Massachusetts

This line includes the Robert and Hezekiah Usher branches, and the Ushers around MA.

Books

These are the books that I have found relating to this branch.

"Stripped . . . as Bare as My Skinne" Disease, Acculturation, and the Massachusett Search for Order, 1600-1690 by Dane Morrison

Policy of Assurance - this is the assurance for the Danish Brig "Hope" of which Hezekiah Usher was master on this particular voyage.

Snippets of Info

Witchcraft

One of the Hezekiah Ushers was accused of witchcraft in the 17th century. This is referred to in a few web sites.
http://paganism.com/ag/accused/u.html

Publishing

As early as 1647 Hezekiah Usher acted as publisher to an almanac printed at Cambridge. His son John was publisher of Morton's New-England's Memorial, and in 1672, he was granted the first American copyright, which gave him the sole privilege of publishing the Massachusetts laws printed that year. Ushers publishing was not limited to America, for in the same year he acted as one of the publishers of John Davenport's The Power of Congregational Churches Asserted, printed in London. Richard Chiswell, a London bookseller with many American contacts, had the book issued with two different imprints, 'Printed in the Year 1672' for English distribution, and 'Printed for Rich. Chiswell, and to be sold by John Usher of Boston in New-England, 1672' for American distribution.¹

1. George E. Littlefield, Early Boston Booksellers (Boston, 1900), pp. 65-82. See Sabin 18708 for details of the Davenport book.

Note: Coincidently the Irish Ussher's were also some of the first printers of books at about the same time.

First 100 years of printing
The Printers' First Fruits

John Usher

http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/dow/chap6/dow6_3.htm

People to contact for this line:

Lisa Foley
My family is researching the Usher family and has been successful at tracing our line to The Ushers from Featherstone. I am writing a book on the Family and would be interested in any other information that you come across. I would like information, Stories, Pictures, Clippings, Addresses, Family Bibles, copies of birth certificates, Marriage Licenses, Cemetery names, absolutely anything, pertaining to this line. As soon as I am done with the book, I will be publishing it and making enough copies for all who are interested. Anything would be helpful.

Mona Valley
Nathaniel Ransom USHER was my GGG Grandfather. I have the following descendants for him: Nathaniel Ransom USHER married Dorothy ATWOOD. They had a son, Miles Hezekiah USHER, b. 15 Sep 1833 in Granville, Logan Co, OH. Miles married Emily Lenora MILLER in May 1854 in Allen Co., OH. Miles and Emily (Miller) USHER had a son, William Ransom USHER, b. 1857 in OH. On 8 May 1881 in Lane, Franklin Co, KS, William USHER married Sarah Louisa Jane LYNCH. They had a large family, one of whom was Edith Leah USHER, b 8 Dec 1886 in Lane, Franklin Co, KS. Edith was my grandmother.

Pamela Rhett Molzan
Hezekiah USHER (b. Abt. 1615 in Bednall Green, England; d. 3/14/1675/76 in Boston, MA) emigrated to the Boston area in the 1630s where he was a merchant. He was also a founder of Old South Church in Boston, MA. Hezekiah and his wife, Frances __?__ had at least five children - one of whom (John USHER, Royal Lt. Gov. of NH) was my 8th great-grandfather.

I descend through John and Elizabeth (Lidgett) USHER's daughter, Elizabeth (b. 6/18/1669 in Boston; d. 6/27/1698 in Boston), who married (9/15/1686) David JEFFRIES (b. 11/18/1658 in Rhoad, Wiltshire, England; emigrated to Boston, MA 5/9/1677; d. 11/10/1742 in Boston).

Don Usher

Dawn
I have the "Usher's in America, through 12 generations" book. According to this book, I am in the following line:
Robert, arriving from England in 1634, married Elizabeth Jagger,
  Robert (1662) m. Sarah Blanchard
    Hezekiah (1694/5) m. Abigail Cleveland
      Hezekiah (1734) m. Lydia Baker
        Watrous (1780) m. Welthy Morgan
          Elias (1804) m. Margaret Keeler
            Elijah (abt 1830) m.Lucinda Eastman
              William (1881) m. Ada Pearl Wildman
                Howard (1909)m. Arlene Dixon
                  Darryl (1945)m. Barbara Nelson
                    me 1959 ...

Cindy Canter

From Hezekiah Usher to Elsie May Usher Erickson.

The two sons of Hezekiah Usher were Robert and Hezekiah Jr. We are decendants of Robert Usher. I hope to have more information on Hezekiah Sr. soon.

Robert Usher 1639
Robert Usher Jr. 1962
Hezekiah Usher 1694/95 ? Dunstable, Middlesex, MA
John Usher 1736 May 23
Aaron Usher 1779 Aug 7 Deerfield, Hampton, MASS
Dyer Usher 1814 Mar. 22
Willard Usher 1849 Nov 3 Linn Co., Lane OR
James David Usher 1879 May 20 Dacatur, KS
Elsie May Usher 1902 Dec. 31 Northport, Stevens, WA

Cindy also has a website with more details and old photos. 

