Esther (Mordecai) Russell (1762 - 1846)

Born 12 Dec 1762 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Died 26 Jul 1846 at age 83 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Esther married Philip Moses Russell November 1, 1780 after he was discharged form military service as a surgeon's mate during the American Revolutionary War. She and Philip had ten children. Esther died July 26, 1846.

• Fact: Burial Mikveh Israel Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Plot: Row 7, # 19.^[1]

• Life Sketch. ^[2] Esther was the first-born daughter of Rev. Mordecai Moses Mordecai and Zipporah "de Lyon" Mordecai. On November 1, 1780, she married Dr. Philip Moses Russell, a Jewish Surgeon's Mate, who received a special commendation from General George Washington for his services at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778. Esther's father performed the marriage ceremony.

They became the parents of 10 children: Zipporah [Isaac D. Mordecai], Samuel [Sarah deLyon], Judith [Isaiah Nathans], Isaac [Perla Sheftall], Moses Milton, Rebecca [David Nathans], Henry M., Rachel [David Tobias], Sarah M. [David Nathans] and Jacob [died young].

Sources

1. ↑ Findagrave.com: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94304874/esther-russell.
2. ↑ Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 April 2017, 15:40), entry for Esther Mordecai(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KCTC-YC4); contributed by various users.