Hingham LivesHigh Street Cemetery

High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

James Cushing

10 Apr 1820 – 6 Nov 1887 · about 67 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

James Cushing lived from 10 Apr 1820 to 6 Nov 1887, a span of about 67 years.

Theirs is one of 214 markers bearing the name Cushing in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

Charles Whiting Cushing1766–1828✓
James Cushingm.Mary Ann Cushing Cushing1824–1902✓also here
Eugenia E. Cushing Kelley1845–1927✓also hereLaura C. Cushing1852–1887✓also hereMary Abbie Cushing Harmon1858–1931also hereWillie M. Cushing1864–1864✓also hereWinnifred B. Cushing1864–1864also here

SiblingsDeborah Richmond Cushing Farrar1796–1870 · David Cushing1801–1887 · Mabel Cushing Burrell1803–1883 · Eunice Jacobs Cushing Bowker1806–1884 · Charles Whiting Cushing1811–1898 · Joseph Bower Cushing1817–1893

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. A ✓ marks a tie the 1893 History of Hingham independently confirms.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

  • ParentsCharles Cushing
  • MarriedMary Ann Cush (Apr. 25, 1844)
  • TradeMason
  • LivedSo. Pleasant St.
  • ChildrenEugenia (b. Feb. 3, 1845), James Whiting (b. Sept. 27, 1850), Laura Clarence (b. Oct. 10, 1852), Philip Austin (b. Sept. 23, 1855), Winifred Bowers (b. July 3, 1864), Willie Marden (b. July 3, 1864)

Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Charles › David › Abel › Theophilus › Daniel › Mat.

Matched exact birth date in their own Cushing family entry (no. 83), corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
83. James 7 (Charles W.6 David 5 Abel * Theophilus 8 Daniel 2 Mat- thew *), b. in Hing. Apr. 10, 1820. m. Apr. 25, 1844, Mary Ann Cush- ing, dau. of Philip and Mary C. (Rundlett) Cushing. She was b. at Boston, Dec. 17, 1824. " Mason," and " farmer." Resides on So. Pleasant St. Ch., all b. in Hing., — i. Eugenia, Feb. 3, 1845. m. Dec. 11, 1870, Michael Kelley. ii. James Whiting, Sept. 27, 1850. m. Jan. 14, 1872, Harriet R. Morton. Their s. Austin Russell, was b. Nov. 28, 1881. iii. Laura Clarence, Oct. 10, 1852. iv. Philip Austin, Sept. 23, 1855. m. Dec. 26, 1881, Hannah E. B. Morris of Scit. v. Mary Abbie, March 6, 1858. vi. Winifred Bowers, July 3, 1864, d. 30 Sept. 1864, aet. 13 weeks, vii…

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 83. Read on archive.org ↗

Where this was, today

The 1893 record places this person at So. Pleasant St. in Hingham. Today that is South Pleasant Street, South Hingham. Still South Pleasant Street today, in South Hingham near Fulling Mill Lane, a short way west of the cemetery. It is a short walk from the cemetery.

The street still carries the name; the exact house is not pinned, so read this as the block, not a doorstep.

Born in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

A photograph of the marker survives; see it on Find a Grave ↗.

This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of James's life to recover, and some of what is shown above is matched, not certain. A correction or a family memory is a gift; submit a source, correction, or memory.

The stone is still there.