Son of John M. Bush & Jannetje Osterhout
Married Adeline Johnson, 23 Mar 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois (divorced)
Married Maria Pettit, 10 May 1849, Salt Lake City, Utah (divorced)
Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Volume 3
Bush, Richard, a member of the Mormon Battalion, was born March 2, 1826, in Ulster county, N. Y., the son of John M. Bush and Jane Osterhoudt. He remained under parental care until the age of fifteen, when he was bound to an apprenticeship. This was both oppressive and distasteful to him, and in order to escape these conditions he left home. Becoming a convert to "Mormonism" he was baptized about the year 1841 and journeyed to Nauvoo, Ill., where he worked on the farm of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He participated in the exodus from Nauvoo, and on his arrival on the Missouri river enlisted as a member of the Mormon Battalion and marched with that famous body of men to California where he was discharged in 1848. He was at Sutter's Mill when gold was first discovered in California in January, 1848. Having joined his people in Salt Lake City, Utah, he met Maria Pettit whom he married May 10, 1849; this marriage was blessed with three children (Richard N., John P., and Ellen E), one of whom died in early childhood. Having received only a limited education, Bro. Bush acquired what he possessed by his own efforts, experiences and observations in life. He acquired considerable property in Utah and died June 21, 1883, in Salt Lake City.
Married Adeline Johnson, 23 Mar 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois (divorced)
Married Maria Pettit, 10 May 1849, Salt Lake City, Utah (divorced)
Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Volume 3
Bush, Richard, a member of the Mormon Battalion, was born March 2, 1826, in Ulster county, N. Y., the son of John M. Bush and Jane Osterhoudt. He remained under parental care until the age of fifteen, when he was bound to an apprenticeship. This was both oppressive and distasteful to him, and in order to escape these conditions he left home. Becoming a convert to "Mormonism" he was baptized about the year 1841 and journeyed to Nauvoo, Ill., where he worked on the farm of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He participated in the exodus from Nauvoo, and on his arrival on the Missouri river enlisted as a member of the Mormon Battalion and marched with that famous body of men to California where he was discharged in 1848. He was at Sutter's Mill when gold was first discovered in California in January, 1848. Having joined his people in Salt Lake City, Utah, he met Maria Pettit whom he married May 10, 1849; this marriage was blessed with three children (Richard N., John P., and Ellen E), one of whom died in early childhood. Having received only a limited education, Bro. Bush acquired what he possessed by his own efforts, experiences and observations in life. He acquired considerable property in Utah and died June 21, 1883, in Salt Lake City.
Son of John M. Bush & Jannetje Osterhout
Married Adeline Johnson, 23 Mar 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois (divorced)
Married Maria Pettit, 10 May 1849, Salt Lake City, Utah (divorced)
Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Volume 3
Bush, Richard, a member of the Mormon Battalion, was born March 2, 1826, in Ulster county, N. Y., the son of John M. Bush and Jane Osterhoudt. He remained under parental care until the age of fifteen, when he was bound to an apprenticeship. This was both oppressive and distasteful to him, and in order to escape these conditions he left home. Becoming a convert to "Mormonism" he was baptized about the year 1841 and journeyed to Nauvoo, Ill., where he worked on the farm of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He participated in the exodus from Nauvoo, and on his arrival on the Missouri river enlisted as a member of the Mormon Battalion and marched with that famous body of men to California where he was discharged in 1848. He was at Sutter's Mill when gold was first discovered in California in January, 1848. Having joined his people in Salt Lake City, Utah, he met Maria Pettit whom he married May 10, 1849; this marriage was blessed with three children (Richard N., John P., and Ellen E), one of whom died in early childhood. Having received only a limited education, Bro. Bush acquired what he possessed by his own efforts, experiences and observations in life. He acquired considerable property in Utah and died June 21, 1883, in Salt Lake City.
Married Adeline Johnson, 23 Mar 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois (divorced)
Married Maria Pettit, 10 May 1849, Salt Lake City, Utah (divorced)
Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Volume 3
Bush, Richard, a member of the Mormon Battalion, was born March 2, 1826, in Ulster county, N. Y., the son of John M. Bush and Jane Osterhoudt. He remained under parental care until the age of fifteen, when he was bound to an apprenticeship. This was both oppressive and distasteful to him, and in order to escape these conditions he left home. Becoming a convert to "Mormonism" he was baptized about the year 1841 and journeyed to Nauvoo, Ill., where he worked on the farm of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He participated in the exodus from Nauvoo, and on his arrival on the Missouri river enlisted as a member of the Mormon Battalion and marched with that famous body of men to California where he was discharged in 1848. He was at Sutter's Mill when gold was first discovered in California in January, 1848. Having joined his people in Salt Lake City, Utah, he met Maria Pettit whom he married May 10, 1849; this marriage was blessed with three children (Richard N., John P., and Ellen E), one of whom died in early childhood. Having received only a limited education, Bro. Bush acquired what he possessed by his own efforts, experiences and observations in life. He acquired considerable property in Utah and died June 21, 1883, in Salt Lake City.
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