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Benjamin Cushman 1691–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1691

Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 17 October 1770

Death Location: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Cushman

Mother: Abigail Fuller

Spouse(s): Sarah Eaton

Children(s): Thomas Cushman, Abigail Sampson, Jerusha Cushman, Sarah Cushman, Jabez Cushman, Solomen Cushman, Jerusha Sturtevant, Huldah Millard

The story of Benjamin Cushman began in 1691 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Benjamin Cushman married Sarah Eaton, and had children including Abigail Sampson, Huldah Millard, Jabez Cushman, Jerusha Cushman, Jerusha Sturtevant, Sarah Cushman, Solomen Cushman, Thomas Cushman. Benjamin Cushman passed away in 1770 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Cushman began in 1691 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Cushman married Sarah Eaton, and had children including Abigail Sampson, Huldah Millard, Jabez Cushman, Jerusha Cushman, Jerusha Sturtevant, Sarah Cushman, Solomen Cushman, Thomas Cushman.
  • Benjamin Cushman passed away in 1770 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Benjamin Cushman's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cushman
1691–1770
Birth Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Cushman
1637–1726
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Fuller
1653–1734
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Cushman
1608–1691
England
Mary Allerton
1616–1699
Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Cushman's Descendants

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Benjamin Cushman (1 March 1691–17 October 1770) m. Sarah Eaton (20 October 1695–13 Sep 1737)
  1. 1. Thomas Cushman 1730–1777 m. Anna Chipman 1730–1778
    1. 1. Zebedee (Cushman) Sr 1763–1837 m. Sarah Holmes 1766–1840
      1. 1. Bartlett (Holmes) Cushman 1803–1861 m. Mary Fuller 1801–1859
        1. 1. Martha (A) Cushman 1841–1912 m. Thomas Clark 1838–1887
        2. 2. Zebedee (Miles) Cushman 1837–1926
        3. 3. Charles (Henry) Cushman 1827–1903
        4. 4. Freeland Cushman 1841–
  2. 2. Abigail Sampson 1727–1751
  3. 3. Jerusha Cushman 1719–1727
  4. 4. Sarah Cushman 1725–1745
  5. 5. Jabez Cushman 1713–1784
  6. 6. Solomen Cushman 1717–1798
  7. 7. Jerusha Sturtevant 1732–1790
  8. 8. Huldah Millard 1735–1814

Benjamin Cushman's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1 March 1691
Birth of Benjamin Cushman in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1770
17 October 1770
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Cushman in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1691
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1152.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LSM
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, From the Year 1617 to 1855
    [7] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1770
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, From the Year 1617 to 1855
    [6] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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