High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Ferdinand Cushing

22 Nov 1843 – 8 Aug 1914 · about 71 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Ferdinand Cushing lived from 22 Nov 1843 to 8 Aug 1914, a span of about 71 years.

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

A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match

The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact birth date, found in the Cushing family genealogy — read as a lead and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.

The entry, as printed
m. Sept. 26, 1861, Sarah E. Corbett. Resides at Boston. George, June 16, 1841. Ferdinand, Nov. 22, 1843. Isabella, Sept. 10, 1847. 82. Charles W.7 (Charles W.8 David 6 Abel * Theophilus 8 Daniel 2 Matthew »), b. in Hing. Oct. 26, 1811. m. first, March 29, 1836, Eliz- abeth Ann Lane, dau. of Quincy and Elizabeth (Hersey) Lane. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 8, 1816, and d. 3

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗

Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex 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 Ferdinand'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.