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     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 was ordained on 9 November 1698 at First Parish, Salisbury, Massachusetts, where he lived for the rest of his life.^3,4 He married Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Joanna Rossiter, on 14 March 1698/99 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.^4,6 In 1702 his home was used as a garrison.³ Rev. Caleb Cushing died on 25 January 1752 at the age of 79.³

     Catharine Brewer Orne Cushing was born circa 1806 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 She died on 10 November 1836 in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.²

     Catherine Andrews Cushing was born on 19 April 1795 in Maine.^1,2 She was the daughter of Martin Cushing and Hannah Sewall.¹ Catherine Andrews Cushing married Joseph Kelley, son of William Kelley, in 1814 in Monmouth, Maine.¹ Catherine Andrews Cushing died in June 1873 in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 78.³

     Charlotte Dummer Cushing was born on 14 September 1812.¹ She was the daughter of Martin Cushing and Hannah Sewall.¹ Charlotte Dummer Cushing married, as his second wife Isaac Newton Metcalf on 18 December 1855.² Charlotte Dummer Cushing died on 30 July 1901 in Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, at the age of 88.³

     Elizabeth Orne Cushing was baptised on 21 June 1801.² She was the daughter of Thomas Cushing and Catherine Sewall Pynchon Orne.¹ Elizabeth Orne Cushing married Luke Baldwin on 31 May 1822 they were cousins.³ Elizabeth Orne Cushing died on 12 March 1855 in Massachusetts at the age of 53.³

     Hannah Sewall Cushing was born on 25 February 1798 in Bath, Maine.² She was the daughter of Martin Cushing and Hannah Sewall.¹ Hannah Sewall Cushing married Franklin Fairbanks on 26 September 1819.² Hannah Sewall Cushing died on 23 September 1826 in Winthrop at the age of 28.²

     Rev. James Cushing was born on 20 November 1705 in Salisbury.¹ He was the son of Rev. Caleb Cushing and Elizabeth Cotton.¹ Rev. James Cushing graduated in 1725 from Harvard.² He died on 13 May 1764 in Plaistow, New Hampshire, at the age of 58.¹

     John Cushing was born in 1627 in Hingham, England.^2,3 He was the son of Matthew Cushing and Nazareth Pitcher.¹ John Cushing married Sarah Hawke on 20 January 1658 12 children.^1,3,4 John Cushing died on 31 March 1708 in Hingham, Massachusetts.^2,3,4

     Rev. John Cushing was born on 10 April 1709 in Salisbury.¹ He was the son of Rev. Caleb Cushing and Elizabeth Cotton.¹ Rev. John Cushing graduated in 1729 from Harvard.² He died on 25 January 1772 in West Boxford at the age of 62.¹

     John Newmarch Cushing. Shipmaster, owner and merchant.² He was born on 18 May 1779 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Benjamin Cushing and Hannah Hazeltine.¹ John Newmarch Cushing married as his first wife Lydia Dow on 1 April 1799.³ John Newmarch Cushing died on 5 January 1849 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, at the age of 69.²

     Lucy Thaxten Cushing was born on 4 September 1810.² She was the daughter of Martin Cushing and Hannah Sewall.² Lucy Thaxten Cushing married Elisha Atkins on 17 January 1835 in Winthrop.¹ Lucy Thaxten Cushing died on 10 November 1876 in Maine at the age of 66.³

     Hon. Luther Stearns Cushing married Elizabeth Dutton Cooper, daughter of William Cooper and Eliza Balch Dutton, on 29 October 1853.¹

     Lydia Sumner Cushing was born on 15 March 1808.¹ She was the daughter of Martin Cushing and Hannah Sewall.¹ Lydia Sumner Cushing died in childhood.¹

     Margaret Cushing was born on 16 July 1750 in Boston, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Hon. Thomas Cushing and Deborah Fletcher.² Margaret Cushing married Nathan Goodale, son of Joshua Goodale and Experience Judd, on 16 February 1796 in Boston, Massachusetts.² Margaret Cushing died on 5 January 1800 at the age of 49.²

     Martin Cushing was born on 7 August 1772 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Peter Cushing and Silence Burr.¹ Martin Cushing married Hannah Sewall, daughter of Colonel Dummer Sewall and Mary Dunning, on 26 October 1794 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.^1,3 Martin Cushing died on 17 January 1857 in E. Monmouth at the age of 84.¹

