Job Cushman

Brief Life History of Job

When Job Cushman was born on 17 January 1797, in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, James Cushman, was 40 and his mother, Mercy Morton, was 35. He married Clarissa Stone on 16 April 1833. He lived in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. He died on 15 August 1878, in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States.

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Job Cushman
1797–1878
Clarissa Stone
1805–1902
Marriage: 16 April 1833

Sources (7)

  • Jobe Cushman in household of Nyrtain Cushman, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Job Cushman, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Job Cushman, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Jewish Kushman .

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

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