Usher Family Genealogy

Robert Usher
Born on January 31, 1742 and died on March 27, 1820 in Chatham, CT and buried in Westchester, CT.

    Robert was married to Susanna Gates on May 23, 1765.  She was born in 1748 and was baptized by Rev. Thomas Skinner on 28 August 1748.  Together they had five children: Oliver Usher, Jonathan Usher, Jonathan Philetus Usher, Sr., Robert Usher and Susanna Usher.  Susanna died on December 13, 1777, when her youngest daughter Susanna was just 3 years old.

    He was married to Anna Cone January 25, 1779 in Chatham Twp., CT.  In Robert's military records, Anna Cone is listed as his second wife, and stated she was from East Haddam, CT, died at aged 94, in Hartford County, CT, and that she left six living children, Revilo, Statira, Abigail, Deodate, Harriet, and Josiah. Birth date is listed as " About 29 May 1755".  

I (Howard C. Usher Jr.) have a copy of the pension certificate and a copy of a Probate Letter for Anna.

From "The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families", by Edmund and Horace Cleveland, Vol. I., Pg. 216, "Anna Cone of M., b. 1755, d. Plainville, Hartford co., Conn., May 20, 1849 (bur. Westchester), "

Joan Keough states DOD as "17 March 1820."

Per Whitmore's genealogy, page 413:

"It is family tradition that Dr. Robert Usher, third son of Hezekiah, was born at sea, on a coaster between Cape Cod and the Connecticut river, presumably when the family was en route from Charlestown to East Haddam. The date of birth was 31 January 1742. In 1761, when 9 years of age, he went to live and study with the Hon. Jonathan Huntington of Windham, Connecticut.  Mr. Huntington was a council member, judge, and a successful practitioner of physic.  At age 19, Robert began the practice of medicine, living in Westchester from that time, and had a large circuit; Westchester, Colchester, New London, County Millington, and Chatham, Connecticut."

I (Howard C. Usher, Jr.) have in my files a copy of Roberts appointment as an "Ensign of the third company of - - - - - - - - - in the 25th. Regiment in - - - - - - ." Dated 17 October 1786.