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Richard Rush, Esq.

Richard Rush, Esq.

Male 1780 - 1859  (78 years)

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  • Name Richard Rush 
    Suffix Esq. 
    Born 29 Aug 1780  Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Jul 1859  Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I169695  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2017 

    Father Dr. Benjamin Rush,   b. 24 Dec 1745, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1813, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Julia Stockton,   b. 2 Mar 1759, Morven, Princeton Boro, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1848, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 11 Jan 1776  Morven, Princeton Boro, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F58553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Eliza Murray,   b. 1783,   d. 24 Mar 1854, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1809  Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Rush,   b. 23 Jan 1811, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1877, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +2. James Murray Rush,   b. 10 Jul 1813, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1862, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     3. Richard Rush,   b. 11 Mar 1815, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1826, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 11 years)
     4. Sarah Maynadier Rush,   b. 17 Sep 1817, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1819, London, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     5. Julia Rush,   b. 11 Nov 1818, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1822, London, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     6. Anna Maria Rush,   b. 23 Apr 1820, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1887, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     7. Madison Rush,   b. 28 Jul 1821, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1856, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     8. Sarah Catherine Rush,   b. 29 Jun 1823, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1905, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     9. Richard Henry Rush,   b. 14 Jan 1825, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1893, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     10. Julia Stockton Rush,   b. 21 Jul 1826, Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1858, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    Family ID F58549  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Aug 1780 - Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Aug 1809 - Byberry, Philadelphia County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jul 1859 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • US Presidential Cabinet Member. He graduated in 1797, went on to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1800 and served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 1811. President Madison appointed him Attorney General of the United States in 1814 and for a short time in 1817. He also performed the duties of the Secretary of State. He served as Minister to England from 1817-1825 and as President John Quincy Adams' Secretary of the Treasury from 1825-1839. He also served as United States Minister to France from 1847-1849 and on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Ancestry.com.

    2. [S1383] http://www.findagrave.com/.


 

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