Major Simon Willard and Nonacoicus Farm
Groton Historical Series by Dr. Samuel A. Green 1887

Vol1. p.18
At the time of his death, Major Willard owed the estate of Hezekiah Usher, a merchant of Boston, the sum of £272, 2s, 3d; and on June 20 1679 the widow Willard in payment of the debt, sold the farm to the Usher heirs, three quarters to Hezekiah Usher, Jr and one quarter to Samuell Nowell who had married the widow of the elder Usher. The record of the deed reads: "of all the farme or Tract of Land commonly called & knowne by the Name of Nonaicoicus farme." Both these parcels of land were afterward conveyed on May 11, 1687 to Jonathan Tyng of Dunstable in trust for his son John, a nephew of Hezekiah Usher. On Dec 3, 1713, Tyng in his own name transferred the farm to William Farwell and John Sollendine, both of Dunstable.

Mr. Caleb Butler in his History (of Groton) p. 91, mentions among the garrisons at Groton in the year 1692 one "at Mr. Hezekiah Usher's farm, where there were stationed three soldiers, besides Samuel Bennett and ___Bennett, in all five men. He says further, that "the location of Mr. Usher's farm and the Bennett's is not known," but he inclines to the opinion that it was in that part of Groton now included in Little- ton. It was, in fact, the Nonacoicus farm, which ten belonged to the Usher family; and the Bennetts undoubedlty lived in the neighborhood. There is a brook rising near the Shaker Village in Harvard, and running into Spectacle Pond, which has been known for a long period as Bennett's Brook; and it is highly probable that it took its name from this family.

Hezekiah Usher Jr. who owned for a while the Willard farm, married Bridget Hoar the widow of President Leonard Hoar of Harvard College who was a daughter of John Lisle one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal under Cromwell; but the marriage was not a happy one. She left him and went to England in the year 1687 and did not return until after his death which took place at Lynn on July 11, 1697.

Groton Garrisons In 1692
Groton Historical Series by Dr. Samuel Abbott Green 1890

Vol. II No. XIII p.373-376

Garrisons

At Mr. Hezekiah USHER's farm:
Samuel Bennet, ___Bennet and three soldiers

Rev. Elias Nason, comp. A History of the Town of Dunstable, Massachusetts, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year of our Lord 1873 Boston, MA Alfred Mudge & Son, 1877.

The settlements were begun along the pleasant margin of Salmon Brook , which afforded fish in abundance and considerable motive-power, and were extended southwards down that stream and along the right bank of the Merrimack River . A garrison house was soon erected; and invited by the rich alluvial soil, the heavy timber growth, and the liberal policy of the proprietors, the tide of emigration set in rapidly to the new and hopeful town. It numbered soon amongst its actual inhabitants John Acres , John, William , and Samuel Beale , John Blanchard , Andrew Cook , Isaac , John , and Thomas Cummings , Henry Farwell , Samuel French , John and Samuel Gould , Joseph Hassell , John , John , Jr., and Joseph Lovewell , Thomas Lund , Robert Parris , Obadiah Perry , Robert Proctor , Christopher Read , John Sollendine ; Christopher Temple , Edward Tyng , Jonathan Tyng , Robert Usher , Daniel and John Waldo , Samuel Warner , Thomas Weld , Joseph Wheeler , and Samuel Whiting , son of the Rev. Samuel Whiting of Billerica .

One heroic man, however, braving the danger, stood firmly at his post through the whole war, and is therefore justly entitled to the honor of being the first permanent settler of the town of Dunstable . It was the Hon. Jonathan Tyng , son of the Hon. Edward and Mary Tyng , who was born Dec. 15. 1642 ; married Sarah , daughter of Hezekiah Usher , early removed from Boston to Dunstable , where he held many public offices; and died Jan. 9, 1724 . His father, Edward Tyng , came to Dunstable in 1679 , and died here Dec. 28, 1681 , at the age of eighty-one years. The house of Jonathan Tyng stood on the right bank of the Merrimack River , nearly opposite Wicasuck Island , and about one mile below the central village of Tyngsborough. It was long known as "the haunted house." Nothing but the cellar-hole now remains. Fortifying his abode as best he could, and sending to Boston for his food, this brave man stood alone as an outpost between the enemy and the settlements below. Finding the Indians approaching him, he petitioned * the General Court for assistance Feb. 3, 1675-6 , and several soldiers were immediately sent to aid in his defence; but it does not appear that any assault was made upon his garrison.

The first birth mentioned on the town records, and this under the caption, "Lambs born in Dunstable ," is that of William , son of Jonathan and Sarah (Usher) Tyng , born April 22, 1679 ; and the first marriage is that of John Sollendine , Aug. 2 , of the year ensuing.

