Cornish New Hampshire

Joshua Atwood

JOSHUA4 ATWOOD (Joshua3-2, John1) was b. in Cornish May 19, 1802, being a twin in birth with a sister, Mehitable; m. first, March 20, 1826, Sally Hardy, dau. of Tristam and Kezia (Frazier) Hardy, b. Jan. 25, 1807, and d. April 24, 1859, aged 52; m. second, , Mrs. Susan (Hilliard) Nevens of Cornish, dau. of Amos A. and Sarah (Huggins) Hilliard, b. Jan. 16, 1805, and d. April 4, 1888, aged 82. He d. Sept. 11, 1868. Two children, both by first wife. 1. SUSAN J., b. April 8, 1827; m. Nov. 24, 1846, Bryant Jenney. One son, George … Read more

Elijah D. Austin

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 27, 1899. Mr. Austin was a farmer and res. several years on the first farm above Windsor Bridge on the Connecticut river. He d. June 7, 1906. Children, the first three b. in Plainfield, remainder b. in the town of Cornish. 1. HENRY D., b. … Read more

George H. Ayers

GEORGE H.4 AYERS (Stephen3, Thomas2, John1) b. Aug. 28, 1842; m. Jan. 17, 1864, Martha J. White, dau. of Abial and Elsie (Case) White, b. Jan. 24, 1840. A farmer and dea. Of the Congregational Church. One child: 1. WILLIE H., b. Sept 12, 1870; d. June 27, 1882.

Frank Addison Fifield

FRANK ADDISON FIFIELD, son of Edward and Rosarah (Spaulding) Fifield of Plainfield, was b. there Nov. 24, 1852; m. first, Jan. 30, 1877, Kate S. Waterman of Lebanon, adopted dau. of Silas and Sally (Wood) Water man. She d. about, 1880, without issue; m. second, Feb. 6, 1882, Thankful Pardy, dau. of John and Phebe (Havens) Pardy, b. Sept. 27, 1856. They came to Cornish about 1885 and settled on the Alfred Nevens place, at that time owned and occupied by Moses Hutchinson and wife, caring for them through the remainder of their lives. Child, b. in Cornish: 1. ERNEST … Read more

Moses Barrows Jr.

MOSES BARROWS, JR., with Elizabeth, his wife, lived several years near the foot of Furnald Hill. They were constituent members of the Baptist Church at its organization. Charity Barrows, a sister of Moses, was also another. These were the children of Moses and Abigail Barrows, who in advanced years came to town and spent the rest of their lives. Moses, Sr., d. Feb. 23, 1795, aged 70. Abigail, his wife, d. Sept. 11, 1803. It appears that Moses, Jr., and his family left the town soon after the opening of the 19th century, as no trace of his family remains … Read more

Levi Chaffin

LEVI and CHLOE (TOLMAN) CHAFFIN were m. in Claremont Nov. 13, 1790, and most of their children were b. there. They came and lived several years in Cornish. Children, first seven b. in Claremont: 1. CHLOE, b. Jan. 6, 1792; d. young. 2. LYMAN, b. Feb. 5, 1793. 3. BETSEY, b. March 13, 1795. 4. LEVI, b. March 16, 1796. 5. CHLOE, b. July 28, 1798. 6. CHARLOTTE, b. June 18, 1801. 7. NANCY, b. Feb. 1, 1804. 8. LUCY, b. Oct. 6, 1809, in Cornish.

Stephen M. Ayers

STEPHEN M.3 AYERS (Thomas2, John1) b. Feb. 6, 1809; m. April 8, 1837, Charlotte Emerson, dau. of Jonathan and Ruth (Bemis) Emerson, b. Dec. 30, 1815. They res. some years in Claremont and then came back and spent the rest of their lives in Cornish. A farmer and res. about a mile north of the Congregational Church. He d. July 16, 1895. She d. Sept. 26, 1892. Children, all b. in Claremont: 1. MARY JANE, b. Dec. 27, 1840; m. July 25, 1863, Hiram B. Ayers. 2. GEORGE H., b. Aug. 28, 1842. 3. LIZZIE S., b. Nov. 4,1844; m. … Read more

Harvey Benway

2. HARVEY2 BENWAY (Buzzell1) was b. Aug. 23, 1851, in Plainfield; m. in Lempster Jan. 17, 1879, Isabel Mellen of Sunapee, b. Sept. 13, 1868. Came back to Cornish to live in April, 1888. Children: i. HIMAN A., b. April 14, 1881; m. Aug. 25, 1910, Ruth E. Bartlett, dau. of Daniel D. and Rebecca (Bryant) Bartlett. ii. ELENORA C., b. Feb. 29, 1884; m. March 16, 1902, Earl W. Brown of Cornish. Their first child, a dau., was b. Aug. 14, 1903. iii. MABEL H., b. March 15, 1887; m. June 28, 1908, Elmer C. Bartlett of Cornish. Lived … Read more

Samuel Chase

2. SAMUEL5 CHASE (Samuel4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Nov. 28, 1728, in Sutton, Mass.; m. May 29, 1751, Silence Stow of Grafton, Mass., b. in 1727, and d. in Cornish Nov. 19. 1794, aged 67. He d. July 10, 1790. Both buried in Cornish. Records of the children a little uncertain. i. RUTH, b. -, 1753; in. Nov. 9, 1773, Nicholas Cady of Cornish. Three children. (See Cady.) She d. July 6, 1788, aged 35. 6. ii. SAMUEL, b. , 1754. 7. iii. PETER, b. , 1756. iv. ELIZABETH, b -, 1762; m. July 6, 1780, Abel Spaulding. She … Read more

Louis T. Chase

11. LOUIS T.7 CHASE (Jacob6, Joseph5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla) was b. Nov. 15, 1827. He was a farmer and always lived on the homestead. Was one of the selectmen for several years. He m. Dec. 25, 1858, Mary S. Smith, adopted dau. of Lyman and Aurilla Smith, b. Feb. 28, 1836, and d. June 26, 1892. He d. Aug. 16, 1876. Children, all b. in town: i. DORA A., b. Sept. 7, 1859; in. Dec. 25, 1876, Frank L. Johnson of Cornish. One child. (See Johnson.) ii. LIZZIE M., b. April 3, 1866; d. unm. Dec. 12, 1887. iii. … Read more

Daniel Weld

DANIEL8 WELD (Daniel7, John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. in Berkshire, Vt., Nov. 20, 1810; m. -, Mary Harlow of Cornish, adopted dau. of Robert and Charity (Barrows) Harlow, b. Jan. 14, 1814; d. Sept. 25, 1858. He d. Dec. 2, 1848. Children: 1. A child unnamed, d. Oct. 28, 1838, aged four weeks. 2. ACHSA JANE, b. Aug. 26, 1839; m. Nov. 21, 1861, David L. Wood of Hancock, a soldier of the Civil War, who d. in the service July 9, 1863. She is living (1904) in Cambridge, Mass. No children. 3. AUSTIN FULLER, b. Sept. … Read more

Simon Coburn

3. SIMON2 COBURN (Merrill1) was b. May 25,1780; m. -, Ruth Eaton, b. in Haverhill, Mass., May 24, 1781, and d. in Cornish April 8, 1857. He was a farmer and d. Dec. 19, 1863. They lived many years in Salem and afterwards in Pelham and settled in Cornish about 1820. Children, all except the last one b. before coming to town: i. ABIGAIL, b. in Salem, Aug. 22, 1803; m. Feb. 14, 1826, Amos Kelley. Eleven children. (See Kelley.) She d. Feb. 15, 1878. ii. MARY, b. July 8, 1805, in Salem; m. Nov. 28, 1825, Moses Austin, Jr. … Read more

Levi Cobb

2. LEVI7 COBB (Ebenezer6-5-4-3, John2, Henry1) b. March 12, 1795; m. Jan. 2, 1823, Calista S. Bugbee of Woodstock, Vt.. b. March 12, 1801, and d. Jan. 3, 1861. He d. April 14, 1840, aged 45. A farmer and spent his life on the homestead of his father. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. LIVONA CALISTA, b. Dec. 10, 1823: m. April 20, 1847, Sylvester Marsh Bugbee of Cornish. She d. March 17, 1849. Left one child that d. young. (See Bugbee.) 3. ii. LEVI HENRY, b. June 30, 1827. 4. iii. CHARLES VENAL, b. May 18, 1829. iv. ABIGAIL … Read more

Joseph Kenyon

JOSEPH2-1 KENYON was b. March 15, 1761; m. Hepsediah Parker. Remained on the homestead and good authority says they had sixteen children, but several of their names, together with the dates of birth, marriage and death of many of the family cannot be found, therefore the order of the eleven children as given may not be correct. He d. April 11, 1842. children, as far as ascertained: 1. MARY, b. —— ; m. first, Jan. 10, 1805, Jesse Lombard in Windsor, Vt.; m. second, —— Cleveland. 2. JOSEPH, JR., b. ; m. Sarah Palmer. Six children. He was drum major … Read more

Nathaniel Bartlett

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 under 16 years Of age and two daus. This agrees with the following record: i. BETHENA, b. Nov. 16, 1784; m. March 24, 1817, James Fitch of Cornish. Four children. (See Fitch.) She d. Aug. 28, 1870. 3. ii. JOHN, b. Nov. 14, 1786. iii. … Read more

Frank E. Weld

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. OSCAR DEANE, b. Aug. 22, 1894.

Martin Henry Bean

MARTIN HENRY BEAN, the son of Levi M. and Angie H. (Mace) Bean, was b. in Plainfield, Dec. 15, 1862. He m. Aug. 22, 1853, Mary Lydia Streeter, b. Oct. 22. 1860, dau. of Adam and Mary E. (Morris) Streeter. Came to Cornish from Bath in 1889. Children: i. ANGIE M., b. Jan. 15, 1885, in White River Junction, Vt.; m. April 19, 1906, Perley Cole of Plainfield. A dau. was b. to them June 26, 1906. ii. HENRY M.. b. July 26. 1886, in Lisbon. iii. ALFRED E., b. Jan. 22. 1888, in Bath. iv. Infant Son, b. April … Read more

Thomas Arnold Allen

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 by him had a dau.: A. Lena, who m. Austin Huggins.

Benjamin Franklin Clark

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. Sept. 9, 1861. They settled in Cornish, first in the "Hempyard" for a few years, and afterwards on Cornish Flat. Children, b. in Cornish: i. FRANK ALBERT, b. Aug. 18, 1887. ii. ADIN FISHER, b. Nov. 18, 1889.

Enoch F. Chellis

ENOCH F. CHELLIS, a son of Thomas Chellis, was b. Aug. 8, 1815, in Plainfield. He came to Cornish in the winter of 1844. He m. March 7, 1843, Mrs. Sarah A. (Taft) Chase, wid. of Kimball Chase, b. June 9, 1815, and d. Feb. 4, 1888. He settled on the farm then belonging to his wife and her children (the Daniel Chase farm north of the Flat.) (See Chase.) He was formerly a teacher of common schools, a good disciplinarian and much sought for to manage “hard schools.” He was a shrewd financier. They had but one child, a … Read more