William Henry
CUSHING
(b.
26 February 1823
,
Portland, Maine, USA
d.
23 July 1873
,
Augusta, Maine, USA
)
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William Henry CUSHING was born 26 February 1823 in Portland, Maine, USA
William Henry CUSHING was the child of ? and ?William Henry CUSHING died 23 July 1873 in Augusta, Maine, USA.
son of Abner Cushing and Mary
m. Sarah Cordelia Libby
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Postcards and Memories of Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)
1823 Birth 26 February 1823
Portland, Maine, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: William H Cushing
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Death Date: 23 Jul 1873
Death Place: Augusta, Maine
Age: 50
Birth Date: 1823
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03050-4
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film number: 9772
Reference ID:
'Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F48K-H4P : 4 December 2014), William H Cushing, 23 Jul 1873; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 9,772.'
Name: William H Cushing
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 23 Jul 1873
Death Place: Augusta, Maine
Age: 50
Birth Date: 1823
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03050-4
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film number: 9772
Reference ID:
'Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F48K-H4P : 4 December 2014), William H Cushing, 23 Jul 1873; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 9,772.'
Grave
Evergreen Cemetery Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA PLOT Sec-N Lot-173 Grv-4
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Postcards and Memories of Augusta, Maine, USA
William is buried at: Evergreen Cemetery Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA PLOT Sec-N Lot-173 Grv-4
Added: 7/30/2017 1:55:57 PM
- Updated: 7/30/2018 10:38:30 AM
The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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