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Benjamin Rush 1730–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 September 1730

Birth Location: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1766

Death Location: Bute, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Lewis

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In 1730, Benjamin Rush entered the world in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Rush Sr And Elizabeth Lewis. Benjamin Rush passed away in 1766 in Bute, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1730, Benjamin Rush entered the world in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Rush Sr And Elizabeth Lewis.
  • Benjamin Rush passed away in 1766 in Bute, North Carolina, United States.

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Benjamin Rush's Ancestors

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Benjamin Rush
1730–1766
Birth Place: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William Rush Sr
1703–1768
Byberry, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Lewis
1706–1768
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Rush
1682–1707
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Carver
1690–1732
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Colonel (John Taliaferro) Lewis
1669–1725
Abingdon, Gloucester, Warner Hall, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Isabella) Warner
1672–1720
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Rush
1659–1690
Elizabeth Miller
1640–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rush
1623–1699

Benjamin Rush's Timeline

2 Records

1730
5 September 1730
Birth of Benjamin Rush in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1766
1766
Age 36
Death of Benjamin Rush in Bute, North Carolina, United States
Bute, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 September 1730
    Event Place: Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Bute, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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