Cornish New Hampshire

Caleb Chase

1. CALEB4 CHASE, a brother of Samuel4 and Moses2 (Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Nov. 29, 1722, in Newbury, \Mass. He In. April 1745, Sarah, dau. of David and Phebe Prince, b. April 28, 1727, d. Feb. 15, 1803. Mr. Chase d. Oct. 2. 808. The records of his descendants are more obscure than those of his brothers, Samuel and Moses. Some of its branches have been well preserved, but the greater part appear to be covered in the shades of the past. It has been supposed that he and his family came to town soon after his brothers came, … Read more

Wilbur Wyman Cole

11. WILBUR WYMAN5 COLE (Daniel4-3, Ebenezer2, Ephraim1) was b. May 24, 1851; m. July 1, 1873, Clara Ella Hook of Cornish, dau. of Peter and Lucia (Kendrick) Hook, b. Sept. 9, 1850; a farmer and mechanic. One child, b. in Cornish: Merton Kendrick, b. June 29, 1878. He is an osteopathic physician and res. in Needham, Mass.

Stephen Child

This name was at first used as a prefix or title to other names, but finally became a surname throughout England. Several noteworthy families of this name are mentioned through the centuries following the Norman conquest, sketches and incidents of whom are of abundant record. They adopted armorial ensigns, or coat of arms, varying in significance and design. A leading one of these bore the motto: “Imitari quam invidere,” signifying, “I imitate those whom you envy.” The paternity of early emigrants is often veiled in a greater or less degree of uncertainty. So in this case, the parentage of Ephraim … Read more

Phinehas Coburn

2. PHINEHAS2 COBURN (Merrill1) b. Sept. 6, 1778; m. April 14. 1803, Hannah French of Cornish, dau. of Ephraim and Comfort (York) French, b. June, 1778. It appears that they settled in E. Wallingford, Vt., as several of the family were reared there. The record of their children is deficient in order and in dates, so the arrangement may not be correct. The following has been obtained: i. PHEBE AMANDA, b. July 28, 1804; m. first -, Ara Bailey and had three children. He d. -. She m. second, -, Pratt and had one dau., Imogene; m. third, April 25, … Read more

Leonard Comings

5. LEONARD7 COMINGS (Samuel,6-5, John4-3-2, Isaac1) b. Dec. 6, 1769, eldest son of Samuel, and Sarah Butterfield; m. Sept. 20, 1791, Nellv Winch, b. Dec. 15, 1768, and d. Dec. 30, 1860, aged 92. He continued in the same business as his father and grandfather, in the mill and on the farm, leading a quiet and useful life. He d. Oct. 25, 1832, aged 63. Children, both b. in Cornish. 9. i. URIEL, b. Feb. 28, 1793. ii. CYNTHIA, b. March 18, 1795; m. Feb. 10, 1814, Obed Powers, formerly of Croydon. Had five children. (See Powers.) She lived over … Read more

Richard Coburn

4. RICHARD2 COBURN (Merrill1) was b. Oct. 21, 1785; m. first, Nov. 4, 1809, Sally French of Wallingford, Vt., b. in 1756, and d. May 11, 1849; m. second, Nov. 20, 1849, Lucy Mathews of Cornish, b. April 22, 1813. After Mr. Coburn’s death, she m. June 8, 1870. Dea. Arunah Burnap of Cornish and d. June 4. 1893. Mr. Coburn was a farmer and lived east of the Flat; a devoted Baptist. He d. Sept. 17. 1863. Children, all by first wife: i. NELSON, b. Dec. 27, 1810: m. studied medicine; practiced some years in Croydon; afterwards rem. to … Read more

Genealogy of Albert Weld of Cornish, New Hampshire

Albert8 Weld (Willard7, John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. June 28, 1836; m. Dec. 4, 1867, Lucy C. Comings of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Rebecca (Westgate) Comings, b. March 8, 1843. A farmer, and lived on the homestead of his father till when he sold his farm and rem. to the Flat. Children, all b. in Cornish: Charles Henry Weld, b. Oct. 14, 1868. A prosperous farmer. Ivan Comings Weld, b. June 2, 1873. He early became interested and proficient in dairy work. After much experience in creamery work, he became head of the dairy dept. of … Read more

Nathaniel Carroll

In 1672 Nathaniel1 and Mary Carroll were residents of Norfolk Co., Mass. Their son, Nathaniel2, had a son, Samuel3, who had a son, Joseph4, b. in Sutton, Mass., in 1732, who m. Nov. 21, 1761, Judith Chase of Sutton, a dau. of Philip and Mary (Follansbe) Chase. Nine children. Josephs, their eldest son, b. Dec. 10, 1763, m. April 6, 1788, Mary Prince, b. Aug. 7, 1763. They came to Croydon in 1792 and settled in Ryder Corner district. Six children. Joseph5 d. March 18, 1845; Mary d. July 10, 1822. Their second son, John Princes Carroll, was b. in … Read more

Ephraim Cole

1. EPHRAIM1 COLE was b. June 14,1688; m.-, Sarah . She d. July 27, 1799, aged 93. They had several children, Ebenezer2 being one of them. He was b. in 1732, and d. Nov. 2, 1808. He m. Elizabeth Wheeler, b. in 1730 and d. Feb. 27, 1814. Their children were: 2. i. DANIEL, b. Sept. 19, 1755. 3. ii. STEPHEN, b. –     iii. JOHN, b. -; m. Jan. 3, 1825, Lucy M. Pike of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Salome (Marley) Pike. They lived in Morristown, Vt. One son, Jason Cole.     iv. ASA, b. -; m. , … Read more

