Mr Papa's World Genealogy
Charles Cummings
1777 - 1849 (72 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Charles Cummings was born on 23 Sep 1777 (son of Joseph Cummings and Anna Grove); died on 27 Dec 1849 in Roxbury, N.H.. Notes:
Ordained as Baptist Pastor in 1805 - settled in Sullivan, N.H. in 1810. Later moved to Roxbury, which is an Historical place now. He formed baptist churches in Keene - Swansey - Marlboro - Peterboro - Hillsboro - Lyndeboro - Antrim. He had a strong physical constitution. The had 7 children. Daughter Mary married Luke Hemingway who wrote articles for the Saturday Evening Post, a well known writer. She died at 'Villa Altroeche', near Florence, Italy on Feb 20, 1885. Two children (of Mary and Luke) Rosalie and Pauline. Pauline married Domenico Altroechi who died in 1879. Pauline continued living in Italy where her mother joined her after Luke Hemingway's death. Mary Hemenway is buried in the Protestant Cemetary in Florence with her daughter and her daughter's busband.
Charles married Polly Hemingway on 09 Oct 1798 in Marlboro, N.H.. Polly was born between 1763 and 1787; died between 1813 and 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Joseph Eliot Cummings was born on 15 Jun 1811 in Roxbury, N.H.; died on 26 Jun 1855 in Lexington, MI.
2. Joseph Cummings was born on 27 Dec 1745 in Topsfield, Mass (son of Joseph Cummings and Mary Hovey Hale); died on 24 Sep 1788. Notes:
Died suddenly on his way home from Winser, Ohio. Pastor of Marlboro N. H. where ordained. Graduated from Harvard in 1768, taught school prior to be ordained. Joseph and Anna had 10 children.
Joseph married Anna Grove on 05 Dec 1776. Anna was born in 1753; died on 22 Jul 1792. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Anna Grove was born in 1753; died on 22 Jul 1792. Children:
- 1. Charles Cummings was born on 23 Sep 1777; died on 27 Dec 1849 in Roxbury, N.H..
Generation: 3
4. Joseph Cummings was born in 1724 in Topsfield, Mass (son of Isaac Cummings and Abigail Boardman); died on 24 Oct 1801 in Topsfield, Mass. Notes:
Joseph was born March 20, 1724 had 9 children. He was married 3 times. Mary Hovey Hale, Judith Patty Perkins and Lucy Knowlton. He was a very wealthy man. He lived in Topsfield. He had 9 children.
Joseph married Mary Hovey Hale between 1741 and 1756. Mary was born in 1725; died in 1758. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary Hovey Hale was born in 1725; died in 1758. Children:
- 2. Joseph Cummings was born on 27 Dec 1745 in Topsfield, Mass; died on 24 Sep 1788.
Generation: 4
8. Isaac Cummings was born on 24 Apr 1692 in Ipswich, Mass (son of Isaac Cummings and Alice Howlet); died on 12 Oct 1761 in Topsfield, Mass. Notes:
Isaac and Abigail married March 8, 1716. He was a farmer at Topsfield, Mass. They had six children. Abigail died at age 75 in 1771.
Isaac married Abigail Boardman in 1716. Abigail was born in 1696; died on 05 Oct 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Abigail Boardman was born in 1696; died on 05 Oct 1771. Children:
- 4. Joseph Cummings was born in 1724 in Topsfield, Mass; died on 24 Oct 1801 in Topsfield, Mass.