Dr
Russell
J
Park
Born in Stewartstown, Tyrone, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of William Park
and Sarah (Pattison) Park
Brother of
Jane (Park) Little, Samuel Park, Elenor Park, James Little Park, Elizabeth Sarah Ann (Park) Watson, Robert Park, William Russell Park, John Park, Alexander Josias Park and Thomas P Park
Husband of
Martha (Hopkins) Park
— married
14 Sep 1802 in Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Husband of
Mary W. (Moore) Park
— married
1 May 1834 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Hopkins Park, William Russell Park, Edward Pattison Park, Edward Park, Samuel Park, Abijah Hopkins Park, Jane Little Park, Caleb Hopkins Park, Malvina Hull Park, Oscar Park, Araminta Dormer (Park) Alexander, Martha Jane (Park) Anthony, Un-named Girl Park, Robert James Park, Charles Hopkins Park and Rufus Park
Died
at age 74
in Jerseytown, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2011
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Biography
Dr. Russell Park came to America from Stewartstown, Tyrone Co, Ireland when nineteen years of age. He studied medicine under Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia who later became founder of the University of Pennsylvania. Doctor Russell Park was a surgeon in the regiment in the 2nd Brigade 9th Division Pennsylvania militia, commanded by Colonel James Montgomery in the (1812) War with Great Britain. He served from Nov 10, 1814- Nov 26, 1814.
He settled in Jerseytown, Pennsylvania and during the rest of his life practiced medicine there. He was married to Martha Hopkins, daughter of Rev. Caleb Hopkins an Episcopal clergyman who served in the Revolutionary War. Martha died and later Russell married Mary Moore.
Birth
- Birth: 1 DEC 1776 Stewartstown, Tyrone, Ireland
1850 Census, Columbia Co. PA
Death
- Death: JUN 1851
Sources
- Park Family Bible Record
- History of Mercer Co. Illinois. H.H. Hill & Co. 1822. pp.684-685
- Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4544036&pid=214
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVL3-PYBW : 13 December 2015), Russell Park, 1851; Burial, Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Old Rosemont Cemetery; citing record ID 85250156, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- "Bounty Land Pension Records of Dr. Russell Park" State of Pennsylvania , County of Montour, 1858
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Russell by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Russell:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Russell by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Russell:
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~1.56%
Lisa (Blackburn) Roller
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BH1322392 [compare], Ancestry member LisaRoller
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~1.56%
Janette (Blackburn) Doolittle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DQ4997608 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jeff Moseley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NJ1641712 [compare], yourDNAportal JEF832dafcf, Ancestry member jmoseley80
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Categories: Old Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania