Sylvester CUSHMAN^{[1, 2, 3]}

1823 - 1902  (78 years)

• Name	Sylvester CUSHMAN
  Birth	14 Apr 1823	Wilmington, Windham, Vermont   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	480A2512D0264264BDDA56563FA1D48AA621
  Death	20 Mar 1902	New York City, New York Co., New York   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I18526	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2006

  
  

  Family	Clarina Amanda BILLS,   b. 1825, Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont d. Aft 1860 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1854	Searsburg, Bennington County, Vermont   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Wilbur E. CUSHMAN,   b. Abt 1855, Wilmington, Windham, Vermont d. Yes, date unknown   2. Katherine CUSHMAN,   b. Abt 1859   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Clara Idell CUSHMAN,   b. Abt 1862   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John E. CUSHMAN,   b. Abt 1864, Geneseo, Henry, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lewis Arthur CUSHMAN,   b. 12 Apr 1867, Geneseo, Henry, Illinois d. 10 Mar 1936, New York City, New York Co., New York (Age 68 years)   6. Nathan Augustus CUSHMAN,   b. 16 Mar 1869, Geneseo, Henry, Illinois d. 9 Jun 1952, Portland, Cumberland, Maine (Age 83 years)   7. Cilista Ellen CUSHMAN,   b. 1872, Geneseo, Henry, Illinois d. 1942, New York City, New York (Age 70 years)   8. Larimer A. CUSHMAN,   b. Abt 1875   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Milicent Mildred CUSHMAN,   b. Abt 1877   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Merton E. CUSHMAN,   b. Abt 1877   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Verm onters andSons of Vermont. PART III BIOGRAPHIES OF SONS OF VERMONT Cushman, Sylvester,of New York City, was born in Wilmington, April 14,1824, the son of Levi and Polly Cushman. He was educated in the publicschools of Wilmington. He began business in his native town as a tanner. In January, 1866, heremoved to Genesee, Ill., where he engaged in farming and stock raising.In February, 1887, he moved to New York City and engaged in the bakingbusiness with his two sons, Wilbur E. and John E., at 817 Sixth avenueand 806 Third avenue; two years after, two other sons, Arthur and Nathan,were taken into the firm which then had two more stores, one atFifty-eighth street and Ninth avenue, the other at Eightieth street andAmsterdam Avenue. In 1893 another establishment was added at 903 Eighthavenue, where Mr. Cushman now resides. They are doing a prosperousbusiness. He was married to Emily Scott at Wilmington, and by her had threechildren, one of whom, Wells S., is living. His second wife was ClarinaA., daughter of Lewis and Sally (Sage) Bills. Of this union there wereeleven children, ten of whom are now living. They are: Wilbur E., KatieA., C. Idell, John E., L. Arthur, Nathan A., Cilista, Larimer A., and thetwins, Merton L. and Millie L.

  
  

• Sources

  [S758] James Sergent, James Sergent. [S152] Sergent.ged. [S154] Sergent2.ged.