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    1. [VTORA] History of Newbury -- Corliss Family II(b)
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    3. Part B of the Samuel Corliss Family: Source: Wells, Frederic P. History of Newbury, Vermont : from the discovery of the Coös country to present time : with genealogical records of many families St. Johnsbury, Vt.: The Caledonian Co., 1902, c1900, 857 pgs Page 523-24 4 John2 (Samuel1) b. Rockingham, Sept. 18, 1787; came to Newbury about 1808, with his brothers, Silas and David; began to clear his farm about 1810, and built the house where his dau., Mrs. Clark, lives in 1815 or 1816; served two months and 22 days in Rogers' Co., Fifield's Regiment, war of 1812; discharged for sickness; drew a pension of $8 per month; member of the 'Christian' church, Bradford. He m. 1st April 11, 1812, Mary, dau. of Josiah Eastman, of Bradford, (b. July 25m 1790; d. July 21, 1829); m. 2d. Judith Eastman, sister of above, (b. Dec. 8, 1799; d. July 16, 1872). He d. March 9, 1875. Children: i. Susan, b. Oct. 31, 1814; m. David Eastman, q.v. 8 ii. Nathan E., b. March 31, 1817. iii. Mary H., b. Feb. 3, 1831; m. April 18, 1854, Ezra B. Knapp, of Haverhill, (b. Haverhill, Feb. 11, 1827; d. Marysville, Cal., Oct. 6, 1888). She rem. to California in 1882, and d. at Gold River, Cal., Dec. 2, 1898. C. (1) John C., b. Haverhill, March 1, 1855. Went to California 1876. Twice m. Res. Blue Canyon, Cal. Railroad engineer. (2) James, b. Newbury, Feb. 6, 1858; d. Haverhill, Nov. 3, 1859. (3) James B., b. Haverhill, Sept. 29, 1859; in California since 1880, m. Jan. 21, 1888, Rosa M. Browne. One c. Res, Blue Canyon, Cal. Telegraph operator and station agent. (4) E. Elmer, b. Haverhill, March 31, 1861; d. Blue Canyon, Cal., Dec. 4, 1881, un-m. (5) Fanny E., b. Haverhill, Jan. 27, 1863, teacher; m. at San Francisco, Cal., March 24, 1883, Frank C. Hood, M.D., a native of Newbury or Topsham. Two c. iv. Harriet Sarah, b. July 16, 1835; m. as third wife, July 15, 1873, Edward J.L. Clark. Lives on homestead. 5. Thomas 3 (Thomas2, Samuel1), b. Newbury, Nov. 20,. 1811; carpenter and lumber man; owned and carried on a saw mill near Hall's Pond; m. Dec. 6, 1849, Martha D., dau. William Lindsey, (b. March 15, 1825). He d. Oct. 29, 1897. Children: i. Elizabeth B., b. Feb. 10, 1853; m. Washington Patterson, q.v. ii. Freeman L., b. May 28, 1858; carpenter and builder, Grand Forks, N.D.; m. Jan. 19, 1898. Libbie Brown of East Grand Forks. iii. William L., b. Oct. 11, 1862; carpenter in Michigan, Dakota, and Washington; res. Newbury, un-m. 6 Rinaldo3 (Thomas2, Samuel1) b. May 2, 1819; farmer of Newbury and Piermont; m. Jan. 11, 1849, helen M., dau of Jonathan Martin of Bradford, b. April 5, 1833. He d. Piermont, April 20, 1894. Children: i. Jonathan M., b. Oct. 16, 1849; m. 1891, Boston, Mass, Mary Ramsdell. ii. Thomas A., b. Nov. 22, 1853; d. June 19, 1854. iii. Edson S., b. March 16, 1856; m. Oct. 6, 1877, Eva, dau. of Walter Buchanan; res. Rutland. C. (1) George B., b. Newbury April 12, 1878. (2) Charles F., b. Piermont, March 13, 1880. iv. Hiram, b., Nov. 28, 1860; d. April 21, 1864. v. Silas N., b. April 25, 1868; m. 1888, Agnes M. Campbell of Piermont. where they res. 7. Samuel3 (Thomas2, Samuel1) b. Dec. 15, 1822; m. 1st Aug, 16, 1862, Mrs. Mary Otis, dau. of Samuel Rollins. (b. Dec. 13, 1824, d. Sept. 15, 1881). m. 2d, Mrs. Mitchell, 1888. He d. May 26, 1892. Children: i. Nelson, b. Sept. 24, 1863; d. May 27, 1864. ii. Herbert, b. May 16, 1865; d. Aug. 31, 1884. iii. George Edward, b. Sept. 22, 1868. 8. Nathan E.3 (John2, Samuel1) b. March 31, 1817; farmer on south part of homestead till 1888. Lived in Newbury all his life, except in 1846 at Windsor Locks, Conn. He m. Jan. 2, 1840, Sarah J., dau Daniel and Sarah Sargent (b. Haverhill, April 9, 1823; d. June 28, 1888). he d. April 6, 1899. Members of Cong, Ch. Children: i. Julia A., b. July 28, 1842; m. Nelson B. Tewksbury, q.v. ii. Daniel S., b. July 25, 1849; studied medicine with Dr. Doty at Bradford; attended lectures at Dartmouth Medical College and Ann Arbor, Mich., and graduated Dartmouth, 187--; in practice Orford and Wentworth N.H., and at Springfield, 1877, till death; he m. May 15, 1878, Elvira, dau. Isaac Eastman; d. Feb. 13, 1879. No c. iii. Everett F., b. Sept. 25, 1857; farmer; teacher day and singing schools, winters till 1884; from March 1884 to October 1887, attendant at Massachusetts Hospital, Taunton, Mass; in charge of supply department, state institutions, Howard, R.I.; pharmacist at same, 1887 to date; musician; Free Mason. He m. Boston, Sept. 9, 1890, Frances F. Sanborn. No c.

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