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Benjamin Cushing 1706–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 APR 1706

Birth Location: Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Death Date: 4 JUN 1786

Death Location: Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)

Father: John Cushing

Mother: Deborah Loring

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Children(s):

The story of Benjamin Cushing began in 1706 in Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth). Benjamin Cushing passed away in 1786 in Providence, Rhode Island (Providence).

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Cushing began in 1706 in Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth).
  • Benjamin Cushing passed away in 1786 in Providence, Rhode Island (Providence).

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Benjamin Cushing's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cushing
1706–1786
Birth Place: Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Parents
John Cushing
1662–1737
Hingham, Norfolk Co., England
Deborah Loring
1669–1713
Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Grandparents
John Cushing
1627–1708
Hingham, Norfolk Co., England
Sarah Hawkes
1641–1679
Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Thomas Loring
1625–1675
Axminster, Devonshire Co., England
Hannah Jacobs
1639–1720
Hingham, Norfolk Co., England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Cushing
1589–1660
Nasareth Pitcher
1586–1682
Matthew Hawkes
1610–1684
Margaret Nelson
–1684
Thomas Loring
1600–1661
Jane Newton
1603–1672
Nicholas Jacobs
1597–1657
Mary Gilman
1615–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Cushing
–1641
Richard Jacobs
1572–
Edward Gilman
1587–1681
Mary Clark(e)
1596–1681

Benjamin Cushing's Timeline

2 Records

1706
17 APR 1706
Birth of Benjamin Cushing in Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
1786
4 JUN 1786
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Cushing in Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 APR 1706
    Event Place: Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source:
    [1] Arlene Hanneman, California & Janice Felix Hyde, Auburn Wyoming (Ancestral File: Submission: AF96112636 & Submission: AF95108385)
    [2] History of Scituate Massachusetts, pg. 255

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1786
    Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
    Record Source: Arlene Hanneman, California & Janice Felix Hyde, Auburn Wyoming (Ancestral File: Submission: AF96112636 & Submission: AF95108385)

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