Edward Jarvis Cushing
Edward Jarvis Cushing was born on March 31, 1824, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Daniel and Susan Cushing. According to an early biographer, he came from “distinguished ancestry on both sides of his family,” and he was related to Democratic politician Caleb Cushing. His father died when he was a child, and the family moved to Illinois for several years before returning to Providence. He attended school in Providence, and (according to an early biographer), his education was “broadened by extensive reading and amplified by a mind of unusual acuteness.”
 
He married Mary Heath Wild on May 22, 1850, and they had at least five children: Mary, born around 1851; Edward, born around 1855; Charles, born around 1855; Daniel, born around 1858; and Arthur, born around 1867. They lived in North Providence, Rhode Island, he worked as a manufacturer and real estate agent. He supported the Democratic Party, and he served as a correspondent and “special writer” for the Providence Journal. He was reportedly “much interested in public affairs,” and he served as the local superintendent of schools. One writer described him as an “admirable public speaker” who “always [had] a stock of witty stories and a fund of sly humor.” His wife died on November 17, 1903, and he died in North Providence on June 20, 1905.
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(4833)Cushing, Edward Jarvis1824-03-311905-06-20
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 3

  • (13384) [recipient] ~ Edward A. Wild to Edward J. Cushing, 25 February 1890
  • (13391) [writer] ~ Elsie Wild Legacy Agreement, 23 October 1883
  • (13392) [writer] ~ Elsie Wild Board Agreement, 24 October 1883

People - Records: 6

  • (4833) Cushing, Edward Jarvis is the [sibling-in-law of] (4815) Wild, Edward Augustus
  • (4833) Cushing, Edward Jarvis is the [sibling-in-law of] (4816) Wild, Walter Henry
  • (4833) Cushing, Edward Jarvis is the [sibling-in-law of] (4817) Phipps, Laura Matilda
  • (4833) Cushing, Edward Jarvis is the [sibling-in-law of] (4818) Wood, Susanna Seraphina
  • (4833) Cushing, Edward Jarvis is the [husband of] (4831) Cushing, Mary Heath
  • (4819) Wild, Mary Joanna is the [parent-in-law of] (4833) Cushing, Edward Jarvis

Places - Records: 2

  • (832) [birth] ~ Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
  • (2966) [death] ~ North Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

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Groups - Records: 1

  • (1) [member/supporter] ~ Democratic Party
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Anestry.com; Rhode Island Death Index, 1630-1930, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915, available from Ancestry.com; Boston Evening Transcript, 21 June 1905; Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1908)