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Family Origins

"The Gary Bushaw Family Home Page"


My research comes from St. Lawrence Co., NY where many of my ancestors crossed the St. Lawrence River from Canada. They took to a peaceful life of "farming, hunting, trapping". Bushaw is, "I believe," is from the French (Bushey/Boucher/Beauchamp) line with my gggrandfather arriving from Canada and Ireland about 1856. Another gggrandfather from Canada was Clark Towne arriving around 1836. His ancestors arrived from England in 1598 in MA and two were hung as Salem Witches (Mary Towne Esty and Rebecca Towne Nurse). My grandfather Townes mother's parents came from County Cork, Ireland. Their names were Patrick O'Leary and Elizebeth Farley, but it is said they threw the O in the ocean on their was over around 1850. My grandmother Towne was a Clintsman (Klinsmann) of German heritage, the daughter of Orville Clintsman and Mary "Mattie" VanSant. Mary, "I believe," is a part of Albany line of VanSant's (Vansandt), who were Dutch. My grandmother Bushaw's family were the Perry's (Poirier) of Ohio and Michigan and the Kio's/Chio's (Caillaux) and Fountain's arriving from Cananda around 1860. Also, many of the farmers in Pierrepont/Clare came through Barnhart Island. I am also researching the Franklin Martin's of Clare and the Hugh Flanagan's of Clare/Lisbon, NY. Only in the past year have I researched, and I'm convinced, it addicting. I would like to hear from anyone who is interested in any of the above surnames and I would be more than happy to share with you the over 5000 names in my data base.


Gary Lee Bushaw
38 Farmer St.
Canton, New York 13617
A-United States
315-379-9001
gbushaw@northnet.org
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Ancestors of Roscoe C. Towne
Ancestors of Gary L. Bushaw

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