Johnson Cunningham (1808 - 1855)

Born 8 Mar 1808 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Black) Cunningham — married 25 Apr 1825 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1855 at age 47 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Johnson Cunningham; b. 8 Mar 1808^[1] at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine ;

m. Polly Black, daughter of Shadrack Watson Black and Phebe Gray, 25 Apr 1825 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine;

He died 6 Oct 1855 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 47 and was buried at Cunningham Ridge Cemetery

Find A Grave: Memorial #119044249

Known children of Johnson Cunningham and Polly Black were as follows:

• i. Maria Elizabeth Cunningham; b. 16 Aug 1832 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. Chesley Grindle, son of Eliphalet Lowell Grindle and Ruth Gray, 13 Aug 1848 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; d. 16 May 1855 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, at age 22.

• ii. Apphia Cunningham; b. 29 Oct 1834 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. Robert S. Grindle, son of John Grindle and Sarah McCaslin, 10 Apr 1851 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. Albion Percy Saunders, son of Darius Lawrence Saunders and Nancy Grindle, 8 Apr 1875; d. 14 Jan 1913 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 78.

• iii. Addison D. Cunningham; b. 21 Jul 1829 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Deborah Louisa Alley, daughter of Alexander Alley and Mary Ann Gray, 13 Oct 1848 at Hancock, Maine; They were second cousins; d. 14 Oct 1898 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 69.

• iv. Vinal Roland Cunningham; b. 10 Feb 1830 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for him and Emiline Gray were published 21 May 1851 at Prospect, Waldo, Maine; d. 13 Nov 1897 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 67.

• v. Reuben Cunningham; b. 31 Oct 1836 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; d. 20 Oct 1855 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 18.

• vi. Anson Cunningham; b. 10 Jun 1838 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. Deborah Louisa Alley, daughter of Alexander Alley and Mary Ann Gray; d. 26 Sep 1855 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 17.

• vii. Sarah H. Cunningham; b. 22 Apr 1839 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. Stephen Elerson Grindle, son of John Grindle and Sarah McCaslin, 27 May 1859; d. 3 Nov 1911 at Orland, Hancock, Maine, at age 72.

• viii. Josiah Cunningham; b. 30 Jun 1841 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. Lydia F. Curtis, daughter of Samuel T. Curtis and Dorcas Green, 3 Feb 1861 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; She was from Surry and he was from Trenton; d. 4 Mar 1913 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 71; he was buried at Bay View Cemetery, Surry, Hancock, Maine.

• ix. Elizabeth Cunningham; b. 8 May 1843 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. Albion Percy Saunders, son of Darius Lawrence Saunders and Nancy Grindle, 11 May 1859 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; d. 18 Nov 1862 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 19.

• x. Lucy Ann Cunningham; b. 21 Feb 1845 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; d. 20 Aug 1862 at Surry, Hancock, Maine, at age 17.

• xi. Henry Wilbert Cunningham; b. 5 May 1847 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. San Juan Shellos Black, daughter of David Black and Almira Candage, 4 Jul 1865 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 22 Apr 1922 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, at age 74.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-RQ1 : 10 February 2018), Johnson Cunningham, 08 Mar 1808; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.