Hingham LivesHigh Street Cemetery

High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Reverend Theophilus Cushing Jr.

16 Jun 1703 – 15 Jun 1779 · about 76 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Reverend Theophilus Cushing Jr. lived from 16 Jun 1703 to 15 Jun 1779, a span of about 76 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

Capt. Theophilus Cushing1657–1718also hereMary Thaxter Cushing1667–1737also here
Reverend Theophilus Cushing Jr.m.Hannah Waterman Cushing1704–1773 (m. 1723)also here
CPT Pyam Cushing1725–1776also hereEmma Cushing Burr1728–1805Tamar Cushing Cushing1730–1761Tamsen Cushing1733–1736also hereDeborah Cushing1735–1736also hereTamsen Cushing1739–1739also hereHannah Cushing1744–1745also herePerez Cushing1746–1794

SiblingsCapt Nehemiah Cushing1689–1774 · Mary Cushing1691–1699 · Adam Cushing1692–1752 · David Cushing1694–1723 · Captain Abel Cushing1696–1750 · Rachel Cushing1698–1699 · Mary Cushing1701–1716 · Seth Cushing I1705–1761 · Lydia Cushing Herrick1709–1736

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

The inscription

Here lies buriedthe Body of THEOPHILUS CRUSHINGwho Departed this Lifethe 15th Day of 1 7 7 9 Aged 70 Years

Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Reverend'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.