Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Michael Lapham
and Sarah (Cushing) Lapham
Sister of
Mary Souther (Lapham) Cushing
Wife of
Allen Cushing
— married
Nov 1822 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Ivers Allen Cushing, Isaac Hinckley Cushing, Delmont Oliver Cushing, Lydia James (Cushing) Lincoln, Sarah Lapham (Cushing) Gove, Celia Wilder Cushing, Delmont Oliver Cushing and Celia Wilder Cushing
Died
at age 80
in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2016
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Biography
Lydia Lapham Cushing was born 1 May 1800 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Her parents were Michael and Sarah (Cushing) Lapham.[1]
She married Allen Cushing Nov 1822.[1]
Children:[1]
- Ivers Allen 1824–1864
- Isaac H. 1826–1897
- Delmont Oliver 1829–1838
- Lydia James 10 Oct 1831
- Sarah Lapham 24 Feb 1834
- Celia Wilder 1837–1838
- Delmont Oliver 1839–1918
- Celia Wilder 15 Apr 1842
Lydia Cushing died 04 May 1880 in Hingham, Massachusetts, a widow at age 80. [2][1]
She was buried in the High Street Cemetery in Hingham.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.174-175
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWKL-BGH : 10 March 2018), Lydia Cushing, 04 May 1880; citing Hingham, Massachusetts, v 320 p 287, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,218.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #80710993 Lydia Lapham Cushing (1 May 1800–4 May 1880), High Street Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jack Stevens (contributor 47033206)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
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