William Bushnell

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William Bushnell

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, MA
Death: circa 1739 (18-27)
at Sea (Body lost at sea)
Place of Burial: At Sea
Immediate Family:

Son of William Bushnell, Sr. and Mehitable Bushnell
Husband of Thankful Higgins
Father of Captain Alexander Bushnell; Daud Bushnell and Reverend Jedediah Bushnell
Brother of Mehitable Bushnell; Samuel Bushnell; Benjamin Bushnell; Mehetabell Bushnell; Sarah Bushnell and 3 others

Managed by: Richard Pittaway
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About William Bushnell

Info ref.: < https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66755672/william-bushnell >, William Bushnell.

William Bushnell was a mariner and was captain of a small vessel plying down the Connecticut River from Hartford past Lyme and Saybrook and on the Long Island coast. He had business dealings with Capt. Joseph Higgins, who had a wharf and warehouse at Lyme. He married Joseph's niece Thankful Higgins. William Bushnell was lost at sea in 1739

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William Bushnell's Timeline

1716
December 2, 1716
Boston, Suffolk, MA
December 2, 1716
1739
December 2, 1739
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
1739
Age 22
at Sea
1739
Age 22
At Sea
1769
November 26, 1769
Saybrook, Connecticut
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