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Note: POSTED ON FIND A GRAVE WEB SITE: Birth: Apr. 17, 1812
Durham, Greene County, New York, USA
Death: Jul. 5, 1868
Lisbon, Kendall County, Illinois, USA
GEORGE BUSHNELL, the son of Stephen and Vincie (Tuttle) Bushnell, was born in Durham, NY, 17 Apr 1812 and was baptized in Sullivan, NY, 4 Aug 1816. On 4 Jul 1837, in Cass County, MI, he married Nancy Clark, daughter of Reuben and Nancy (Chandler) Clark. He was a farmer and resided at Niles, MI, where his first two children were born. About 1840 he removed to Lisbon where his other children were born. Nancy and George Bushnell had nine children: Elizabeth, Jane, Joseph, Joel, Julia, James, Ida, Nancy and Washington.
George and Nancy Bushnell were some of the early settlers in Lisbon, Kendall County, IL arriving in 1839. History of Kendall County, p. 225 & Kendall County Pioneers
During the Civil War, their son Joseph, enlisted in the 36th IL Volunteer Infantry and died in camp near Corinth, MS, 16 Jun 1862.
George passed away in Lisbon, IL, 5 Jul 1868. Bushnell Family Genealogy ~ Ancestry and Posterity of Francis Bushnell (1580-1646) of Horsham, England and Guilford, Connecticut by George Eleazer Bushnell, page. 263
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Parents: Stephen Bushnell (1779 - 1867) Vincy Tuttle Bushnell (1786 - 1854) Spouse: Nancy Clark Bushnell (1818 - 1893) Children: Julia Bushnell Cody (1846 - 1929)* James Bushnell (1847 - 1929)* Ida Belle Bushnell Kellogg (1854 - 1928)* Burial:
Lisbon Cemetery
Lisbon, Kendall County, Illinois, USA
Created by: Cathy Truesdale
Record added: Dec 08, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 81696712
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