Aaron, son of Jordan and (blanK) b. Westbrook, Conn. 25 Jan. bapt. 27 Mar. 1785, d. 4 Mar. 1881, m. 1st, 1 Oct. 1807, Elizabeth (Betsey) Stannard, bapt. 1791, d. Westbrook, 6 Sept. 1864, dau. of Dea. John and Azubah (Pratt) Stannard, m. 2nd, 17 June 1866, Mary Deborah Kirtland (Elliott) (Plumb) (Wood), b. abt. 1788, d. abt. 1875, dau. of Abner and Mercy (Pratt) Kirtland, and recent widow of George Wood, there were no children by this marriage, she had m. 1st, Augustus or Gustavus Elliott, 2nd, Seth Plumb, 3rd, George Wood.
Aaron Bushnell, b. Westbrook before the election of George Washington as First President of the United States, voted for James A. Garfield, the Twentieth President, and d. on the day he was inaugurated. He had a Captain's Commission in the War of 1812, and was later elected a Colonel, and retained the title until his death. In his younger days he engaged in house and ship building, and with Capt. Aaron Stevens built the Congregational Church. He built his last vessel when over 70 years of age, and held many offices of trust in the town, and d. of old age. During the later years of his life he resided in Madison, Conn.
Children, 13; all b. Westbrook:
1+. John Shipman, b. 9 Sept. 1809.
2. Elizabeth Pratt, b. 27 Mar. 1811, bapt. 25 June 1819, m. 1 Mar. 1831, Dea. William Hull.
3+. William Augustus, b. 7 May 1814.
4. Sarah (Sally), b. 29 May, bapt. June 1816, d. 3 Sept. 1817.
5. Aaron Edwin, b. 16 Mar. 1818, bapt. 25 July 1819, d. 30 Oct. 1845, ae. 27. (Did he m. 5 May 1845, Susan A. De Wolf?)
6+. Edward Linus, b. 12 Mar. 1820.
7. Richard William, b. 6 Mar. 1822, bapt. 3 Oct. 1825, d. 15 Apr. 1845, unm.
8. Sarah (Sally) Amelia, b. 12 Mar. 1824, bapt. 3 Oct. 1825, m. 1st, 25 Jan. 1846, Giles W. Tripp, m. 2nd, ( ) Starkey.
9. Mary Azubah (or Ann), b. 12 Mar. 1826, bapt. 1 Mar. 1828, d. 29 Aug. 1858, m. Samuel Hull. No children.
10. Nancy Maria, b. 31 Oct. 1827, bapt. 25 May 1838, d. 22 May 1853, m. 21 Dec. 1846, Harvey Edwin Buell.
11. Eliza McCarthy, b. 14 Dec. 1829. bapt. 5 Dec. 1830, and was drowned Mar. 1853, unm.
12. Harriet Susan (called Serena), b. 18 Apr. 1832, bapt. 3 Mar. 1833, d. 27 Mar. 1853, m. Rev. Metcalf of New Haven, Conn. No children.
13+. George Gilbert, b. 25 Apr. 1835.
Bushnell family genealogy : ancestry and posterity of Francis Bushnell, 1580-1646, of Horsham, England and Guilford, Connecticut, part B, page 298
Aaron Bushnell, b. Westbrook before the election of George Washington as First President of the United States, voted for James A. Garfield, the Twentieth President, and d. on the day he was inaugurated. He had a Captain's Commission in the War of 1812, and was later elected a Colonel, and retained the title until his death. In his younger days he engaged in house and ship building, and with Capt. Aaron Stevens built the Congregational Church. He built his last vessel when over 70 years of age, and held many offices of trust in the town, and d. of old age. During the later years of his life he resided in Madison, Conn.
Children, 13; all b. Westbrook:
1+. John Shipman, b. 9 Sept. 1809.
2. Elizabeth Pratt, b. 27 Mar. 1811, bapt. 25 June 1819, m. 1 Mar. 1831, Dea. William Hull.
3+. William Augustus, b. 7 May 1814.
4. Sarah (Sally), b. 29 May, bapt. June 1816, d. 3 Sept. 1817.
5. Aaron Edwin, b. 16 Mar. 1818, bapt. 25 July 1819, d. 30 Oct. 1845, ae. 27. (Did he m. 5 May 1845, Susan A. De Wolf?)
6+. Edward Linus, b. 12 Mar. 1820.
7. Richard William, b. 6 Mar. 1822, bapt. 3 Oct. 1825, d. 15 Apr. 1845, unm.
8. Sarah (Sally) Amelia, b. 12 Mar. 1824, bapt. 3 Oct. 1825, m. 1st, 25 Jan. 1846, Giles W. Tripp, m. 2nd, ( ) Starkey.
9. Mary Azubah (or Ann), b. 12 Mar. 1826, bapt. 1 Mar. 1828, d. 29 Aug. 1858, m. Samuel Hull. No children.
10. Nancy Maria, b. 31 Oct. 1827, bapt. 25 May 1838, d. 22 May 1853, m. 21 Dec. 1846, Harvey Edwin Buell.
11. Eliza McCarthy, b. 14 Dec. 1829. bapt. 5 Dec. 1830, and was drowned Mar. 1853, unm.
12. Harriet Susan (called Serena), b. 18 Apr. 1832, bapt. 3 Mar. 1833, d. 27 Mar. 1853, m. Rev. Metcalf of New Haven, Conn. No children.
13+. George Gilbert, b. 25 Apr. 1835.
Bushnell family genealogy : ancestry and posterity of Francis Bushnell, 1580-1646, of Horsham, England and Guilford, Connecticut, part B, page 298
Aaron, son of Jordan and (blanK) b. Westbrook, Conn. 25 Jan. bapt. 27 Mar. 1785, d. 4 Mar. 1881, m. 1st, 1 Oct. 1807, Elizabeth (Betsey) Stannard, bapt. 1791, d. Westbrook, 6 Sept. 1864, dau. of Dea. John and Azubah (Pratt) Stannard, m. 2nd, 17 June 1866, Mary Deborah Kirtland (Elliott) (Plumb) (Wood), b. abt. 1788, d. abt. 1875, dau. of Abner and Mercy (Pratt) Kirtland, and recent widow of George Wood, there were no children by this marriage, she had m. 1st, Augustus or Gustavus Elliott, 2nd, Seth Plumb, 3rd, George Wood.
Aaron Bushnell, b. Westbrook before the election of George Washington as First President of the United States, voted for James A. Garfield, the Twentieth President, and d. on the day he was inaugurated. He had a Captain's Commission in the War of 1812, and was later elected a Colonel, and retained the title until his death. In his younger days he engaged in house and ship building, and with Capt. Aaron Stevens built the Congregational Church. He built his last vessel when over 70 years of age, and held many offices of trust in the town, and d. of old age. During the later years of his life he resided in Madison, Conn.
Children, 13; all b. Westbrook:
1+. John Shipman, b. 9 Sept. 1809.
2. Elizabeth Pratt, b. 27 Mar. 1811, bapt. 25 June 1819, m. 1 Mar. 1831, Dea. William Hull.
3+. William Augustus, b. 7 May 1814.
4. Sarah (Sally), b. 29 May, bapt. June 1816, d. 3 Sept. 1817.
5. Aaron Edwin, b. 16 Mar. 1818, bapt. 25 July 1819, d. 30 Oct. 1845, ae. 27. (Did he m. 5 May 1845, Susan A. De Wolf?)
6+. Edward Linus, b. 12 Mar. 1820.
7. Richard William, b. 6 Mar. 1822, bapt. 3 Oct. 1825, d. 15 Apr. 1845, unm.
8. Sarah (Sally) Amelia, b. 12 Mar. 1824, bapt. 3 Oct. 1825, m. 1st, 25 Jan. 1846, Giles W. Tripp, m. 2nd, ( ) Starkey.
9. Mary Azubah (or Ann), b. 12 Mar. 1826, bapt. 1 Mar. 1828, d. 29 Aug. 1858, m. Samuel Hull. No children.
10. Nancy Maria, b. 31 Oct. 1827, bapt. 25 May 1838, d. 22 May 1853, m. 21 Dec. 1846, Harvey Edwin Buell.
11. Eliza McCarthy, b. 14 Dec. 1829. bapt. 5 Dec. 1830, and was drowned Mar. 1853, unm.
12. Harriet Susan (called Serena), b. 18 Apr. 1832, bapt. 3 Mar. 1833, d. 27 Mar. 1853, m. Rev. Metcalf of New Haven, Conn. No children.
13+. George Gilbert, b. 25 Apr. 1835.
Bushnell family genealogy : ancestry and posterity of Francis Bushnell, 1580-1646, of Horsham, England and Guilford, Connecticut, part B, page 298
Aaron Bushnell, b. Westbrook before the election of George Washington as First President of the United States, voted for James A. Garfield, the Twentieth President, and d. on the day he was inaugurated. He had a Captain's Commission in the War of 1812, and was later elected a Colonel, and retained the title until his death. In his younger days he engaged in house and ship building, and with Capt. Aaron Stevens built the Congregational Church. He built his last vessel when over 70 years of age, and held many offices of trust in the town, and d. of old age. During the later years of his life he resided in Madison, Conn.
Children, 13; all b. Westbrook:
1+. John Shipman, b. 9 Sept. 1809.
2. Elizabeth Pratt, b. 27 Mar. 1811, bapt. 25 June 1819, m. 1 Mar. 1831, Dea. William Hull.
3+. William Augustus, b. 7 May 1814.
4. Sarah (Sally), b. 29 May, bapt. June 1816, d. 3 Sept. 1817.
5. Aaron Edwin, b. 16 Mar. 1818, bapt. 25 July 1819, d. 30 Oct. 1845, ae. 27. (Did he m. 5 May 1845, Susan A. De Wolf?)
6+. Edward Linus, b. 12 Mar. 1820.
7. Richard William, b. 6 Mar. 1822, bapt. 3 Oct. 1825, d. 15 Apr. 1845, unm.
8. Sarah (Sally) Amelia, b. 12 Mar. 1824, bapt. 3 Oct. 1825, m. 1st, 25 Jan. 1846, Giles W. Tripp, m. 2nd, ( ) Starkey.
9. Mary Azubah (or Ann), b. 12 Mar. 1826, bapt. 1 Mar. 1828, d. 29 Aug. 1858, m. Samuel Hull. No children.
10. Nancy Maria, b. 31 Oct. 1827, bapt. 25 May 1838, d. 22 May 1853, m. 21 Dec. 1846, Harvey Edwin Buell.
11. Eliza McCarthy, b. 14 Dec. 1829. bapt. 5 Dec. 1830, and was drowned Mar. 1853, unm.
12. Harriet Susan (called Serena), b. 18 Apr. 1832, bapt. 3 Mar. 1833, d. 27 Mar. 1853, m. Rev. Metcalf of New Haven, Conn. No children.
13+. George Gilbert, b. 25 Apr. 1835.
Bushnell family genealogy : ancestry and posterity of Francis Bushnell, 1580-1646, of Horsham, England and Guilford, Connecticut, part B, page 298
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