1829. EDWARD JOHN CUSHING
Sex: M
Name: Edward John Cushing
Name: Edward J. Cushman

Birth: March 1829 in Antrim, Ireland
Death: 29 January 1921 in Mattapan, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Note: On the passenger list of the ship, the William Rathbone, he is listed as Edward Cashnaghan. His petition for naturalizationfirst has the name as Cushnil, then changed to Cushman and changes to Cushing by the 1870 birth of son Daniel. According to Edward Cushing's naturalization papers, he was born in County Antrim, Ireland in March, 1829.

NATU: 6 July 1883 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Emigration: March 1851 Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Event: Declaration 17 June 1854 Boston, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Event: Petition 1864 Boston, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Occupation: Laborer; Cabinetmaker: "All of the paperwork on Edwards naturalization has him listed as a laborer. However, we know from pieces left behind that he was an accomplished cabinetmaker". 17 June 1854 Boston, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Occupation: Wood Moulderer, June 1870
Event: City Directory 1880 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Burial: 31 January 1921 West Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Event: City Directory 1900 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father: Edward J. Cushnaghan
Mother: Mary Cullen

Marriage 1: Mary Savage, daughter of John Savage and (Unknown) Welch. b: 1832 in Cork, Ireland
Married: 11 January 1854 in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Children:
1. Edward John Cushman b: 14 November 1854 in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts
2. Mary Elizabeth Cushman b: 23 January 1857 in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts
3. Margaret Ann Cushman b: 10 October 1858 in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts
4. Robert Edward Cushing b: 15 October 1865 in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts
5. Ellen Derinda Cushing b: 4 March 1868 in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts
6. Daniel Leo Cushing b: 12 April 1870 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Suffolk

Sources:
1. The Buckman/Cushing Genealogies, Peg Buckman, DavePeg@ix.netcom.com