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James Smith Bush 1825 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1825

Birth Location: Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1889

Death Location: Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA

Father: Obediah Bush

Mother: Harriet Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah Bush, Harriet Bush

Children(s): UKN Bush, Mary BUSH, James Bush, Elijah Bush, Samuel Bush, Laura BUSH, Harriet Bush, George Bush, Eleanor Woods, Harold Bush, Florence Sheldon, Elenor BUSH

James Smith Bush was born in 1825 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA, the child of Obediah Newcomb Bush and Harriet B Smith. James Smith Bush married Sarah Hannah Freeman Bush, Harriet Eleanor Fay Bush, and had children including UKN Bush, Mary BUSH, James Freeman Bush, Elijah Bush, Samuel Prescott Bush, Laura BUSH, Harriet Montford Bush, George H Bush, Eleanor Howard Bush Woods, Harold Levingston Bush, Florence ¨Flora¨ Sheldon, Elenor BUSH. James Smith Bush passed away in 1889 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • James Smith Bush was born in 1825 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA, the child of Obediah Newcomb Bush and Harriet B Smith.
  • James Smith Bush married Sarah Hannah Freeman Bush, Harriet Eleanor Fay Bush, and had children including UKN Bush, Mary BUSH, James Freeman Bush, Elijah Bush, Samuel Prescott Bush, Laura BUSH, Harriet Montford Bush, George H Bush, Eleanor Howard Bush Woods, Harold Levingston Bush, Florence ¨Flora¨ Sheldon, Elenor BUSH.
  • James Smith Bush passed away in 1889 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Sarah Bush
1826 – 1853
Birth Location: Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, United States of America
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Harriet Bush
1829 – 1924
Birth Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

UKN Bush
Birth Location: –
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Mary BUSH
1856 – 1935
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MB
James Bush
1860 – 1913
Birth Location: Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Elijah Bush
1861 – 1936
Birth Location: Virginia
EB
Samuel Bush
1863 – 1948
Birth Location: Brick Church,essex County,new Jersey,united States
SB
Laura BUSH
1866 –
Birth Location: Georgia
LB
Harriet Bush
1871 – 1945
Birth Location: Dansville, Livingston County, New York, United States of America
HB
George Bush
1871 – 1945
Birth Location: Dansville, New York, United States
GB
Eleanor Woods
1872 – 1957
Birth Location: Staten Island, New York
EW
Harold Bush
1872 – 1945
Birth Location: Dansville, Livingston County, New York, United States of America
HB
Florence Sheldon
1872 – 1920
Birth Location: Franklin, Ohio, United States
FS
Elenor BUSH
1874 – 1957
Birth Location: Staten Island, New York
EB

James Bush's Ancestors

Self
James Bush
1825 – 1889
Birth Place: Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Parents
Obediah Newcomb Bush
1797 – 1851
Penfield, Monroe, New York, USA
Harriet (B) Smith
1800 – 1867
Cambridge, Washington County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Timothy BUSH
1766 – 1850
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lydia Newcomb
1763 – 1835
Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Bush
1728 – 1815
Deborah House
1742 – 1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John House
1715 – 1805
Deborah Guild
1715 – 1783

