Colonel Ezekiel Cushing
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Apr 1698 - Cape Cod (Provincetown), Massachusetts 2
Baptism: 28 Apr 1698 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Death: 7 May 1765 - Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Scituate, Massachusetts in Scituate, Massachusetts
• Alt Death, , Cape Elizabeth, Maine in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
• Alt. Birth, , Scituate, Massachusetts in Scituate, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Rev Jeremiah Cushing (1654-1706) 1
Mother: Hannah Loring (1664-1710) 1
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Doane (1 Dec 1703 - 7 Jun 1742) 1
Marriage: 5 Nov 1719 - Cape Cod (Provincetown), Massachusetts 3
Status:
Children:
1. Loring Cushing (1721-1777) 4
2. Ezekiel Cushing (1724-Bef 1783) 4
3. Jeremiah Cushing (1729-Bef 1784) 1
4. Hannah Cushing (1732- ) 1
5. Lucia Cushing (1734-Bef 1735) 1
6. Lucia Cushing (1735-1816) 1
7. Phebe Cushing (1738-1805) 1
8. Nicholas Cushing (1740-1745) 1
2. Mary Ann Jordan (Cir 1709 - ) 1
Marriage: 1 Apr 1746 - Falmouth, Maine
Status:
Children:
1. Nathaniel Cushing (1749-1769) 1
2. John Cushing (1751-1824) 1
3. Thomas Nichols Cushing (Abt 1753-1778) 1
Notes
General:
Col. Ezekiel Cushing, was the son of Rev. Jeremiah Cushing of Scituate, where he was born 28 April 1698. His mother was daughter of Thomas Loring of Hingham.His first wife was Hannah Doane of Plymouth, born in 1703, by whom he had the following children born in Provincetown: Loring, born 10 August 1721, who graduated at Harvard College, 1741, and died in 1778 ; Ezekiel, 3 June 1724 ; Jeremiah, 7 October 1729 ; Hannah, 9 February 1732 ; Lucia, 13 July 1734 ; Lucia, 27 December 1735 ; Phebe, 15 April 1738. He was coroner in 1727 and 1729.
After 1738 he moved to Cape Elizabeth (then Falmouth), Maine and occupied Cushing's Point which has ever since borne his name, and where a portion of his house remains. He owned Cushing's Island in Portland Harbor, and sold it to Joshua Bangs,14 September 1760, by whose name it was known until 1859, when it was purchased by Lemuel Cushing, of Montreal, Canada, who gave it its present name. He alsoowned the greater part of Long Island with Marsh and Overset Islands in Portland Harbor, and he bequeathed them in his will to his children. He was a merchant, and about 1719 went to Provincetown with his brother Jeremiah where they engaged in the fishing and whaling industry, owning many schooners and sloops. Hislarge mercantile establishment was on the point bearing his name, a few rods east of the breakwater and at the western extremity of the sandy cove west of Fort Preble. It is authoritatively stated that during his time, there was more commercial business carried on in Simonton's Cove and on the Cape Elizabeth shore, than on the Falmouth side. He was active and prominent in the affairs of the settlement, and became one of the most respected as well as distinguished men in Portland neighborhood. Ezekiel was Commander of the County Regiment at that time, the highest office in Maine, and in 1757 was able to furnish 50 men from his regiment to defend the inhabitants against the Indians, and one hundred to protect the Commissioners while there were arranging the terms of peace. He was Selectman of the town nine years, and Justice of the Peace 1756, 1760 and 1761;Justice of the Court of Common Pleas 1760 to 1763, and filled other important offices. Gov. Shirley dined at Col. Cushing's 23 July 1754. He took a prominentpart in the religious dissensions which broke out in the Church there, and in 1756 was a leader of the opposition to the installation of the Rev. Ephraim Clark over the Church. After the installation he was set off to the first parish where he afterwards attended, though just previous to his death he petitioned the General Court and was restored to his own precinct.
In 1746 he married the widow Mary Parker of Boston, a daughter of Dominicus Jordan of Cape Elizabeth, by whom he had three children, John, Thomas, and Nathaniel. His second wife lead by her first husband, four children, one of whom, Mary, married Loring Cushing above named. His daughter Lucia, married James Otis of Scituate, and Hannah married Charles Robinson. His descendants are numerous both in the male and female lines. He was one of the most distinguished men in our neighborhood, and lived in high style. Ezekiel's will was made 11 April 1765. He died in 1765, aged sixty-seven.
More HON. COL. EZEKIEL CUSHING: BIOGRAPHY
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cushinc/ezekiel1698.html
Sources:
Cushing gen, p. 27.
2. The History Of Portland, From 1632 to 1864 with a Notice of Previous Settlements Colonial Grants and Changes of Government in Maine, by William Willis, Second Edition - Revised and Enlarged, Portland, Bailey & Noyes1865
3. Vernon Briggs, History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family, 1254-1937, 1938, Three volumes
4. York County Court Index 1700-1760 (part one of two parts), Courtesy of the The Maine State Archives, Maine UsGenWeb Project
Ezekiel Cushing
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Sep 1734 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 17 Nov 1745 - Hingham, Massachusetts
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Seth Cushing (1705-1761) 1
Mother: Lydia Hawkes Fearing (1709- ) 1
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General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 44.
Frederick Cushing
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Feb 1729 - Weymouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 23 Jul 1824 - Weymouth, Massachusetts
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Parents
Father: Hon. Major Adam Cushing (1693-1752) 1
Mother: Hannah Greenwood (1694-1765) 1
Spouses and Children
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General:
Frederick served in the Revolutionary War from 1776 to 1779, and was at the taking of Dorchester Heights in 1776.
Cushing, Frederick. Private, Capt. Samuel Ward's co., Col. Solomon
Lovell's regt.; service, 4 days; company marched atthe taking of
Dorchester Heights March 4, 1776; roll sworn to in Suffolk Co.;also,
same co. and regt.; service, 3 days, subsequent to March 10, 1776; roll
sworn to in Suffolk Co.; also, Capt. Thomas Nash's co., Col. David
Cushing'sregt.; service, 3 days, at Hull in Aug., 1777; also, Capt.
Silas Wild's co., Col. Brooks's regt. of guards; enlisted Nov. 12, 1777;
discharged Dec. 3, 1777; service, 21 days, at Cambridge; also, Capt.
Samuel Ward's co., Col. Cogswell's regt.; enlisted Oct. 5, 1778;
discharged Dec. 31, 1778; service, 2 mos. 28 days; company detached to
guard and fortify posts at and about Boston; also, Capt. Job Cushing's
co., Lieut. Col. Samuel Pierce's regt.; enlisted May 25, 1779; discharged July 1, 1779; service, 1 mo. 10 days, travel included, at Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Sources:
1. Cushing gen., p. 42
2. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution Vol 4
3. History of Weymouth, Massachusetts in 4 Volumes, George Walter Chamberlain,M.S., Weymouth Historical Society, 1923
4. Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year1850, F Apthorp Foster, NEHGS, Boston MA 1910, Births pg 87
5. Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, F Apthorp Foster, NEHGS, Boston MA1910, Marriages pg 57
George Cushing
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 5 Jul 1736 - Scituate, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 4 Sep 1814 - Scituate, Massachusetts
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Hon. Joseph Cushing (1711-1767) 1
Mother: Lydia King (1716- ) 1
Spouses and Children
1. *Lydia Cushing (3 Dec 1743 - 3 Sep 1838) 1
Marriage: 19 Jun 1771 - Scituate, Massachusetts 5
Status:
Notes
General:
George Cushing was the first of the 'four Georges,' all of whom lived on the property near Henchman's Corner, wo which his father had added by purchase from heirs of Edward Prouty, upland and swamp land on the road to Mount Blue.
Sources:
1. Cushing gen., p. 62.
2. Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS,
Boston, 1909, two volumes.
3. L. Vernon Briggs, History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family, 1254-1937, 1938, Three volumes.
4. George C. Turner, "Records of the Second Church of Scituate, now the
First Unitarian Church of Norwell, Massachusetts," New Eng.Hist.Gen.Reg.
Greenwood Cushing
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 29 Sep 1723 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Baptism: 29 Sep 1723 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Death: 9 Oct 1723 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Hon. Major Adam Cushing (1693-1752) 1
Mother: Hannah Greenwood (1694-1765) 1
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General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 42.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 4 Jul 1732 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 16 May 1736 - Hingham, Massachusetts
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Hezekiah Cushing (1703-1790) 1
Mother: Lydia Jones (1707-1781) 1
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General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 54.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Jul 1723 - Hingham Second Precinct (now Cohasset), Massachusetts
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Hon. Samuel Cushing (1699-1792) 1
Mother: Hannah Tileston (1703-1748)
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 46.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 26 Jun 1737 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 14 Feb 1749 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Hezekiah Cushing (1703-1790) 1
Mother: Lydia Jones (1707-1781) 1
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 54.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 18 May 1735 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 29 Jan 1761
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Stephen Cushing (1687-1749) 1
Mother: Katreen Catherine Kilby (1700-1758) 1
Spouses and Children
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 34.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Feb 1737 - Boston, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: After 1759
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jeremiah Cushing (1696- ) 1
Mother: Ann Mortemore (1704-1759) 1
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 56.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Aug 1739 - Halifax, Massachusetts
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Noah Cushing (1714- ) 1
Mother: Hannah Cushing (1714- ) 1
Spouses and Children
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General:
Intentions: Publishment 23 SEP 1763 in Book 2, Part 1, Page 182, Recorded by Joseph Tinkham, Middleborough Town Clerk, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Sources:
Cushing gen, p. 55.
