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Elizabeth Cummings (Adams)

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Birthplace: Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: April 30, 1759 (79)
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Pelatiah Adams, Sr. and Ruth Adams
Wife of Deacon John Cummings
Mother of Elizabeth Hildreth; Mary Read; Lt. John Adams Cummings; Deacon William Cummings Ens., Cummings, Deacon; Thomas Cummings, Sr., and 3 others
Sister of Ruth Blanchard; Mercy Spalding; Pelatiah Adams, Jr.; Samuel Adams; Edith Susannah Bradford and 5 others

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About Elizabeth Cummings

Family

From “Cummings Genealogy” (1904)

Dea. JOHN CUMMINGS, 4 {John, 31 Isaac,') b. July 7, 1682; m. Oct. 3, 1705, Elizabeth, dau. of Pelatiah and Ruth ( ) Adams, of Chelmsford, b. Apr. 26, 1680. He was an original member of the church here and the first deacon in Dec. 3, 1727. He was moderator of the first town meeting and was chosen one of the selectmen ; also town clerk in 1736. His farm included the land around Westford R. R. Station on both sides of the brook, and is now occupied in part by Sarah Cummings and Geo. F. Dupee. His dwelling was probably near Mr. Dupee's and the great elm. His wife d. Apr. 30, 1759. He d. Apr. 27, *759-

Children :

  • i. Elizabeth, 5 b. Aug. 29, 1706; m. Nov. 26, 1724, James Hildreth.
  • ii. Mary, 6 b. July 5, 170S; m. Nov. 10, 1732, Timothy, son of Thomas and Sarah (Fletcher) Read, b. Mar. 21, 1 7 14. He settled in Dunstable, Mass., near Salmon brook. His wife d. in Dunstable Nov. 3, !77 s - Children :
    • 1. Elizabeth Read," b. Feb. 2, 1732-3.
    • 2. Mary Read, 6 b. Feb. 22, 1734.
    • 3. Timothy Read, 6 b. Aug. 30, 1736.
    • 4. Catharine Read, 6 b. , 173S.
    • 5. Eleazer Read, 6 b. Feb. 2, 1749.
  • 30. iii. John, 5 b. June 1, 17 10.
  • 31. iv. William, 6 b. July 27, 1712.
  • 32. v. Thomas, 5 b. Aug. 1, 17 14
  • vi. Abigail, 5 b. , 17 16, m. Nov. 23, 1732, Samuel, son of Thomas and Jane (Chamberlin) Reed, b., 171 1. She d. Mar. 23, 1743 an d ne m - 2nd,June 22, 1757, Widow Hannah (Wright) Under- wood, (wid. of John) dan. of Dea. Henry and Esther (Adams) Wright. Children:
    • 1. Thomas Read, 6 b. Feb. 6, 1733.
    • 2. Samuel Read, 6 b. Jan. 20, 1735 ; d. Jan. 20, 1755-
    • 3. Silas Read, 6 b. Apr. 2, 1737.
    • 4. William Read, 6 b. Sept. 24, 1739.
  • 33. vii. Samuel, 5 b. Sept. 16, 1718.
  • 34. viii. Ephraim, 5 b. Nov. 30, 1720.
  • ix. Bridget, 5 b. Nov. 15, 1722; m. June 6, 1744, Lieut. Moses, son of Aaron and Abigail (Adams) Parker, b. 171S, He d. July 12, 1797. She d. in VVeath- ersfield, Vt. Children:
    • 1. Bridget Parker, 6 bapt. July 6, 1745; d.young.
    • 2. Bridget Parker, B b. Oct. 30, 1746.
    • 3. Elizabeth Parker, 6 b. Mar. S, 1749, d. Feb.20, 1829, uniii.
    • 4. Isaac Parker, 6 b. July iS, 1751 ; d. June 17,J 753-
    • 5. Lucy Parker, 6 b. July 17, 1753.
    • 6. Moses Parker, 6 b. Aug. 14, 1755.
    • 7. John Parker, 6 b. July 12, 1757; d. Feb. 5,177S, in. Abigail ( .)
    • 8. Isaac Parker, 6 b. Aug. 22, 1760, m. 1st, Feb. 8, 17S:;; Bridget, dau. of Timothy and Bridget (Richardson) Fletcher ; m. 2nd, Catharine Wilson. He d. in Byron, N. Y.
    • 9. Aaron Parker, 6 (Capt.) b. Sept. 26, 1762; m. 1792, Joanna (Fletcher.) Settled in Cavendish, and d. in Byron, N. Y., July 29, 1S23. She d. in 1S3S.
    • 10. Abigail Parker, 6 b. Feb. 10, 1765.
  • x. Ebenezer, 6 b. July 4, 1726; d. Mar. 5, 1727

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Elizabeth Cummings's Timeline

1680
April 26, 1680
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1706
August 29, 1706
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1708
July 5, 1708
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1710
June 1, 1710
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1712
July 27, 1712
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1714
August 2, 1714
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1716
1716
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
1718
November 16, 1718
Chelmsburg, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1722
November 15, 1722
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States