Deacon Benajah Bushnell, son of Richard Bushnell and Elizabeth Adgate, was born 4 May 1681 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. He married his first cousin, Zerviah Leffingwell, daughter of Ensign Thomas Leffingwell and Mary Bushnell, on 24 November 1709 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. He died on 27 January 1762 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.
Children of Deacon Benajah Bushnell and Zerviah (Leffingwell) Bushnell include:
i. Elizabeth Bushnell.
ii. Benajah Bushnell.
iii. Abishae Bushnell.
iv. Zerviah Bushnell.
Children of Deacon Benajah Bushnell and Zerviah (Leffingwell) Bushnell include:
i. Elizabeth Bushnell.
ii. Benajah Bushnell.
iii. Abishae Bushnell.
iv. Zerviah Bushnell.
Deacon Benajah Bushnell, son of Richard Bushnell and Elizabeth Adgate, was born 4 May 1681 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. He married his first cousin, Zerviah Leffingwell, daughter of Ensign Thomas Leffingwell and Mary Bushnell, on 24 November 1709 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. He died on 27 January 1762 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.
Children of Deacon Benajah Bushnell and Zerviah (Leffingwell) Bushnell include:
i. Elizabeth Bushnell.
ii. Benajah Bushnell.
iii. Abishae Bushnell.
iv. Zerviah Bushnell.
Children of Deacon Benajah Bushnell and Zerviah (Leffingwell) Bushnell include:
i. Elizabeth Bushnell.
ii. Benajah Bushnell.
iii. Abishae Bushnell.
iv. Zerviah Bushnell.
Inscription
In Memory of
Benaiah Bushnell Esq
who departed this life
(in hopes of a better)
Janry. 27th A:D: 1762
in the 81st Year
of his Age.
["Inscriptions from Gravestones in Christ Church, Norwich, Conn.," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1906, Vol. LX, p. 16.]
