Prentice Cushing (1758 - 1786) was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

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Cushing, Prentis. Private, Capt. John Hall, Jr.'s (1st) co., Col.
Palmer's regt.; service, 7 days, at Rhode Island; company assembled March 4, 1776; also, Capt. Edmund Billing's co. of North Precinct in Braintree, Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; service, 5 days;company assembled June 13, 1776, to drive British ships from Boston harbor.

Prentice Cushing (1758 - 1786)
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1. Title: GENEALOGY OF THE CUSHING FAMILY
   Author: James Stevenson Cushing
   Publication: The Perrault Printing Co - Montreal, 1905; First Edition, 1877, by Lemuel Cushing (Finished by his family)
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   An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing who came to America in 1638
   Page: pg 86
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2. Title: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution.Vol 4
   Author: Secretary of the Commonwealth
   Publication: Boston, MA, USA: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896
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   Page: x
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3. Title: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
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   Page: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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   Text: Name: Prentice Cushing Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: Baptism/Christening Place: Birth Date: 04 Sep 1758 Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Jacob Rev. Cushing Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Anna Cushing Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00961-7 System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy Source Film Number: 892245 Reference Number: p 39