Abraham Gushee

Male10 September 1801–3 June 1871

Brief Life History of Abraham

When Abraham Gushee was born on 10 September 1801, in Knox, Waldo, Maine, United States, his father, Dr Almond Gushee, was 27 and his mother, Nancy Robbins, was 20. He married Lucy Ann Daggett on 21 October 1824, in Hope, Knox, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Appleton, Waldo, Maine, United States in 1850 and Maine, United States in 1870. He died on 3 June 1871, in Appleton, Knox, Maine, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Appleton, Knox, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Gushee
1801–1871
Lucy Ann Daggett
1802–1883
Marriage: 21 October 1824
Frederick Augustus Gushee
1825–1890
Louisa Gushee
1827–
Rebecca D. Gushee
1829–1899
Capt Almond H Gushee
1833–1864
Ambrose A Gushee
1838–1885
Elijah Daggett Gushee
1841–1898

Sources (12)

  • Almond Gushe, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Abraham Gushee, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Abraham in entry for Ambrose A. Gusher and Cordelia Andrews, "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 October 1824Hope, Knox, Maine, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (15)

    +10 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1803

    Age 2

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1810

    Age 9

    Historical Boundaries: 1810: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Hancock, Maine, United States 1827: Waldo, Maine, United States

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 19

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of French Gachet .

    History: The Gushees trace their origin to David Gachet from La Rochelle, France, who arrived in MA with his older brother, Henri (see Gassett ), toward the end of the 17th century. He married Alice Godfrey in 1705 in MA.

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

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