JAMES CATE was b. in Greenland in 1747, m. first, -, Hannah Ayers (?), who was b. in 1746, and d. in Cornish April, 1780, aged 34; m. second, Hannah Huggins, dau. of John and Hannah Ayers Huggins, b. in 1757, and d. in Cornish Aug. 22, 1788, aged 31. He was a Revolutionary soldier. He d. in town Nov. 19, 1802, aged 55. They lived in the north west part of the town. Children, both by first wife: 1. JAMES, JR., b. Sept. 7, 1775. 2. LEVI, b. -, 1777; d. Feb. 12, 1835.
JOSEPH CARTER was b. in Little Harbor Oct. 18, 1776. His mother’s name was Sarah Williams, who after the death of Mr. Carter, m. William Lucy and had by him seven children. (See Lucy.) Joseph came to town when young; m. Nov. 15, 1804, Margaret Taylor of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Joseph and Elizabeth (Sumner) Taylor, b. June 7, 1782, and d. April 15, 1855. He d. April 24, 1843. Children: 1. MARY ADALINE, b. Feb. 22, 1806; d. unm., Oct. 22, 1841. 2. SILOAM S., b. Dec. 7, 1808; m. April 23, 1843, in Nashua, Nancy D. Smith. He … Read more
DANIEL ELLIOTT CARROLL who lived in Cornish from 1857 to 1880, was great-grandson of Daniel Carroll3, the brother of Samuel3. His father, Charles, was b. in Croydon and m. Sarah Elliott. He was b. in Croydon Nov. 1, 1817; m. first, Sophronia Burt of Thetford, Vt., b. Feb. 25, 1820, by whom he had three children; he m. second, May 2, 1876, Lucy Parker. No children. He d. in March, 1899. Children, all b. in Croydon: 1. DANIEL E., JR., b. Sept. 2, 1846; m. first, Feb. 20, 1870, Ella F. Collins, dau. of Edward W. and Deliah (Forehand) Collins, … Read more
FOLLANSBE5 CARROLL, a brother of Joseph5 Carroll, who m. Mary Prince, was b, Nov., 1769. He came to Croydon in 1772. On Aug. 11, 1789, he m. Sarah Carroll, b. Jan. 5, 1770, and d. there March 9, 1848. He d. Sept. 3, 1850. They had a son, John Follansbe6, b. May 29, 1810. He m. March 20, 1836, Keziah Hardy, dau. of Tristam and Keziah (Frasier) Hardy, b. May 11, 1811. They rem. to Cornish in 1837 and spent the remainder of their lives there. She d. April 26, 1880. He d. May 5, 1879. Children, all b. in … Read more
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
NATHANIEL CARPENTER was b. in Pomfret, Conn., July 18, 1756; m. June 20, 1775, Elfreda Dresser, a sister of Huldah Dresser, who m. Lieut. Eleazer Jackson, b. Oct. 16, 1759. They settled in Cornish about 1775 and remained till after the close of the century. They then rem. to Strafford, Vt., and a little later to Hanover, where they finally settled on a farm three fourths of a mile south of the college on the river road, where he d. Oct. 15, 1829. Elfreda d. May 11, 1840, in Strafford, Vt. The census of 1790 says the family at that … Read more
LEMUEL and LYDIA BABCOCK had the following children: 1. JONATHAN CHASE, b. Dec. 24, 1802. 2. THEODOSIA, b. Sept. 7, 1808. It appears that Lydia d. and that Lemuel m. second, Polly, and they had One son: 3. GEORGE, b. Dec. 19, 1811. Somewhat demented, yet very eccentric. Well known and remembered by many; became a pauper after the death of his parents; d. in Unity June 1, 1884.
FRANK H.9 WELD (Henry A.8, Willard7, John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. Feb. 19, 1853; m. first, Oct. 23, 1877, Julia E. Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Edwin P. and Emeline (Wood) Bartlett, b. Nov. 19, 1855; and d. Sept. 4, 1884; m. second, March 24, 1886, Ada H. Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Bryant) Hilliard, b. July 22, 1855. Children: one by each wife, and b. in Cornish: 1. ANA E., b. June 3, 1882; m. March 7,1905, Oscar Lewis of Randolph, Vt. 2. HENRY HILLIARD, b. Feb. 21, 1892.
DANIEL H.9 WELD (Hiram8, Johns7-6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. May 28, 1864. Lives in the stone house built by his grandfather. A farmer and butcher; m. Sept. 4, 1894, Lizzie M. Sturtevant of Cornish. Children, all b. in town: 1. ADA ALICE, b. Dec. 30, 1896. 2. RUTH MAY, b. Feb. 11, 1899. 3. A son, b. Oct. 31, 1903. 4. A dau., b. July 8, 1905. 5. A dau., b. March 21, 1907, and d. the same day. 6. A son, b. July 11, 1908.
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.
