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Elizabeth (Forbes) Russell (1657 - 1737)

Elizabeth Russell formerly Forbes
Born in Duxbury, Plymouth Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
Sister of , and
Wife of — married [date unknown] in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at age 80 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Provincemap
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Biography

This is the profile for Elizabeth, the wife of Joseph Russell.

First Name; Date of Birth; Date of Death

Dartmouth town records establish that Joseph Russell was married to a woman named Elizabeth, that she was born on 6 March 1657 (probably 1657/8), and that she died 25 September 1737.[1] This comes from an 18th century compilation of records for John Russell, Sr.'s, and Joseph Russell, Sr.'s families in the Dartmouth town records. Elizabeth's surname isn't given.

Maiden Name

Several secondary sources say that Elizabeth was the daughter of John Fobes and Constant (Mitchell) Fobes.[2][3] However, no primary sources have been found that support that assertion.

Marriage

No record of Elizabeth's marriage to Joseph Russell has been found. Based on the date of birth of their eldest child (November 1679), they were probably married about 1678.

Children

Joseph and Elizabeth had, in Marshfield:[4]

  • John, b. Nov. 22, 1679
  • Joseph, b. Nov. 22, 1679
  • William, b. May 6, 1681, died april 9, 1706
  • Mary, b. July 10, 1683
  • Joshua, b. Jan. 26, 1686, died Dec. 23, 1692
  • Rebeckah, b. Jan. 3, 1688, married Stephen Wordle in Dartmouth on July 18, 1813
  • Benjamin, b. March 17, 1691, died March 10, 1729
  • Seth, b. Apr. 7, 1696

Death

Elizabeth died in Dartmouth on Sept. 25, 1737. Her husband Joseph survived for two more years.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-H6HS?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DC-MJS%3A353350701%2C353554501%2C353556201 : 20 May 2014), Bristol > Dartmouth > Births, marriages, deaths 1667-1788 > image 103 of 201; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  2. ↑ Sanborn, Frederick Rockwell. The Ancestry of Frederick Rockwell Gladstone Sanborn. Volume I. 1928. p. 74 Link to page at archive.org.
  3. ↑ Peckham, Mary W. "Concerning John Lapham and Some of His Descendants." The American Genealogist. Vol. 93, No. 1 (January 1948), p. 8. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
  4. ↑ Bristol, Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850, pp. 205, 209, 210, 211, 213, 215. 407, 59, 60, 61
  5. ↑ Bristol, Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850, p. 60.




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Ashley-1950 Chase Ashley
I have found no primary evidence for John Fobes Sr having a daughter named Elizabeth, but both Nahum Mitchell's 1840 "History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater" and James Savage's 1860 "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" say he had a daughter named Elizabeth. In addition, in George Allen's letter re John Fobes Jr's death, Allen said, with regard to John Jr, that "His love he remembered to his mother and his brothers and sisters", so appears fairly certain that John Fobes Sr had at a daughter besides the Mary referenced in his will.

I have found no primary evidence that Joseph Russell's wife was Elizabeth Fobes. However, it is interesting to note that one of Elizabeth's granddaughters was named Constant (a relatively rare name), perhaps in honor of Elizabeth Fobes' mother.

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Athey-67 Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill
Unknown-363996 and Forbes-58 appear to represent the same person because: same name; married same man.
posted by Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill

Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Poulter) Livermore (bef.1655-)

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