Craft Masonry in Orange and Rockland Counties, New York

The leading characteristics of the subject of this memoir are industry, perseverance, independence of mind and a most unswerving
integrity. He believes that honesty is not merely the best policy, but also one of the highest duties of man. Hence he has ever
repudiated the doctrine, so common with many, that " all's fair in politics."
Says one, who speaks from personal observation, "I know of his firm and steadfast attachment to principle and morality of a high
standard (though not a professor of religion, yet a faithful supporter of its institutions ); of his love of the right and hatred
and condemnation of the wrong, though involving his more immediate relatives and friends; of his strict temperance, for he has been
practically a 'teetotaler' for many years; of his close attachment to his friends and his earnest desire for the happiness and comfort of
his kindred; of his frequent and liberal aid to those whom he could assist; of his popular manners, lacking only the taste to make him
a leader; of his kindness and urbanity at home and in public; his pride in the success of his kindred and his joy at the triumph of
meritorious effort; of all this, those who know him best can truly bear witness."
To this we will only add that in 1822 he became a Free and accepted Master Mason, at the Massachusetts Lodge in Boston,
and has ever proved himself a worthy brother of the craft. He now resides, in dignified retirement, at the beautiful city of Newburgh,
NY, with somewhat impaired health, but with a desire rather "to wear out than rust out," and a disposition yet to do something for the
good of mankind. The foregoing engraving of his portrait and autograph will furnish his friends with a memento of his appearance at
the age of 52 years.
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598. DEA. CHARLES CUSHMAN (CHARLES 6 , CHARLES 5 , JOHN 4 , ELEAZOR 3 , THOMAS 2 , ROBERT 1 ) b. 24 Jun 1773 in
Bennington, VT; d. 10 May 1849 in Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio; m1. MARY UNDERHILL 1794, d/o AUGUSTINE UNDERHILL
and JERUSHA BLOOMER, b. Jul 1775; d. 29 Mar 1802 in Hartford, Washington, NY; m2. ANN JOHNSON 1804, d. 14 Nov 1843 in
Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
Children of CHARLES CUSHMAN and MARY UNDERHILL are:
i. JOHN CUSHMAN, b. 03 Dec 1795, Hartford, Washington, NY.
ii. AMANDA CUSHMAN, b. 16 Feb 1798, Hartford, Washington, NY; d. 10 Dec 1847, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; m.
HARMON BLACKNER, 1816, Bennington, VT; b. 11 Aug 1793, Rupert, Bennington, VT.
iii. MARIA CUSHMAN, b. 27 Jan 1800, Hartford, Washington, NY; m. JOHN HICKS, 21 Jun 1820; b. 22 Jan 1797,
Bennington, VT.
iv. CHARLES UNDERHILL CUSHMAN, b. 20 Mar 1802, Hartford, Washington, NY; d. 1 Jun 1859, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY;
m. MARY BIRDSALL, Jun 1832; b. 26 Nov 1810, Newburgh, Orange, NY.
Children of CHARLES CUSHMAN and ANN JOHNSON are:
v. MARY 8 CUSHMAN, b. 18 Apr 1804, Bennington, VT.
vi. FANNY CUSHMAN, b. 01 Jun 1806, Bennington, VT; m. GEN. NORMAN BLACKMER.
vii. DESIAH CUSHMAN, b. 16 Dec 1808, Bennington, VT; m. LEFFINGWELL L. LATHROP.
viii. SEBRINA CUSHMAN, b. 24 Jan 1810; d. 5 Mar 1810.
ix. DAVID M. CUSHMAN, b. 18 Jun 1811, Bennington, , VT.
x. ANN JENNETTE CUSHMAN, b. 20 Jul 1813; m. WILLIAM P. GRAY.
xi. FREDERICK CUSHMAN, b. 24 Mar 1816; d. 6 May 1816, Bennington, VT.
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Rev. John Gray
From the first of October, 1845, the Rev. John Gray was minister of the [Presbyterian] church [in Glens Falls, NY] for nine months,
to July, 1846. Two years afterward he was preaching in Newburgh, and in the vicinity of that city he died in 1860.
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Henry M. Hirschberg, father of Michael Henry Hirschberg, was born 21 Jul 1814, in Poland. He received an academic education in
his native land. At the age of twenty he went to England, where for six years he was employed as a commercial traveler. In 1841 he
emigrated to the United States, landing in New Orleans, 13 Nov, of that year, and remaining until the following spring when he
removed to New York. In that city he secured employment as a clerk in a clothing store, and in 1843 returned to England.
In 1845 he came once more to the United States, settling this time in Newburg, NY, where he engaged in the clothing business on
his own account. The enterprise prospered, and until a few years prior to his death Mr. Hirschberg conducted a flourishing
establishment. He became a man of prominence in the community, was associated in politics with the Democrats and served for
three years as commissioner of excise, for a portion of that time holding the position of president of the board. In 1875-83 he served
as supervisor, and was also appointed local civil service commissioner. For twenty-five years, Mr. Hirschberg was one of the trustee
of the Newburg Savings Bank. In 1854 he was elected a member of Newburg Lodge, F&AM; in 1858 was chosen Master, and in
1876 was elected Treasurer, holding the latter position to the close of his life. He was for seventeen years president of Congregation
Beth Jacob. Mr. Hirschberg married, in 1844, in England, Frances Francks, of Newcastle, Staffordshire, and among their children
was a son, Michael Henry, mentioned below. Mr. Hirschberg died 16 Aug 1886, in Newburg, leaving the memory of an able
business man and an upright, public-spirited citizen.
Michael Henry Hirschberg, son of Henry M. and Frances (Francks) Hirschberg, was born 12 Apr 1847, in Newburg, NY. He
received his education at the Free Academy, graduating in 1862. After his admission to the bar in May, 1868, he began practice in
his native city, his steady and rapid advancement speedily proving his possession, in full measure, of the essential qualities of a
successful lawyer. From 1875 to 1878 he was special county judge of Orange County, and in 1889 he was elected district attorney
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