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of Deacon James (2) Cornish, was born
October 30, 1694, died March 22, 1784.
He married (first) Amy Butler, who died
February 16, 1763, daughter of Thomas
Butler, of Hartford. He married (second),
November 24, 1763, Hannah (Thrall)
Hickox, who died August 2^, 1779. He
was a farmer in Simsbury. He was commissioned
captain in October, 1736, of
the south company or train band. Children
by first wife, born at Simsbury:
James, born October 4, 1720, died February
13, 1736-37; Elisha, mentioned below;
Amy, June 5, 1722; Daniel, May 21, 1727;
Abigail, September 5, 1729; Joel, July
18, 1731 ; Abigail, May 5, 1733; Lucy,
June 8, 1735; Violet, April 12, 1737;
Rachel, September 3, 1740.
(TV) Sergeant Elisha Cornish, son of
Captain James (3) Cornish, was born at
Simsbury, June 5, 1722, died April 27,
1794. He married (first) September 25,
1740, Hepsibah Humphrey, born 1724,
died February 25, 1755, daughter of
Charles Humphrey. He married (second)
August 31, 1755, Mary Dyer, who
died October 21, 1775, daughter of Benjamin
Dyer. He married (third) June 2,
1776, Charity Pettibone, born June 30,
1744, died October 5, 1803. His widow
married, June 14, 1799, Dr. Amasa Case.
Children by first wife, born in Simsbury:
Hepsibah, born August 27, 1741, died
young; Hepsibah, November 4, 1742;
James, mentioned below; Elizabeth, May
8, 1746; Elisha, December 7, 1748; Dor-
cas, September 11, 1750; Charles, September
29, 1752. By second wife: Mary,
February 17, 1759. By third wife: Giles,
April 8, 1780.
(V) Captain James (4) Cornish, son
of Sergeant Elisha Cornish, was born at
Simsbury, December 16, 1744, died July
9, 1813. He married, December 29, 1766,
Ruhamah Bidwell, born 1743, died March
14, 1814. He was a farmer in Simsbury
;
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captain of the militia company there.
Children, born at Simsbury : Charles,
born October 29, 1767; Dorcas; Eber,
February 16, 1772; Chloe ; James, men-
tioned below; Loruhamah, 1783.
(VI) Colonel James (5) Cornish, son
of Captain James (4) and Ruhamah (Bid-
well) Cornish, was born in 1776, died
January 20, 1836. He was a farmer in
Simsbury. He was active in the militia
and rose to the rank of colonel of his
regiment. He married (first) Cynthia
Russell, born October 14, 1778, died Au-
gust 5, 1824, daughter of Sergeant Jesse
and Sarah (Cornish) Russell, granddaughter
of Daniel and Mindwell (Bunce)
Cornish, great-granddaughter of cap-
tain James Cornish, mentioned above.
He married (second) Elizabeth Smith,
widow, who survived him. Children:
Grove, born 1796; Charles, 1799, died
February 20, 1804; Charles Edwin, men-
tioned below; James Darwin, May, 1808;
Sidney Aurora, October 6, 1819.
(VII) Major Charles Edwin Cornish,
son of Colonel James (5) Cornish, was
born at Simsbury, April 13, 1805, died
February 14, 1882. He lived at Glastonbury.
He was for many years prominent
in the militia, and an excellent officer, of
fine presence and a strict disciplinarian.
He married Mary N. Vining, born September
10, 1810, died May 11, 1873,
daughter of Thomas Vining. Child,
Jeanette Cynthia, born June 11, 1835,
married (first) Henry L. Pratt, February
12, 1856, (second), August 2, 1863, George
Franklin Tolles, of Hartford (see Tolles).
GLOVER, George,
Retired Manufacturer.
Among the many recent arrivals from
the Old World who have aided very materially
in developing the manufacturing
industries of New England is George