Died
at age 81
in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
William was a Friend (Quaker)
William was born 5 Aug 1743.[1] William Russell was a Quaker resident of Dartmouth, Massachusetts.[2] He was a son of Abraham and Dinah Russell of Dartmouth.[3]
He married Hephzibah Mosher, daughter of Nathaniel and Ruth Mosher of Dartmouth, on 25d 9m 1783.[3]
Abraham Russell, born 29d 4m 1792 [21 Apr 1792].[2]
Hephzibah Russell, born 17d 7m 1794 [17 Jul 1794];[2] died 23d 8m 1804;[2] interred at Friends Burial Ground in New Bedford.[2]
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TFCZ : 5 November 2017), Abraham Russell in entry for William Russell, 05 Aug 1743; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010711.
↑ 5.05.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 December 2020), memorial page for William Russell II (5 Aug 1743–17 Mar 1825), Find a Grave Memorial no. 133725347, citing Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by D J Pimentel (contributor 47148697) .
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DNA Connections
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