Instigated by the Marquis de Vaudreuil , governor of Canada , and the celebrated Jesuit, Sebastian Rale , whose headquarters were at Norridgewock , the Indians continued to commit depredations on the frontier settlements of Maine and New Hampshire ; nor did the killing of Rale and the seven chiefs endeavoring to protect him (Aug. 12, 1724 ) serve in any way to repress the danger. Anxiety and fear prevailed in every family along the border, the garrisons were strengthened, and scouting parties sent out to clear the wilderness of the wily foe. A company under Lieut. Jabez Fairbanks of Groton , having in it Joseph Blanchard , Ebenezer Cummings , Jonathan Coombs , Thomas Lund , Isaac Farwell , and John Usher , of Dunstable , spent the early part of the year 1724 in searching for the enemy on Nashua River , Nissitisset Hills , now a part of Pepperell , at the Mine Falls , * Naticook , and other suspected places in the neighborhood.

The war-whoop mingled with the roar of musketry, and the scene of bloodshed was appalling. Many of the Indians fell, and Capt. Lovewell , with eight of his heroic band, was soon left dead upon the field. Three of his men were severely wounded. Those killed upon the spot were Capt. John Lovewell and Ensign John Harwood , of Dunstable , Sergt. Jacob Fullam , of Weston , John Jefts and Ichabod Johnson , of Woburn , Daniel and Thomas Woods , of Groton , Josiah Davis , of Concord , and Jonathan Kittridge , of Billerica . The wounded were Lieut. Josiah Farwell , Lieut. Jonathan Robbins , and Robert Usher , of Dunstable . *

Either from the loss of men or of their leader, want of ammunition, or some other cause, the Indians withdrew from the contest a little after sunset, removing most of their dead and all of their wounded from the field, and soon afterwards the men that remained of Lovewell's Spartan band, now destitute of powder and provisions, resolved to leave the fatal spot and make their way back, if possible, to the stockade fort on Lake Ossipee . But some of them had lost too much blood to undertake such a journey. Jacob Farrar was just expiring by the pond. Lieut. Jonathan Robbins , unable to proceed, desired that his gun might be loaded and laid beside him. "For," said he, "the Indians will come in the morning to scalp me, and I'll kill one more of them, if I can!" Robert Usher , also of Dunstable , was too much exhausted to be removed from the spot. Leaving, then, regretfully these three dying companions, the rest of the men, of whom eleven had been wounded, started on their journey of more than twenty miles to the fort. Having travelled about a mile and a half, Chaplain Frye , Lieut. Josiah Farwell , Eleazer Davis , and Josiah Jones gave their free consent to be left on the way, hoping that aid might be sent back to them, but the two former perished in the wilderness. Chaplain Frye , after travelling some distance, sunk under his wounds, telling his companions that he was dying, and that he should never rise more, at the same time "charging Davis ," says Mr. Symmes , "if it should please God to bring him home, to go to his father, and tell him that he expected in a few hours to be in eternity, and that he was not afraid to die." Lieut. Farwell (b. Aug. 27, 1698 ) died of exhaustion on the eleventh day after the fight. Davis , who was wounded in the body and had one thumb shot off, reached Berwick in a deplorable condition on the 27th of May ; and Jones came in at Saco , after wandering, with a severe wound in his body, fourteen days in the wilderness. On arriving at the fort, faint and famishing, the little party under Lieut. Wyman had the grief to find the place abandoned, since at the very commencement of the fight, Benjamin Hassell , supposing all to be lost, had fled, and on reaching the fort had so intimidated the occupants that they all deserted it and made their way back as best they could, arriving on the 11th of May at Dunstable . Ensign Wvman returned home * with his men on the 15th of May ; and on the 17th of the same month, Col. Eleazer Tyng , with a company of eighty-seven men, proceeded to the scene of conflict, and there found and buried the bodies of Capt. John Lovewell , Ensign Jonathan Robbins , Ensign John Harwood , Robert Usher , Sergt. Jacob Fullam , Jacob Farrar , Josiah Davis , Thomas Woods , Daniel Woods , John Jefts , Ichabod Johnson , and Jonathan Kittridge . He also dug up and identified the body of the brave Paugus .

Eleazer Tyng , son of Hon. Jonathan and Sarah (Usher) Tyng , was born April 3, 1690 . H. C. 1712 , was justice of the peace, colonel of militia, and one of the most prominent men of the town. His name appears on many deeds and other papers of his day.

John Tyng, H. C. 1691 , son of Jonathan and Sarah (Usher) Tyng .

Among the original proprietors of this land we find the names of many of the leading men in the colony, some of whom, with the children and friends of others, removed here and took up their abode at an early period. Of this number we find Governor Dudley , who married a daughter of Hon. Edward Tyng , of this town; Rev. Thomas Weld , who was the first minister, and married another daughter; Thomas Brattle , Peter Bulkely , Hezekiah Usher , Elisha Hutchinson , Francis Cook , and others who were assistants and magistrates. Many of the first settlers belonged to Boston and its vicinity, a circumstance which gave strength and influence to the infant plantation.

