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MARKS, CORNWELL, from Glastenbury, Conn., 1785; m. Sarah Goodrich,
and settled on the road near James M. Shaw’s; was a kind hearted and exemplary
man, and died in 1857, aged 88. His wife was a skillful nurse, and devoted
much of her time to attendance on the sick; she died in 1857, aged 87.
They raised a family of five children: William, Elisha, Ira, Prudence and Electa.
William m. Rosanna, da. of Ephraim Robinson, and settled at Nunda, N. Y.;
becoming attached to the Mormons, he followed them in their wanderings to
Nauvoo, Ill. He was acting mayor of the city, when the Mormon prophet,
Joseph Smith, was arrested by the civil authorities of Illinois, and issued a
writ of habeas corpus, through which he was released from custody. The
infuriated mob took after Smith, followed him to Carthage, and killed him.
Elisha married Ann, da. of Reuben Smith, and removed to Burke, N. Y.; Ira m.
Sarah Ann Goodrich, and settled at West Pawlet, where he kept a store, run a
starch factory, and also a stocking factory at the village. Prudence m.
John C. Prescott, between whom a separation took place, leaving with her one
son, Gustavus A. She then married William Miles, and became attached to
the Mormons and followed them to Utah, where she recently died. Electa
married John Smith, Burke, N. Y.
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