John H Bushnell

1823 - 1882  (59 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 33 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	John H Bushnell
  Birth	19 Apr 1823	Headington, Oxfordshire, England
  Christening	22 Jun 1823	Headington, Oxfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Initiatory (LDS)	4 Apr 1857	EHOUS
  FamilySearch ID	KWJD-9P6
  Death	29 Jul 1882	Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
  Burial	Meadow Cemetery, Millard, Utah, United States
  Person ID	I4764	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	John Bushnell,   b. 1791, Headington, Oxfordshire, England d. 3 Sep 1866, Headington, Oxfordshire, England (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Collins,   c. 19 Jun 1795, Witney, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Apr 1831, Headington, Oxfordshire, England (Age ~ 35 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1815	Witney, Oxfordshire, England
  Family ID	F3272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Brockbank,   b. 8 Nov 1838, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. 16 Sep 1926, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1854	Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States
  Children	+ 1. John Brockbank Bushnell,   b. 23 Aug 1856, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 29 May 1928, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 71 years)   2. Isaac Brockbank Bushnell,   b. 28 Sep 1858, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 29 May 1877, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 18 years) + 3. Edward Brockbank Bushnell,   b. 2 Jul 1860, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 22 Feb 1935, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 74 years) + 4. Daniel Brockbank Bushnell,   b. 22 Jun 1862, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 7 Dec 1940, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 78 years) + 5. Howard Brockbank Bushnell,   b. 12 Jan 1865, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 28 Nov 1947, Delta, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) + 6. Joshua Brockbank Bushnell,   b. 25 Feb 1867, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 22 Dec 1943, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) + 7. Elizabeth Brockbank Bushnell,   b. 11 Apr 1869, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 26 Jun 1934, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 65 years) + 8. Eliza Jane Bushnell,   b. 25 Dec 1871, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 26 Mar 1958, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F3239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Apr 1823 - Headington, Oxfordshire, England Christening - 22 Jun 1823 - Headington, Oxfordshire, England Marriage - 15 Aug 1854 - Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States Initiatory (LDS) - 4 Apr 1857 - EHOUS Death - 29 Jul 1882 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States Burial - - Meadow Cemetery, Millard, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Bushnell, John B - Brockbank, Elizabeth Home
  		Bushnell, John B b1823

  
  

  Headstones

  Bushnell, John B b1823 - Brockbank, Elizabeth b1838 - Brockbank, Isaac B b1858

  
  

• Notes

  Pioneer Company Unknown (1850) Age at departure: 27 Evidence from emigration, newspaper, and census records proves John Bush n ell traveled to Utah in 1850. Mission: California, set apart 7 Apr 1897. What I have is memories of things I was told, or what I think I was tol d . His family had ties to William the Conqueror and one branch of the fa mi ly was granted lands and money. His branch became stone masons and hel pe d build Oxford University. His family had a history of severe arthriti s a nd great kindness and generosity. It was said that the Bushnell men h ad a ngelic natures and light blonde hair at the temple, wide foreheads , wid e shoulders thick necks and strong hands. He was a kind and devote d fath er and husband and did not have plural wives, it was not asked o f him an d he did not seek another wife. John was born in England in 1823. At the age of 31, he married a 16 year old young woman, Elizabeth Brockb a nk, in Salt Lake City Utah. John and Elizabeth had 8 children. When John was 33 years old (1856) they had John Jr. When John was 35 years old (1858) they had Isaac. When John was 37 years old (1860) they had Edward. When John was 39 years old (1862) they had Daniel. When John was 42 years old (1865) they had Howard. When John was 45 years old (1868) they had Joshua. When John was 46 years old (1869) they had Elizabeth. When John was 48 years old (1871) they had Eliza. In 1882, John died at the age of 59.