1773 - 1858

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• Birth	19 Mar 1773	Preston, New London County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Jul 1858	Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire   [1]
  Person ID	I76960	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2003 00:00:00
  Father	Samuel HILLIARD, b. 28 Jul 1747, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Mother	Phoebe YERRINGTON, b. 1747
  Family ID	F33036	Group Sheet
  Married	Abt 1805	Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire   [1]
  Family ID	F33051	Group Sheet

• Notes	Benjamin lived a few years in Claremont, but most of his life was spent in Cornish. The last years of his life, he and his wife lived with their son, David H. He was an excellant carpenter and erected many buildings in Cornish and elsewhere. Of a very social nature and said to have been fond of telling stories.

• Sources

  [S1069] Wm. H. Child, Town of Cornish, New Hampshire, Volume II, History and Genealogical Record, 1763-1910 (Concord, NH: The Rum, page 199-206. [S187] General Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Preston [2:32}.