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George P. Cushing

Male 1848 - 1912  (63 years)


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  • Name George P. Cushing 
    Born 7 Aug 1848  Hingham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1912  South Hingham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1912, paper unknown

      George P. Cushing, treasurer and general manager of the Nantask
      Beach Steamboat Company and known to thousands of patrons of the line, died
      yesterday at his home on Main street, South Hingham, aged 64. He had be
      identified with the company for half a century and in its service worked from
      the bottom of the ladder to the top.
      He left school when young and sold papers, first on the streets of
      Hingham, his native town, and then on the boats, which docked not far from his
      home. He was a successful newsboy, too, and attracted the attention of his
      employers early by his energy.
      His rise was rapid. Even when a young man he held a position of
      importance with the company.
      Mr. Cushing was born in Hingham Aug. 7, 1848, one of five sons of Pyam
      and Harriet (Wilder) Cushing, both natives of the town. In 1873 he was married
      to miss Harriet A. Bassett of Hingham. She and a daughter, Ruth, survive him.
    Person ID I07489  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2011 

    Father Pyam Cushing,   d. Deceased 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Harriet Wilder,   d. Deceased 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F03281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriett Bassett,   b. 15 Sep 1848, Hingham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased 
    Married 18 Dec 1873 
    Children 
     1. Unknown Cushing,   b. 4 Nov 1875, Hingham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased  [Natural]
     2. George Bassett Cushing,   b. 10 May 1877, Hingham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased  [Natural]
     3. Ruth Thomas Cushing,   b. 15 Jul 1881, Hingham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. UNKNOWN  [Natural]
    Family ID F03280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart