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Martha Bradford and Harlow Bushnell

scwbcm  (View posts) Posted: 30 Jan 2012 11:17PM GMT
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Edited: 30 Jan 2012 11:46PM GMT
Just so this isn't left up in the air. Martha Bradford was born probably born in the area that came to be called West Turin, Lewis, New York since her father, Joseph Bradford born 1771, was there in 1807. She could have been born prior to his moving there in 1807. He is listed in a will for his father, Robert, as being in Westfield, MA, so she may have been born there prior to Joseph's move. Her exact birthdate is still difficult to determine.

She married Harlow Bushnell and they went on to reside in Sullivan, Madison, NY and then he is found on the census in Lisbon, Kendall, Illinois in 1850 with his in laws. He is not found with his children in 1860 and may have died but his death information is not yet known. As of this date, neither his grave nor Martha's have been found in Sullivan, Madison, NY; Lisbon, Kendall, Illinois or Saratoga, Grundy, Illinois. Their children appear to have been raised by relatives.

They were likely affiliated with the churches associated with Harlow's family. These were small start up churches with close relationships. Some of these members are noted as being a part of the underground railroad but so far it is not directly indicated for this couple.

Notice that there are two Harlow Bushnell's with similiar information that should not be confused. See source on ancestry:Ancestry.com. Bushnell family genealogy : ancestry and posterity of Francis Bushnell, 1580-1646, of Horsham, England and Guilford, Connecticu [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Bushnell, George Eleazer,. Bushnell family genealogy : ancestry and posterity of Francis Bushnell, 1580-1646, of Horsham, England and Guilford, Connecticut, including genealogical notes of other Bushnell families, whose connections with this branch of the family tree have not been determined. Santa Monica, Calif.: unknown, 1949. pages 73 and 46. In this source, Harlow is shown as being born in Durham, New York but the 1850 census gives his birth as Connecticut. His birthdate is shown as 21 Sep 1804.

There are descendants from this line. Martha Bradford and Harlow Bushnell are indicated with the following children Emma Bushnell born 1835, George Washington Bushnell 1840-1916, James M Bushnell born 1842-1916 and Nancy M. Bushnell born in 1843. I have some information for them.

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scwbcm 5 Dec 2008 11:33PM GMT 
scwbcm 30 Jan 2012 11:17PM GMT 
   

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