Sarah Cushman

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Cushman was born on 2 December 1709, in Plympton, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Lieutenant Isaac Cushman Jr., was 33 and her mother, Sarah Gibbs, was 27. She married John Gibbs on 6 December 1726, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 13 March 1771, in Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 61, and was buried in Old Andover Cemetery, Andover, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Gibbs
1699–1767
Sarah Cushman
1709–1771
Marriage: 6 December 1726
Rebekah Gibbs
1727–
Esther Gibbs
1730–1787
Sarah Gibbs
1732–1735
Sarah Gibbs
1736–1776
John Gibbs
1737–
Fear Gibbs
1743–1799
Lois Gibbs
1748–1830
Isaac Gibbs
1752–1796

Sources (20)

  • Sarah Cushman, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Cushman, 1731, Sarah, Marriage
  • Sarah Cushman Gibbs, "Find A Grave Index"

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Name Meaning

Americanized form of Jewish Kushman .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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