Henry's funeral notices were incorrect. His name was printed as "David" in the Contra Costa Gazette, therefore, all other newspapers copied the funeral notice and misspelled his first name. He does not have a brother named David. Judith Palmer, Maintenance 5/26/1923
Henry Bush, Sr was the son of Timothy and Lydia (Newcombe) Bush. He was the husband of Abigail (Norton) Bush. They were married in 1831. Abigail died December 10, 1898. Henry and Abigail were executive committee members of the Westen New York Anti-Slavery Society - along with Frederick Douglas. After September 24, 1850 Henry left his pregnant wife and five children in Rochester, New York (youngest son George three years of age) and headed west to seek his fortune in the California Gold Rush. Abigail became pregnant six times (two children died in infancy) between 1834 and 1846. He arrived in San Francisco in 1851 via the Isthmus of Panama. Abigail and children later joined him. He served during the Civil War.
New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920
Name: Henry Bush
Event: Lived
Year: 1850
Place: Rochester
County: Ulster
Province: New York
Comments: Stove Dealer
Source: Daily American Directory Of The City Of Rochester, For 1849-1850
Publisher: Jerome & Brother, Publication Information, Rochester, New York, Page 77
US CENSUS
June 26, 1860
Bush Twp., Contra Costa Co., CA
Post Office: Martinez and San Pablo
BUSH
Henry age 54, b1806 VT, farmer
Aberdin (Abigail) age 49, b 1811 NY
son Edward M., age 19, b1841 Ohio, laborer
son George T., age 12, b1848 NY
dau Eva age 7, b1853 NY
James Dyer age 27, b1833 England, laborer
William Smedley age 22, b1838 TX, farm laborer
Ash Hune age 16, b1844 China, cook
US Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Henry Bush
Side: Union
Regiment Name: Company C, 6th Regiment California Infantry
Rank in: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M533 - Roll 1
The Christian Brothers As Winemakers: oral history transcript/and related material, 1971-1975
Brother Timothy Being Interviewed At Mont La Salle 1975
He speaks of an old newspaper clipping which told of the Christian Brothers in 1879 buying 76 acres of property (12 acres of vineyards on it) from Mr. Bush. Mr. Bush also owned a cherry orchard about a mile and a half or two miles away in Alhambra Valley. They also had other property near by - one mile east of the courthouse in Martinez - it used to be at the end of Pine Street.
Obituary
Contra Costa Gazette
July 31, 1875
Page 2
Funeral Notices
Contra Costa Gazette
August 7, 1875
First Name is incorrect: David
Buffalo Evening Post
August 21, 1875
First Name is incorrect: David
New York Times
August 18, 1975
First Name is incorrect: David
October 24, 2014
Info from Scott McKinzie (fag #48155039)
"I searched the stated plot or section and could not find the grave."
Henry Bush, Sr was the son of Timothy and Lydia (Newcombe) Bush. He was the husband of Abigail (Norton) Bush. They were married in 1831. Abigail died December 10, 1898. Henry and Abigail were executive committee members of the Westen New York Anti-Slavery Society - along with Frederick Douglas. After September 24, 1850 Henry left his pregnant wife and five children in Rochester, New York (youngest son George three years of age) and headed west to seek his fortune in the California Gold Rush. Abigail became pregnant six times (two children died in infancy) between 1834 and 1846. He arrived in San Francisco in 1851 via the Isthmus of Panama. Abigail and children later joined him. He served during the Civil War.
New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920
Name: Henry Bush
Event: Lived
Year: 1850
Place: Rochester
County: Ulster
Province: New York
Comments: Stove Dealer
Source: Daily American Directory Of The City Of Rochester, For 1849-1850
Publisher: Jerome & Brother, Publication Information, Rochester, New York, Page 77
US CENSUS
June 26, 1860
Bush Twp., Contra Costa Co., CA
Post Office: Martinez and San Pablo
BUSH
Henry age 54, b1806 VT, farmer
Aberdin (Abigail) age 49, b 1811 NY
son Edward M., age 19, b1841 Ohio, laborer
son George T., age 12, b1848 NY
dau Eva age 7, b1853 NY
James Dyer age 27, b1833 England, laborer
William Smedley age 22, b1838 TX, farm laborer
Ash Hune age 16, b1844 China, cook
US Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Henry Bush
Side: Union
Regiment Name: Company C, 6th Regiment California Infantry
Rank in: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M533 - Roll 1
The Christian Brothers As Winemakers: oral history transcript/and related material, 1971-1975
Brother Timothy Being Interviewed At Mont La Salle 1975
He speaks of an old newspaper clipping which told of the Christian Brothers in 1879 buying 76 acres of property (12 acres of vineyards on it) from Mr. Bush. Mr. Bush also owned a cherry orchard about a mile and a half or two miles away in Alhambra Valley. They also had other property near by - one mile east of the courthouse in Martinez - it used to be at the end of Pine Street.
Obituary
Contra Costa Gazette
July 31, 1875
Page 2
Funeral Notices
Contra Costa Gazette
August 7, 1875
First Name is incorrect: David
Buffalo Evening Post
August 21, 1875
First Name is incorrect: David
New York Times
August 18, 1975
First Name is incorrect: David
October 24, 2014
Info from Scott McKinzie (fag #48155039)
"I searched the stated plot or section and could not find the grave."
