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Samuel Bowden Cummings 1814–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1814

Birth Location: Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA

Death Date: 1883

Death Location: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Father: William Cummings

Mother: Mary Cummings

Spouse(s): Lucy Richardson

Children(s): Charles Sr, Andrew Cummings, Mary Cummings, Samuel Cummings, Ella Cummings, Joseph Cummings, Charles Cummings, Edwin Cummings, Samuel Cummings

Samuel Bowden Cummings was born in 1814 in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA, the child of William P Cummings And Mary Cummings. In 1819, Samuel Bowden Cummings resided in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. In 1840, Samuel Bowden Cummings resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel Bowden Cummings married Lucy Ann Richardson, and had children including Andrew P Cummings, Charles William Cummings, Charles William Cummings Sr, Edwin Cummings, Ella Cummings, Joseph Cummings, Mary E Cummings, Samuel A Cummings, Samuel B Cummings. Samuel Bowden Cummings passed away in 1883 in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Bowden Cummings was born in 1814 in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA, the child of William P Cummings And Mary Cummings.
  • In 1819, Samuel Bowden Cummings resided in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1840, Samuel Bowden Cummings resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Samuel Bowden Cummings married Lucy Ann Richardson, and had children including Andrew P Cummings, Charles William Cummings, Charles William Cummings Sr, Edwin Cummings, Ella Cummings, Joseph Cummings, Mary E Cummings, Samuel A Cummings, Samuel B Cummings.
  • Samuel Bowden Cummings passed away in 1883 in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cummings
1782–1866
Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Cummings
1786–1847
Birth Location: Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Richardson
1821–1888
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Sr
1847–1917
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Andrew Cummings
1850–1912
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Mary Cummings
1851–
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Samuel Cummings
1862–1937
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Ella Cummings
1864–1940
Birth Location: Maine
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Joseph Cummings
1842–1842
Birth Location: Jonesport, Washington, Maine, USA
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Charles Cummings
1847–1847
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Edwin Cummings
1843–1848
Birth Location: Jonesport, Washington, Maine, USA
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Samuel Cummings
1843–1847
Birth Location: Jonesport, Washington, Maine, USA
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Samuel Cummings's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Cummings
1814–1883
Birth Place: Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA
Parents
William P Cummings
1782–1866
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Cummings
1786–1847
Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (Cummings) Sr
1756–1797
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, Colony
Deborah (Gould (Peabody)) Cummings
1757–1820
Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Richardson
1739–1813
Tremont, Hancock Co, ME, Maine, USA
Margaret Gott
1743–1803
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt Cummings
1716–1765
Anna Johnson,Cummings
1718–1792
William Peabody
1724–1787
Deborah Goold
1730–1812
Daniel Sr
1703–1785
Rachel Littlefield
1701–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cummings
1692–1794
Sarah Estey
1694–1750
Francis Peabody
1694–1769
Dorothy Perkins
–1771
Lt. Gott
1676–1748
Margaret Andrews
1676–1722
Eliab Littlefield
1670–1717
Rachil Siblee
1675–

Samuel Cummings's Descendants

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Samuel (Bowden) Cummings (31 Aug 1814–1883) m. Lucy (Ann) Richardson (4 Jan 1821–1888)
  1. 1. Charles (William Cummings) Sr 1847–1917 m. Jennie (W) Cummings 1854–1933 m. Amelia (C) Hannaford 1847–1869
    1. 1. Charles (W Cummings) Jr 1884–1971 m. Florence (M) Cummings 1893–1971
      1. 1. Chas (W Cummings) Jr 1920–1984 m. Dorothy (Rose) Cummings 1922–1981
        1. 1. Dennis (Richard) Cummings 1948–2022 m. Mabel (C) Metcalfe 1947–2019
      2. 2. John (Richard) Cummings 1919–1971 m. Ruth (Josephine) Ready 1917–1957 m. Priscilla (Isabelle) Koehler 1919–1996
    2. 2. Jennie (W) Cummings 1878–1961
    3. 3. F (Pearl) Cummings 1886–1959
  2. 2. Andrew (P) Cummings 1850–1912 m. Mary (E) Sullivan 1875–1933
  3. 3. Mary (E) Cummings 1851– m. James (W) Rendall 1850–
    1. 1. Lizzie (H.) Randell 1877–
    2. 2. Walter (W.) Randell 1879–
  4. 4. Samuel (B.) Cummings 1862–1937
  5. 5. Ella Cummings 1864–1940
  6. 6. Joseph Cummings 1842–1842
  7. 7. Charles (William) Cummings 1847–1847
  8. 8. Edwin Cummings 1843–1848
  9. 9. Samuel (A) Cummings 1843–1847

Samuel Cummings's Timeline

11 Records

1814
31 Aug 1814
Birth of Samuel Bowden Cummings in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA
Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA
1819
1819
Age 5
Samuel Bowden Cummings resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1840
1840
Age 26
Samuel Bowden Cummings resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1842
15 Dec 1842
Age 28
Samuel Bowden Cummings resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1850
1850
Age 36
Samuel Bowden Cummings resided here in Portland Ward 6, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Portland Ward 6, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1870
1870
Age 56
Samuel Bowden Cummings resided here in Cape Elizabeth, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Cape Elizabeth, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1875
30 Sep 1875
Age 61
Samuel Bowden Cummings resided here in Moose Peak, Maine, USA
Moose Peak, Maine, USA
1876
1876
Age 62
Samuel Bowden Cummings resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1880
1880
Age 66
Samuel Bowden Cummings resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1881
28 Dec 1881
Age 67
Death of Samuel Bowden Cummings in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
1883
1883
Age 69
Burial of Samuel Bowden Cummings in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Tax Records, 1780-1821, Boston Public Library; Boston, MA, USA; City of Boston Tax Records 1780-1821; Access Date: March 2023

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 189; Page: 138; Family History Library Film: 0014678

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Boston Post - 15 Dec 1842 - Page 2, 15 Dec 1842

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Boston Post; Publication Date: 15 Dec 1842; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; &terms=Samuel_Cummings

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Portland Ward 6, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cape Elizabeth, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Moose Peak, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990
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