Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Standish was born on 15 December 1723, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Zachariah Standish, was 25 and her mother, Abigail Whitman, was 21. She married Elkanah Cushman on 7 April 1743, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 16 October 1756, in her hometown, at the age of 32, and was buried in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
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Sources (24)
- Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
- Hanah Standish, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Hannah Standish Cushman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1721–1803 Male
1723–1756 Female
Children (7)
1741–1749 Male
1744– Female
1745–1822 Female
1747–1787 Male
1750–1793 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1698–1770 Male
1702–1778 Female
Siblings (6)
1721–1747 Male
1723–1756 Female
1729–1752 Female
1731–1774 Female
1734–1758 Male
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Standish (Lancashire, now part of Greater Manchester), from Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + edisc ‘enclosure, enclosed park’. Standish (Gloucestershire) does not appear to have contributed towards the surname.
History: Myles Standish (c. 1584–1656) was a soldier of fortune, from 1620 captain of the Mayflower Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony. Little is known of his origins and early life, but in his will he claimed to be descended from a leading Catholic family, the Standishes of Standish, Lancashire, England. He also claimed to have been deprived of his inheritance, a claim not confirmed.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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