Rufus (Richard) FORBUSH

1788 - 1875  (87 years)

• Name	Rufus (Richard) FORBUSH
  Born	12 Jul 1788	Royalston, Windsor (worcester), Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  AFN	1ZSB-F4
  _UID	96A386429FC5A647AFFCAB856FEFE8E95CBA
  Buried	Sep 1875	Union, Fort Cottonwood, Utah
  Died	7 Sep 1875	Santaquin, Utah, Ut
  Notes	Rufus may have been born in Royalston, Windsor County (now Worcester), Massachusetts. He was given a patriarchal blessing by Patriarch Joseph Smith Sr., on October 2, 1837, in Kirtland, Ohio. He followed the Saints on to Illinois, then across the plains. Rufus and his wife Susannah came to Utah in 1850 and settled in Little Cottonwood. When Rufufs/s first wife Susannah died the nearest cemetery was in Salt Lake City, so Rufus buried her on a high spot on his land. He left the settlement for the winter, and when he returned found that an epidemic of black smallpox had swept through the area, and there were many more graves near Susannah's, so he donated the spot to the community as a cemetery. The settlers had problems with the Indians, so they built a fort in 1854, and called it Fort Union, because of the unity of the people in the community. The cemetery was then called the Fort Union Cemetery. On October 20, 1856 the settlers at the fort were asked to donate five teams and wagons loaded with supplies to aid the Willie and Martin handcart companies. Rufus helped provide supplies and the wagons were ready to depart the next morning. Rufus was a polygamist and the father of thirteen children. In 1864 Rufus and Polly moved to Santaquin, Utah. The Fort Union Pioneer Memorial Cemetery is in Fort Cottonwood. Rufus may also have been baptized April 13, 1977 in the Salt Lake Temple. He was sealed to his parents January 21, in the 1900's. More information on Rufus may be found in Forbes-Forbush Genealogy 929.273 F741P, and in Forbush Family Records by Sanford Forbush.
  Person ID	I24343	EldonKnight8Mar2018
  Last Modified	2 May 2012

  
  

  Family 1	Susanna (Polly) CLARK,   b. 19 Jan 1789, Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Aug 1851, Union, S-Lk, Ut  (Age 62 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1811	Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts
  _UID	83EEEF3252424D3CAB2750BE6F9BA639789B
  Children	1. Lurana FORBUSH,   b. 7 Mar 1826, Underhill, Chttnd, Vermont ,   d. 18 Mar 1884, Moab, Grand, Ut  (Age 58 years)   2. Elmedia FORBUSH,   b. 15 Mar 1817, Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 1818  (Age 0 years)   3. Sandford FORBUSH,   b. 24 Nov 1822, Underhill, Chittendon, Vermont ,   d. 26 Aug 1895, Manti, Sanpete, Ut  (Age 72 years)   4. Jonathan FORBUSH,   b. 19 Apr 1813, Royalston, Worc., Ma ,   d. 9 Mar 1867  (Age 53 years)   5. Susanna FORBUSH,   b. 10 Sep 1820, Underhill, Chtdn., Vt ,   d. 1 Nov 1855  (Age 35 years)   6. Loren FORBUSH,   b. 28 Aug 1827, Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont   7. Lydia FORBUSH,   b. 5 Jan 1830, Underhill, Chittendon, Vermont ,   d. 11 Apr 1900, Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico  (Age 70 years)   8. Hiram FORBUSH,   b. 5 Feb 1812, Royalston, Worc., Ma ,   d. 1886  (Age 73 years)   9. Polly FORBUSH,   b. 26 Nov 1814, Royalston, Worc., Ma ,   d. 13 Mar 1897  (Age 82 years)   10. Rufus FORBUSH,   b. 3 Jun 1818, Royalston, Worcester, Ma ,   d. 21 May 1901, Union, Salt Lake, Ut  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F8393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Polly PIERCE,   b. 29 Apr 1788, Hancock, Hancock, H, New Hampshire, United States ,   d. 9 Nov 1876, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Abt 1853
  _UID	E7837275C259ED4E9DBE39FA9124E7C495C9
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F14917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart