Deacon Francis Bushnell

1608 - 1681  (73 years)

• Name	Francis Bushnell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Title	Deacon
  Birth	8 Jan 1608	Horsham, Sussex, England   [2, 3, 5, 6, 10]
  Baptism	8 Jan 1608	Horsham, Sussex, England   [9, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1635	Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  	Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Planter"
  Death	4 Dec 1681	Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [2, 4, 6, 8]
  Person ID	I24101	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Francis B Bushnell, Jr,   b. Jan 1580, Thatcham, Berkshire, England d. 13 Oct 1646, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ferris Quenell,   b. 17 Apr 1587, Horsham, Sussex, England d. 10 Mar 1628, Horsham, Sussex, England (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 May 1605	Horsham, Sussex, England   [10, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F8757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Grombridge,   b. Jan 1605, Horsham, Sussex, England d. 1660, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1631	England   [5, 14]
  Children	1. John Bushnell, I,   b. 1641, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 2 Jun 1686, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jan 1608 - Horsham, Sussex, England Baptism - 8 Jan 1608 - Horsham, Sussex, England Marriage - 27 Jun 1631 - England Immigration - Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Planter" - 1635 - Massachusetts, USA Death - 4 Dec 1681 - Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-BUSHNELL Bushnell Coat of Arms

  
  

• Sources

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