Sex: M
Birth: 19 Dec 1794 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Death: 24 Nov 1883
Joseph Cushing, 1824 Mystery Tomb
Joseph Cushing resided in Baldwin County, Alabama and later migrated into Covington County and Northwest Florida. Apparently about 1860 he returned to Scituate, Massachusetts to live with his brother John.
1850 US Census: Baldwin, Alabama, Div 2.(all children born AL):
Joseph 55 yrs b. MA, Cynthia 29 , Aline 21 , Claton W 19 , Joseph 18, Eliza 15, William 12, Rebecca 10, Henry 8, Lewis 6, Artemesia 4, Frank 2, and Elizabeth Davis 67 b AL.
1860 US Census: South Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
John Cushing 54 M Farmer
Harriet Cushing 52 F
Joseph Cushing 65 M Farmer
Harriet Cushing 24 F Vestmaker
1880 US Census: South Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
John CUSHING Self M Male W 74 MA Farmer MA MA
Harriet CUSHING Wife M Female W 71 MA Keeping House MA NH
Everett CUSHING Son S Male W 45 MA Farm Laborer MA MA
Joseph CUSHING Other W Male W 84 MA Past Labor MA MA
Father: Joseph Cushing b: 12 Mar 1768 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Mother: Desire Bowker b: 12 Oct 1769 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage 1: Betsey Reed in Alabama
Married: 4 Aug 1812 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
Children:
1. Cynthia Harriet Cushing b: 1821 in Baldwin, Alabama
2. Aline Cushing b: 1829 in Baldwin, Alabama
3. Clayton W. Cushing b: 1831 in Baldwin, Alabama
4. Joseph Cushing b: 1832 in Baldwin, Alabama
5. Eliza Cushing b: 1835 in Baldwin, Alabama
6. William Cushing b: 1838 in Baldwin, Alabama
7. Rebecca Cushing b: 1840 in Baldwin, Alabama
8. Henry Cushing b: 1842 in Baldwin, Alabama
9. Lewis Cushing b: 1844 in Baldwin, Alabama
10. Artemesia Cushing b: 1846 in Baldwin, Alabama
11. Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Cushing (Cushion) b: Mar 1848 in Baldwin, Alabama
12. Louis B. Cushing (Cushion) b: Jan 1843 (1851) in Baldwin, Alabama
Sources:
1. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family (An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638) by James Cushing, The Perrault Printing Co - Montreal, 1905. First Edition, 1877, by Lemuel Cushing, D1881 (Finished by his family) Pg 211.
2. 1850 Census: Baldwin, AL, Div 2.
3. 1860 US Census: South Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts [from Melissa Callahan, Juncoman@aol.com]
4. 1880 US Census: South Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
5. FamilySearch: International Genealogical Index v5.0