Cornish New Hampshire

Bela Chase

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 he was b. which is about one fourth mile south of Trinity Church. He d. Sept. 9; 1841, aged 57. Children, all b. in Cornish. 15. i. JOHN FRANKLIN, b. -, 813. 16. ii. ORAN CORBETT, b. July 31, 1816. iii. SARAH JANE, b. , … Read more

Biography of Amos Richardson

Amos Richardson, an influential resident of Cornish, was born here, November 27, 1817, son of Amos and Sophia (Cummings) Richardson. He is a descendant of Dr. Amos Richardson, who was a physician of note in Pelham, N.H. Dr. Amos’s son, Joseph, was grandfather of the subject of this sketch. Joseph’s children were: Miriam, Joseph, David, Josiah, Sarah, Mercy, Rebecca, and Amos. Miriam, now deceased, was the wife of Joshua Wyman, of Pelham, and the mother of seven children; Joseph married Polly Hilliard, of Cornish, and had a family of twelve children; David, now deceased, married Sarah Ford, and was the … Read more

William Atwood

WILLIAM3 ATWOOD (Joshua2, John1), brother of Joshua3-2, tenth son and seventeenth child of Joshua and Mehitable (Seva) Atwood, was b. Feb. 17, 1773, in Pelham; m. first, Dec. 29, 1799, Elizabeth Hall, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Barker) Hall, b. in Pelham Oct. 29, 1779, and d. in Cornish Sept. 15, 1831; m. second, Dec. 17, 1834, Mrs. Betsey (Tyler) King. He came to Cornish Flat about 1811, where he spent the rest of his life. A blacksmith, and built the brick shop still standing (1903). Also the two story dwelling house at the south end of the Common. He … Read more

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

Daniel Weld

DANIEL7 WELD (John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) b. May 27, 1781; m. -, Lydia Fuller of Enosburg, Vt., b. June 6, 1784; d. Nov. 6, 1846. Lived on the old homestead now (1903) owned by Freeman A. Johnson. A farmer. He d. Sept. 13, 1851. Children, all b. in Cornish except the first two: 1. JOHN FULLER, b. Berkshire, Vt., Dec. 11, 1808; m. a Mormon wid. at Nauvoo, Ill., where as a physician he practiced and spent his life. 2. DANIEL, b. in Berkshire, Vt., Nov. 20, 1810. 3. MOSES, b. Jan. 18,1813; m. May 14, 1846, Olive … Read more

Levi Lincoln Chapman

LEVI LINCOLN7 CHAPMAN (Levi6, Joseph5, Beniamin4, Samuel3-2, Edward1) was b. Aug. 30, 1835; m. Nov. 15, 1876, Effie R. Beal of Plainfield, dau. of Jacob and Charlotte (Read) Beal, b. March 17, 1853, and d. July 6, 1888; m. second, Nov. 27, 1890, Mrs. Mary J. Bixby of Lyme, who d. Nov. 10, 1903, aged 62. Children, all by first wife and b. in Cornish (?): 1. IRENE C., b. March 17, 1878. 2. NORMA K., b. Dec. 20, 1881; In. July 14, 1900, Frank H. Williams of Cornish. A dau. was b. to them Jan. 15, 1902. Their second, … Read more

Joseph Chase

7. JOSEPH5 CHASE (Joseph4, Caleb3, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla1) was b. Oct. 8, 1787; m. March 7, 1814, Elizabeth, dau. of Job and Elizabeth (Chase) Stevens of Plainfield, b. Sept. 7, 1792, and d. March 16, 1884. He d. Oct. 31, 1838. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. JOSEPH PHILANDER, b. Sept. 23, 1820; d. Dec. 12, 1838. ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. March 1, 1823; m. , Preston T. Blood. Had five children. (See Blood.) She d. July 8, 1884. 10. iii. HENRY STEVENS, b. Oct. 8, 1826. iv. WILLIAM CURTis, b. Jan. 11, 1829; d. Sept. 8, 1853. v. THEODORE … Read more

Willis G. Cole

12. WILLIS G.6 COLE (Geo. L.5, Daniel4-3, Ebenezer2, Ephraim1) was b. Nov. 21. 1848; m. first, June 9, 1870, Julia Almira Huggins of Cornish, dau. of Geo. W. and Paulina (Pryor) Huggins, b. Oct. 11, 1846, and d. March 11. 1880; m. second, June 29, 1880, Nizaula Bixby of Windsor. Lives on the homestead of his father. Children by Julia A. Huggins:     i. FRANK C., b. June 2, 1871; m. Dec. 11, 1894, Jennie M. Hicks of Claremont.     ii. EDITH MAY, b. Dec. 14, 1876; m. July 28, 1897, Clayton L. Bartlett of Cornish. Children by Nizaula Bixby: … 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

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

Alexander Barker

ALEXANDER BARKER was b. in Scotland June 1, 1814. The date of his coming to America is unknown. He was a flax-dresser and farmer; m. -, Elizabeth Mercer of Cornish, dau. of William and Elizabeth Mercer, b. , 1810, and d. in 1896. He d. in Cornish Oct. 9, 1893. Their children, all b. in town were: i. ALEXANDER L., b. , 1839. Always res. in town; unm. ii. MARY, b. -, 1841; m. -, John Smith of Andover, Mass. She d. -. iii. GRACE, b. , 1843; d. in 1865; unm. iv. JULIA, b. -, 1845; m. -, William … Read more

Dudley Tappan Chase

14. DUDLEY TAPPAN7 CHASE (Lebbeus6, Jonathan5, Samuel4, Daniel3. Moses2. Aquilla1) was b. April 2, 1823, on the old General Chase homestead in the first two-story house built in town. Lived there till 1840. Graduated Kimball -Union Academy, class of 1844; Dartmouth College. class 848. Studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1849. Practiced at Windsor, Vt., till 863. when, owing to ill health, he retired from its practice and purchased a farm in Claremont where he resided till his death. Dec. 31, 1898. Mr. Chase was one of the prime movers in the organization of the Grange in -\. H. … Read more

Joseph Kenyon

The Kenyon family came from Rhode Island, The first name we find is that of Joseph Kenyon, b. Feb. 5, 1737; m. Catharine Enos, b. Sept. 12, 1742, and d. Sept. 5, 1826. This family came to Plainfield (date unknown) and settled on a farm north of Cornish line, opposite the farm of Dr. Joseph Chapman in Cornish. He d. April 15, 1829. children: 1. JOSEPH, JR., b. March 15, 1761. 2. PAINE, b. Feb. 26, 1763. 3. MARCY, b. March 29, 1765, m. Abel Stone, Jr. She d. July 15, 1848. He d. Oct. 23, 1848. 4. MUMFORD, b. … Read more

L. Foster Ayers

L. FOSTER4 AYERS (Levi3, Thomas2, John1) b. May 7, 1848; m. first, Sept. 29, 1869, Ida Bachelder Of Cornish, dau. Of Azor and Pluma (Upham) Bachelder, b. Oct. 2, 1849, d. Jan. 25, 1893; m. second, April 19, 1894, Ella S. Lyman, b. July 1, 1870, in N. Y. They res. in West Windsor, Vt., 1903. Children by Ida Bachelder: 1. VELMA V., b. Oct. 20, 1870, in Cornish; d. Feb. 7, 1888. 2. FRED G., b. Sept. 2, 1872, in Gouldsville, Vt.; d. April 21, 1904. 3. LEON E., b. Sept. 10, 1878, in West Windsor, Vt. Child by … Read more

Henry Ayers

HENRY4 AYERS (Samuel3, Thornas2, John1) b. Dec. 21, 1831. A school teacher, also supt.; m. March 11, 1868, Helen M. Chase of Cornish, dau. of Moses and Fidelia (Alden) Chase, b. Nov. 21, 1841. In April, 1869, they left town and settled in Ashtabula Co., O. He d. in New Lynne, O., March 21, 1897. She res. in Hartsgrove, O. Children: 1. ALDEN TILDEN, b. July 17, 1870. A machinist in Cleveland, OH. 2. SAMUEL DANA, b. Feb. 14, 1873. Res., Orwell, OH. 3. CARL HENRY, b. Aug. 16, 1875. Teacher, Hartsgrove, OH. 4. ALICE EMERETTE, b. July 25, 1880. … Read more

Horace L. Bartlett

8. HORACE L.4 BARTLETT (John3, Nathaniel2, Samuel1,) was b. Sept. 21, 1822; m. May 28, 1845, Cornelia A. Weld of Cornish, dau. of Peleg and Patty (Foster) Weld, b. April 15, 1823; and d. May 12, 1861. Lived in Bridgewater, Vt. He d. April 16, 1860, by accident while logging. Children: i. RODNEY J., b. July 29: 1846. In trade at Claremont. ii. EBEN P., b. May 15, 1855. A farmer; m. and lives in Bridgewater, Vt.

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

Stephen Chase

4. STEPHEN5 CHASE (Caleb4, Daniel3, Moses2, Aquilla) was b. April 26, 1763; m. , Betsey Batchelder. They lived in Keene. He d. April 6, 1930. Shed. April 12, 1850, aged 83. Children: i. CALEB, b. Jan. 29, 1789; d. single, aged 26, April 7, 1814. ii. STEPHEN, JR., b. March 19, 1791. Was killed by a falling tree June S, 1797. iii. BETSEY, b. April 20, 1793; m. -, Ruel Blake. iv. BELA, b. Dec. 2, 1795; m. first, Eliza Abbott; m. second, Edee White. He d. Jan. 31, 868. v. STEPHEN, 2D, b. July 18, 1798; m. Louisa Dickinson. … Read more

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

Ebenezer Cobb

1. EBENEZER6 COBB (Ebenezer5-4-3, John2, Henry1) brother of Francis, b. Sept. 27. 1760; m. Nov. 17, 1790. Mrs. Mary (Harlow) Porter, b. Sept. 7, 1765, and d. Sept. 28, 1839. He d. in Cornish Oct. 15, 1846, aged 86. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. EBENEZER, b. Aug. 12. 1791; m. first, Ruth Stevens of Plainfield; had a dau., Jerusha, b. in Cornish Jan. 14, 1815, and four other children b. in Morristown, Vt., where he res. He m. second Priscilla Soule. He d. Dec. 31, 1855, in Morristown, Vt. ii. MERCY, b. Oct. 18, 1792; m. March 15, 1820, … Read more