Moses Chase

12. MOSES6 CHASE (John5, Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Dec. 20, 1799. A farmer and lumberman, owning and running the sawmill built by his father; m. May 1, 1832, Fidelia, dau. of Isaac and Hannah (Perry) Alden, b. Aug. 12, 1805, and d. March 11, 1864. He d. May 17, 1864. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. HENRY DWIGHT, b. March 19, 1833; d. July 12, 1836. ii. JOHN BAXTER, b. April 1, 1834. Enlisted in Civil War, Heavy Artillery. (See Military.) Hem. March 11, 1863, Emerett Ayers, dau. of Samuel and Lois (Fitch) Ayers, b. Oct. 10, 835, … Read more

Benjamin Kimball Chase

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, b. Aug. 9, 1815, who, after this, lived in town the remainder of his life, dying Aug. 1, 1355. Shed. Feb. 4, 1888. Children: i. DANIEL, b. July 9, 1836. Was in trade at the Flat several years and afterwards in Boston; associated with his … Read more

Henry Stevens Chase

10. HENRY STEVENS7 CHASE (Joseph6-5, Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla) was b. Oct. 8, 1826; m. Sept. 28, 1854, Hattie C. Batchelder, dau. of Sewall and Nancy (Alden) Batchelder, b. in Boston Dec. 23, 1833. Mr. Chase d. Aug. 17, 1874. After his death, his wid. m. Jacob Beal, Jan. 22, 1879, without issue. She d. Dec. 25, 1881. Children: 12. i. JOSEPH S., b. Aug. 7, 1857, in Cornish. ii. DORA B., b. June 9, 1859, in Claremont: in. Dec. 16, 1880, Charles H. Deming of Cornish. One child. (See Deming.) iii. WILLIAM H., b. April 14, 1861, in Cornish; … Read more

Daniel Haskell

DANIEL HASKELL m. Feb. 9, 1779, Elizabeth Putnam of Cornish, dau. of Daniel and Anna (Chase) Putnam, b. July 15, 1762, and had the following children b. in town: 1. CORNELIA, b. Nov. 11, 1779. 2. DANIEL C., b. July 3, 1781. After the birth of these two children, the family probably left town, as all further record of it is lost.

Peletiah Fitch Bartlett

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. GILMAN MORTIMER, b. Jan. 24, 1822. 13. iii.JESSE JOHNSON, b. Nov. 16, 1823. iv. STEPHEN COLE, b. July 30, 1825; d. Aug. 23, 1829. v. LUCY ANN, b. Dec. 10, 1827; m. June 4, 1848, Norman A. Deming of Cornish. Five children. (See Deming.) She, … Read more

Benjamin Kimball Chase

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 Concord Aug. 15, 1854, and d. in Langdon. Mr. Chase d. Feb. 20, 1908, in Cambridge, Mass. Buried in Langdon by side of last wife. One child by last marriage: Everett Kimball, b. June 29, 1889; m. Dec. 25, 1908, Lecia M. LaSalle of Langdon.

Aquilla Chase

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 had eleven children. Their youngest son, Moses2, sometimes called “Ensign Moses,” was b. Dec. 24, 1663. He lived and d. in Newbury. He m. Nov. 10, 1684, Anne Follansbe. They had nine children. Their eldest son Daniel3 was b. Sept. 20, 1685; m. Jan. 2, … Read more

Dimon Rice (Royce, Dimond)

DIMOND RICE was b. in 1767, in ; m. June 17, 1792, in Claremont, Lydia Bradley, who was b. in 1774. He d. in Cornish, Jan. 21, 1823. His wid. m. June 10, 1828, John Lothrop. No issue. She d. in Cornish, Sept. 14, 1864. Children of Dimond and Lydia Rice; exact order cannot be given: 1. BETSEY, b. March 16, 1793; m. , Cyrus Hartshorn. 2. BRADLEY; lived in Manchester. 3. SALLY, b. March 26, 1797; m. March 9, 1817, Thompson Jenny of Grantham. Eight children. She d. April 30, 1865. (See Jenny.) 4. ESTHER BUNNELL, b. Oct. 23, … Read more

Horace Weld

HORACE7 WELD (John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) b. Feb. 20, 1792; m. Oct. 7, 1816, Huldah Jackson of Cornish, dau. of Lieut. Eleazer and Huldah (Dresser) Jackson, b. Dec. 29, 1795; and d. Nov. 15, 1847. He was a tanner and harness maker, also hotel keeper on the Flat several years. He gave the land whereon the Baptist Church now stands. He d. April 5, 1859. Children, all b. in Cornish: 1. GEORGE, b. Dec. 13, 1817. 2. HORAGE PLYMPTON, b. March 21, 1821; m. , Martha Chase of Cornish, dau. of Theodore and Judith (Bryant) Chase, b. April … Read more

John Chase

3. JOHN5 CHASE (Moses4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Oct. 4, 1753. He purchased and occupied a large farm on the hill south of the Flat, where he, like his brother, Daniel, built a large two-story square-roofed house. Here he spent his life chiefly in farming. He also built and operated a sawmill and gristmill, and for a time a distillery where cider brandy was made, then a legitimate business. He was a dea. of the Congregational Church, upright and honorable in all his dealings. He m. first, -, Martha Cotton, who d. -.March 21, 1789; m. second. , Louisa … Read more

Samuel Chase

1. SAMUEL4 CHASE (Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) commonly called “Judge Chase” was the eldest son of Daniel,, and b. in Newbury, Mass., Sept. 2S, 1707. He m. in May, 1725, Mary Dudley, dau. of Samuel Dudley, Esq. She was b. Feb. 22, 1711, and d. in Cornish Feb. 12,17S9. The “memory of the just is blessed.” (Inscription on her tombstone.) They, with most of their children, some of them having families of their own, left Sutton. Mass., and lived a few years in Walpole, and then settled in Cornish among the first. He was the first justice of the peace in … Read more