JOHN ALLEN, b. in 1756, was a Revolutionary soldier. Spent a portion of his life in Cornish and d. May 5, 1845. His wife, Sally, was b. in 1758, and d. June 10, 1831. Both are buried at the Flat. The full list of their children has not been obtained. 1. JOHN ALLEN, JR., was […]
THOMAS ARNOLD ALLEN was b. March 23,1823; m. Lydia N. Dunbar, who was b. June 7, 1828, and d. March 1, 1905. Mr. Allen d. Jan. 10, 1900. They always lived in town, spending their last years on the Flat. They had one child: 1. Clara, b. March 25, 1863. She m. Liberty Kempton and
WILLIAM ALLEN and Betsey Swinnerton, both of Croydon, were m. Aug. 1, 1806, and lived in Cornish several years and had these children, b. in Cornish: i. HIRAM, b. March 13, 1809. He m. in 1834, in Cornish, Martha E. Huggins of Cornish. They returned to Croydon in 1837. They had six children. ii. LUCY,
1. JOSHUA ATWOOD of Bradford, Mass., the son of John and Hannah Atwood, was b. Dec. 3, 1724. he was a blacksmith by trade. He m. in 1744, Mehitable Seva, b. in Bradford Feb. 1, 1727. They removed from Bradford to Pelham, N. H. (time not known), and became the parents of seventeen children. He
Among the tombstone records of Cornish is that of Dea. John Bartlett, who was b. in 1727, and d. June 8, 1797. By his side are the remains of his wife, Jemima Downer, who was b. in 1732, and d. aug. 17, 1818. The records also show that during the early years of the town
2. NATHANIEL2 BARTLETT (Samuel1) was b. in 1755. He came to Cornish with his parents; m. -, Anna Fitch of Cornish, b. in 1762, and d. May 30, 1838. He d. Sept. 7, 1838, aged 83. Children, all supposed to have been b. in town. By the census of 1790 Mr. Bartlett had a son
3. JOHN3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Nov. 14. 1756; m. -, Polly Williams, a sister of Stephen Williams, Sr., and dau. of Samuel Williams, b. June 17, 1793, and d. Aug. 24, 1849; m. second, April 3, 1850, Mrs. Elizabeth M. (Bailey) Kendrick, b. Dec. 18, 1806, and d. March 23, 1881. He d.
4. NATHANIEL3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel2. Samuel1) was b. April 16, 1791; m. March 5. 1816, Sarah Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Harrington) Johnson, b. Dec. 15, 1793. and d. Sept. 13. 1864. He d. March 14, 1853. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. NATHANIEL J., b. Nov. 24, 1816; d. Sept. 3, 1852,
5. PELETIAH FITCH3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Nov. 21, 1793; m. Dec. 29, 1819, Lucy Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Harrington) Johnson, b. May 24, 1791, and d. Oct. 23, 1860. He d. Sept. 22, 1868. Children, all b. in town: 11. i. HENRY FRANKLIN, b. Nov. 9, 1820. 12. ii.
6. LYMAN3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Oct. 26, 1802; m. July 2, 1839, Catharine O. Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Roxana (Hall) Hilliard, b. Dec. 23, 1807, and d. Feb. 27, 1895. Lived on the west side of Dingleton Hill, nearly overlooking the village of Windsor. He d. Jan. 2, 1874. Children,
This name was not found in Cornish until about 1869, when Elijah D. Austin came from Plainfield. He was the son of Elijah and Lavinia (Williams) Austin, b. June 12, 1829, in Plainfield. He had m. May 5, 1863, Martha C. Davidson, dau. of James and Anna (Durani) Davidson, b. Jan. 17, 1831, d. May
JOHN AYERS lived in Greenland; m. -, Hannah Luey and had several children. Their record is incomplete. Mr. Ayers d. in Greenland, but his wid., with at least a part of her children, came early to Cornish. She d. in town Dec. 2, 1815, aged 79. Their children, as far as ascertained: 1. HANNAH, b.
CYRUS H. BARTON was b. in Croydon Oct. 7, 1859. Was the son of John A. and Melissa P. (Lovell) Barton. He came to Cornish in 1889; m. July 1, 1883, Rosette A. Rowell. dau. of Amos and Emily F. (Wheeler) Rowell, b. . She is a teacher of great success. Children: i. PERLEY L.,
JACOB BEAL, son of John and Catharine (Kimball) Beal, was b. in Plainfield Dec. 16, 1815, the youngest of twelve children. He remained at home until of age, when he went to Mass. and was employed by his brother, George, on a steamboat running from Boston to Hingham. In 1848, at the age of 33,
CHARLES COTESWORTH BEAMAN was b. May 7, 1840, in Houlton, Me. He was son of Rev. Charles C. and Mary Ann (Stacy) Beaman of Boston; m. Aug. 19, 1874, Hettie Sherman Evarts, dau. of Hon. Wm. M. and Helen Minerva (Wardner) Evarts, b. Nov. 28, 1852, in N. Y. City. He built the house at
GEORGE R.5 KENYON (Charles N.4 John Nelson3, Mumford2, Joseph1) was b. Nov. 21, 1863; m. June 3, 1891, Hattie E. Mansur, dau. of C. D. and Elmira C. (Beckworth) Mansur, b. July 23, 1867. Children: 1. CARROLL E., b. Oct. 26, 1894, in Plainfield. 2. SYLVIA A., b. Aug. 31, 1896, in Cornish. 3. GEORGE
FRANK E.8 WELD (John7, Peleg6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. May 23, 1859; m. Sept. 13, 1887, Mabel Nora Mace, b. Dec. 13, 1868. Lived in Cornish till 1900, and then rem. to Arctic, R. I. Have recently rem. to Charlestown. A farmer and worker in leather, also a florist. One child: 1.
DANIEL H.9 WELD (Hiram8, Johns7-6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. May 28, 1864. Lives in the stone house built by his grandfather. A farmer and butcher; m. Sept. 4, 1894, Lizzie M. Sturtevant of Cornish. Children, all b. in town: 1. ADA ALICE, b. Dec. 30, 1896. 2. RUTH MAY, b. Feb. 11,
