Russell Saunders (1797 - 1834)

Born 17 Jul 1797 in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susan (Peckham) Maxson — married 17 Jul 1820 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1834 at age 37 in Verona, Oneida, Adams, Jefferson County, New York, United States

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Biography

Russel was born in 1797. He passed away in 1834.

"The Protestant Sentinel", Volume V, 1834-35, page 503, Jan 1835. DIED - At his residence in Verona, Oneida Co., on the 20th ult [of the prior month], Mr. Russel Saunders, in the 38th year of his age. As a citizen, a neighbor, and a Christian, Mr. Saunders stood high. He has long been an efficient member of the Sabbath Baptist Church in that place, and has left a widow and four children to mourn his loss. 'His last hours were such as we might anticipate from his life. An extract from a letter from Eld. Sebeus M. Burdick, to his brother Isaac Saunders, states - 'I arrived at his house on the 18th of the month, and found him sick of a fever: and when I inquired into the state of his health, he informed me that he was quite sick. He had taken cold about two weeks previous to this time, and had a relapse of the same disease from which he had partially recovered. He was glad to see me, and wished me to pray with him. He entered deeply into the spirit of devotion, and his resignation to the will of Heaven was so complete that he could say, not my will but thine, O God, be done. I stayed with him that night, and in the morning, in conversation, he expressed himself on this wise: said he, 'I know that it is a great thing to change worlds; but it will be a good change to exchange this world of pain and distress for glory.' The Church has sustained a great loss in one whose pious example shone like the meridian sun to all who knew him. But I must forbear, the loss is more sensibly felt by the widow and orphans, who mourn with tears their irreparable loss; but they mourn not without hope.' 'The news of Br. Saunders death is truly painful, from a long personal acquaintance with him, and as the good report which he maintained associated him with the best interests of the church with which he was connected, and with the general interests of the cause of Christ. Although he only sustained a private relation, yet he was a member of influence, and a pillar in the church.'

The following was added by the editor of the Sentinal - 'We feel moved with sympathy for our brethren in Verona, as the hand of God seems laid heavily upon them. Since the receipt of the foregoing obituary notice, we have received a notice of the death of Br. Joshua Williams, between whom and Br. Saunders, in point of piety and usefulness, we know not how to discriminate, as they both sustained the confidence of their brethren, and were not behind the first members of that church. We certainly hope that others who have not been prominent may arise to fill their places, and sustain the interests of that now flourishing church.'

Sources

• Jones-Conner Web Site \ Jones-Conner MyHeritage [1]
• Published genealogies; cemetery stone; obituary