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John Bostwick 1785–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1785

Birth Location: NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT

Death Date: 13 NOV 1849

Death Location: CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Father: Nathan Bostwick

Mother: Elizabeth Coggswell

Spouse(s): Catherine Butler

Children(s): George Bostwick

John Bostwick was born in 1785 in NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, the child of Nathan Bostwick And Elizabeth Coggswell. John Bostwick married Catherine Butler, and had children including George Washington Fayette Bostwick. John Bostwick passed away in 1849 in CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

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Biography

  • John Bostwick was born in 1785 in NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, the child of Nathan Bostwick And Elizabeth Coggswell.
  • John Bostwick married Catherine Butler, and had children including George Washington Fayette Bostwick.
  • John Bostwick passed away in 1849 in CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bostwick's Ancestors

Self
John Bostwick
1785–1849
Birth Place: NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
Parents
Nathan Bostwick
1746–1829
NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
Elizabeth Coggswell
1745–1828
NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
Grandparents
John Bostwick
1715–1806
NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
Jamima Canfield
1706–1795
Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Major Bostwick
1688–1741
Mercy Bushnell
1687–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Bushnell
1650–1697
Hannah Seymour
1654–1722

John Bostwick's Descendants

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John Bostwick (6 APR 1785–13 NOV 1849) m. Catherine Butler (7 JAN 1789–9 MAY 1871)
  1. 1. George (Washington Fayette) Bostwick 1828–1851 m. Margaret Knight 1824–1902
    1. 1. Georgiana Bostwick 1851–1892 m. Reuben Tingley 1844–1929
      1. 1. Alfareta Tingley 1867–1917
      2. 2. Emma (Lucy) Tingley 1871–1871
      3. 3. Harry (Noble) Tingley 1883–1971
      4. 4. Kezia (Katie) Tingley 1876–1962
      5. 5. Margaret (S) Tingley 1878–1950
      6. 6. Nathan (Fayette) Tingley 1873–1968
      7. 7. Persis (Ellen) Tingley 1869–1950 m. John (Anderson) Walsh 1861–1902
        1. 1. Charles (Nathan) Walsh 1894–1895
        2. 2. Thomas (Noble) Walsh 1896–1956 m. Audrey (Inez) Kurts 1897–1996

John Bostwick's Timeline

3 Records

1785
6 APR 1785
Birth of John Bostwick in NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
1849
1849
Age 64
Burial of John Bostwick in Moonshine, Clark, Illinois, United States
Moonshine, Clark, Illinois, United States
1849
13 NOV 1849
Age 64
Death of John Bostwick in CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1785
    Event Place: NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
    Record Source:
    [1] 2115.ftw
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 02 August 2018, 03:42), entry for John Bostwick(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 2H2Q-D9X
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Bostwick, 1849; Burial, Moonshine, Clark, Illinois, United States of America, Butternut-Willow Creek Cemetery; citing record ID 18785437, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), John Bostwick, 06 Apr 1785; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Moonshine, Clark, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 02 August 2018, 03:42), entry for John Bostwick(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 2H2Q-D9X
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Bostwick, 1849; Burial, Moonshine, Clark, Illinois, United States of America, Butternut-Willow Creek Cemetery; citing record ID 18785437, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 NOV 1849
    Event Place: CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
    Record Source:
    [1] 2115.ftw
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 02 August 2018, 03:42), entry for John Bostwick(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 2H2Q-D9X
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Bostwick, 1849; Burial, Moonshine, Clark, Illinois, United States of America, Butternut-Willow Creek Cemetery; citing record ID 18785437, <i>Find a Grave<i>

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