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James Smith Bush 1825 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUN 1825

Birth Location: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA

Death Date: 11 NOV 1889

Death Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA

Father: Obadiah Bush

Mother: Harriet Smith

Spouse(s): Harriet Fay

Children(s): Samuel Bush

James Smith Bush was born in 1825 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA, the child of Obadiah Newcomb Bush and Harriet Smith. James Smith Bush married Harriet Eleanor Fay, and had children including Samuel Prescott Bush. James Smith Bush passed away in 1889 in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • James Smith Bush was born in 1825 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA, the child of Obadiah Newcomb Bush and Harriet Smith.
  • James Smith Bush married Harriet Eleanor Fay, and had children including Samuel Prescott Bush.
  • James Smith Bush passed away in 1889 in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obadiah Bush
1797 – 1851
Birth Location: –
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Harriet Smith
1800 – 1867
Birth Location: Cambridge, Washington, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Fay
1829 – 1924
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Bush
1863 – 1948
Birth Location: Brick Church, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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James Bush's Ancestors

Self
James Bush
1825 – 1889
Birth Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
Parents
Obadiah Newcomb Bush
1797 – 1851
Harriet Smith
1800 – 1867
Cambridge, Washington, New York, USA
Grandparents
Timothy Bush
1766 – 1850
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Lydia Newcomb
1763 – 1835
Sanford Smith
1760 – 1815
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Priscilla Whipple
1763 – 1838
Cambridge, Washington, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Bush
1728 – 1815
Deborah House
1742 – 1819
Daniel Newcomb
1729 – 1789
Elizabeth May
1730 – 1789
Ephraim Smith
1704 – 1774
Lucy Stevens
1717 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bush
– 1732
Mary Fairbanks
1699 – 1743
John House
1715 – 1805
Deborah Guild
1715 – 1783
Obadiah Newcomb
1695 – 1761
Abigail Curtis
1693 – 1757
Hezekiah May
1696 – 1783
Anna Stillman
1699 – 1767
John Smith
1672 – 1739
Susanna _____
1669 – 1746
Henry Stevens
1681 – 1749
Elizabeth Fellows
1685 – 1741

James Bush's Descendants

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James (Smith) Bush (15 JUN 1825 – 11 NOV 1889) m. Harriet (Eleanor) Fay (29 OCT 1829 – 27 FEB 1924)
  1. 1. Samuel (Prescott) Bush (4 OCT 1863 – 8 FEB 1948) m. Flora Sheldon (17 MAR 1872 – 4 SEP 1920)
    1. 1. Prescott (Sheldon) Bush (15 MAY 1895 – 8 OCT 1972) m. Dorothy Walker (1 JUL 1901 – )
      1. 1. Prescott (Sheldon) Bush (1922 – )
      2. 2. George (Herbert Walker) Bush (12 JUN 1924 – 30 NOV 2018) m. Barbara Pierce (8 JUN 1925 – 17 APR 2018)
        1. 1. George (Walker) Bush (6 JUL 1946 – ) m. Laura (Lane) Welch (4 NOV 1946 – )
        2. 2. John (Ellis) Bush
        3. 3. Neil (Mallon) Bush
        4. 4. Marvin (Pierce) Bush
        5. 5. Robin Bush
        6. 6. Dorothy (Walker) Bush
      3. 3. Nancy Bush (1926 – )
      4. 4. Jonathan (James) Bush (1931 – )
      5. 5. William (Trotter) Bush (1938 – )

James Bush's Timeline

2 Records

1825
15 JUN 1825
Birth of James Smith Bush in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
1889
11 NOV 1889
Age 64
Death of James Smith Bush in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA
Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA

Sources

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    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1825
    Event Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 NOV 1889
    Event Place: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA
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