Researching Joshua Cushman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 50 people with the Cushman surname? In that year Cushman was ranked number 3529 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joshua means "lord is salvation" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joshua Cushman and the Cushman Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 64 people with the Cushman surname in the UK? Cushman is now ranked number 3982 for popularity in the UK. |
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Joshua Cushman
Joshua Cushman (April 11, 1761 – January 27, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. Born in Halifax in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Cushman served in the Continental Army from April 1, 1777, until March 1780. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1787, studied theology, was ordained to the ministry and licensed to preach. He was pastor of the Congregational Church in Winslow, Maine for nearly twenty years. He served in the Massachusetts State Senate, and served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Cushman was elected as Democratic-Republican from Massachusetts to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821). When the State of Maine was admitted into the Union, he was also elected as a Democratic-Republican member to the Seventeenth Congress, and reelected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825). He died in Augusta, Maine on January 27, 1834. He was interred in a tomb on the State grounds in Augusta.
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