EDWIN T.4 AYERS (Levi3, Thomas2, John1) b. Feb. 17, 1831. A farmer who lived near Claremont town line, by the “Red School House” and Creamery Station; m. April 16, 1857, Julia A. Freeman, dau. Of Forest and Nancy (Penniman) Freeman, b. Oct. 12, 1837. Mr. Ayers d. May 11, 1893. One child, b. in Cornish: 1. JULIA ETTA, b. May 26, 1858; m. May 13, 1886, Frank W. True of Plainfield, where they res. No children.
EDWARD T.4 AYERS (Samuel3, Thomas2, John1) a half brother of Henry, b. Jan. 4, 1847; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Ann P. Howard, dau. of Marshall and Hopy (Winter) Howard, b. Sept. 18, 1856. Res. on his father’s homestead; a farmer. Children, both b. in Cornish: 1. VERNON FITCH, b. Jan. 20, 1871. 2. JULIA ANN, b. July 15, 1872; m. Dec. 6, 1893, Martin E. Kenyon, then of Cornish. Res. (1903), Windsor, Vt., where he is in trade. Six children.
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
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
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. of Isaiah and Mary (Dustin) Bradley, b. June 26, 1802, d. Oct. 20, 1881, aged 79. He d. May 3, 1888, aged 85. Child by Betsey Alden: 1. ELIZABETH ALDEN, b. March 19, 1832; m. May 20, 1863, Albert Winson Rex, b. in Royalton, Vt., … Read more
LEVI3 AYERS (Thomas2, John1) b. Dec. 23,1801; m. Dec. 14, 1825, Philenda Johnson of Cornish, dau. of John and Hannah (Huggins) Johnson, b. Nov. 26, 1806, d. Aug. 25, 1885. He d. Jan. 20, 1860. A farmer and lived in south part of the town. Children, all b. in Cornish: 1. JOHN, b. Feb. 22, 1828; d. same day. 2. JOHN J., b. April 24, 1829; d. Dec. 5, 1855. 3. EDWIN T., b. Feb. 17, 1831. 4. HANNAH A., b. Nov. 13, 1834; d. Jan. 1, 1854. 5. ALMIRA H., b. Feb. 13, 1837; m. Jan. 2, 1855, Dr. … Read more
SAMUEL3 AYERS (Thomas2, John1) b. Dec. 27, 1798; In. first, April 20, 1830, Lois Finch of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Thankful (Royce) Finch, b. Feb. 23, 1798, and d. Dec. 9, 1843; m. second, May 2, 1844, Sarah G. Finch, sister of his former wife, b. March 16, 1806, and d. April 27, 1885. He d. July 9, 1873. A farmer. Children by Lois, all b. in Cornish: 1. HENRY, b. Dec. 21, 1831. 2. SAMUEL FITCH, b. Oct. 31, 1833. Never m.; d. Dec. 13, 1868. 3. EMERETTE, b. Oct. 10, 1838; m. March 11, 1868, John B. … Read more
THOMAS2 AYERS (John1) was b. Jan. 17, 1763; m. , Lydia Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and (Downer) Bartlett, b. Aug. 8, 1760, and d. Jan. 15, 1830. A farmer and lived near the center of the town on the farm recently owned and occupied by Dan W. Cole and more recently by Henry C. Kendrick. He d. Nov. 24, 1843. Children, all b. in Cornish: 1. MARY, b. Jan. 15, 1793; m. June 29, 1813, Benjamin Smith, Jr. Three children. (See Smith.) She d. Nov. 15, 1872, aged 79. He d. May 28, 1873, aged 79. 2. LYDIA, … Read more
FRANK J.3 CHADBOURNE (Alfred C.2, Benjamin1) was b. Feb. 1, 1868; m. June 12, 1894, Georgiana Peterson of Plainfield, dau. of John W. and Ella (Burnap) Peterson, b. June 15, 1872. Res. on the farm where his parents lived and died. Graduated Kimball Union Academy in 1889, and entered Dartmouth College; stayed two years and left it to care for his widowed mother. Has served several years on the school board of Cornish. Children, all b. in Cornish: 1. RALPH P., b. June 1, 1895. 2. IDA B., b. June 21, 1897. 3. ELLA E., b. March 10, 1905; d. … Read more
ANSEL BARROWS, a brother (?) of Moses, Jr., with Hannah, his wife, had the following children, b. in town: i. JAMES ELIOT, b. May 8, 1796. ii. SIMEON TOLMAN, b. Feb. 18, 1798.
