Jotham Bush Sr (1729 - 1788)

Born 23 May 1729 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hepzibah Keyes — married 24 May 1750 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1788 at age 59 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Jotham Bush Sr was a Massachusettsan.

Jotham Bush Sr^[1]

Birth: 23 May 1729^[2][3][4][5]

Death: 15 Sep 1788^[6][7], Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA^[8]

Burial: Boston, Suffolk, County, Massachusetts^[9][10]

Cemetery: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States^[11][12]

Father: John Bush^[13][14][15] b. 18 Jul 1699, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. 14 Jul 1757, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Mother: Martha Temple^[16][17][18] b. 25 Feb 1700, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. 02 Mar 1792, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Marriage & Family

Spouse: Hepzibah Keyes^[19][20][21] b. 09 Nov 1730, Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts; d. 09 Oct 1807, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts

Marriage: 24 May 1750, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts^[22][23][24]

Children of Jotham and Hepzibah:

1. Hepzibah Bush (Moore), b. 20 Nov 1751; d. 1783
2. David Bush b. 19 Aug 1753; d. 1754 (infant death)
3. John Bush^[25] b. 04 Jul 1755; d. 10 Dec 1839
4. Jotham II Bush^[26] b. 08 Apr 1757; d. 1837
5. Persis Bush^[27] b. 08 Mar 1759; d. 27 May 1816; Persis Bush m. Lancaster, August 29, 1780, Ebenezer Fitch, b. Aug. 5, 1751, son of Zachariah (29), was a sergeant in the Bedford company of minute men, April 19, 1775, and an ensign in Capt. Benjamin Walker’s company at Bunker Hill. Continuing in the service in the siege of Boston 1775.^[28]
6. Lucy Bush b. 27 Mar 1761; d. 16 Jan 1846
7. Levi Bush, Sr b. 26 Mar 1763; d. 18 Nov 1827
8. Jonathan Bush b. 24 Feb 1767; d. 22 Feb 1771 (toddler death)
9. Martha Bush (Abbott) b. 01 Mar 1772; d. 1805

Sources

• S-1067427918 Repository: #R-1782139383 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=47537595&pid=257
• Repository: R-1782139383 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI): Name: Jotham Bush; Birth Date: 1730; Volume: 23; Page number: 151; Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. (The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 24 Mar 1902, 5337

• Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850: Name: Jotham Bush; Death Age: 80; Event Type: Death; Death Place: Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

• Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850: Name: Hephzibah Keyes; Gender: Female; Spouse: Jotham Bush; Marriage Date: 24 May 1750; City: Shrewsbury; County: Worchester; Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, ; Film: #0759526.

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Name: Jotham Bush; Event Type: Birth; Birth Date: 23 May 1729; Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; Father Name: John Bush; Mother Name: Martha

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Name: Jotham Bush; Event Type: Marriage; Marriage Date: 24 Mar 1750; Marriage Place: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; Spouse Name: Hepzibah Keyes

• Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850: Name: Jotham Bush; Birth Date: May 23, 1729; Birth Place: Shrewsbury; Father's First Name: John; Mother's First Name: Martha; Gender: Male; Source: Vital Records of Shrewsbury

• Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850: Name: Jotham Bush; Spouse: Hephzibah Keyes; Marriage Date: 24 May 1750; Marriage Place: Shrewsbury; Source: Vital Records of Shrewsbury; Full text: BUSH, Jotham and Hephzibah Keyes, May 24, 1750.

• Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991: Name: Jotham Bush; Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; Inferred Death Place: Massachusetts, USA; Item Description: Probate Records, Vol 79-80, 1835-1839

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: Name: Jotham Bush; Gender: Male; First Marriage Date: 1750; Spouse: Hepsibah Keyes

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: Name: Jotham Bush; Gender: Male; Spouse: Hepsibah Keyes; Child: Persis Bush

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Name: Jotham Bush Sr; Birth Date: 1729; Death Date: 1 Feb 1778; Cemetery: Granary Burying Ground; Burial or Cremation Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America; Has Bio?: N; Father: John Bush; Mother: Martha Bush; Children: Jotham Bush; John Bush

• Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013: Name: Jotham Bush; Birth Date: 1729; Age at Death: 49; Death Date: 1 Feb 1778; Burial Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

• Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 A - Z, July 1731-1881: Given Name: Jotham; Surname: Bush; Record Date: 1778; Residence: Shrewsbury; Record Type: Administration

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (#0759526)
2. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
3. ↑ Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
6. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
7. ↑ Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
8. ↑ Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
9. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
10. ↑ Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
11. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
12. ↑ Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
13. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
14. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850
15. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
16. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
17. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850
18. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
19. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
20. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
21. ↑ Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (#0759526)
22. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850
23. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
24. ↑ Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (#0759526)
25. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
26. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
27. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
28. ↑ Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Jotham Bush > F > Fitch > Fitch Genealogy : a record of six generations of the descendants of Deacon Zachary Fitch, of Readin

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Acknowledgments

• Bush-2683 was created by Donna Miller through the import of Miller Tillman Family Tree.ged on Jan 4, 2015.