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Rev Jeremiah Cushing

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Rev Jeremiah Cushing

Birth
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
22 Mar 1706 (aged 51)
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.1886472, Longitude: -70.7297528
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Son of Hon Daniel Cushing and Lydia Clark Gilman. Grandson of Matthew Cushing and Nazareth Pitcher, Edward Gilman and Mary Clark.

Husband of Hannah Loring, the daughter of Thomas Loring and Hannah Jacob. They were married 05 Jun 1685 in Hingham and had the following children:
* Hannah Loring, Mrs Samuel William Barker 1687-1787
* Ignatius Cushing 1689–1767
* Jeremiah Cushing 1695–1740
* Hon. Col Ekeziel Cushing 1698–1765

Jeremiah was educated for the ministry under John Morton of Hingham and graduated at Harvard College in 1676. In 1681, he was preaching at Hingham; and in 1682 and 1683 he was at Haverhill, but declined an invitation to be settled there. After this mention is made of his occasionally preaching at Hingham. He was ordained pastor at Scituate 27 May 1691. His salary was 60 pounds. He was also a minister at Provincetown, for several years before 1700.

After Jeremiah died, Hannah married John Barker Jr on 22 Jan 1707.
Son of Hon Daniel Cushing and Lydia Clark Gilman. Grandson of Matthew Cushing and Nazareth Pitcher, Edward Gilman and Mary Clark.

Husband of Hannah Loring, the daughter of Thomas Loring and Hannah Jacob. They were married 05 Jun 1685 in Hingham and had the following children:
* Hannah Loring, Mrs Samuel William Barker 1687-1787
* Ignatius Cushing 1689–1767
* Jeremiah Cushing 1695–1740
* Hon. Col Ekeziel Cushing 1698–1765

Jeremiah was educated for the ministry under John Morton of Hingham and graduated at Harvard College in 1676. In 1681, he was preaching at Hingham; and in 1682 and 1683 he was at Haverhill, but declined an invitation to be settled there. After this mention is made of his occasionally preaching at Hingham. He was ordained pastor at Scituate 27 May 1691. His salary was 60 pounds. He was also a minister at Provincetown, for several years before 1700.

After Jeremiah died, Hannah married John Barker Jr on 22 Jan 1707.

Inscription

Here Lyes ye Body of/ Mr. Jeremiah Cushing/ Pastor of A Church of/ Christ at ye Northerly/ Part of Scituate who/ departed this Life/ March ye 22 1705/6/ in ye 52 year of his age.



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