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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

Children(s): Alaric Bushnell

James Bushnell was born in 1779 in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Abraham Bushnell And Mary Ensign. James Bushnell married Roxanna Pond, and had children including Alaric Mann Bushnell. James Bushnell passed away in 1861 in Browning, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Bushnell was born in 1779 in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Abraham Bushnell And Mary Ensign.
  • James Bushnell married Roxanna Pond, and had children including Alaric Mann 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
1744–1825
Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Mary ENSIGN
1751–1832
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
John ENSIGN
1725–1810
Mary (E Sedgwick Ensign 6th Great) Grandmother
1726–1787
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth DICKINSON
1695–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mehitable Meakins
1675–1735

James Bushnell's Descendants

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James Bushnell (17 March 1779–14 November 1861) m. Roxanna Pond (1791–)
  1. 1. Alaric (Mann) Bushnell 1819–1885 m. Jane (L) Lathrop 1834–1901
    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
    5. 5. Henry (Lathrop) Bushnell 1861–1943 m. Nellie (Ellen) Rossiter 1861–1932
      1. 1. Blanche Bushnell 1895–1969
      2. 2. Helen (Marie) Bushnell 1902–1982
      3. 3. Mabel (Arbutus) Bushnell 1883–1963 m. Timothy (Aloysius) Ryan 1875–1936
        1. 1. John (Bushnell) Ryan 1911–1917
      4. 4. Samuel (Rossiter) Bushnell 1886–1937

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: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

    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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