Ancestry of
Gene Roddenberry

Creator of Star Trek

Elijah Cushing

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Gene Roddenberry — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 20 
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  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1805 
  • Birth Location:
  • Maine 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Eunice Finney
  • Marriage Date:
  • 28 Oct 1835 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Maine 
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  Ebenezer Cushing

  Esther A. Cushing

  William Wallace Cushing (Ahnentafel No:10 )

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  • Elijah Cushing is said to be the son of Joshua Cushing and Hannah Ayer. Evidence is needed to confirm this identification.

• Sources for Elijah Cushing

  • ¹ Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946, Marriage record for son William W Cushing and S Eliza Avard.
  • ² Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, Birth record for son Ebenezer Cushing.
  • ³ Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, Marriage record for Elijah Cushing and Eunice Finney.
  • ⁴ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910, Fall River, Vol. 253, p. 97, Marriage record for son William W Cushing and Melina E Bourne.
  • ⁵ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910, Somerset, Vol. 253, p. 153, Marriage record for son William W Cushing and Malina E Bourne.
  • ⁶ New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938, Death certificate for daughter Esther A. Wood.
  • ⁷ New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950, Marriage certificate for son William W Cushing and S Eliza Avard.

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