I should not be doing justice to this town, and discharging my duty on this occasion in accordance with your best sentiments, did I fail to remind you of some, a few at least, of those men of mark whose names are intimately connected with your history. In all my recital of the important events in your earlier annals you must have noticed the prominence and importance attached to the name of Tyng . The founder of the family here was Hon. Edward Tyng , who died Dec. 28, 1681 , aged eighty-one years. Col. Tyng was born in Dunstable, England , in 1600 , settled in Boston as a merchant in 1639 , was representative in 1661 and 1662 , assistant from 1668 to 1681 , and colonel of the Suffolk regiment. He left six children, two sons and four daughters. His sons were prominent in their day, and his daughters will be remembered as among the foremost women of their time; Hannah having married Rev. Thomas Weld , a leading clergyman of this town and of the colony; Eunice being the wife of President Willard , of Harvard College; and Rebecca having married Gov. Dudley . Col. Tyng had the strength, energy, and courage of a leading and successful colonist, had enterprise enough to leave the Old World for the opportunities of the New, sagacity enough to become a distinguished and prosperous merchant, and strength of character sufficient to found a family. He became possessed of lands in this town by early grants, and having acquired a fortune by commercial enterprise in his manhood, he had the wisdom to retire to the country to enjoy there the evening of his day. He gave the name to a town in his own honor, and in that town his ashes repose. Hon. Jonathan Tyng , the son of Col. Edward Tyng , was born Dec. 15, 1642 , and died Jan. 19, 1724 , aged eighty-one. It is said of him, "He was one of the original proprietors of the town, and the earliest permanent settler, having remained here alone during Philip 's War, when every other person had deserted the settlement for fear of the Indians." He was a man of great energy and decision of character, and of probity and honor. He was one of the council of Sir Edward Andros , a royal commissioner under James Il , a representative of this town and one of its selectmen. It was be to whom the garrisons of the town were intrusted during the Indian wars. Two of his sons, John and Eleazer , were graduates of Harvard College, and his daughter Mary followed the example of many of the attractive and accomplished young women of that day, and married the parish minister, Rev. Nathaniel Holden . Col. Tyng married Sarah , daughter of Hezekiah Usher , who died in 1714 . Rev. Thomas Weld , the first minister of the town, died June 9, 1702 , aged fifty years. He was born in Roxbury , and was a grandson of Rev. Thomas Weld , the first minister of that town, who came from England in 1632 . Mr. Weld , the subject of this notice, graduated at Harvard in 1671 , and studied divinity with Rev. Samuel Danforth , and settled in Dunstable in 1678 . He married for his first wife Elizabeth , daughter of Rev. John Wilson , of Medfield ; and for his second wife Hannah Savage , daughter of Hon. Edward Tyng . He was a man of great piety, and exerted an elevating influence on the community during his long ministry. He was a good representative of that class of men who in those days were educated at Harvard , stood by the church, and encouraged the schools, and who did so much to give New England that character of intelligence and integrity which she has not yet lost, and which has been carried by her sons into every corner of our land.

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Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870

Surname	Given Name	Location	Date	Subject	Number
USHER	Robert	Dunstable	1725	Administration	23276
USHER	John	Charlestown	1726	Administration	23275
USHER	Almira	West Cambridge	1854	Guardian	43563
USHER	Phebe J.	China Me.	1864	Administration	43564

Massachusetts Town Birth Records

Name	Sex	Birth Date	Birth Place	Father's Name	Mother's Name
USHER, ch. Abijah		Jan. 18, 1790	Medford
USHER, ch. Abijah		Oct. 12, 1791	Medford
USHER, ch. Eleazer		Apr 24, 1804	Medford
USHER, ch. Eleazer		Aug. 25, 1810	Medford
USHER, ch. Eleazer		Dec. 13, 1811	Medford
USHER, ch. Eleazer		Feb. 14, 1808	Medford
USHER, ch. John		Nov. 21, 1791	Medford
USHER, Abbott Lester	M	Aug. 19, 1849	Lynn	Roland G.	Caroline M.
USHER, Abigail	F	Apr. 5, 1730	Medford	Hez.
USHER, Abigail		Nov. 8, 1783	Ashfield	James	Sarrah
USHER, Caroline Anna	F	Dec. 5, 1847	Lynn	Roland G.	Caroline M.
USHER, Charles Nelson	M	Sept. 20, 1841	Lynn	Eleazer
USHER, Fredrick W.	M	Oct. 5, 1847	Lynn	Leonard B.	Lydia M.
USHER, George Henry	M	Jan. 25, 1845	Lynn	Eleazer	Jane
USHER, George Leonard	M	May 15, 1844	Lynn	Leonard B.	Lydia M.
USHER, Hezekiah Jr.	M	June 2, 1734	Medford	Hezekiah
USHER, James		June 20, 1786	Ashfield	James	Sarrah
USHER, John	M	May 23, 1736	Medford	Hezekial
USHER, Pamelia	F	Sept. 17, 1846	Lynn	Elijah	Jane
USHER, Roland Green	M	June 11, 1843	Lexington	James M.	Amelia
USHER, Ruth		Sept. 6, 1789	Ashfield	James	Sarrah
USHER, Sarah		Feb. 14, 1782	Ashfield	James	Sarrah
USHER, Susanna Brooks	F	Dec. 4, 1791	Medford	John

