John Quincy Cushing

22 Sep 1842 – 17 Dec 1867 · about 25 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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John Quincy Cushing lived from 22 Sep 1842 to 17 Dec 1867, a span of about 25 years.

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

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John Quincy Cushingm.Almira Leavitt Cushing1844–1877✓also here

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

MarriedAlmira Leavitt (Nov. 28, 1866)

Matched exact birth date on a child line in the Cushing family genealogy, corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed

vii. John Quincy, Sept. 22, 1842. m. Nov. 28, 1866, Almira Leavitt, dau. of Joshua and Almira (Humphrey) Leavitt. She d. 15 Nov. 1877, aet. 33 yrs. He d. 17 Dec. 1867, aet. 25 yrs

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

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

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