert Newton,4 b. Sept. 13, 1869; d. June 12, 1871.
ii. Josephine Elizabeth,4 b. June 9, 1872; m. June 6, 1894, Daniel F. Clark, a native of Groton ; P. O. inspector ; res. Harrisburg, Pa .; d. there Dec. 23, 1908; bur. Groton. Ch. Daniel Robert, b. April 29, 1907.
iii. Gertrude, 4 b. Jan. 8, 1877; m. Jan. 8, 1901, Howard M. Fletcher, City Passenger Agent for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R. R .; res. in Boston. 1 ch. Alexander C., b. May 25, 1910.
iv. Theresa Jean,4 b May 25, 1881; grad. Smith Coll., 1903; m. at Wells River, lune 30, 1908, Horace White Armstrong of Evanston, Ill., con- nected with the firm of Read, Murdock & Co., Chicago. Ch. (1) Frank H., b. April 6, 1910. (2) Jean, b. June 5, 1911.
3 MARGARET ANN,3 (Robert,2 Alexander, 1) b. Nov. 20, 1837 ; m. Jan. 15, 1866, Charles T. Metcalf (b. Piermont, N. H., Aug. 26, 1836.) They lived in Piermont, but rem. in 1868, to Nunda, N. Y., where she d. June 12, 1872; bur. in Ryegate. He d. at Nunda, Dec. 12, 1876, and bur. there
Children :
i. Katie Jane, 4 [Metcalf,] b. Piermont, June, 6, 1867 ; d. there Jan. 8, 1868, bur. in R.
ii. Edith Jerusha, 4 [ Metcalf,] b. Nunda, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1868; d. there April 29, 1872; bur. in R.
iii. Lewis Charles, 4 [Metcalf, ] b. N. May 27, 1872 ; res. Attica, N. Y., printer. He m. at Perry, N. Y., June 4, 1902, Maude A. Tallman. Ch. Charles T., b. Attica, N. Y., May 8, 1903.
4 GEORGE, 3 (Robert,2 Alexander.1) b. Jan. 30, 1841. In the water business at San Francisco, 1862-'65; farmer on the homestead since 1868, where the first of the family settled, now a farm of 400 acres; democrat in politics; town representative, 1884. Has held nearly every town office. Master of Blue Mountain Grange, chairman of the board of deacons and treasurer of the 1st Presbyterian church. and one of the trustees of Wells River Savings Bank. His farin is one of the largest in Caledonia Co., lying high upon the southern slope of Blue Moun- tain one of the few in town which have been in the same family for more than a century. The house, built by his grandmother in 1821, repaired and remodeled in 1906, contains many relics of old times, and is adorned by the hand and taste of Mrs. Cochran. He m. Jan. 12. 1870. by Rev. M. B. Bradford of McIndoes, Sarah Addie, dau. of Maj. Thomas Nelson.
Children :
i. Susie M .. 4 b June 30, 1873 : m Sept. 13, 1892, Albert E. Hall, q v.
ii. Nelson G .. 4 b. June 20, 1879; farmer with his father. He m Aug. 30, 1904, Edith L .. dau. Dean S., and Lois E. Turnbull of Somerville, St.
ALEXANDER COCHRAN, ESQ.
MRS. THERESA HALL COCHRAN.
GEORGE COCHRAN, ESQ.
MRS. ADDIE NELSON COCHRAN.
THE NEW YORK LIBRARY
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Lawrence Co., N. Y., (b. Wegatchie, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1885). Ch. (1) George Dean,5 b Ryegate, April 6, 1906, representing the 5th genera- tion on the homestead. (2) Adaline Eloise, b. June 15, 1908. (3) Lois Sylvia, b. Feb. 20, 1911.
SILAS WRIGHT.3 (Robert,2 Alexander.1) b. Tune 21, 1845. Went west in 1867, engaged in railroad construction over 30 yrs. and carried on some very extensive work. In 1892 he constructed over 200 miles of rail- road in Georgia and Alabama, the Alabama Midland, R. R., from Bain- bridge, Ga., to Montgomery, Ala. This was built in twelve months. The contractors furnished all the material except the steel rails, and did all the work-grading, bridging, track laying, station, water tanks, section houses and cotton platforms. The contract amounted to one million, five hundred thousand dollars. Ret. from bus. Res. Independence, Kan. He m. Sept. 7, 1871, Eliza Jane, dau. Maj. Thomas Mckibben, payınaster in the army, and an intimate friend of President Lincoln.