     Mary Dunning Cushing was born on 30 July 1806.¹ She was the daughter of Martin Cushing and Hannah Sewall.¹ Mary Dunning Cushing married Henry Mayhew.¹ Mary Dunning Cushing died on 14 January 1850 in Maine at the age of 43² and is buried in New Sharon Village Cemetery, Franklin County, Maine.²

     Matthew Cushing was baptised on 2 March 1589 at Hadingham, England.² He married Nazareth Pitcher, daughter of Henry Pitcher, on 5 August 1613.² Matthew Cushing emigrated in 1638 to Hingham, Massachusetts, on the Diligence.^1,3 He died on 30 September 1660 at the age of 71.²

     Peter Cushing married Silence Burr.¹

     Sarah Cushing was born circa 30 January 1801.¹ She was the daughter of Martin Cushing and Hannah Sewall.¹ Sarah Cushing married Phineas Bond on 20 August 1826 in Winthrop.¹ Sarah Cushing died on 8 December 1875.¹

     Sarah Moody Cushing was born on 26 May 1852 in Newburyport, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of William Cushing and Sarah Moody Stone.¹ Sarah Moody Cushing married Robert Noxon Toppan, son of Charles Toppan and Laura Ann Noxon, on 6 October 1880.¹

     Sarah Sumner Cushing married Charles Paine, son of Hon. Robert Treat Paine and Sally Cobb.¹

     Thomas Cushing. Editor and publisher of the Salem Gazette.¹ He was born in 1764. He was the son of Hon. Thomas Cushing.¹ Thomas Cushing married firstly Lucy Whitwell on 22 May 1782 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^2,3 Thomas Cushing married secondly Catherine Sewall Pynchon Orne, daughter of Timothy Orne and Elizabeth Sewall Pynchon, on 3 July 1799 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.⁴ Thomas Cushing died on 29 September 1824 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.⁵

     Hon. Thomas Cushing was born on 24 March 1725 in Boston, Massachusetts.² He married Deborah Fletcher on 1 October 1747.³ Hon. Thomas Cushing died on 28 February 1788 at the age of 62.²

     Timothy Orne Cushing was born circa 1803 in Newton.² He was the son of Thomas Cushing and Catherine Sewall Pynchon Orne.¹ Timothy Orne Cushing was baptised on 8 March 1812 aged 9 years.³ He followed in the Orne family tradition and entered into the maritime trades. Becoming Captain Timothy Cushing with help and guidance from his grandmother Elizabeth, who paid for his instruction in Navigation, Cushing embarked on the coastal and Transatlantic merchant trade. Often working with his brother-in-law, Luke Baldwin, and stepfather, Elisha Mack, Captain Cushing commanded the Brig Charlestown Packet from New Bedford, Choctaw, and Shawmut of Marblehead, Massachusetts. It appears that Timothy Cushing never married.¹

     William Cushing married Sarah Moody Stone.¹

     Abigail Cushman married secondly Dura Wadsworth, son of Deacon Dura Wadsworth and Lydia Bradford, after 1814.

     Rev. David Quimby Cushman. A Congregationalist clergyman.² He was born on 2 December 1806 in Wiscasset, Maine.¹ He married Emeline Henry Sewall, daughter of Deacon David Sewall and Elizabeth Crosby, on 13 February 1838 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, the marriage being solemnised by the Rev. John W. Ellingwood.^3,4 In 1882 Rev. David Quimby Cushman died on 13 October 1889 in Bath, Maine, at the age of 82.⁵

     Dorcas Cushman was born on 31 December 1794 in Sumner, Maine.^2,3 She was the daughter of Isaiah Cushman Jr. and Sarah Ripley.¹ Dorcas Cushman married John Milton Sewall, son of Rev. Samuel M. Sewall and Mary Lambard, on 30 November 1820 (intention Sumner 1 November 1820.)^2,3 Dorcas Cushman died on 18 October 1883 in Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, at the age of 88 she was living with her son William at the time of the 1880 Census. The newspaper notice gives no date of death but gives her age as 89.^4,5,6

     Emeline Augusta Cushman married William H. Hodgman.² Emeline Augusta Cushman was born on 21 June 1841 in Maine.^1,3 She was the daughter of Rev. David Quimby Cushman and Emeline Henry Sewall.¹