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Nehemiah Cushing Capt. 1689–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1689

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 10 Dec 1774

Death Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Theophilus I

Mother: Mary Thaxter

Spouse(s): Sarah Cushing

Children(s): Elijah Cushing

Nehemiah Cushing Capt. was born in 1689 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Theophilus Gilman Cushing Capt I And Mary Jacob Thaxter. Nehemiah Cushing Capt. married Sarah Nichols Cushing, and had children including Elijah Cushing. Nehemiah Cushing Capt. passed away in 1774 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

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Biography

  • Nehemiah Cushing Capt. was born in 1689 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Theophilus Gilman Cushing Capt I And Mary Jacob Thaxter.
  • Nehemiah Cushing Capt. married Sarah Nichols Cushing, and had children including Elijah Cushing.
  • Nehemiah Cushing Capt. passed away in 1774 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Immediate Family

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Nehemiah Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
Nehemiah Capt.
1689–1774
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
Theophilus (Gilman) Cushing Capt, I
1657–1718
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary (Jacob) Thaxter
1667–1737
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John (Thaxter l; Captain;) Stop
1626–1687
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Elizabeth (Jacob) END
1632–1725
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
* ANCESTOR
1595–1654
Nicholas Jacob*
1597–1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jacobs
1572–1663
Winefrede Chambers
1575–1669

Nehemiah Capt.'s Descendants

1.
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Nehemiah (Cushing) Capt. (18 Jul 1689–10 Dec 1774) m. Sarah (Nichols) Cushing (30 Jan 1688–6 Jul 1749)
  1. 1. Elijah Cushing 1712–1760 m. Hannah Barker 1719–1804
    1. 1. Mary Cushing 1737–1814 m. Capt (Jeremiah) Brown 1746–1817
      1. 1. Mary Brown 1770–1852 m. Gideon (Simkins) * 1762–1842
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Simpkins 1795–1878 m. David (W. Safford) Sr. 1793–1880

Nehemiah Capt.'s Timeline

2 Records

1689
18 Jul 1689
Birth of Nehemiah Cushing Capt. in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1774
10 Dec 1774
Age 85
Death of Nehemiah Cushing Capt. in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Pembroke, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1689
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1774
    Event Place: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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