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Silence Cushing 1771–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 NOV 1771

Birth Location: Royalsborough, Maine (Androscoggin)

Death Date: 28 MAY 1816

Death Location: Augusta, Maine (Kennebec)

Father: John Cushing

Mother: Silence Vining

Spouse(s): Gershom Flagg, Gershom Flagg

Children(s): Ruel Flagg

In 1771, Silence Cushing entered the world in Royalsborough, Maine (Androscoggin), born to John Cushing And Silence Vining. Silence Cushing married Gershom Flagg, and had children including Ruel Flagg. Silence Cushing passed away in 1816 in Augusta, Maine (Kennebec).

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Biography

  • In 1771, Silence Cushing entered the world in Royalsborough, Maine (Androscoggin), born to John Cushing And Silence Vining.
  • Silence Cushing married Gershom Flagg, and had children including Ruel Flagg.
  • Silence Cushing passed away in 1816 in Augusta, Maine (Kennebec).

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Spouses(s)

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Silence Cushing's Ancestors

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Silence Cushing
1771–1816
Birth Place: Royalsborough, Maine (Androscoggin)
Parents
John Cushing
1746–
Royalsborough, Maine (Androscoggin)
Silence Vining
1748–
Grandparents
Adam Cushing
1719–
Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Sarah Reed
1721–
Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Great-Grandparents
Adam Cushing
1693–1752
Hannah Greenwood
1694–
John Reed
1687–
Sarah Whitmarsh
1694–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theophilus Cushing
1657–1718
Mary Thaxter
1667–1737
Thomas Greenwood
1673–1720
Elizabeth Wiswell
1668–1735
William Reed
1639–
Esther Thompson
1652–
Edward Whitmarsh
1670–
Bathsheba Richards
1674–1752

Silence Cushing's Descendants

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Silence Cushing (30 NOV 1771–28 MAY 1816) m. Gershom Flagg (ABT 1770–) m. Gershom Flagg (13 DEC 1773–)
  1. 1. Ruel Flagg 1804–1889 m. Lydia Hunter 1810–1865 m. Elsie ((MNU)) Stinchfield 1817–
    1. 1. Elizabeth (A.) Flagg 1830–
    2. 2. Martha (H.) Flagg 1831– m. Alfred (L.) Brown 1828–
      1. 1. Lottie (P.) Brown 1857–
      2. 2. Georgie (H.) Brown 1862–
      3. 3. Minnie (M.) Brown 1871–
    3. 3. Ruel (Stillman) Flagg 1834– m. Alba (or Elba F. (MNU)) Flagg 1843–
    4. 4. Marcia (E.) Flagg 1836–
    5. 5. Erastus Flagg 1840–
    6. 6. Helen (C.) Flagg 1842–

Silence Cushing's Timeline

4 Records

1771
30 NOV 1771
Birth of Silence Cushing in Abington, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Abington, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
1771
30 NOV 1771
Birth of Silence Cushing in Royalsborough, Maine (Androscoggin)
Royalsborough, Maine (Androscoggin)
1816
28 MAY 1816
Age 45
Death of Silence Cushing
None
1816
28 MAY 1816
Age 45
Death of Silence Cushing in Augusta, Maine (Kennebec)
Augusta, Maine (Kennebec)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1771
    Event Place: Abington, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source:
    [1] edited by Colonel Carleton Edward Fisher, <i>Vital Records of Clinton, Maine to the year 1892: births, marriages and deaths" edited by Colonel Carleton Edward Fisher Portland: Published under the Authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1967 -- unless otherwise noted
    </i> (Published under the Authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1967), Pg. 49
    [2] IGI - International Genealogical Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1771
    Event Place: Royalsborough, Maine (Androscoggin)
    Record Source: History of Durham with Genealogical Notes, Pg. 164 CUSHING

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1816
    Record Source: IGI - International Genealogical Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1816
    Event Place: Augusta, Maine (Kennebec)
    Record Source: History of Durham with Genealogical Notes, Pg. 164 CUSHING

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