David
W
Cushing
Born in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Mager Cushing
and Susan (Cook) Cushing
Brother of
William Cook Cushing
Husband of
Adeline A (Cain) Raymond
— married
21 May 1854 (to 17 Sep 1862) in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Died
at age 30
in Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2021
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Biography
David was born in 1831. He was the son of Mager Cushing and Susan Cook. [1]
He married Adeline A Cain[1] on 21 May 1854 at Hingham.[2]
"Stitcher."[1]
He lived at West Hingham.[1]
He was killed at the Civil War Battle of Antietam on 17 Sep 1862.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.185
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW5X-32D : 16 January 2021), David W. Cushing and Adeline A. Cain, 21 May 1854; citing Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,880.
Notes
He is probably buried as unknown at the Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, US. The headstone in Fort Hill Cemetery is mostlikely a memorial. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 February 2021), memorial page for Pvt David W Cushing (8 Dec 1831–17 Sep 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #24195863, citing Fort Hill Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Pamela R (contributor 48319470)
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