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     John Albert Currier was born in 1917.¹ He died in 1995.¹

     John D. Currier was born in August 1812.³ He married Harriet Atwood Sewall, daughter of Deacon Oliver Sewall and Betsey Sylvester, on 13 March 1833 in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.⁴ John D. Currier and Harriet Atwood Sewall appear on the census of 1860 at Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine, where his occupation is listed as painter.² John D. Currier died on 23 April 1871 at the age of 58.³

     Mary Currier married Anthony Colby, son of Isaac Colby and Martha Paratt, on 23 October 1701.¹ Mary Currier died on 8 April 1719.¹

     Mary Currier was born in 1743.¹ She was the daughter of Barnard Currier and Mary Emery.¹

     Mary H. Currier was born circa 1847 in Maine.¹ She was the daughter of John D. Currier and Harriet Atwood Sewall.¹

     Mehitable Currier was born on 27 June 1740 in Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Barnard Currier and Mary Emery.¹ Mehitable Currier married Joseph Gerrish, son of Moses Gerrish and Mary Moody, on 1 January 1761.¹ Mehitable Currier died on 10 March 1819 in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, at the age of 78.¹

     Miriam or Meriam Currier married Col. Moses Titcomb, son of Sgt. William Titcomb and Ann Cottle, on 19 December 1728.

     Oliver S. Currier was born circa 1843 in Maine.¹ He was the son of John D. Currier and Harriet Atwood Sewall.¹ Oliver S. Currier appears on the census of 1860 at Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine, where he is described as an apprenticed cabinet maker.¹

     Orlando Currier was born in 1822.¹ He died in 1906.¹

     Richard Currier was born in 1749.¹ He was the son of Barnard Currier and Mary Emery.¹

     Stephen Currier was born in 1741.¹ He was the son of Barnard Currier and Mary Emery.¹

     Stephen Currier was born in 1747.¹ He was the son of Barnard Currier and Mary Emery.¹

     Susan D. Currier was born in 1860 in Maine.^4,3 She was the daughter of Orlando Currier.³ Susan D. Currier married Daniel Dana Sewall, son of Rev. Daniel Sewall and Angelina Brown, on 3 April 1907 probably in Hallowell, Maine.^1,2 Susan D. Currier died in 1938.³

     Bethany Curtis was born on 18 November 1789.¹ She was the daughter of John Curtis and Mary Farnham.¹ Bethany Curtis married John White, son of Robert White and Susannah Sewall, on 29 October 1807 in Woolwich, Maine.¹ Bethany Curtis died on 30 October 1830 in Robbinston at the age of 40.¹

     Dorothy Quincy Curtis was born on 11 June 1885.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Sullivan Curtis and Martha Elizabeth Sewall.¹ Dorothy Quincy Curtis died on 13 August 1887 at the age of 2 of meningitis.¹

     Francis Curtis married Mary J. Lyon.¹

     Helen A. Curtis was the daughter of Francis Curtis and Mary J. Lyon.¹ Helen A. Curtis married Albert Whittemore Sewall, son of John Stinson Sewall and Amanda N. Hoppin, on 3 October 1900 in Boston, Massachusetts.¹

     Job Curtis married Mary Silobee.

     John Curtis married Mary Farnham on 4 May 1775.¹

     Louise Ellen Curtis was born in 1878.¹ She married John Wood Kizer, son of Nathaniel Bruce Kizer and Alice Etella Alden.¹ Louise Ellen Curtis died in 1963.¹

     Martha E. Curtis was stillborn on 12 October 1888.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Sullivan Curtis and Martha Elizabeth Sewall.¹

     Mary Elena Curtis married William Henry Merrick, son of Levi Johnson Merrick and Maria Jane McMaster, in 1862 in Austin, Minnesota.¹

     Thomas Sullivan Curtis was born on 29 June 1851 in Hingham, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Job Curtis and Mary Silobee.¹ Thomas Sullivan Curtis married Martha Elizabeth Sewall, daughter of Samuel Sewall and Elizabeth H. Brown, on 3 July 1879 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.³ Thomas Sullivan Curtis died on 28 December 1888 in Burlington, Massachusetts, at the age of 37 "of complicated stomach troubles."
The Burlington website says that he died the previos day of cancer.^4,5

     Ann Maria Cushing was born say 1814. She was the daughter of Martin Cushing and Hannah Sewall.¹

     Benjamin Cushing was born on 20 January 1739 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Caleb Cushing and Mary Newmarch.¹ Benjamin Cushing married Hannah Hazeltine, daughter of Nathaniel Hazeltine and Abigail Kimball, on 17 December 1767.² Benjamin Cushing died on 18 November 1810 in Salisbury ?, Massachusetts, at the age of 71.²

     Caleb Cushing was born on 10 October 1703 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Rev. Caleb Cushing and Elizabeth Cotton.¹ Caleb Cushing married Mary Newmarch in 1730 6 children.^1,2 Caleb Cushing died in 1798.³

