Genealogy of the Cushing Family

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An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing who came to America in 1638
Researching the Cushing families of England and Ireland who emigrated to Canada and the United States
Also including the Descendants of Maurice Cushing of County Kerry, Ireland
And the Descendants of Edward Cushing of County Cork, Ireland
Plus the Descendants of Pierre Courchesne of Paris, France
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  • ID: I555812331
  • Name: Donald George (Don, Cush) Cushing
  • Given Name: Donald George (Don, Cush)
  • Surname: Cushing
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 17 Aug 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Death: Alive 2002
  • Note:
    Donald George Cushing was a "Rhodes" scholar having attended Cecil Rhodes School in Winnipeg. He served as a Chief Radio Operator in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He joined the family business as a salesman, and eventually became the President of Cushing Mills Limited and A.B.Cushing Mills in Calgary, and R.L.Cushing Millwork in Moose Jaw. He married twice: once to Maria Hlady in Fort Macleod, Alberta and secondly to Patricia Lundell on a Lyle Bell's 54 foot yacht, "The Four Bells", in English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia. Donald plays an active role in the Rotary Club, Glencoe Club, Earl Grey Golf and Country Club, and the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. He resides in Calgary, Alberta.

    When the son of U.S. President Gerald Ford was chosen to be Grand Marshall of The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Don was selected by the U.S. Secret Service to drive him in the Annual Parade and to escort him to the various functions around Calgary.




    Father: Randolph Langdon (Dolph) Cushing b: 5 Jun 1885 in Kenilworth, Arthur Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Mother: Flora Margaret (Flo) McHardy b: 28 Jul 1882 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Marriage 1 Maria Hlady b: 18 May 1925 in Wrclaw, Poland
    • Married: 16 Dec 1947 in Fort MacLeod, Alberta, Canada
    Children
    1. Has No Children Warren Randolph (Randy) Cushing b: 27 May 1949 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    2. Has Children Linda Lorraine Cushing b: 13 Oct 1951 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    3. Has No Children Donna Marlene Cushing b: 1 Oct 1953 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Marriage 2 Patricia Mae Lundell b: Abt 1934
      Children
      1. Has No Children Selma Lundell b: Abt 1954
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