George P. Cushing

1848 - 1912  (63 years)

• Name	George P. Cushing
  Birth	7 Aug 1848	Hingham, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	1912	South Hingham, Massachusetts
  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 d. Deceased
  Marriage	18 Dec 1873
  Children	1. Unknown Cushing,   b. 4 Nov 1875, Hingham, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. George Bassett Cushing,   b. 10 May 1877, Hingham, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. Ruth Thomas Cushing,   b. 15 Jul 1881, Hingham, Massachusetts d. UNKNOWN  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F03280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart