Birth1926, VT15484
Death16 Apr 2012, Santa Rosa, CA, age: 86508
BurialOld Bennington Cemetery, Bennington Co. VT15465
ResidenceSanta Rosa, CA15480
FlagsGen#11
(Frederick, Henry Theodore, John, Charles, Charles, Charles, John, Eleazer, Thomas, Robert). Son of Frederick Bennett Cushman and Isabell T (Norton) Cushman. Photo of stone at Find A Grave.15465
Brattleboro Reformer (VT) - April 19, 2012
OBITUARIES AND FUNERALS John Hall Cushman
1926-2012 John Hall Cushman, 85, died at home at Friends House in Santa Rosa, Calif., on April 16, 2012.During the past year he was cared for at home with deep love and grace by his wife Marion, caregivers from The House Of Esther, and the staff of Memorial Hospice.Hall was born in Bennington, Vt., in 1926 to Frederick Bennett Cushman and Isabel Norton Cushman. He attended the local public elementary school, Hoosac School in Hoosick, N.Y. and Governor Dummer Academy in South Byfield, MA. He served in the US Army from 1944 to 1946, earned a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1950. He remained a joyful Harvard Man his entire adult life. Family was at the center of Hall's life. He was passionately devoted to his wife of 62 years, Marion Gaines Cushman, whom he met on a blind date when he was 21 years old. He viewed his and Marion's most fulfilling accomplishments to be their loving marriage and the three caring and responsible sons they raised - Frederick Bennett Cushman II, David Brand Cushman and John Hall Cushman Jr. Wherever they went, Hall and Marion cultivated an extensive and enduring chosen family of friends of all ages. And Hall took great pride in his family's 200+ year history in Vermont, including ancestors who fought in the American Revolution and Civil War, founded the Norton Pottery and the H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company. Hall deeply touched many lives, and will live on vividly in their hearts, especially his devoted family his wife Marion; his three sons Ben, David and Hall Jr.; son in-law George Tuttle; daughter in-law Caroline Christian; and grandson Andrew Walker Cushman. We honor and celebrate his life and the love, warmth and insight that he brought to our lives. Donations in Hall's honor would be welcomed by: Our Place Drop-In Center, 4 Island Street, Bellows Falls, VT 05101; American Friends Service Committee, 65 9th Street, San Francisco CA 94103; or Memorial Hospice, 821 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401....951,15485
Brattleboro Reformer (VT) - April 19, 2012
OBITUARIES AND FUNERALS John Hall Cushman
1926-2012 John Hall Cushman, 85, died at home at Friends House in Santa Rosa, Calif., on April 16, 2012.During the past year he was cared for at home with deep love and grace by his wife Marion, caregivers from The House Of Esther, and the staff of Memorial Hospice.Hall was born in Bennington, Vt., in 1926 to Frederick Bennett Cushman and Isabel Norton Cushman. He attended the local public elementary school, Hoosac School in Hoosick, N.Y. and Governor Dummer Academy in South Byfield, MA. He served in the US Army from 1944 to 1946, earned a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1950. He remained a joyful Harvard Man his entire adult life. Family was at the center of Hall's life. He was passionately devoted to his wife of 62 years, Marion Gaines Cushman, whom he met on a blind date when he was 21 years old. He viewed his and Marion's most fulfilling accomplishments to be their loving marriage and the three caring and responsible sons they raised - Frederick Bennett Cushman II, David Brand Cushman and John Hall Cushman Jr. Wherever they went, Hall and Marion cultivated an extensive and enduring chosen family of friends of all ages. And Hall took great pride in his family's 200+ year history in Vermont, including ancestors who fought in the American Revolution and Civil War, founded the Norton Pottery and the H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company. Hall deeply touched many lives, and will live on vividly in their hearts, especially his devoted family his wife Marion; his three sons Ben, David and Hall Jr.; son in-law George Tuttle; daughter in-law Caroline Christian; and grandson Andrew Walker Cushman. We honor and celebrate his life and the love, warmth and insight that he brought to our lives. Donations in Hall's honor would be welcomed by: Our Place Drop-In Center, 4 Island Street, Bellows Falls, VT 05101; American Friends Service Committee, 65 9th Street, San Francisco CA 94103; or Memorial Hospice, 821 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401....951,15485
Spouse(Living, Female)15486 , 16872
Family ID11474
FlagsGen#12
(John, Frederick, Henry Theodore, John, Charles, Charles, Charles, John, Eleazer, Thomas, Robert). Son of John Hall Cushman and Marion (Gaines) Cushman.
FlagsGen#12
(John, Frederick, Henry Theodore, John, Charles, Charles, Charles, John, Eleazer, Thomas, Robert). Son of John Hall Cushman and Marion (Gaines) Cushman.
FlagsGen#12
(John, Frederick, Henry Theodore, John, Charles, Charles, Charles, John, Eleazer, Thomas, Robert). Son of John Hall Cushman and Marion (Gaines) Cushman.
Death30 Sep 1985, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL, age: 100264
BurialOld Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington Co. VT15106
FlagsGen#10
(Henry Theodre, John, Charles, Charles, Charles, John, Eleazer, Thomas, Robert). Daughter of Henry Theodore Cushman and Eliza (Hall) Cushman. Photo of stone at Find A Grave.15106 She and her husband moved to Troy, NY. Caroline too charge of the design and arrangment of th e furnishings whne the stone house was turned into a show house for the furniture line.15457
Birthca 1897, VT14578
FlagsGen#10
FlagsGen #8
(Charles, Charles, Charles, John, Eleazer, Thomas, Robert). Daughter of Charles Cushman Mary “Poly” C. (Underhill) Cushman. Had 10 children.15382
SpouseJOHN HICKS15382 , 6112
Birth22 Jan 1798, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT190
He of Bennington, Vermont. Is a harness maker by trade. Has been a Justice of the Peace and Jail Commissioner at Bennington, Vermont, and for two years Postmaster at Bennington Center. Had 4 children. 15382
Family ID4195
Marriage21 Jun 182015382
Birth20 Mar 1802, Newburgh, Twp, Orange Co, NY93
Death1 Jun 1859, Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co, NY, age: 5715488
FlagsGen #8
(Charles, Charles, Charles, John, Eleazer, Thomas, Robert). Son of Charles Cushman and May “Polly” C.(Underhill) Cushman. His mother died ten days after his birth and he was raised by an aunt. He was editor and owner of the Newburgh Telegraph.A photograph, copy of his signature and his biography appear in the Henry Wyles Cushman book.15489
ChildrenMARY OR POLLY , 6113 (1804-)
FANNY , 6115 (1806-)
DESIAH , 6116 (1808-)
SEBRINA , 6118 (1810-1810)
DAVID M , 2177 (1811-)
ANN JENNETTE , 2175 (1813-)
FREDERICK , 2179 (1816-1816)
Other spouses: MARY “POLLY” C. UNDERHILL