     Caleb Cushing was born on 17 January 1800 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of John Newmarch Cushing and Lydia Dow.^1,2 He graduated from Harvard in 1817, pursued a post-graduate course in mathematics, moral philosophy and law, 1817-19, and was tutor in mathematics and natural philosophy, 1820-21. He then engaged as law clerk in the office of Ebenezer Mosley of Newburyport, and was admitted to the bar in 1822. In 1825, 1833, 1834, 1846 and 1850 he was a representative in the state legislature from Newburyport, and in 1826 a state senator from Essex county. He was a Whig representative in the 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th congresses, 1835-43. In the disruption of the party incident to the accession of President Tyler, Mr. Cushing supported the administration and came to be classed as a Democrat. President Tyler sent his name to the senate as Secretary of the Treasury, but he was refused confirmation on political grounds. The President in 1843 appointed him commissioner to China to negotiate a treaty with that empire, enlarging his powers to envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, and in 1844 authorizing him to treat also with Japan. He was successful in negotiating a treaty and establishing regular diplomatic relations with the celestial empire and in 1844 he returned to America by way of Mexico, thus completing the circumnavigation of the globe. In 1846 he was elected by both parties a state representative from Newburyport. He appealed to the Massachusetts legislature to appropriate $20,000 to equip a regiment of volunteers for the Mexican war. Failing to obtain the appropriation, he, with the aid of friends, contributed the sum needed, and he went to Mexico as colonel of the regiment, being promoted brigadier-general soon after his arrival at the seat of war. While in Mexico he was nominated by the Democrats of Massachusetts for governor of the state and was again nominated in 1848, but in both elections was defeated by George N. Briggs, the Whig candidate. In 1850 he was again a member of the state legislature and was mayor of Newburyport, 1851-52. He was appointed an additional justice of the supreme court of the state in 1852 and on March 4, 1853, he was appointed by President Pierce attorney-general in his cabinet. At the close of the Pierce administration he was state representative from Newburyport three successive terms. At the meeting of the Democratic national convention in Charleston, S.C., April, 1860, Mr. Cushing was made permanent chairman and left the convention with the other northern Democrats who subsequently met in Baltimore, Md., and nominated Stephen A. Douglas as their candidate for the presidency. President Buchanan appointed him in December, 1860, a confidential commissioner to South Carolina to determine the disposition of the people toward reconciliation. He supported the administration of Mr. Lincoln, offering his services to Governor Andrew "in any capacity, however humble, in which it may be possible for me to contribute to the public weal in the present critical emergency," and was entrusted with various confidential missions both by the President and by the cabinet officials at 'Washington. In 1866 he was a member of the commission appointed to revise and codify the laws of congress. He was sent to Bogota, S.A., in 1868, by Secretary Seward, to negotiate with the United States of Colombia, and successfully accomplished the mission. He was with Morrison Waite and William M. Evans counsel for the United States at Geneva in 1871 in settling the Alabama claims. In 1878, upon the death of Chief Justice Chase, President Grant appointed Mr. Cushing chief justice of the United States, but his name was not favorably received by the senate and before a vote was taken Mr. Cushing declined the appointment. He was U.S. minister to Spain, 1874-77. He received from Harvard the degree of A.M. in 1820 and that of LL.D. in !852. He was an overseer of Harvard, 1852-56, and was a member of the Massachusetts historical society and a fellow of the American academy of arts and sciences. Among his works are: History of the Town of Newburyport (1826); The Practical Principles of Political Economy (1826); Historical and Political Review of the Late Revolution in France (2 vols., 1833); Reminiscences of Spain (2 vols., 1833); Growth and Territorial Progress of the United States (1839); Life of William H. Harrison (1840) and The Treaty of Washington (1873); and frequent contributions to magazines and reviews. Caleb Cushing married Caroline Wilde, daughter of Hon. Samuel Sumner Wilde, on 23 November 1824 in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Caleb Cushing died on 2 January 1879 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, at the age of 78 s.p.¹

     Rev. Caleb Cushing was born on 6 January 1672/73 in Scituate, Massachusetts.^3,4 He was the son of John Cushing and Sarah Hawke.² Rev. Caleb Cushing graduated in 1692 from Harvard.⁵ He married Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Joanna Rossiter, on 14 March 1698.⁴ Rev. Caleb Cushing was ordained on 9 November 1698 at First Parish, Salisbury, Massachusetts, where he lived for the rest of his life.^3,4 In 1702 his home was used as a garrison.³ He died on 25 January 1752 at the age of 79.³

     Catharine Brewer Orne Cushing was born circa 1805 in Salem, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Cushing and Catherine Sewall Pynchon Orne.¹ Catharine Brewer Orne Cushing was baptised on 8 March 1812 aged 6 years.¹