Henry's funeral notices were incorrect. His name was printed as "David" in the Contra Costa Gazette, therefore, all other newspapers copied the funeral notice and misspelled his first name. He does not have a brother named David. Judith Palmer, Maintenance 5/26/1923
Henry Bush, Sr was the son of Timothy and Lydia (Newcombe) Bush. He was the husband of Abigail (Norton) Bush. They were married in 1831. Abigail died December 10, 1898. Henry and Abigail were executive committee members of the Westen New York Anti-Slavery Society - along with Frederick Douglas. After September 24, 1850 Henry left his pregnant wife and five children in Rochester, New York (youngest son George three years of age) and headed west to seek his fortune in the California Gold Rush. Abigail became pregnant six times (two children died in infancy) between 1834 and 1846. He arrived in San Francisco in 1851 via the Isthmus of Panama. Abigail and children later joined him. He served during the Civil War.
New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920
Name: Henry Bush
Event: Lived
Year: 1850
Place: Rochester
County: Ulster
Province: New York
Comments: Stove Dealer
Source: Daily American Directory Of The City Of Rochester, For 1849-1850
Publisher: Jerome & Brother, Publication Information, Rochester, New York, Page 77
US CENSUS
June 26, 1860
Bush Twp., Contra Costa Co., CA
Post Office: Martinez and San Pablo
BUSH
Henry age 54, b1806 VT, farmer
Aberdin (Abigail) age 49, b 1811 NY
son Edward M., age 19, b1841 Ohio, laborer
son George T., age 12, b1848 NY
dau Eva age 7, b1853 NY
James Dyer age 27, b1833 England, laborer
William Smedley age 22, b1838 TX, farm laborer
Ash Hune age 16, b1844 China, cook
US Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Henry Bush
Side: Union
Regiment Name: Company C, 6th Regiment California Infantry
Rank in: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M533 - Roll 1
The Christian Brothers As Winemakers: oral history transcript/and related material, 1971-1975
Brother Timothy Being Interviewed At Mont La Salle 1975
He speaks of an old newspaper clipping which told of the Christian Brothers in 1879 buying 76 acres of property (12 acres of vineyards on it) from Mr. Bush. Mr. Bush also owned a cherry orchard about a mile and a half or two miles away in Alhambra Valley. They also had other property near by - one mile east of the courthouse in Martinez - it used to be at the end of Pine Street.
Obituary
Contra Costa Gazette
July 31, 1875
Page 2
Funeral Notices
Contra Costa Gazette
August 7, 1875
First Name is incorrect: David
Buffalo Evening Post
August 21, 1875
First Name is incorrect: David
New York Times
August 18, 1975
First Name is incorrect: David
October 24, 2014
Info from Scott McKinzie (fag #48155039)
"I searched the stated plot or section and could not find the grave."
Henry Bush, Sr was the son of Timothy and Lydia (Newcombe) Bush. He was the husband of Abigail (Norton) Bush. They were married in 1831. Abigail died December 10, 1898. Henry and Abigail were executive committee members of the Westen New York Anti-Slavery Society - along with Frederick Douglas. After September 24, 1850 Henry left his pregnant wife and five children in Rochester, New York (youngest son George three years of age) and headed west to seek his fortune in the California Gold Rush. Abigail became pregnant six times (two children died in infancy) between 1834 and 1846. He arrived in San Francisco in 1851 via the Isthmus of Panama. Abigail and children later joined him. He served during the Civil War.
New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920
Name: Henry Bush
Event: Lived
Year: 1850
Place: Rochester
County: Ulster
Province: New York
Comments: Stove Dealer
Source: Daily American Directory Of The City Of Rochester, For 1849-1850
Publisher: Jerome & Brother, Publication Information, Rochester, New York, Page 77
US CENSUS
June 26, 1860
Bush Twp., Contra Costa Co., CA
Post Office: Martinez and San Pablo
BUSH
Henry age 54, b1806 VT, farmer
Aberdin (Abigail) age 49, b 1811 NY
son Edward M., age 19, b1841 Ohio, laborer
son George T., age 12, b1848 NY
dau Eva age 7, b1853 NY
James Dyer age 27, b1833 England, laborer
William Smedley age 22, b1838 TX, farm laborer
Ash Hune age 16, b1844 China, cook
US Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Henry Bush
Side: Union
Regiment Name: Company C, 6th Regiment California Infantry
Rank in: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M533 - Roll 1
The Christian Brothers As Winemakers: oral history transcript/and related material, 1971-1975
Brother Timothy Being Interviewed At Mont La Salle 1975
He speaks of an old newspaper clipping which told of the Christian Brothers in 1879 buying 76 acres of property (12 acres of vineyards on it) from Mr. Bush. Mr. Bush also owned a cherry orchard about a mile and a half or two miles away in Alhambra Valley. They also had other property near by - one mile east of the courthouse in Martinez - it used to be at the end of Pine Street.
Obituary
Contra Costa Gazette
July 31, 1875
Page 2
Funeral Notices
Contra Costa Gazette
August 7, 1875
First Name is incorrect: David
Buffalo Evening Post
August 21, 1875
First Name is incorrect: David
New York Times
August 18, 1975
First Name is incorrect: David
October 24, 2014
Info from Scott McKinzie (fag #48155039)
"I searched the stated plot or section and could not find the grave."
Family Members
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