Honorable Captain Elijah Cushing, delegate to the Plymouth County Congress and Revolutionary War Soldier
Son of Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Cushing and Elizabeth Bartow, grandson of Lieutenant Colonel John Cushing and his second wife, Deborah Loring.
Elijah married cousin Tamar Cushing (daughter of Theophilis Cushing and Hannah Waterman) and Anne Thomas. They married 20 Jan 1756 in Pembroke and had five children:
* Elijah Cushing b abt 1752
* Thomas Cushing b abt 1754
* Col Elijah Cushing 1756-1818
* Francis Cushing b abt 1756
* Tamsin Cushing 1758-1807
Tamar died in 1761 of smallpox at the age of 31.
Secondly, Elijah married Anna Thomas, the daughter of Captain Edward Thomas and Rachel Cushing. They were married 02 May 1765 in Pembroke and had ten children:
* Tamar Cushing 1766-1839
* Edward Cushing 1768-1842
* Thomas Cushing 1770-1836
* Anna Cushing 1773-1779
* Betty Cushing 1775-1780
* Rachel Cushing 1776-1857
* Isaac Cushing 1780-1779
* John Cushing 1782-1822
* Anna Cushing 1784-1859
* Betty "Betsey" Cushing, Mrs Ira Thomas 1788-1758
Elijah was a delegate to the Plymouth County Congress which met at Plympton, 26 September 1774, and on its records is styled "Captain".
He served in the Revolutionary War, and was Captain in Col. Solomon Lovel's regiment. He lead company of Minutemen. Service April 19 to April 20, 1775.
Son of Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Cushing and Elizabeth Bartow, grandson of Lieutenant Colonel John Cushing and his second wife, Deborah Loring.
Elijah married cousin Tamar Cushing (daughter of Theophilis Cushing and Hannah Waterman) and Anne Thomas. They married 20 Jan 1756 in Pembroke and had five children:
* Elijah Cushing b abt 1752
* Thomas Cushing b abt 1754
* Col Elijah Cushing 1756-1818
* Francis Cushing b abt 1756
* Tamsin Cushing 1758-1807
Tamar died in 1761 of smallpox at the age of 31.
Secondly, Elijah married Anna Thomas, the daughter of Captain Edward Thomas and Rachel Cushing. They were married 02 May 1765 in Pembroke and had ten children:
* Tamar Cushing 1766-1839
* Edward Cushing 1768-1842
* Thomas Cushing 1770-1836
* Anna Cushing 1773-1779
* Betty Cushing 1775-1780
* Rachel Cushing 1776-1857
* Isaac Cushing 1780-1779
* John Cushing 1782-1822
* Anna Cushing 1784-1859
* Betty "Betsey" Cushing, Mrs Ira Thomas 1788-1758
Elijah was a delegate to the Plymouth County Congress which met at Plympton, 26 September 1774, and on its records is styled "Captain".
He served in the Revolutionary War, and was Captain in Col. Solomon Lovel's regiment. He lead company of Minutemen. Service April 19 to April 20, 1775.
Honorable Captain Elijah Cushing, delegate to the Plymouth County Congress and Revolutionary War Soldier
Son of Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Cushing and Elizabeth Bartow, grandson of Lieutenant Colonel John Cushing and his second wife, Deborah Loring.
Elijah married cousin Tamar Cushing (daughter of Theophilis Cushing and Hannah Waterman) and Anne Thomas. They married 20 Jan 1756 in Pembroke and had five children:
* Elijah Cushing b abt 1752
* Thomas Cushing b abt 1754
* Col Elijah Cushing 1756-1818
* Francis Cushing b abt 1756
* Tamsin Cushing 1758-1807
Tamar died in 1761 of smallpox at the age of 31.
Secondly, Elijah married Anna Thomas, the daughter of Captain Edward Thomas and Rachel Cushing. They were married 02 May 1765 in Pembroke and had ten children:
* Tamar Cushing 1766-1839
* Edward Cushing 1768-1842
* Thomas Cushing 1770-1836
* Anna Cushing 1773-1779
* Betty Cushing 1775-1780
* Rachel Cushing 1776-1857
* Isaac Cushing 1780-1779
* John Cushing 1782-1822
* Anna Cushing 1784-1859
* Betty "Betsey" Cushing, Mrs Ira Thomas 1788-1758
Elijah was a delegate to the Plymouth County Congress which met at Plympton, 26 September 1774, and on its records is styled "Captain".
He served in the Revolutionary War, and was Captain in Col. Solomon Lovel's regiment. He lead company of Minutemen. Service April 19 to April 20, 1775.
Son of Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Cushing and Elizabeth Bartow, grandson of Lieutenant Colonel John Cushing and his second wife, Deborah Loring.
Elijah married cousin Tamar Cushing (daughter of Theophilis Cushing and Hannah Waterman) and Anne Thomas. They married 20 Jan 1756 in Pembroke and had five children:
* Elijah Cushing b abt 1752
* Thomas Cushing b abt 1754
* Col Elijah Cushing 1756-1818
* Francis Cushing b abt 1756
* Tamsin Cushing 1758-1807
Tamar died in 1761 of smallpox at the age of 31.
Secondly, Elijah married Anna Thomas, the daughter of Captain Edward Thomas and Rachel Cushing. They were married 02 May 1765 in Pembroke and had ten children:
* Tamar Cushing 1766-1839
* Edward Cushing 1768-1842
* Thomas Cushing 1770-1836
* Anna Cushing 1773-1779
* Betty Cushing 1775-1780
* Rachel Cushing 1776-1857
* Isaac Cushing 1780-1779
* John Cushing 1782-1822
* Anna Cushing 1784-1859
* Betty "Betsey" Cushing, Mrs Ira Thomas 1788-1758
Elijah was a delegate to the Plymouth County Congress which met at Plympton, 26 September 1774, and on its records is styled "Captain".
He served in the Revolutionary War, and was Captain in Col. Solomon Lovel's regiment. He lead company of Minutemen. Service April 19 to April 20, 1775.
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