Reverend James Smith Bush b. 15 Jun 1825 Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 11 Nov 1889 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York: Nagel Family History

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Name	James Smith Bush
Title	Reverend
Born	15 Jun 1825	Rochester, Monroe, New York
Gender	Male
Occupation	James graduated Yale University in 1844. The first of what would become a long family tradition. He is among the Yale alumni who founded the "Wolf's Head Society" After graduating from Yale he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847. His wife Sarah died during child birth 18 months after her marriage to James Bush. This event inspired James to study divinity with the rector of the Episcopal church. He was ordained Deacon and in 1855 he was appointed rector.
Died	11 Nov 1889	Ithaca, Tompkins, New York
		Rev. James S. Bush Death. Wilkes Barre (Pennsilvania) The Evening Leader, Tuesday, November 12, 1889 page 1. part of a larger column tited "The News in Brief".
		Rev James S. Bush Death 2. The Wilkes Barre (Pennsylvania) News, Tuesday, November 12, 1889 page 3.
Buried	Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Person ID	I1437	Nagel
Last Modified	22 Dec 2017

Family 2 Harriet Eleanor Fay, b. 29 Oct 1829, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia , d. 27 Jan 1924, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 94 years)

Married 24 Feb 1859 New York, New York, New York

Children

	1. James Freeman Bush, b. 15 Jun 1860, Essex County, New Jersey , d. 1913 (Age 52 years) [Birth]
	2. Samuel Prescott Bush, b. 4 Oct 1863, Orange, Essex, New Jersey , d. 8 Feb 1948, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio (Age 84 years) [Birth]
	3. Harriet Montfort Bush, b. 14 Nov 1871
	4. Eleanor Howard Bush, b. 7 Nov 1873, d. 1957 (Age 83 years) [Birth]

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