Massachusetts (Town Death) Recrods Prior to 1850

Name	Death Date	Burial Place
USHER, ch. Abijah	Apr. 17, 1788	Medford
USHER, wid. Robert	Mar. 25, 1794	Medford
USHER, w. Abijah	Oct. 19, 1791	Medford
USHER, Elizab[et]h	July 5, 1753	Medford
USHER, John Esq.	Sept. 1, 1726	Medford
USHER, Robert	Oct. 13, 1793	Medford
USHER, Susannah	Mar. 16, 1826	Medford

Massachusetts Town Marriage Records

Name	Spouse	Marriage Date	Marriage Place	Source	Text of Source
USHER, Abijah	KIDDER, Rebecca	Dec. 20, 1795	Medford	Vital Records of Medford	KIDDER, Rebecca and Abijah USHER, Dec. 20, 1795. Intention not recorded.
USHER, Daniel	PARK, Lois	Dec. 26, 1785	Framingham	Vital Records of Framingham	USHER, Daniel and Lois Park, Dec. 26, 1785.
USHER, Eleazer	BUCKNAM, Fanny	Oct. 6, 1799	Medford	Vital Records of Medford	BUCKNAM, Fanny and Eleazer USHER, Oct. 6, 1799 [1799, written in pencil]. Intention not recorded. 1
USHER, Elisabeth	SALENDIN, John	Apr. 4, 1679	Chelmsford	Vital Records of Chelmsford	SALENDIN, John, and Elisabeth USHER, Apr. 4, 1679.
USHER, Fanny	WIER, Daniel	1798	Medford	Vital Records of Medford	USHER, Fanny and Daniel Wier, [Dec.] 23, 1798. Intention not recorded.1
USHER, Frances	GRIFFIN, William	Nov. 24, 1825	Medford	Vital Records of Medford	GRIFFIN, William and Frances USHER, Nov. 24, 1825.
USHER, Hannah	NUTT, Samuel	Aug. 21, 1814	Medford	Vital Records of Medford	NUTT, Samuel and Hannah USHER of Woburn, Aug. 21, 1814.1
USHER, Lydia C.	PLUMMER, Arley	Apr. 15, 1828	Medford	Vital Records of Medford	PLUMMER, Arley of W. Cambridge, and Lydia C. USHER, Apr. 15, 1828.1
USHER, Mary Ann	WADE, Francis	Nov. 6, 1825	Medford	Vital Records of Medford	USHER, Mary Ann and Francis Wade of Boston, Nov. 6, 1825.1
USHER, Mary	WESTON, Wyman		Medford	Vital Records of Medford	USHER, Mary and Wyman Weston, [Nov.] 23, [1]800. Intention not recorded.
USHER, Robert	BLANCHARD, Sarah	Jan. 23, 1693	Chelmsford	Vital Records of Chelmsford	USHER, Robert, and Sarah Blanchard, both of Dunstable, Jan. 23, 1693-4. CT. R.
USHER, Sarah B.	WADE, John	Dec. 26, 1822	Medford	Vital Records of Medford	USHER, Sarah B. and John Wade, Dec. 26, 1822.
USHER, Susanna Brooks	WYMAN, Seth	Apr. 26, 1810	Medford	Vital Records of Medford	USHER, Susanna Brooks and Seth Wyman, Apr. 26, 1810. Intention not recorded. [Susannah; publishment of intention of marriage]
USHER, William	SCRIBNER, Mrs. Hannah	Feb. 25, 1824	Westford	Vital Records of Westford	USHER, William, of Charlestown, and Mrs. Hannah Scribner, Feb. 25, 1824.
1 private record, from a diary kept by Rev. David Osgood, 1776-1822, now in the possession of the Medford Public Library, Medford

Cambridge, MA, Mt. Auburn Cemetery

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Miscellaneous
Carleton	Frank C.	October 17, 1867	??	Husband of Mary Gray Carleton; see James F. USHER
Carleton	Mary Gray	??	September 20, 1943	See James F. USHER
Emerson	Nathanial	??	August 8, 1879	Aged 63 years; see James F. USHER
Emerson	Fanny L	??	November 23, 1849	Aged 31 years; see James F. USHER
USHER	James M.	??, 1814	??, 1891	Husband of Pamela; see James F. USHER
USHER	Pamela Pray	??, 1819	??, 1890	Wife of James; see James F. USHER
USHER	Roland G.	??	April 5, 1857	Aged 14 years; see James F. USHER
USHER	James F.	??	October 23, 1878	Aged 39 years; with James, Pamela , Roland and M. Florence USHER, Nathanial and Fanny Emerson, Charles Witherbee and Frank and Mary Carleton
USHER	M. Florence	??	October 15, 1868	Aged 18 years; see James F. USHER
Witherbee	Charles M.	??	June 2, 1847	Aged 28 years; see James F. USHER

Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1871-1909 (Part A-K)

