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Samuel Prescott Bush 1863 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 OCT 1863

Birth Location: Brick Church, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 8 FEB 1948

Death Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Father: James Bush

Mother: Harriet Fay

Spouse(s): Flora Sheldon

Children(s): Prescott Bush

In 1863, Samuel Prescott Bush entered the world in Brick Church, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA, born to James Smith Bush and Harriet Eleanor Fay. Samuel Prescott Bush married Flora Sheldon, and had children including Prescott Sheldon Bush. Samuel Prescott Bush passed away in 1948 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1863, Samuel Prescott Bush entered the world in Brick Church, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA, born to James Smith Bush and Harriet Eleanor Fay.
  • Samuel Prescott Bush married Flora Sheldon, and had children including Prescott Sheldon Bush.
  • Samuel Prescott Bush passed away in 1948 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bush
1825 – 1889
Birth Location: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
JB
Harriet Fay
1829 – 1924
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
HF

Spouses(s)

Flora Sheldon
1872 – 1920
Birth Location: Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Prescott Bush
1895 – 1972
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
PB

Samuel Bush's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Bush
1863 – 1948
Birth Place: Brick Church, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
James Smith Bush
1825 – 1889
Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
Harriet (Eleanor) Fay
1829 – 1924
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Obadiah (Newcomb) Bush
1797 – 1851
Harriet Smith
1800 – 1867
Cambridge, Washington, New York, USA
Samuel (Howard) Fay
1804 – 1847
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Susan Shellman
1808 – 1887
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Bush
1766 – 1850
Lydia Newcomb
1763 – 1835
Sanford Smith
1760 – 1815
Priscilla Whipple
1763 – 1838
Samuel Fay
1778 – 1856
Harriet Howard
1782 – 1847
John Shellman
1756 – 1838
Clarissa Montfort
– 1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Bush
1728 – 1815
Deborah House
1742 – 1819
Daniel Newcomb
1729 – 1789
Elizabeth May
1730 – 1789
Ephraim Smith
1704 – 1774
Lucy Stevens
1717 – 1806
Jonathan Fay
1751 – 1811
Lucy Prescott
1757 – 1792
Samuel Howard
1752 – 1797
Anna Lillie
1760 – 1804
John Shellman
1723 – 1816
Maria Fout
1731 – 1795

Samuel Bush's Descendants

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Samuel (Prescott) Bush (4 OCT 1863 – 8 FEB 1948) m. Flora Sheldon (17 MAR 1872 – 4 SEP 1920)
  1. 1. Prescott (Sheldon) Bush (15 MAY 1895 – 8 OCT 1972) m. Dorothy Walker (1 JUL 1901 – )
    1. 1. Prescott (Sheldon) Bush (1922 – )
    2. 2. George (Herbert Walker) Bush (12 JUN 1924 – 30 NOV 2018) m. Barbara Pierce (8 JUN 1925 – 17 APR 2018)
      1. 1. George (Walker) Bush (6 JUL 1946 – ) m. Laura (Lane) Welch (4 NOV 1946 – )
        1. 1. Barbara (Pierce) Bush (25 NOV 1981 – )
        2. 2. Jena (Welch) Bush (25 NOV 1981 – )
      2. 2. John (Ellis) Bush
      3. 3. Neil (Mallon) Bush
      4. 4. Marvin (Pierce) Bush
      5. 5. Robin Bush
      6. 6. Dorothy (Walker) Bush
    3. 3. Nancy Bush (1926 – )
    4. 4. Jonathan (James) Bush (1931 – )
    5. 5. William (Trotter) Bush (1938 – )

Samuel Bush's Timeline

2 Records

1863
4 OCT 1863
Birth of Samuel Prescott Bush in Brick Church, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Brick Church, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1948
8 FEB 1948
Age 85
Death of Samuel Prescott Bush in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1863
    Event Place: Brick Church, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1948
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
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