Elizabeth ADGATE

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10 October 1651 , Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony

Died

abt. 1727 , Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Thomas ADGATE Elizabeth UNKNOWN

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Elizabeth ADGATE was born 10 October 1651 in Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony

Elizabeth ADGATE was the child of Thomas ADGATE and Elizabeth UNKNOWN

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Elizabeth married Richard BUSHNELL 7 December 1672 in Norwich, Connecticut Colony . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Richard BUSHNELL was born 10 September 1652 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony). Richard died 27 August 1727 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Richard was the child of Richard BUSHNELL and Mary MARVIN.

Elizabeth ADGATE died abt. 1727 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut .

NOTE: C.W. Post, George Washington Ferris (inventor of the Ferris Wheel), and actors Humphrey Bogart and Dina Merrill are descendants.

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Elizabeth ADGATE married

Richard BUSHNELL-- Date: 7 December 1672 Place: Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Richard BUSHNELL was the child of Richard BUSHNELL and Mary MARVIN

"Richard (1652-1727) & Elizabeth ADGATE (1651-); 7 Dec 1672; Norwich, CT {Williams (,16) 51, 70; Paine (,5) 150; Aspinwall Not. Rec. 219; Hyde-Dana 32; Marvin 303; Hyde 1:7; TAG 9:234; Brownell Anc. 80; Granberry 145, 188; Brainerd Anc. 9; Bushnell (1945) 58; Agard Anc. 2; Reg. 25:77, 53:211, 59:109}"

Children of Richard BUSHNELL and Elizabeth ADGATE

Anne BUSHNELL (b.4 December 1674, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 8 July 1745, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

Caleb BUSHNELL (b.26 May 1679, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 12 February 1725, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Anne LEFFINGWELL 9 January 1699 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Benajah BUSHNELL (b.4 May 1681, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 27 January 1762, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

Elizabeth BUSHNELL (b.31 January 1685, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 21 August 1768, Franklin, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

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1651 Birth
10 October 1651
Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony

1651 Norwich, Connecticut
1651 ADGATE Elisabeth Adgate was borne in October An 1651 of Thomas Adgate Birth

Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1672 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth ADGATE and Richard BUSHNELL 7 December 1672, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

She was 21 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Anne BUSHNELL was born 4 December 1674, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Elizabeth was 23 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Caleb BUSHNELL was born 26 May 1679, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Elizabeth was 27 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Benajah BUSHNELL was born 4 May 1681, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Elizabeth was 29 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BUSHNELL was born 31 January 1685, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Elizabeth was 33 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Marriage of Child
Caleb BUSHNELL married 9 January 1699, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Anne LEFFINGWELL

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Death of Child
Caleb BUSHNELL died 12 February 1725, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Elizabeth was 73 years old.

Added: 3/17/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/16/2025 12:05:43 PM

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state