1806. PETER CUSHING
Sex: M
Birth: 10 May 1806 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Death: 29 July 1884 in Custon, Iowa

Peter was a joiner.
Note that Custon or Custou, Iowa does not exist, but probably refers to Cushing, Iowa.

Frankfort - 1850 Index & Census House-Family Nos. Page
Cushing, Andre (5) 654-763 111
Whitman, Cushing (4) 411-496 71
Cushing, Peter 43 Joiner 800 Mass.
Eunice 31 Me.
Ada 8
Peter G. 2

1880 U.S. Census: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
Peter CUSHING Self M Male W 74 MA MA MA
Eunice C. CUSHING Wife M Female W 60 ME Keep'G House ME ME
Volney B. CUSHING Son S Male W 24 ME Hatter MA ME
Geo. H. CUSHING GSon S Male W 12 ME At School ME ME

Father: Nehemiah Cushing b: 1 June 1777 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Mother: Deborah Briggs b: 1781 in Milton, Massachusetts

Marriage 1: Eunice Colby Dorr b: 4 July 1820 in Maine
Married: 13 January 1842
Note: Eunice was from Frankfort, Maine.

Children:
1. Ada Rich Cushing b: 14 November 1842 in Frankfort (now Winterport), Maine
2. Sarah Jane Cushing b: 2 June 1844 in Frankfort (now Winterport), Maine
3. Harriet Briggs Cushing b: 22 January 1846 in Frankfort (now Winterport), Maine
4. Peter Giddings Cushing b: 9 May 1848 in Frankfort (now Winterport), Maine
5. Caroline Cushing b: 31 July 1850 in Frankfort (now Winterport), Maine
6. Minna Troil Cushing b: 8 July 1852 in Frankfort (now Winterport), Maine
7. Volney Byron Cushing b: 31 January 1856 in Frankfort (now Winterport), Maine

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).
2. 1880 U.S. Census: Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa