| 1706. BENJAMIN CUSHING |
| Sex: M
Birth: 17 April 1706 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: 4 June 1786 in Providence, Rhode Island Benjamin moved early to Providence, Rhode Island. Freeman of the Colony of Rhode Island 1737; justice of the peace 1747. "By papers left by him it appears that he was well established in business as early as 1741, as a furrier and hatter. Among these papers are found also, letters and bills from the Hon. Philip Livingstone and others, showing that he had an extensive correspondence in relation to the fur business. From the year 1750 to the commencement of the Revolution, he was engaged in sending furs to England. Some time previous to and during the Revolution, he, with two others, owned a vessel which they chartered to parties as a coaster. It made several trips to Nantucket."t." Father: John Cushing b: 28 April 1662 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Mother: Deborah Loring b: 15 March 1668 in Hull, Massachusetts Marriage 1: Elizabeth Antrim b: about 1713 in Providence, Rhode Island Married: 16 June 1734
Marriage 2: Abigail Ford b: 25 April 1727 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Married: 11 September 1765
Sources: 1. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family (An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638) by James Cushing, The Perrault Printing Co - Montreal, 1905. First Edition, 1877, by Lemuel Cushing, D1881 (Finished by his family). |