Surname	Given Name	City	Date	Subject	Number
USHER	Ambrose	Stoneham	1884	Will	16785
USHER	Charles	Maynard	1903	Administration	63066
USHER	Charles P.	Maynard	1903	Guardian	63087
USHER	Dorothy M.	Wakefield	1906	Guardian	70112
USHER	Ella S.	Cambridge	1908	Administration	78009
USHER	Frederick J.	Cambridge	1907	Administration	76435
USHER	Hannah M.	Cambridge	1899	Administration	46792
USHER	Harriet	Cambridge	1901	Guardian	57115
USHER	Herbert R.	Maynard	1903	Guardian	63087
USHER	James M.	Medford	1892	Administration	31479
USHER	James M.	Medford	1906	Administration	70169
USHER	Joseph M.	Wakefield	1906	Guardian	70112
USHER	Katie M.	Lowell	1876	Adoption	3232
USHER	Mary	Stoneham	1892	Will	32738
USHER	Mary A. G.	Tyngsborough	1894	Guardian	37350
USHER	Pamela	Medford	1890	Will	28929

Cambridge, Massachusetts Directories, 1887-90

Name	Business Name	Occupation	Location 1	Location 2	City	State	Year
Chas. USHER		printer		b. 11 Hancock	Cambridge	MA	1887
William P. USHER	University Press	compositor		11 Hancock	Cambridge	MA	1887
Samuel USHER		printer	171 Devonshire, B.	house Hillside avenue	Cambridge	MA	1888
Samuel USHER		printer	171 Devonshire, B.	house Hillside avenue	Cambridge	MA	1889
Amos USHER		waiter		boards 65 Washington	Cambridge	MA	1890
Samuel USHER		printer	171 Devonshire, B.	house Hillside avenue	Cambridge	MA	1890

Lawrence, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-92

Name	Occupation	Location 2	City	State	Year
Thomas USHER	spinner	house 75 Margin	Lawrence	MA	1891, 1892

Salem, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-89, 1890-91, 1893-94

Name	Business Name	Occupation	Location 1	Location 2	City	State	Year
Alden T. USHER		shoeheeler		8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA
Arthur C. USHER		clerk	20 Chauney, Boston	b. Russell	Marblehead	MA
Edward M. USHER		roofer		8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA
Horace B. USHER	Abbot Hall	janitor		Russell	Marblehead	MA
Patrick USHER		laborer		b. Cottage	Marblehead	MA
Rebecca D. USHER				b. 8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA
Alden T. USHER		shoeheeler		8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA
Arthur C. USHER					Marblehead	MA
Miss Carrie USHER				b. 8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA
Edward M. USHER	New England Felt Roofing Co.	agent; roofer and contractor	8 Mt. Vernon	do.	Marblehead	MA
Horace B USHER	Abbot Hall	janitor		Pond	Marblehead	MA
Patrick USHER		laborer		b. Cottage	Marblehead	MA
Miss Rebecca USHER		dressmaker		b. 8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA
Rebecca D. USHER					Marblehead	MA
Alden T. USHER		shoe trimmer		8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA
Miss Annie USHER				b. 8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA
Arthur C. USHER		travelling salesman		b. 10 Gerry	Marblehead	MA
Edward M. USHER	New England Felt Roofing Co.	agent; roofer and contractor	Anderson	8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA
Horace B. USHER	Abbot hall	janitor		Russell	Marblehead	MA
Patrick USHER		laborer		Lee	Marblehead	MA
Miss Rebecca USHER		dressmaker		b. 8 Mt. Vernon	Marblehead	MA

Worcester, Massachusetts Directories, 1888-90

Name	Occupation	Location 2	City	State	Year
Wm. H. USHER	carpenter	17 Sudbury	Worcester	MA	1888
Wm. H. USHER	carpenter	6 Quincy	Worcester	MA	1889
William H. USHER	carpenter	house 19 Sever	Worcester	MA	1890

Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1890

Name	Business Name	Occupation	Location 1	Location 2	City	State	Year
	Burley & USHER	boot and shoe manufs.	291 Devonshire		Boston	MA	1890
USHER P. Pease	Boston Ice Co.	collector	23 Front	53 Monument avenue	Boston	MA	1890
Arthur C. USHER		salesman	30 Chauncy	at Buffalo, N.Y.	Boston	MA	1890
Edward P. USHER		lawyer	23 Court, room 618	at Grafton	Boston	MA	1890
James M. USHER	USHER & Osborne	crockery, etc.	32 Hawley	at Wakefield	Boston	MA	1890
John USHER		harnessmaker		boards 11 Austin, Charlestown	Boston	MA	1890
Mary J. USHER widow of Patrick				192 Silver	Boston	MA	1890
Samuel USHER		book and job printer	171 Devonshire	at Cambridge	Boston	MA	1890
Samuel L. USHER		carpenter		6 Conant	Boston	MA	1890
Warren H. USHER		foreman	416 Atlantic avenue	at Lynn	Boston	MA	1890
William A. USHER	Burley & USHER		291 Devonshire	at Newburyport	Boston	MA	1890
J. M. USHER; C. E. Osborne	USHER & Osborne	crockery, glassware, etc.	32 Hawley		Boston	MA	1890

