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Joshua Bushnell 1690 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 November 1690

Birth Location: Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 24 December 1778

Death Location: Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: Joshua Bushnell

Mother: Mary Bushnell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Phineas Bushnell

The story of Joshua Bushnell began in 1690 in Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. Joshua Bushnell had children including Phineas Bushnell. Joshua Bushnell passed away in 1778 in Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Bushnell began in 1690 in Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
  • Joshua Bushnell had children including Phineas Bushnell.
  • Joshua Bushnell passed away in 1778 in Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Joshua Bushnell's Ancestors

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Joshua Bushnell
1690 – 1778
Birth Place: Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Joshua Bushnell
1644 – 1709
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Mary Bushnell
1655 – 1710
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Seymour
1632 – 1712
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Bushnell's Descendants

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Joshua Bushnell (8 November 1690 – 24 December 1778)
  1. 1. Phineas Bushnell (23 APR 1718 – 17 DEC 1803)
    1. 1. Phineas Bushnell (23 Aug 1741 – 17 Nov 1836) m. Lydia Webb (30 May 1733 – 20 May 1830)
      1. 1. Lydia Bushnell (1772 – 1813) m. Shadrach Norton (1750 – 1840)
        1. 1. Shirley Norton (1793 – 1856) m. Nancy Bacon (1795 – 24 Aug 1821)

Joshua Bushnell's Timeline

5 Records

1690
8 November 1690
Birth of Joshua Bushnell in Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1709
1709
Age 19
Joshua Bushnell was married in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1712
21 Jan 1712
Age 22
Joshua Bushnell was married in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1717
23 Feb 1717
Age 27
Joshua Bushnell was married in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1778
24 December 1778
Age 88
Death of Joshua Bushnell in Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1690
    Event Place: Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 34

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1712
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1778
    Event Place: Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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