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Benjamin Rush 1760–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 16 February 1827

Death Location: Ursina, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William II

Mother: Elizabeth Ream

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The story of Benjamin Rush began in 1760 in Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. Benjamin Rush passed away in 1827 in Ursina, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Rush began in 1760 in Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Benjamin Rush passed away in 1827 in Ursina, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Benjamin Rush's Ancestors

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Benjamin Rush
1760–1827
Birth Place: Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William C Rush, II
1727–1800
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Ream
1725–1813
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William (Carver) Rush
1703–1768
Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Lewis
1706–1768
Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Rush
1684–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rush
1660–1690

Benjamin Rush's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Benjamin Rush in Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1827
16 February 1827
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Rush in Somerset, Maine, United States
Somerset, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1827
    Event Place: Somerset, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ursina, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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