Thomas Bushnell

Aged 55 years.

History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties: with illustrations and ..., Volume 2

By H.Z. Williams & Bros

Thomas Bushnell, eldest son of Captain Alexander and Chloe (Waite) Bushnell, was born in Lyme, Connecticut, January 11, 1762. He served during the last years of the Revolution in his father's company. He married Rebecca Andrews, of Hartland, Connecticut, and emigrated with a family of ten children to Ohio in 1804. He located first on lot twenty-four, and in a few years re-located on lot seventeen. He only lived to endure the hardships and privations of pioneer life, not long enough to enjoy its pleasures which follow. He died of fever April 10, 1817. His was the first death in his father's family. He was greatly respected in the community and much beloved by his numerous relatives, and his death was a severe shock and a great loss to his own family.

His children were General Andrews Bushnell; Rebecca, wife of Colonel Horace Flower, who settled first in Hartford, and afterward in Bloomfield ; Jerusha, wife of Linus Hayes; Hannah, wife of Colonel Asa Hutchins and mother of Hon. Wells Hutchins, of Portsmouth, Ohio; Matilda, wife of Lester Hayes ; Lorena, wife of Dr. Cullin Wilcox; Thomas, Jr., who lived for many years in Bloomfield; Amanda, wife of Samuel Corning; and Eli, who lived and died in Hartford.

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