| 1831. GEORGE BYRON CUSHING |
| Sex: M
Birth: 22 June 1831 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Death: 1888 George was one of the pioneer lumber merchants of Saint John, having moved there from Winterport, Maine in 1853. He became a member of the firm of Andre Cushing & Company in 1857, and no change was made in its membership until his death in 1888, when his interests were assumed by his son, George S. Cushing. Lumber was shipped by this firm to the United States, West Indies, South America and Canary Islands. In character and integrity Mr. Cushing was irreproachable and in courage indomitable, and possessed the admiration and respect of all. He was never naturalized in Canada, but always retained his United States citizenship. Father: Theophilus Cushing b: 28 June 1802 in Hingham, Massachusetts d: 4 October 1882 Mother: Lucinda Lapham b: about 1809 in South Scituate, Massachusetts d: 4 August 1884 Winterport, Maine Marriage 1: Annie Tilton Scammell b: 19 May 1835 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Married: 12 November 1856
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). |