2. "Vital Records of the Town of Halifax Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849" by George Ernest Bowman, published in 1905
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Jan 1703 - Boston, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas B Cushing (1663-1740) 1
Mother: Deborah Thaxter (1669-1712) 6
Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas Hill (11 Jun 1704 - ) 1
Marriage: 13 Jul 1727
Status:
Children:
1. Henry Hill (1736- ) 1
2. Margaret Hill (1740-1776) 1
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 30.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 29 Apr 1744 - Pembroke, Massachusetts 7
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Parents
Father: Theophilus Cushing (1719-1788) 1
Mother: Hannah (Cir 1725-1814)
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
AKA: Hannah Loring Cushing
Individual Information
Birth: 26 Mar 1687 - Scituate, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Rev Jeremiah Cushing (1654-1706) 1
Mother: Hannah Loring (1664-1710) 1
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Samuel William Barker (23 Apr 1686 - 6 Aug 1754) 1
Marriage: 25 Dec 1706 - Scituate, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Samuel Barker (1707-1782) 1
2. Ignatius Barker (1709- ) 1
3. Hannah Barker (1711- ) 1
4. Ezekiel Barker (1714- ) 1
5. Deborah Barker (1720-1756) 1
Notes
General:
Briggs says Hanna was the daughter of Rev. Nehemiah Cushing.
Sources:
Cushing gen, p. 26-27.
2. Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusettsto the Year 1850, NEHGS,
Boston, 1909, two volumes.
3. A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, Volume #1 - 4, by JamesSavage
4. L. Vernon Briggs, History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family, 1254-1937, 1938, Three volumes.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Oct 1740 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 8
Baptism:
Death:
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jeremiah Cushing (1695-After 1740) 1
Mother: Mary Robinson (Est 1710- )
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 9 Feb 1732 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 2
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Colonel Ezekiel Cushing (1698-1765) 1
Mother: Hannah Doane (1703-1742) 1
Spouses and Children
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 41
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Oct 1740 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jeremiah Cushing (1695-After 1740) 1
Mother: Mrs Mary Cushing (Abt 1704- ) 1
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 39.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Sep 1729 - Dover, New Hampshire
Baptism:
Death: 12 Sep 1729 - Dover, New Hampshire
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Rev Jonathan Cushing (1689-1769) 1
Mother: Elizabeth Cushing (1691-1730) 1
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 35.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Jul 1694 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 29 Apr 1737 - Hingham, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Peter Cushing (1646-1719) 1
Mother: Hannah Hawke (1655-1737) 1
Notes
General:
Source:
Cushing gen, p. 26.
Hannah Cushing
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 2 Sep 1738 - Scituate, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 8 May 1790 - Bridgewater, Massachusetts
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Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Hon. John Cushing (1695-1778) 1
Mother: Mary Cotton (1710-1767) 1
Spouses and Children
Notes
General:
They signed an intention on 4 November 1758 in Scituate, Massachusetts.
Sources:
1. Cushing gen., p. 49.
2. Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS,
Boston, 1909, two volumes.
3. George C. Turner, "Records of the Second Church of Scituate, now the
First Unitarian Church of Norwell, Mass.," New Eng. Hist. Gen. Reg.
Sources
1. Warren Cushing, Cushing family (Rootsweb :2294173).
2. David Hamblen, compiler, "Births, marriages, and deaths of Provincetown, Massachusetts" (1854. NEHGR vol 8), 217. .... George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 9:100.
3. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 38.
4. David Hamblen, compiler, "Births, marriages, and deaths of Provincetown, Massachusetts" (1854. NEHGR vol 8), 217. .... Warren Cushing, Cushing family (Rootsweb :2294173).
5. Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts. Vol. 2, Marriages and Deaths, 93.
6. Warren Cushing, Cushing family (Rootsweb :2294173). .... History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (1893. Hingham, Mass.: Town of Hingham), 230.
7. F. Apthorp Foster, editor, Vital Records of Pembroke, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1911. Boston: NEHGS), 73.
8. David Hamblen, compiler, "Births, marriages, and deaths of Provincetown, Massachusetts" (1854. NEHGR vol 8), 217. .... George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 12:77.