Children :
i. Robert T.,4 b. June 22, 1872 ; in real estate bus., Los Angeles, Cal.
ii. Frank; 4 b. June 15, 1874 ; connected with large hotel at Nashville, Tenn. d. March 4, 1910.
iii. Harry,4 b. Aug. 19, 1876; in real estate bus., St. Louis.
COLBURN.
ELLIS, b. Shewsbury, It .; m. Lucy, dau. Hezekiah Wetherbee (b. Grafton, Vt., Dec. 12, 1855; d. Walpole Mass., Feb. 1, 1872 ) They came to New- bury 1843 and bought the farm of Josiah Quint, near Boltonville, where he d. Dec. 12, 1855. This farm was sold to Leander Quint ab. 1863.
Children :
i. Elizabeth, b. Shewsbury, Vt., Aug. 7, 1822; m. Granville C. Meader, q. v.
ii. Charlotte, b. Dec. 21, 1823; d. Nov. 17, 1848, while attending Normal school at W. Newton, Mass.
iii. Julius, b. June 1, 1825; d. Dec, 21, 1832.
iv. Emily, b. May 21, 1827; teacher ; m. Rev. Samuel L Eastman; she d. Erie, Mich., Aug. 5, 1862.
v. Dwight, b. Jan. 22, 1829, d. July 9, 1832.
vi. Everett. b. Nov. 26, 1830; went to Kansas, 1856; served in civil war in Co. G. 11th Kansas reg. Deacon in Baptist ch. at Manhattan. He m. June 22, 1865, Eliza A. Parish, who d. 1884; he d. Sept. 10, 1874. One son, Edgar B.
vii. Hepzibah A., b. Nov. 16, 1832; m. March 28, 1857, Wm. S. Johnson of Bath. She d. at home of her dau. Mrs. Nutting at Auburn, N. H., July 10, 1908. Chil. (1) Martha C., b. Bath, May 21, 1858; m. 1st, G. P. Wilson, who d. 1888; one dau. Mary A., b. July 14, 1878; m. Oct. 1899, Arthur W. Crosby of Manchester, N. H. (2) Willard J., b. July 13, 1859 ; d. Woodsville, June 14, 1907. (3) Mary C., b. New- bury, Sept. 3, 1861 ; m. Dec. 31, 1887, Arthur J. Nutting of Manches- ter, N. H. Ch., Genevieve, b. Jan. 18, 1889.
viii. Cynthia, b. Oct. 23, 1834; teacher in Kansas, before the Civil war: res. South Rvegate.
ix. Edgar, b. March 7, 1836; d. at Soldier's Home, Boston, from disease con- tracted in the army.
x. Ellen A., b. March 17, 1839; res. South Ryegate.
xi. Mary C., b. June 21, 1841.
COLLINS.
Rev. Franklin A., b. No. Shanango, Crawford Co., Penn., Feb. 23, 1864. His gr. gr. grandfather, Isaac Wright Collins, (b England, 1775,) came to America in early manhood, settled first in Mifflin Co., Penn., later,
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with two bros. and a four horse team, pushed his way across the Alle- ghanies, and up Beaver River to the head waters of the Shenango, where he was one of the first settlers in 1802 taking part in the war of 1812. . His gr. father, Isaiah Collins, the 1st white ch. b. in the new settlement, became a skillful hunter, and was elder, precentor and clerk in the noted pioneer Seceder church of Shenango. His father, John S. Collins, was like all the family, possessed of great musical ability. The latter m. Clara M. Stevens of sterling Mass., and Conn. ances- try, a lady of unusual intellectual ability. Her father was a brave and able captain in the lake service, and her gr. father a revolutionary soldier.
