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Caroline Messenger 1754–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1754

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 22 Sept. 1789

Death Location: Orwell, Addison, Vt.

Father: Benoni Messenger

Mother: Mary Wood

Spouse(s): Stephen Bush

Children(s): Stephen Jr

Caroline Messenger was born in 1754 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, the child of Benoni Messenger And Mary Wood. Caroline Messenger married Stephen Bush, and had children including Stephen Bush Jr. Caroline Messenger passed away in 1789 in Orwell, Addison, Vt..

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Biography

  • Caroline Messenger was born in 1754 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, the child of Benoni Messenger And Mary Wood.
  • Caroline Messenger married Stephen Bush, and had children including Stephen Bush Jr.
  • Caroline Messenger passed away in 1789 in Orwell, Addison, Vt..

Immediate Family

Parents

Benoni Messenger
1718–1777
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Wood
1719–1809
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
MW

Spouses(s)

Stephen Bush
1748–1818
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
SB

Children(s)

Stephen Jr
1771–1850
Birth Location: Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
SJ

Caroline Messenger's Ancestors

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Caroline Messenger
1754–1789
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Parents
Benoni Messenger
1718–1777
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Wood
1719–1809
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Grandparents
Bille ("Return") Messenger
1691–1731
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Bevins
1694–1718
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Messenger
1651–1700
Mary Sands
1654–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Messenger
1617–1688
Dorcas Messenger
1620–1702

Caroline Messenger's Descendants

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Caroline Messenger (19 Oct 1754–22 Sept. 1789) m. Stephen Bush (12 Aug 1748–25 Dec 1818)
  1. 1. Stephen (Bush) Jr 1771–1850 m. Abigail Nichols 1772–1831
    1. 1. Harriet Bush 1813–1860 m. Volney Church 1804–1893
      1. 1. John (Polley) Church 1840–1919 m. Sarah (Rosa "Sallie") Livengood 1852–1944
        1. 1. Clifford (Volney) Church 1875–1944 m. Marie (Marguerite Gabrielle) Grenouilleau 1897–
        2. 2. Rosa (Marcia) Church 1877–1968
        3. 3. John (G.) Church 1879–
      2. 2. Harriet (Eliza) Church 1832–1861
      3. 3. Willard (Volney) Church 1853–1931
      4. 4. Frank (Leroy) Church 1850–1905

Caroline Messenger's Timeline

2 Records

1754
19 Oct 1754
Birth of Caroline Messenger in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
1789
22 Sept. 1789
Age 35
Death of Caroline Messenger in Orwell, Addison, Vt.
Orwell, Addison, Vt.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1754
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sept. 1789
    Event Place: Orwell, Addison, Vt.
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