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Robert Lay Bushnell 1826–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 FEB 1826

Birth Location: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, USA

Father: John Bushnell

Mother: Loxy Lay

Spouse(s): Margaret LaFever

Children(s): Eugene Bushnell, Minard Bushnell, William Macomber, Augustus Bushnell, Buck Bushnell, Julia Bushnell

The story of Robert Lay Bushnell began in 1826 in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA. In 1850, Robert Lay Bushnell resided in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA. Robert Lay Bushnell married Margaret Lafever, and had children including Augustus Arthur Bushnell, Buck Bushnell, Eugene Elmer Bushnell, Julia Margaretta Bushnell, Minard Lafever Bushnell, William Bushnell Macomber. Robert Lay Bushnell passed away in 1874 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Lay Bushnell began in 1826 in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA.
  • In 1850, Robert Lay Bushnell resided in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA.
  • Robert Lay Bushnell married Margaret Lafever, and had children including Augustus Arthur Bushnell, Buck Bushnell, Eugene Elmer Bushnell, Julia Margaretta Bushnell, Minard Lafever Bushnell, William Bushnell Macomber.
  • Robert Lay Bushnell passed away in 1874 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bushnell
1789–1844
Birth Location: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
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Loxy Lay
1790–1873
Birth Location: Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret LaFever
1833–1871
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
ML

Children(s)

Eugene Bushnell
1862–1956
Birth Location: Union Grove, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
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Minard Bushnell
1853–1896
Birth Location: Union Grove, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
MB
William Macomber
1864–1930
Birth Location: Rock, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
WM
Augustus Bushnell
1860–1927
Birth Location: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
AB
Buck Bushnell
1858–1915
Birth Location: Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
BB
Julia Bushnell
1855–1925
Birth Location: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
JB

Robert Bushnell's Ancestors

Self
Robert Bushnell
1826–1874
Birth Place: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
Parents
John Bushnell
1789–1844
Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
Loxy Lay
1790–1873
Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Robert Say
1745–1813
Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Abagail (Desire) Wolcott
1751–1835
Andover, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Wolcott
1713–1784
Lucy White
1715–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel White
1671–1726
Elizabeth Bliss
1687–1757

Robert Bushnell's Descendants

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Robert (Lay) Bushnell (28 FEB 1826–1874) m. Margaret LaFever (5 SEP 1833–12 JUN 1871)
  1. 1. Eugene (Elmer) Bushnell 1862–1956 m. Mary (Louella) Montgomery 1871–1943 m. Dolly (Lorrine) Story 1863–1956
    1. 1. Ora (Edna V) Bushnell 1892–1965 m. Jay Pearsall 1892–1928
    2. 2. Marie (Naomi) Bushnell 1906–1968 m. Leonard (Benjamin) Skoglund 1885–1952
      1. 1. John (Eugene) Skoglund 1937–2016
      2. 2. Joseph (Leonard) Skoglund 1939–2007
    3. 3. Irene (Evelyn) Bushnell 1902–1963 m. Nathaniel (Ambrosius) Johnson 1885–1949
      1. 1. NatalieJohnson 1937–1978 m. Gordon (LeDale) Anderson 1938–1994
      2. 2. baby (boy) Johnson 1933–1933
      3. 3. Eugene Johnson –1963
    4. 4. Paul Bushnell 1893–1897
    5. 5. Donald Bushnell 1904–1904
  2. 2. Minard (LaFever) Bushnell 1853–1896 m. May (Etta) Winter 1858–1933
    1. 1. Clarence (Eugene) Bushnell 1887–1959
    2. 2. Maye (LaFever) Bushnell 1889–1975
  3. 3. William (Bushnell) Macomber 1864–1930
  4. 4. Augustus (Arthur) Bushnell 1860–1927 m. Minerva (Eveline) Edie 1864–1951
    1. 1. Ralph (Lafevre) Bushnell 1889–1955 m. Malinda (Caroline) Ehmcke 1893–1994
      1. 1. Donald (Ralph) Bushnell 1920–2002 m. Helen (M) Beatty 1925–2005
    2. 2. Pearl (B) Bushnell 1887–1992 m. Dalton (Lamont) Smith 1884–1981
      1. 1. Floyd (Jennette) Smith 1918–1986
      2. 2. Evelyn (Margaret) Smith 1912–2007 m. William (Joseph) McLoney 1906–1952 m. John (Benjamin) Wyne 1907–1931
  5. 5. Buck Bushnell 1858–1915
  6. 6. Julia (Margaretta) Bushnell 1855–1925 m. Samuel (Rifenbeck) Read 1847–1905
    1. 1. Nettie (Parmelia) Read 1879–1968
    2. 2. Joy (Samuel) Read 1890–1948
    3. 3. Minard (H.) Read 1897–1898
    4. 4. Alice (Lizette) Read 1874–1922
    5. 5. Irma (Julie) Read 1893–1976
    6. 6. Margaretta (B) Read 1884–1925
    7. 7. Irvin (Eugene Elmer) Read 1877–1943
    8. 8. Paul (Elisha) Read 1895–1969

Robert Bushnell's Timeline

14 Records

1826
28 FEB 1826
Birth of Robert Lay Bushnell in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
1826
28 FEB 1826
Birth of Robert Lay Bushnell in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 24
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 24
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in New York, New York, New York, USA
New York, New York, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 24
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in New York, New York, New York, USA
New York, New York, New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 34
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1860
1860
Age 34
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1863
1 JUL 1863
Age 37
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1863
1 JUL 1863
Age 37
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1863
1 JUL 1863
Age 37
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1870
1870
Age 44
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1870
1870
Age 44
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1874
1874
Age 48
Death of Robert Lay Bushnell in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, USA
Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, USA
1880
1880
Age 54
Robert Lay Bushnell resided here in Falun, Saline, Kansas, USA
Falun, Saline, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1826
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Robert Lay Bushnell
    [2] Citation Text: Record for ROBERT "LAY" BUSHNELL
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Robert Lay Bushnell
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Robert Lay Bushnell
    [2] Citation Text: Record for ROBERT "LAY" BUSHNELL
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1826
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1863
    Event Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Robert Lay Bushnell
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1863
    Event Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Robert Lay Bushnell
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Robert Lay Bushnell
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: New York, New York, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for ROBERT "LAY" BUSHNELL
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: New York, New York, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for ROBERT "LAY" BUSHNELL
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for ROBERT "LAY" BUSHNELL
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1863
    Event Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for ROBERT "LAY" BUSHNELL
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Union, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for ROBERT "LAY" BUSHNELL
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Falun, Saline, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for ROBERT "LAY" BUSHNELL
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
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