Elkanah Cushman
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Title
Elkanah Cushman
Subject
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Description
Cushman is a merchant of the West Indies trade. Elkanah Cushman is Charlotte Cushman's father and married to Mary Elizabeth Babbitt.
Type
Reference
Person
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1769
Death Date
1841
Occupation
businessman
Secondary Texts: Comments
"Owing to the treachery of supercargoes, however, his firm collapsed, and when his health failed as well, his wife was forced to support the family by running a boardinghouse. Charlotte's schooling ended at the age of thirteen, when she took employment as a domestic." (Kleinfield 422)
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Citation
“Elkanah Cushman,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 20, 2024, https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/38.