. The New England historical and genealogical register . ost promising young men who have bravely given their lives to the ser-vice of their country. Exlrnds from the Records of Colchester, with some Transcripts from the Re-cording of Michnell Taintor, of Brainford, Conn. Transcribed byCharles M. liaftford : Case, Lockwood & Co. pp. 156. Mr. Taintor given the records of Colchester for the first half century from itsorganization as a township in 1098, his ancestor, Michaell Taintor having bt-en oneof its original settlers, and town clerk for thirty years. It contains
. The New England historical and genealogical register . ost promising young men who have bravely given their lives to the ser-vice of their country. Exlrnds from the Records of Colchester, with some Transcripts from the Re-cording of Michnell Taintor, of Brainford, Conn. Transcribed byCharles M. liaftford : Case, Lockwood & Co. pp. 156. Mr. Taintor given the records of Colchester for the first half century from itsorganization as a township in 1098, his ancestor, Michaell Taintor having bt-en oneof its original settlers, and town clerk for thirty years. It contains records of births,marringes and deaths ; hut lacks an index, which would have doubled its Taintor is author of a family genealogy of the Taiutors, and doing good servicein the line of family history, ERRATA, Page 124. 6 linefr. hot. for Jeffery r. Jeffrey. • 125, 22 alter Street add semicolon in place of period, 128, line 11 after endeared, dele period, • 129, 7 line fr, hot. for 1754 r 1719. « 130, line 12 for Peterham r. Petersham,. 1864.] Biographical Sketch of Hon. Henry W, Cushman. 321 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF HON. HENRY W. CUSHMAN.[By Hon. George T. Davis, of Greenfield, Massacliusetts.] The subject of this sketch was born in the town of Bernardston,Massacliusetts, Aug-ust 9, 1805. He was the son of Hon. PolycarpusL. Cutiliman, ami of Sally Wyles Cnshuian of that town. He track-ed his ancestry to the first of the name of Cuslunan who came to thiscountry, as follows: Robert Cushman, stated by Savage to liavebeen one of the most active promoters of the migration from Hollandin 1620 of the pilgrims of the Mayflower; Elder Thomas Cushman,well described on his own tombstone as a precious servant of God;Rev. Isaac Cushman; Lieut. Isaac Cushman; Capt. Nathaniel Cush-man; Dr. Polycarpus Cushman; Hon. Polycarpus L. Cushman; Hen-ry Wyles Cushman. He received his education principally in the common school andat Dcerfield and New Salem academies, in his native county. Fr
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