Benajah Bushnell III (abt. 1744 - 1814)

Born about 11 Mar 1744 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Abell) Bushnell — married 7 Dec 1766 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1814 at about age 70 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Biography

Benajah, son of Benajah Bushnell & Hannah, was born on 21 March 1743 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut.^[1]

Benajah married Lucy Abell on 7 December 1766 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.^[2]

Benajah is buried at Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont, United States with a death date of 21 October 1814.^[3]

He died in 1814, aged 71.

Occupation

Occupation: deacon

Note

Hiel Hollister, Pawlet One Hundred Years, J. Munsell: Albany, NY, 1867, 139: 4 Jul 1793, he subscribed to the support of Rev. John Griswold as pastor of the First Congregational Church in Pawlet.

 ??, 173, 225: "was an early settler on the farm now owned by Jacob Lyon. He was an honored member of society and held in high esteem.

Research Notes

The death date on the FindaGrave and FamilySearch sources is the same date as his wife's death. The FamilySearch source is a card showing it was created December 10, 1919 and lists his age as 73. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, citing FHL microfilm: 2899, FamilySearch Record: F74F-6H5, Benajah Bushnell born on 21 Mar 1743, son of Benajah Bushnell & Hannah, in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", database with images, citing Marriage, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272224, FamilySearch Record: QP3R-N48L FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS56-DSYL-3 Image number 03818, Benajah Bushnell marriage to Lucy Abell on 7 Dec 1766 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.
3. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #59613305, Memorial page for Benajah Bushnell (21 Mar 1744-21 Oct 1814), citing Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Janet Muff (contributor 46951416).
4. ↑ Death: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, citing FHL microfilm: 27496; Record number: 3115, FamilySearch Record: XFJ9-SYK FamilySearch Image: 9398-3RKB-G,

• FamilySearch profile
• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Vermont Vital Records, 1620-1988
• https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/Bushnell_Family_Genealogy.pdf
• Find A Grave: Memorial #59613305