Born in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Cushman
and Deborah (Ford) Cushman
Sister of
Joseph Cushman [half], Joshua Cushman [half], Mary (Cushman) Chandler [half], Ezra Cushman [half], Robert Cushman [half], Paul Cushman [half], Apollos Cushman [half], Cephas Cushman [half], Soule Cushman [half], Mial Cushman, Consider Cushman and Robert Cushman
Wife of
Edmond Sylvester
— married
23 Dec 1784 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Crowell Sylvester, Ruth (Sylvester) Raynes, Joseph Sylvester, Abiel Sylvester and Salome (Sylvester) Sellers
Died
at age 66
in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Nov 2012
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Contents |
Biography
Name
- Name: Deborah /Cushman/[1]
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: 11 APR 1762
- Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA[2]
In 1767, John Wadsworth of Duxbury, physician, was appointed to be her guardian.[3]
Death
- Death:
- Date: 29 MAY 1828
- Place: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA[4]
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S00002 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Joshua Cushman
- ↑ Source: #S00002 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Joshua Cushman
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-JQDW : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 264 of 641; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ Source: #S00002 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Joshua Cushman
- WikiTree profile Cushman-247 created through the import of Litchfield Family(11-01-2012).ged on Nov 2, 2012 by David Litchfield. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.
- Source: S00002 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R00001 NOTEAncestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006).
- Repository: R00001 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q283-LSCC : 16 January 2022), Debrah Sylvester, 1828; citing Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
- Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-M1TM : 22 July 2021), Edmond Silvester and Deborah Cushman, 23 Dec 1784; citing Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 906,748.
- "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q283-LSCC : 16 January 2022), Debrah Sylvester, 1828; citing Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Deborah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Deborah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:
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~0.39%
Daniel Lewis
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A098714 [compare], Ancestry member Lesledan
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Jessica (Judkins) Judkins Fugere :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jessicajudkins18
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Cushman-2046 and Cushman-247 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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