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Book Title: History Of Durham, Maine

CUSHING.

    John Cushing of West Durham was distantly related to the John Cushing
elsewhere presented. He was second son of Adam Cushing of Cape Ann, some say of
Abington, Mass., and grandson of Adam Cushing who graduated at Harvard College
in 1714. John's brothers and sisters were Greenword, Ezra, Avis, Sarah, Mary,
Adam and Hannah.

   John Cushing, born 24 Feb. 1746, was living in Royalsborough earlier than
1774, on lot 69. He married Silence Vining. They had five children:

   JOHN b. 15 Sept. 1770.  See below.

   SILENCE b. 30 Nov. 1711; m. 7 Jan. I79§ Gershom Flagg of Clinton. They
settled in Augusta.  She died 28 May 1816.

   Avis b. 1 Dec. 1774; m. 1797 Win. Mitchell, Jr., of Durham.

   ADAM b. 21 Dec. 1782; m. 1816 Mary Thompson of Brunswick. He built the brick
house where G. W. Wright lives. Died insane. A daughter Ruth taught school in
Brunswick. A son Alonzo lived in Gardiner.

   JAMES m. 5 Feb. 1813 Nancy Newell and settled in Dover, Me.

   John Cushing, Jr., m. 28 Jan. 1791, Elizabeth, sister of George Goodwin. They
lived on the homestead. He died 24 Dec. 1863, and is buried in Topsham. His wife
died 26 May 1843, aged 76 yrs.

   SAMUEL b. 6 June 1791; d. 28 June 1791.

   POLLY b. 6 July 1792; m. 27 Mch. 1823 Wm. Fogg, Jr., of Wales. He was born in
Scarborough and died in Wales 31 May 1876. JOHN b. 12 May 1794; d. 8 April 1796. 

   BETSEY b. 9 April 1796; m. 30 Nov. 1821 Job Sylvester 3d; d. 26 May 1873.

   SALLY b. 21 April 1798; m. 30 Dec. 1818 Wm. Sylvester; d. 24 Nov. 1877.

   HANNAH b. 22 Mch. 1800; m. 27 Jan. 1825 Ebenezer, son of Enoch Strout of
Wales. Judge Sewall C. Strout of Portland is their son. She died 5 Oct. 1873.  
 Enoch Strout b. 29 May 1802; d. 1 June 1880.

   ANNA LOUISA b. 22 Feb. 1802; d. 6 Nov. 1876. Unm.

   JOHN 3d b. 12 Feb. 1804; d. 12 Jan 1843. Unm.

   JAMES b. 9 Jan. 1809. Preacher. See:
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   SEWALL b. 23 April 1806; m. 1834 Hannah Webster; d. 30 Jan. 1884. 6 ch.,
Royal J., John Wesley, Hannah E., Frances E., Harriet L. and Roswell S.

   KATHERINE b. 13 May 1814; m. Benjamin Flagg of Topsham; d. 22 Jan. 1871. He
died 29 Feb. 1884, leaving one dau. Emma.

   IRENE b. 11 June 1816; m. Joel Bonney, M. D. Moved to Victoria, Texas. Died 3
May 1859. He died in Texas 28 Oct. 1853.  3 ch.

    The children of Hon. John (See Biog.) and Dorothy (Bagley) Cushing were:

   ELIZABETH b. in Salisbury 1 Sept. 1767; m. 1792 Wm. Hoyt ot Durham. They had
one son who d. at sea, and three daughters. Mrs. Elizabeth Hoyt d. at Freeport
June 1858.

   DOROTHY A. b. 2 May 1769; m. 2 Feb. 1785, in New Gloucester, Roger Merrill.
She died in Litchfield 28 Dec. 1863.

   JOHN b. 23 June 1771; m. Betsey Soule of Freeport. Died in Pownal.

   JONATHAN b. 14 Sept. 1773; m. 30 July 1794 Lucretia dau. of David Dennison of
Freeport. Died in Freeport.

   EDWARD b. 17 Jan. 1778; d. 16 Jan. 1797.

   SARAH b. 12 Mch. 1785; d. same day.


Additional Comments:
Part of Chapter XII.
GENEALOGICAL NOTES

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF DURHAM, MAINE
WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES.

BY EVERETT S. STACKPOLE.

PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF TOWN.

LEWISTON: PRESS OF LEWISTON JOURNAL COMPANY. 
1899.



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