Martha Delano Cushman

Brief Life History of Martha Delano

When Martha Delano Cushman was born on 13 April 1806, in Woolwich, Lincoln, Maine, United States, her father, Capt. Francis Cushman, was 24 and her mother, Betsey McKenney, was 18. She married James E. Grover on 19 March 1826, in Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States in 1806 and Maine, United States in 1870. She died on 9 October 1879, in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

James E. Grover
1798–1873
Martha Delano Cushman
1806–1879
Marriage: 19 March 1826
Elizabeth Grover
1826–1911
John Grover
1829–1894
James Grover
1831–1901
Martha Ann Grover
1833–1906
Francis Grover
1839–1842
Charles Henry Grover
1840–1916
Mary Delano Grover
1844–1844
Francis Cushman Grover
1845–1919
Richard Tucker Grover
1849–1902

Sources (26)

  • Martha D Grover in household of Jas Grover, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Patty Delano Cushman, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Martha D. Cushman, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1820

Maine is the 23rd state.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Jewish Kushman .

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

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