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Joseph Rush 1720–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1720

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 20 Dec 1798

Death Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Benjamin Rush

Mother: Amy(Amie) (Elkins)

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Joseph Rush was born in 1720 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Rush And Amy Amie Harrison Elkins. Joseph Rush passed away in 1798 in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Rush was born in 1720 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Rush And Amy Amie Harrison Elkins.
  • Joseph Rush passed away in 1798 in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Joseph Rush's Ancestors

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Joseph Rush
1720–1798
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Benjamin Rush
1686–1766
Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony
Amy(Amie) (Harrison) (Elkins)
1689–1767
Brunswick Parish,King George,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
William (Benjamin) RUSH
1665–1709
Westmoreland County , Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Elizabeth Perry
1663–1748
Westmoreland Parish, King George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Perry
1637–1691
Lydia Paddock
1639–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Rush's Timeline

2 Records

1720
3 Jan 1720
Birth of Joseph Rush in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1798
20 Dec 1798
Age 78
Death of Joseph Rush in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1720
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1798
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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