James Bush's Descendants

1.
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James (Smith) Bush (15 Jun 1825 – 11 Nov 1889) m. Sarah (Hannah Freeman) Bush (26 Oct 1826 – 29 Mar 1853) m. Harriet (Eleanor Fay) Bush (29 Oct 1829 – 27 Feb 1924)
  1. 1. UKN Bush
  2. 2. Mary BUSH (Abt 1856 – 1 Nov 1935)
  3. 3. James (Freeman) Bush (15 June 1860 – 23 September 1913)
  4. 4. Elijah Bush (Abt 1861 – 7 May 1936)
  5. 5. Samuel (Prescott) Bush (4 October 1863 – 8 February 1948) m. Florence (¨Flora¨) Sheldon (17 Mar 1872 – 4 Sep 1920) m. Martha (Bell) \Bush (8 March 1879 – 30 Dec. 1950)
    1. 1. Robert (Sheldon) Bush (15 May 1894 – 28 March 1900)
    2. 2. James (Smith) Bush (1895 – )
    3. 3. PRESCOTT (SHELDON) BUSH (Wednesday 15 May 1895 – Sunday 08 October 1972) m. Dorothy (Wear) Walker (1 JUL 1901 – 19 NOV 1992)
      1. 1. Prescott (Sheldon BUSH) Jr (10 AUG 1922 – 8 OCT 1972)
      2. 2. Prescott (Sheldon) BUSH (10 AUG 1922 – 23 JUN 2010)
      3. 3. GEORGE (HERBERT WALKER) BUSH (12 JUN 1924 – 30 NOV 2018) m. Barbara (J) Pierce (8 Jun 1925 – 17 Apr 2018)
        1. 1. George (Walker) Bush (6 Jul 1946 – ) m. Laura (Lane (Bush)) Welch (4 Nov 1946 – )
        2. 2. Robin Bush (20 Dec 1949 – 11 Oct 1953)
        3. 3. Pauline (Pierce) Bush (20 Dec 1949 – 12 Oct 1953)
        4. 4. John (Ellis) Bush (11 Feb 1953 – Abt 2018)
        5. 5. Neil (Mallon Pierce) Bush (22 Jan 1955 – Abt 2018)
        6. 6. Sharon (Anne) Bush (27 Sep 1956 – 24 Jun 2017)
        7. 7. Marvin (Lee) Watts (22 Oct 1956 – 22 Oct 1956)
        8. 8. Dorothy (Walker) Bush (18 Aug 1959 – Abt 2018)
      4. 4. Nancy (Walker) ELLIS (4 FEB 1926 – 14 JAN 2001) m. Alexander Ellis (abt 1922 – December 29, 1989)
        1. 1. Nancy (W) Ellis (abt 1948 – )
        2. 2. Alexander Ellis (abt 1949 – )
      5. 5. John (J) Bush (1932 – L)
      6. 6. William (Henry Trotter "Bucky") Bush (14 JUL 1938 – 01 Oct 2007)
      7. 7. Pauline (Robinson) BUSH (20 DEC 1949 – 11 OCT 1953)
    4. 4. Mary (E Bush) House (18 Dec 1897 – 20 Dec 1992)
    5. 5. Mary (Eleanor) Bush (Tuesday 28 DECEMBER 1897 – Sunday 20 DECEMBER 1992)
    6. 6. Margaret (Livingston Bush) \Clement (Wednesday 19 July 1899 – Saturday 29 May 1993)
    7. 7. Gladys (N) Bush (1900 – )
    8. 8. James (Smith) Bush (Thursday 11 April 1901 – Tuesday 02 May 1978)
    9. 9. Jeannette (B.) Bush (Sunday 02 February 1908 – Friday 17 August 1984)
  6. 6. Laura BUSH (abt 1866 – )
  7. 7. Harriet (Montford) Bush (14 Nov 1871 – 7 August 1945)
  8. 8. George (H) Bush (14 Nov 1871 – 1945)
  9. 9. Eleanor (Howard Bush) Woods (1872 – 1957)
  10. 10. Harold (Levingston) Bush (abt 1872 – 7 August 1945)
  11. 11. Florence (¨Flora¨) Sheldon (17 Mar 1872 – 4 Sep 1920) m. Samuel (Prescott) Bush (4 October 1863 – 8 February 1948)
  12. 12. Elenor BUSH (abt 1874 – 1957)

James Bush's Timeline

4 Records

1825
15 Jun 1825
Birth of James Smith Bush in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
1851
1851
Age 26
James Smith Bush was married 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 County, New York, USA
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA
1889
29 Nov 1889
Age 64
James Smith Bush - Probate in Tompkins, New York, USA
Tompkins, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1825
    Event Place: Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Tompkins, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Probate Records, 1817-1932; Index, 1818-1951; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Tompkins County); Probate Place: Tompkins, New York
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