Child, William Henry. History of the town of Cornish, New Hampshire, with genealogical record, 1763-1910. Concord, N.H., Rumford Press. c1911.
10. BENJAMIN KIMBALL6 CHASE (Daniel5, Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. April 5. 1795. A farmer and ever res. upon his father’s estate. He d. June 16. 1842. He had m. Oct. 21, 1835, Sarah Ann Taft. b. June 9, 1815. After his death, his wid. m. March 7, 1843, Enoch F. Chellis of Plainfield, […]
15. BENJAMIN KIMBALL7-6 CHASE, JR. (Daniel5, Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Aug. 25, 1841; m. first, Jan. 3, 1866, Lucia G. Deming of Cornish, eldest dau. of Solon H. and Laodicea (Silloway) Deming, b. Jan. 29, 1846, and d. Oct. 30, 1871, without issue; m. second, Jan. 5, 1876, Clara E. Allison, b. in
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CLEMENT was b. in 1813. Lived in town many years. He m. first, -, Keziah Williams, dau. of Abijah and Susanna (White) Williams, b. in 1812, and d. Aug. 2, 1838, aged 26. She left two sons. He m. second, Sarah W. Williams, a sister of his former Wife, b. in 1819, and
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CLARK, the son of Hiram and Adaline (Fisher) Clark of Croydon, was b. June 17, 1832. He spent several years in the West engaged in "ranching." Returning East, he came to Cornish in March, 1886. He m. May 12, 1886, Mrs. Cozella (Borden) Hurd, dau. of Albert and Augusta V. (Allen) Borden, b.
3. BENJAMIN6 COMINGS (Samuel5, John4-3-2, Isaac1) a brother of Samuel, b. March 28, 1755, in Westford, Mass.; m. Sept. 5, 1776, Mary Cooper, dau. of Dea. John and Mary (Sherman) Cooper, b. at Hardwick, Mass., July 20, 1753. Dea. Cooper moved from Hardwick to Cornish in 1769; and the next year to Croydon. Mary Cooper,
BENJAMIN and EUNICE (PIERCE) COLE were m. in Cornish Aug. 21, 1788. Their pedigree is unknown. They had the following children, b. in Cornish: i. AMOS, b. June 26, 1789. ii. POLLY, b. June 28, 1791. iii. DANIEL, b. Feb. 8, 1793. The census of 1790 records one boy and one girl
BENJAMIN CHESMAN CLARK, a son of Samuel and Bathsheba Clark was b. in Plainfield Sept. 22, 1814; m. March 25, 1841, Maria Pratt Bugbee, dau. of Reuben and Lydia (Marsh) Bugbee, b. April 12, 1817; d. Auburn, R. I., Jan. 22, 1905. They came to town soon after their marriage and settled one-third mile south
13. BENJAMIN CHAPMAN6 CHASE (Moody5, Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Sept. 8, 1793; m. Nov. 13, 1817, Eliza Royce of Claremont, a sister of Mrs. Paran Stevens of Claremont and N. F. City. He was a farmer and d. at 36, Sept. 19, 1829. Children, supposed (?) b. in Cornish: i. BENJAMIN CHAPMAN, JR.,
BENJAMIN6 CHAPMAN (Joseph5, Benjamin4, Samuel3-2, Edward1) was b. July 18, 1784; in. , Theoda Colburn, dau. of John and Theoda (Dunham) Colburn, b. June 11, 1792, and d. Oct. 13, 1859, aged 67. He was a farmer and surveyor, a prominent man in his day, filling many important positions in town and state. He drew
BENJAMIN CHADBOURNE was b. in Moultonborough Jan. 28, 1792. Came to Cornish when a young man; In. April 15, 1818, Sarah Cady of Cornish, dau. of Elias and Hannah (Hutchins) Cady, b. Aug. 29, 1790, and d. Dec. 12, 1864. He d. March 29, 1851. A farmer. Children, all b. in Cornish: 1. CURTIS C.,
1. BENJAMIN BOMAN BEMIS, son of Benj. and Sarah Bemis,* b. Feb. 14, 1763, in Spencer, Vt.; m. first, , Abigail Hall, dau. of Thomas and Huldah (Park) Hall, b. Dec. 9, 1763, and d. March 26, 1814. After living a few years in Spencer, Vt., they settled in Cornish where he lived many years.
BENJAMIN3 AYERS (Thomas2, John1) b. Feb. 11, 1803; m. first, April 5, 1831, Betsey Alden, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Rice) Alden, b. July 31, 1805, d. March 21, 1832; m. second, Sept. 19, 1832, Hannah Alden, a twin sister of former wife, d. Sept. 28, 1836; m. third, Jan. 1, 1837, Louisa Bradley, dau.
11. BELA6 CHASE (Solomon5, Samuel4. Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. March 30, 1784; m. Dec. 24, 1812, Alice Child of Cornish, dau. of Stephen and Mercy (Chase) Child, b. April 2, 1787, and d. May 6, 1857, in Oregon, 111. Quiet and unpretending and of strict integrity, he spent his life on the farm where
2. BARKER BREWSTER7 CHURCHILL (Lewis6, Nathaniel5-4, Williams3-2, John1) was b. Feb. 4, 1815, in Cornish. A farmer and carpenter; rem from the farm to the Flat in 1861. He enlisted in the Civil War. (See Military.) After the war he continued at his trade through life. He m. first, in 1842, Mary A. Angier, b.
2. AZOR2 BACHELOR (Silas1) was b. Jan. 13, 1806; m. Pluma Upham of -, b. -; d.-. Mr. Bachelor was a shoemaker and came to the Flat about 1840. He built the brick house just east of the cemetery now used as the Grange hall. Here he worked at his trade until age and failing
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.
1. ASA COBURN, b. -; m. first, -, Letta , b. -. She d. in 1789; m. second, -, Mary -, b. -; d. Oct. 1, 1807. Children by Letta, b. in Grantham and Cornish: i. ROBERT, b. April 9, 1783. ii. DANIEL, b. Feb. 23, 1785; d. young. 2. iii. ASA, JR., b. March
2. ASA COBURN, JR., b. March 2,1787; m. Jan. 2, 1810, Sally Page of Cornish, dau. of Joshua and Marjorie ( ) Page, b. April 17, 1785. Their children were: i. ESTHER PAGE, b. Aug. 4, 1810. ii. CHARLOTTE, b. Feb. 7. 1812. iii. ALMIRA, b. Dec. 15, 1813.
ASA BAKER was b. in 1787 (5); lived on the Flat many years. He was a butcher and a generally useful man, held in high esteem. He m. , Susan who was b. in 1785, and d. Feb. 10, 1859, aged 71. He d. Oct. 29, 1838, aged 51. Both are buried at the Flat.
AQUILLA1 CHASE, b. in Conway, Eng., in 1618, was the honored ancestor of all of this name who have ever lived in Cornish. With two of his brothers he came to America in 1639, and settled in Hampton. He m. Ann Wheeler, rem. to Newbury, Mass., in 1646 and d. there Dec. 27, 1670. They
