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    John Cummings

    Birth: 1831

    Death: unknown

    Birth Date Prefix: around

    Death Date Prefix:

    Alternate Surname: cumings

Biography

It appears very likely that this is the "Capt John Cummings" who was a "personal friend" of AxS. AxS lived in MIddletown, Orange County, and he referred to Cummings as a man of standing in their community. This Cummings lived in Wawayanda, which is in Orange County and 5 miles from Middletown. The history of Orange County listed a"Col John Cummings" who helps with festivities in Wawayanda so it appears that Cummings was promoted from Capt to Colonel.

Letter References

Letter from Augustus Seward to William Henry Seward, March 6, 1863

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
It appears very likely that this is the "Capt John Cummings" who was a "personal friend" of AxS. AxS lived in MIddletown, Orange County, and he referred to Cummings as a man of standing in their community. This Cummings lived in Wawayanda, which is in Orange County and 5 miles from Middletown. The history of Orange County listed a"Col John Cummings" who helps with festivities in Wawayanda so it appears that Cummings was promoted from Capt to Colonel.
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=FuspAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA549&lpg=PA549&dq=captain+john+l.+cummings+Wawayanda+new+york&source=bl&ots=t9petYLGY_&sig=W80RyKEHFDtUXqpAA08MjEExOTU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0uY_w9f7UAhVCbj4KHZY7CHYQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q=cummings&f=false AND 18630306AxS_WHS1
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http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=HqX33&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=John&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Cumings&gsln_x=1&msypn__ftp=Orange%20County,%20New%20York,%20USA&msypn=2240&msypn_PInfo=7-%7C0%7C1652
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Ancestry.com
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Citation Notes: 
The 1910 census listed his age as 79 so that puts his birth year in 1831.
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Citation Notes: 
He was still alive in 1910 according to the census, so he died sometime after 1910.