PLORIVAL BARTLETT, with Sarah, his wife. was probably of the same stock as the other Bartletts. but his relationship to them is unknown to the genealogist. They lived several years in town, but left it for some place in the West in 1840. Children, all supposed to have been b. in town: i. A child, b. in 1830: d. April. 1837, aged 7. ii. MARTHA ANN, b. Sept. 22. 1831. iii. A child, b. in 1832: d. Aug. 8, 1834, aged 2. iv. ALFRED DENNIs, b. March 1, 1834. v. MARSHALL JACKSON, b. Jan. 13, 1836. vi. LOUISE MARIA, b. … Read more
15. DANIEL D.5 BARTLETT (Hiram4, John3, Nathaniel2 Samuel1) was b. Aug. 27, 1856. He m. Aug. 16, 1883, Rebecca Bryant of Windsor, Vt. A farmer and resided on the homestead of his father. He d. Jan. 23, 1911. Children, all b. in town: 1. ELMER CLEVELAND, b. Dec. 30, 1884; m. June 28, 1908, in Cornish, Mabel Benway, dau. of Harvey and Isabel (Mellen) Benway, b. March 15, 1887, and d. June 3, 1909, at White River Junction, Vt. ii. JOHN DANIEL, b. March 10, 1889. iii. RUTH EMMA, b. May 23. 1891: m. Aug. 25, 1910, Himan A. Benway … Read more
14. LYMAN4 BARTLETT (Lyman3, Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. March 21, 1854, in Cornish; m. Dec. 9, 1874, Clara E. Dunsmoor, b. Sept. 16, 1854, and d. Sept. 27, 1893. “Affections tribute here I raise, ’tis all that I can do, Till death shall close my earthly days, our friendship to renew.” (Epitaph on her tombstone.) He m. second, Oct. 9, 1896, Jennie S. Dunsmoor of Windsor, dau. of Osmer W. and Laura M. (Cady) Dunsmoor, b. Oct. 26, 1871. Mr. Bartlett sold his farm on Dingleton Hill in the fall of 1903 and removed to Windsor, Vt. Child by first … Read more
13. JESSE JOHNSON4 BARTLETT (Peletiah3, Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Nov. 16, 1823; m. June 4, 1854, Elmina Dunham of Mansfield, Conn. He d. Oct. 21, 1854, leaving one child, Martha J., b. May 28, 1855, who m. Nov. 23, 1886, Henry Clark Kendrick. After Mr. Bartlett’s death, his wid. m. March 23, 1866, Edwin Harvey Smith and had one child. (See Smith.)
12. GILMAN MIORTIMER4 BARTLETT (Peletiah3, Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Jan. 24, 1822; m. Oct. 20, 1848, Angelina Comings of Cornish, dau. of Uriel and Sarah (Robinson) Comings, b. NoV. 3, 1823, and d. Dec. 19, 1894. -1r. Bartlett lived in Cornish near the mills until after the death of his wife. Afterwards in Brownsville, Vt. He d. Aug. 24, 1906. Children, all b. in Cornish: 1. ABBIE EVA, b. July 30, 1849; d. April 26, 1856. ii. ALICE COMINGS, b. Dec. 13, 1850; m. April 13, 1869, Solon T. Mower of Windsor, Vt. Five children: 1. Fred Gilman, b. Feb. … Read more
11. HENRY FRANKLIN4 BARTLETT (Peletiah3, Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Nov. 9,1820; m. NoV. 26, 1855, Sarah A. Dunham of Mansfield, Conn., b. June 21, 1830, d. Feb. 9, 1887. He d. Feb. 20, 1909. Children: i. SOPHIA A., b. , 1857 (?) : d. Sept. 25, 1863. ii. HERBERT HENRY, b. Sept. 15, 1867; m. June 12, 1895, Josephine A. Jones. Three children: 1. Lloyd Herbert, b. Feb. 28, 1896. 2. Lillian Ruth, b. May 28, 1899. 3. Alice Sara, b. April 23, 1905. A machinist. Res., Franklin Falls.
10. EDWIN P.4 BARTLETT (Nathaniel3-2, Samuel1) was b. Jan. 13, 1832; m. March 20, 1856, Emeline E. Wood of Cornish, dau. of Aril K. and Emeline (Day) Wood, b. Jan. 23, 1835. A farmer, also a teacher of instrumental music. He d. April 16, 1876. Children, all b. in town: i. JULIA ELLEN, b. Nov. 19, 1858; m. Oct. 23, 1877, Frank H. Weld of Cornish. One child. (See Weld.) She d. Sept. 4, 1884. ii. ADA ELIZA, b. April 20, 1864; d. March 2, 1882. iii. ARTHUR EDWIN, b. Nov. 9, 1866. iv. ANNIE LEE, b. May 10, 1868. … Read more
9. SYLVESTER NATHANIEL4 BARTLETT (Nathaniel3-2, Samuel1) was b. June 3, 1819; m. in Woodstock, Vt., -larch 29, 1847, Emeline R. Hart, b. May 10, 1824, in Pomfret, Vt. In -larch, 1867, he, with his family, left Cornish and settled on a farm in Claremont; where they spent the remainder of their lives. He d. April 19, 1891. His wife d. Feb. 19, 1900. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. WALLACE N., b. June 15.1850,: m. Dec. 5. 1871, Mattie L. Thompson. Two children, both b. in Claremont : 1. Oscar E., b. June 9, 1873. 2. Lillian M., b. April … Read more
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.
ORREL F. ATWOOD, b. in West Chazy, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1875, was the son of Francis L. and Mary A. (Baker) Atwood. Came to Cornish in Oct., 1900. Settled on the Dea. Hiram P. Raymond farm; m. in Beekman town, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1899, Huldah E. Scribner, dau. of Cyremius M. and Huldah (Eldred) Scribner, b. Sept. 20, 1874. He is a farmer. Children: 1. ELLSWORTH H., b. March 12, 1900. 2. BEULAH K., b. Nov. 24, 1909. The relationship of this family to the other Atwoods of Cornish is not known.