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James BUSHNELL 1779–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1779

Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 14 November 1861

Death Location: Browning, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Abraham Bushnell

Mother: Mary Ensign

Spouse(s): Roxanna Pond, Rachal Bushnell

Children(s): Alaric Bushnell, Milo Bushnell, Lois Miller

In 1779, James BUSHNELL entered the world in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Abraham Bushnell And Mary Ensign. James BUSHNELL married Rachal Bushnell, Roxanna Pond, and had children including Alaric Mann Bushnell, Lois E Miller, Milo J Bushnell. James BUSHNELL passed away in 1861 in Browning, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1779, James BUSHNELL entered the world in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Abraham Bushnell And Mary Ensign.
  • James BUSHNELL married Rachal Bushnell, Roxanna Pond, and had children including Alaric Mann Bushnell, Lois E Miller, Milo J Bushnell.
  • James BUSHNELL passed away in 1861 in Browning, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States of America.

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James BUSHNELL's Ancestors

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James BUSHNELL
1779–1861
Birth Place: Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Abraham Bushnell
1744–1824
Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Mary Ensign
1751–1832
Grandparents
John (Ensign) Jr
1724–1810
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Ensign
1694–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ensign
1668–1738
Hannah Ensign
–1764

James BUSHNELL's Descendants

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James BUSHNELL (17 March 1779–14 November 1861) m. Roxanna Pond (1791–) m. Rachal Bushnell (7 November 1779–25 January 1814)
  1. 1. Alaric (Mann) Bushnell 1819–1885
    1. 1. Ruth (A) Tyrrell 1858–1925
    2. 2. James (Jacob) Bushnell 1850–1908
    3. 3. Harriet (L) Stafford 1844–1898
    4. 4. Sara (L) Chase 1857–1884
  2. 2. Milo (J) Bushnell 1802–1887
  3. 3. Lois (E.) Miller 1808–1854

James BUSHNELL's Timeline

2 Records

1779
17 March 1779
Birth of James BUSHNELL in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1861
14 November 1861
Age 82
Death of James BUSHNELL in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States of America
Schuyler County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1779
    Event Place: Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 November 1861
    Event Place: Schuyler County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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