Rev F. A. Collins grad. Alleghany Coll., Meadville, Penn., 1894; in 1895, he was settled as pastor of the United Presbyterian church in Ryegate, resigning in 1904; did graduate work in the Psychology of Religion in Chicago Univ., five yrs. pastor of the Un. Pres. Ch , at West Charlton, Saratoga Co., N. Y., and now pastor of the Un. Pres. Ch. at Greensboro, Vt. He m. May 1, 1895, Cannie Letha, dau. Prof. James H. Dickey of Pittsburg, Penn. The latter was a teacher over 50 yrs. An uncle, Rev. W. W. Barr, D. D., of Philadelphia, was for many years Cor. Sec. of the Board of Foreign Missions for the Un. Pres. Ch. ; a sister, Miss Cora B. Dickey was eight yrs. a missionary in Egypt, and another sister, Mrs. M. A. Martin, has for several years, had charge of the Press Bureau for the Chapman-Alexander evangel- istic work. Mr. Collins' experience as an active worker in a large church, his musical talent, devotion to the work, and winning person- ality have aided their success and in their pastorate in R. they had the pleasure of seeing their church recognized as the banner congrega- tion of the state for missionary contributions. Chil. Esther Jane, Franklin A., Jr., and Mary Wright, who are deceased, and Letha Ruth who is living.
COWLES .*
I. JOHN, b. ab. 1598, supposed to have come from the west of Eng .; in Hartford, Ct., 1636, Farmington, 1640, Hadley, 1659; settled finally in Hatfield. 1660, where he d. and where his homestead rem. in the family till 1898. 7 chil.
II. SAMUEL, b. 1639; res in Farmington, Ct .; m. Abigail, dau. Timothy Stanley from County of Kent, Eng ; he d. April 17, 1691.
III. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 13, 1695; m. Mary Goodwin; res. in E. Hartford; d. Feb. 20, 1775.
IV. ABIJAH, b Aug. 10, 1735; m. 1763, Martha Smith; res. E. Hartford ; d. Dec. 10, 1782.
V. TIMOTHY, b. E. Hartford July 18, 1777; rem. to Marshfield, Vt., ab. 1301-'02; to Peacham, 1808, where he was a hatter for many years, in which he was succeded by his sons, Timothy and John; he mi. 1803, Susan Fairchild. 11 ch., 8 sons, 3 dau's. Only one now living.
VII. GEORGE,1 b. Peacham, Sept. 27, 1809; m. Aug. 24, 1836, Mary Brad- ley of Peacham. Came to R. 1835, and went into business as a general country merchant in the "Old Corner Store." In Jan. 1838, his bro. James rem. from Peacham and became partner in the business, at which time they rec'd a deed from Alexander Harvey of the store and home lot extending to the cemetery. James retired from the part- nership Oct. 26 1844, and rem. successively to Maidstone and Mor- gan, \'t., Rockford, Ill., and Palmer, Mass., where he d. Oct 6, 1897. He m. Katharine, dau. Gov. John Mattocks. 3 ch all dead. One son d. in early manhood. another son and the dau. both m. and left heirs. George held many offices of trust and responsibility. P. M., in R. and
* By Miss Cowles.
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at McIndoes 30 yrs., town clerk nearly the same time, county senator 1862-'64. At his resignation in 1865 the town passed a vote of thanks for his long and faithful service. He held other offices, and was often administrator of estates. In 1865 he sold his Ryegate property to Alex. Cochran, and the next year rem. to Mclndoes in 1866, where in Sept. 1867, he bought the store of Azro Dutton which he occupied at his death, Aug. 15, 1870. His wife was a descendant of Hannah Dustin ; she d. Boston, Aug 3, 1885.
