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View Tree for John CushingJohn Cushing (b. 27 Jul 1695, d. 19 Mar 1778)

John Cushing (son of John Cushing and Deborah Loring) was born 27 Jul 1695 in Scituate, Mass, and died 19 Mar 1778 in Scituate, Mass. He married Elizabeth Holmes on 01 Apr 1718 in Scituate, Mass.

 Includes NotesNotes for John Cushing:
John resided at Belle House in Scituate. He was Town Clerk from 1719 to 1744; Representative from Scituate in 1721 and for several succeeding years; Judge of Probate Plymouth Co. 1739; Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Plymouth Co.), from 1738 to 1751, when he was transferred to the Superior Court; Judge of the Superior Court from 1747 to 1771, when he resigned (Judge Cushing received his appointment to the Supreme Court from Washington); and a Councillor of the Province from 1746 to 1763. "His introduction into the office (of Councillor) was attended with a more unanimous vote than any ever before had-having all the votes save one." Rev. Josiah Cotton. He was one of the presiding Judges at the trial of the British soldiers for the massacre at Boston 5 March 1770. His son John, also Judge of the Supreme Court was father of William, H. Cushing 1751, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the U. S. appointed by Washington, who died 13 September 1810. In 1743 John built the Walnut Tree Hill Mansion, a large and imposing building. The mansion burned in 1872.

More About John Cushing and Elizabeth Holmes:
Marriage: 01 Apr 1718, Scituate, Mass.

Children of John Cushing and Elizabeth Holmes are:
  1. +John Cushing, b. 16 Aug 1722, Scituate, Mass, d. 01 Jun 1798, Scituate, Mass.
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