Chelsea, Massachusetts Directories, 1890-92

Name	Business Name	Occupation	Location 1	Location 2	City	State	Year
Joseph USHER		laborer		boards 198 Cherry	Chelsea	MA

Taunton, Massachusetts Directories, 1890-93

Name	Occupation	Location 2	City	State	Year
Mrs. USHER	widow	boards Henry Francis', Westville	Taunton	MA	1890
Mrs. USHER	widow	boards at Henry Francis', Westville	Taunton	MA	1891
Rebecca B. USHER		boards at Henry Francis', Westville	Taunton	MA	1892
Rebecca B. USHER		boards at Henry Francis'	Taunton	MA	1893

Newburyport, Massachusetts directory, 1891

Name	Business Name	Occupation	Location 1	Location 2	City	State	Year
D. S. Burley; W. R. USHER; J. P. Stevens; W. A. USHER	Burley & USHER	boot and shoe manufrs.	62 Merrimac		Newburyport	MA	1891
John P. Stevens	Burley & USHER		62 Merrimac	b. 254 High	Newburyport	MA	1891
William A. USHER	Burley & USHER		62 Merrimac	boards 24 Broad	Newburyport	MA	1891
Wm. R. USHER	Burley & USHER		62 Merrimac	24 Broad	Newburyport	MA	1891

Boston Vital Records, 1630-99

Year	Page	Entry
1645	page 20	John of Hezekiah & Frances USHER buried 10th month.
1645	page 20	Elizabeth of Hezekiah & Frances USHER born lst--12th month.
1645	page 23	Elizabeth of Hezekiah USHER from the Ch. of Cambridge aged about 7 day 8 day 12 mo.
1648	page 28	John of Hezekiah USHER from the Ch. of Cambridge aged about 7 days 16 day 2 mo.
1649	page 30	Mehetabell of Hezekiah USHER member of Ch. of Cambridge aged about 6 days 27 day 3 mo.
1650	page 32	Sarah of Hezekiah USHER 17 day 9 mo.
1653	page 45	Anna of Ezekiah USHER 1 day 11 mo.
1654	page 49	Zacharia of Hezekia USHER 31 day 10 mo.
1660	page 76	Mr. Abraham Browne & Rebecca USHER daughter of Mr. Hezekiah USHER of Boston were married first May.
1662	page 85	Mr. Samuell Haugh Pastor of the Church at Reading deceased at Mr. Hezekiah USHER s house in Boston the 30th of March.
1668	page 112	Elizabeth of John & Elizabeth USHER born June 18.
1670	page 117	Elizabeth of John USHER 19 day 4 mo
1678	page 147	Jane of John & Elizabeth USHER born Mar. 2.

Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33

Surname	Name	Sketches
NOWELL	Mary (ALFORD) (BUTLER) (USHER)	1345, 3042
USHER	Elizabeth (_____)	3042
USHER	Hezekiah	242, 751, 1345, 1695, 3042
USHER	John	3042
USHER	Mr.	2013

Description:
This database contains a list of the names of the males 16 years of age and older in Major Townsend's Camp in August 1698. The information was originally taken from files held at the office of the Overseers of the Poor. The data is part of a larger collection of assorted papers that comprise A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Miscellaneous Papers.

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Boston, Massachusetts, Males in Major Townsend's Camp, 1698. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Miscellaneous Papers. Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1886.

Obituaries

Headline: Elsie A. Strachan, 88
Publication Date: March 27, 1994
Source: Sunday Telegram (Worcester, MA), Obituaries, 1990-99
Page: B11
Subjects:
Region: Massachusetts
Obituary: UPTON - Elsie A. (Usher) Strachan, 88, of Upton died yesterday in Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital, Milford.
She leaves her husband, John D. Strachan; three daughters; three brothers, Harry and Kenneth Usher, both of Upton, and William Usher of Pinellas Park, Fla.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Mr. and Mrs. Strachan were married 65 years on Friday.
She was born in Upton, daughter of Frank A. and Sarah M. (Chapin) Usher, and lived here all her life. She graduated from Upton High School in 1922 and attended Framingham Normal School, now Framingham State College.
Mrs. Strachan was one of the oldest members of United Parish Church. She was a former member of the Upton Historical Society.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Buma-Sargeant Funeral Home, 42 Congress St., Milford. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Calling hour at the funeral home is 1 to 2 p.m. tomorrow. Memorial contributions May be made to the Upton Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 29, Upton, 01568.

