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| ~ Bio - Pvt. Frederick (Patrick) Cushman ~ | |||||||
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Frederick Cushman was born on July 7, 1758 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Charles Cushman. In 1771, he moved to Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont with his parents. In 1775, Frederick volunteered and served under Colonel Samuel Herrick on a raid against a body of Tories who had collected under the Command of Sir John Johnson at a Fort in Johnstown, New York. In the spring of 1776, he enlisted for about six months in a Connecticut Company under the command of Captain Couch then marching through Bennington. He proceeded with the Company to Skenesborough, Charlotte County (now Whitehall, Washington County) New York where he was employed in building boats till he was taken sick and was permitted to return home.
In 1793, Frederick moved to Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont. On November 7, 1793, he was one of the organizing members of The Georgia Congregational Church, located at Georgia Center. Frederick resided in Georgia until his death on October 22, 1852. He is buried in the Hope Cemetery in Georgia
- Biographical information courtesy of Herman C. Brown
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On July 28, 1777 he enlisted in the Captain Warner's Company of Green Mountain Rangers, and served until December 3, 1777, when he was mustered out. In March 1778, he enlisted in Captain Isaac Clark's Company of Colonel Samuel Herrick's Regiment of Rangers then being raised and rendezvoused at “Meshowby” (now Brandon) Rutland County, Vermont for Major General De la Fayette's secret incursion into Canada. When that mission was aborted, the Company remained in service for about 2 months defending the frontiers and scouting on the shores of Otter Creek and Lake Champlain. Soon thereafter he moved to Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont. In the later part of 1778, 1779, 1780 and 1781, he served in a number of Rutland Militia Companies and Detachments thereof responding to various alarms. He married Alice Caswell.