GEORGE R.5 KENYON (Charles N.4 John Nelson3, Mumford2, Joseph1) was b. Nov. 21, 1863; m. June 3, 1891, Hattie E. Mansur, dau. of C. D. and Elmira C. (Beckworth) Mansur, b. July 23, 1867. Children: 1. CARROLL E., b. Oct. 26, 1894, in Plainfield. 2. SYLVIA A., b. Aug. 31, 1896, in Cornish. 3. GEORGE M., b. Jan. 30, 1899, in Cornish. 4. CHARLES D., b. Aug. 5, 1901, in Cornish; d. Sept. 3, 1902. 5. MINNIE A., b. March 5, 1904, in Cornish.
CHARLES COTESWORTH BEAMAN was b. May 7, 1840, in Houlton, Me. He was son of Rev. Charles C. and Mary Ann (Stacy) Beaman of Boston; m. Aug. 19, 1874, Hettie Sherman Evarts, dau. of Hon. Wm. M. and Helen Minerva (Wardner) Evarts, b. Nov. 28, 1852, in N. Y. City. He built the house at “Blow-me-down” Farm in Cornish in 1883, which has since been used as their summer home with winter residence in N. Y. City; engaged in the practice of law. In the midst of an eminently useful life, Mr. Beaman was called away by death on Dec. … Read more
JACOB BEAL, son of John and Catharine (Kimball) Beal, was b. in Plainfield Dec. 16, 1815, the youngest of twelve children. He remained at home until of age, when he went to Mass. and was employed by his brother, George, on a steamboat running from Boston to Hingham. In 1848, at the age of 33, he returned to Plainfield, where he m. , Charlotte Read, dau. of Septimus and Betsey (Chapman) Read. She d. June 20, 1877. In 1879 he came to Cornish, where he spent the remainder of his life. On Jan. 22, of that year, he m. Mrs. … Read more
CYRUS H. BARTON was b. in Croydon Oct. 7, 1859. Was the son of John A. and Melissa P. (Lovell) Barton. He came to Cornish in 1889; m. July 1, 1883, Rosette A. Rowell. dau. of Amos and Emily F. (Wheeler) Rowell, b. . She is a teacher of great success. Children: i. PERLEY L., b. in Croydon Nov. 25, 1884. Grad. Kimball Union Academy in class of 1903. Clerk in the employ of Dexter Rich ards and Sons, manufacturers of woolen goods, Newport. ii. ETHEL R., b. July 31, 1893. A student at Kimball Union Academy.
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. 1754 (?); m. , David Huggins of Cornish and had several children. (See Huggins.) She d. Oct. 26, 1822, aged 68. 2. AMY, b. , 1756 (?); m. , Capt. Stephen Parker. She d. March 31, 1798. 3. PHEBE, b. Dec. 10, 1758; m. , … Read more
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
6. LYMAN3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Oct. 26, 1802; m. July 2, 1839, Catharine O. Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Roxana (Hall) Hilliard, b. Dec. 23, 1807, and d. Feb. 27, 1895. Lived on the west side of Dingleton Hill, nearly overlooking the village of Windsor. He d. Jan. 2, 1874. Children, all b. in town: i. MARY ELLEN, b. Feb. 16, 1840; m. Dec. 7, 1864, Henry W. Walker of Cornish. One child. (See Walker.) She d. May 24, 1901. ii. MARIA C., b. Oct. 24, 1841; d. May 23, 1867. iii. FRANCES L., b. Jan. … Read more
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
4. NATHANIEL3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel2. Samuel1) was b. April 16, 1791; m. March 5. 1816, Sarah Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Harrington) Johnson, b. Dec. 15, 1793. and d. Sept. 13. 1864. He d. March 14, 1853. Children, all b. in Cornish: i. NATHANIEL J., b. Nov. 24, 1816; d. Sept. 3, 1852, aged 36, an invalid. 9. ii. SYLVESTER N., b. June 3, 1819. iii. SARAH MARIA, b. Aug. 27, 1821: m. May 20, 1846, George D. Kenyon. Two children. (See Heaven.) She d. Oct. 8, 186.5. iv. JAMES FITCH, b. Dec. 15, 1823; m. April 5, … Read more
3. JOHN3 BARTLETT (Nathaniel2, Samuel1) was b. Nov. 14. 1756; m. -, Polly Williams, a sister of Stephen Williams, Sr., and dau. of Samuel Williams, b. June 17, 1793, and d. Aug. 24, 1849; m. second, April 3, 1850, Mrs. Elizabeth M. (Bailey) Kendrick, b. Dec. 18, 1806, and d. March 23, 1881. He d. March 4, 1869. He was a farmer and also an expert drummer in the state militia, as were several others of the Bartletts. Children, all by first wife and b. in Cornish: 7. i. HIRAM D., b. Nov. 12, 1817. ii. ANNA F., b. Dec. … Read more