Children :
i. Edward2, b. Ryegate, July 20, 1837; A. B., Dart. Coll., 1859, M. D., Dartmouth, 1862; A. M. Dartmouth, 1861; Medical House pupil, Retreat for the Insane, Hartford, Conn., 1860-62; M. D. Dartmouth Medical School, 1863; College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, 1863; Asst. physician, Retreat for the Insane, Hartford, Conn., 1863 I Medical Corps, United States Army, 1863-72 ; Resident Physician and Superintendent, Boston City Hospital, 1872-79; Medical Superin- tendent McLean Hospital, Waverly, Mass., 1879-1903; Lecturer on Mental Diseases, Dartmouth Medical Coll, 1885-86; Professor of Mental Diseases, ibid, 1886 -; Fellow by Courtesy, Johns Hopkins University, 1887-88; Instructor in Mental Diseases, Harvard Medical School, 1888 -; L. L. D., Dart. Coll., 1890; Non-Resident Lecturer on Psychiatry, Clark University, 1904 -. Retired from McLean Hospital Jan. 1st, 1904, and rem. to Boston where he has since continued his work in Mental Diseases, in private practice and in teaching. In 1907 he went to reside in Hanover, N. H., and rem. from there to Plymouth, Mass., in 1908. Asst surgeon U. S. Army, June 13, 1863. His first service was in charge of a small hospital which he established in a schoolhouse in Harrisburgh; where one hundred wounded soldiers were received from the battlefield of Gettysburgh. He was surgeon-in-charge of the hospital until it was closed in December, 1863. He served with the Army of the Potomac in the winter of 1863-64 in Virginia, and was in Gen. Grant's campaign, through the battles of the Wilderness, from the Rapidan to Petersburgh. At the close of the war he was sur- geon-in-chief of Provost Marshal Gen. Macy's Brigade, at the head- quarters of the army. from Appomattox to its last camp at Arlington, and continued with Gen. Meade's staff until the army was disbanded at Washington; was brevetted captain for meritorious services during the war, and later promoted to full rank of captain ; he was post sur- geon at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, one year; six months in New Orleans as inspector of camps and transport ships, at Sheridan's headquarters; two years the chief medical officer of the District of the Rio Grande, at Fort Brown, Texas. During this service in Louisiana and Texas both Dr. Cowles and his wife had yellow fever in the epi- demic that prevailed in 1866-7. After serving two years as post sur- geon at Fort Preble, Portland, Me., he resigned his commission and settled in general practice in Boston, 1862. He designed the plan of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Hanover, N. H., and be- came a member of the Board of Trustees; and was Chairman of Trus- tees of the Mass. Hospital for Dipsomaniacs and Inebriates, 1896 to 1901 ; member of the Board of Trustees, Clark University, Worcester, Mass , 1890. Fellow A. A. A. S., Am. Soc. Naturalists, Am. Psychol. Assn. (pres. 1895), Am. Med. Assn., Me. Med. Assn., (Hon.) ; foreign Asso. Paris Soc. Med. Psychol ; mem. Mass. Med. Soc., Boston Soc. Psychiatry and Neurology, Nat. Assn. for study of Epilepsy, Nat. Geog. Soc., Alpha Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, Loyal Legion, Republi- can, Congregationalist.
He was first in the work of establishing a training school for nurses for the insane; and the lionor is his of the inception and carry- ing out of the plans for the buildings of the new McLean Hospital at Waverly, Mass. A writer says of it: "The plans of the buildings and their arrangement with reference to each other, in fact the whole
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development of the new hospital, have been the work of the accom- plished superintendent, Dr. Edward Cowles, the late honored president of the American Medico, Psychological Association." He m. Hanover, N. H., Dec. 25, 1865, Harriet M. Wainwright, who d. Aug. 21. 1908; res. 8 Sever street, Plymouth, Mass. Boston office, 419 Boylston St. ii. Frank Mellen, b. Ryegate, June 29, 1839; an artist by profession, founder of the Cowles Art School and manager during its useful exist- ence of twenty years from October, 1883. This, the largest private Art School in the United States, had an international reputation, employing as many as nine instructors at a time, with an attendance of about 300 students in a year from every State in the Union, South America and the Hawaiian Islands. All the different branches of drawing, painting, modelling and decorative design were taught. Many whose names have become distinguished in the Art world received instruction in this institution. Res. Ogunquit. Maine.
iii. Jane Elisabeth, b. May 3, 1841; rem. to McIndoes 1866, to Boston, Mass, 1875, and returned to Vermont, 1897. Was clerk at the Cowles Art School, Boston, Mass .. 1883, 1885-1895; is interested in genealogical, and an occasional lecturer on historical subjects. Has in preparation a history of Peacham, Vt., and is now engaged upon a genealogy of " The Descendants of John Cowles of Farmington, Conn." Author of "Decoration Day, Peacham, Vt., 1905," copies of which are in the Congressional Library, Washington, D. C., and other important libraries, and an unpublished manuscript history of her ancestors. Res. 8 Sever St., Plymouth, Mass.
iv. William Henry, b. Ryegate, Nov. 18, 1843; m. Emma Louise Oliver of Yonkers, N. Y ; res. Boston, Mass. Ch. (1) Ella Youmans, b. Brook- lyn, N. Y., 1873; m. John D. Ashton; res. Yonkers, N. Y. (2) George Starin, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1875; architect ; res. Yonkers, N. Y.
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