Headline: Gertrude Usher Rawn
Publication Date: February 28, 1995
Source: Telegram & Gazette Worcester, MA
Page: B4
Subjects:
Region: Massachusetts
Obituary: GRAFTON - Gertrude (Keach) Usher Rawn, 98, of El Cajon, Calif., formerly of Grafton, once active in the Grafton Garden Club, died Sunday in Country Hills Convalescent Facility, El Cajon, after an illness.
Her last husband, Leonard Rawn, died about 1975. Her first husband of 50 years, Edward Usher, died in 1964. She leaves three sons, Gordon Usher of Grafton, Edward P. Usher of El Cajon and Donald L. Usher of Worcester; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A son, Albert M. Usher of Wantagh, N.Y., died in 1980. She was born in North Grafton, daughter of William and Marth Keach, and lived here all her life before moving to El Cajon in 1985. She also lived part-time in York, Maine. She graduated from Grafton High School.
Mrs. Rawn was a longtime member of the Evangelical Congregational Church, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in North Grafton. She was a longtime active member of the Grafton Garden Club.
Funeral services will be private. After cremation, burial will be at the convenience of the family in First Parish Cemetery in York, Maine. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions May be made to a charity.

Headline: Harry C. Usher, 81
Publication Date: November 02, 1996
Source: Telegram & Gazette Worcester, MA
Page: A5
Subjects:
Region: Massachusetts
Obituary: UPTON - Harry C. Usher, 81, of 15 Mendon St., a retired abrasives inspector, died Thursday in St. Camillus Nursing Home, Whitinsville, after a long illness.
He leaves his wife of 54 years, Rita I. (Moroney) Usher; two sons, James C. Usher of Fort Worth, Texas, and John T. Usher of Upton; a brother, Kenneth E. Usher; a sister, Susan M. Usher, both of Upton; and three grandchildren. A son, Paul F. Usher of Upton, died last year. He was born in Upton, son of Frank and Sarah (Chapin) Usher. He graduated from Upton High School in 1932. He served in the Massachusetts State Guard during World War II.
Mr. Usher was an abrasives worker and inspector at Bay State Abrasives Division in Westboro for 26 years, retiring in 1979. He previously worked for several years at Draper Corp. in Hopedale. He was a communicant of Holy Angels Church. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and a member of the Upton, Westboro and Southboro Rod & Gun clubs. He was a Boy Scout leader and a baseball coach for the Upton Youth Club for several years.
The funeral will be held Monday from Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home, 45 Main St., with a Mass at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Church, Central Square. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. A calling time is 9 to 9:50 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions May be made to the Visiting Nurse Association of the Greater Milford-Northbridge Area, 1 Emerson St., Mendon 01756; the Upton Ambulance Fund, PO Box 29; or the Upton Youth Center, care of Officer Erik Mager, Upton Police Department, 30 school St., both Upton, 01568

Headline: Margaret K. Usher, 81
Publication Date: November 29, 1992
Source: Sunday Telegram Worcester, MA
Page: B10
Subjects:
Region: Massachusetts
Obituary: MILFORD - Margaret K. (Carney) Usher, 81, formerly of 25 West Fountain St., died Friday night in Blaire House, 20 Claflin St., after a brief illness.
Her husband, John C. Usher, died in 1968. She leaves two brothers, Daniel F. Carney of Arlington, Va., and Bernard J. Carney of Hopedale; a sister, Mary E. Plante of Millbury; nephews and nieces. She was born in Bethel, Vt., daughter of Daniel F. and Julia A. (Byrne) Carney, and lived in Milford 79 years.
Mrs. Usher was a sales clerk at the former Louis Fashion Shop in Whitinsville and the former Riseberg's Store here for 30 years, retiring in 1981. She graduated from the former St. Mary's High School.
Mrs. Usher was a communicant of St. Mary's Church.
The funeral will be Tuesday from Edwards Memorial Funeral Home, 44 Congress St., with a Mass at 11:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, Winter Street. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home are 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.

Headline: OBITUARY Gertrude Usher of Plymouth, 85
Publication Date: November 11, 1994
Source: Boston Herald (MA), Obituaries, 1991-2000
Page: 065
Subjects:
Region: Boston Metro, Massachusetts
Obituary: Gertrude E. (Cavanaugh) Usher of Plymouth, a homemaker, died Wednesday at Pilgrim Nursing Home in Plymouth following a lengthy illness. She was 85.
Born in Foster Center, R.I., she lived in the Brant Rock section of Marshfield before moving to Plymouth 28 years ago.
Mrs. Usher was the wife of late George H. Usher.
She is survived by two sons, Robert of Plymouth and George of Palatka, Fla.; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St.
Peter's Church, Plymouth.
Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Plymouth.
Arrangements by Cartmell Funeral Home, Plymouth.

Headline: Mary V. Usher
Publication Date: March 23, 1996
Source: Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA), Obituaries, 1993-99
Page: 48
Subjects:
Region: Massachusetts
Obituary: NORWOOD -- Mary V. Usher, 70, of Norwood, a former housekeeper, died Friday at Norwood Hospital after a long illness.
Miss Usher worked as a housekeeper for Norwood Hospital for 15 years before her retirement six years ago.
She was born in Boston and lived in Dorchester until moving to Norwood 23 years ago.
Miss Usher is survived by a brother, John Usher of Wisconsin; four sisters, Lorraine Hill of Norwood, Helen Korab of Connecticut, Jean O'Brien of Florida and Geraldine Cudmore of Walpole; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday in St. Catherine's Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury.
Visiting is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Gilooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole St.

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