Joshua Cushman, was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine, he was pastor of the Congregational Church for nearly twenty years, in Winslow, a town and census-designated place in Kennebec County, Maine, in which country?
Joshua Cushman Joshua Cushman (April 11, 1761 – January 27, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. Born in Halifax, Massachusetts, Cushman served in the Continental Army from April 1, 1777, until March 1780. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1787, studied theology, was ordained to the ministry and licensed to preach. He was pastor of the Congregational Church in Winslow, Maine for nearly twenty years. He served in the Massachusetts State Senate, and served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Kennebec County, Maine Kennebec County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,151. Its county seat is Augusta, the state capital. The county was established on 20 February 1799 from portions of Cumberland and Lincoln Counties. The name Kennebec comes from the Eastern Abenaki "/kínipekʷ/", meaning "large body of still water, large bay."