Born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Russell I
and Sarah (Trowbridge) Russell
Sister of
John Russell II, Thomas Russell, Sarah (Russell) Barker, Abigail (Russell) Baker and Mary (Russell) Canfield
Wife of
Ezekiel Hayes Sr.
— married
26 Dec 1749 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Rebecca (Hayes) Frisbie, Ezekiel Hayes II, Rutherford Ezekiel Hayes Sr., Sarah Hayes, Mary Hayes and Abigail Hayes
Died
at age 50
in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
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Biography
Ancestor of Rutherford B. Hayes 19th US President
Name
- Rebecca Russell
Birth
- 06 FEB 1723 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Death
- 27 MAY 1773 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Marriage
- 26 DEC 1749 Branford, New Haven, Connecticut
- Husband: Ezekiel Hayes
- Child: Rutherford Hayes
- 26 DEC 1749 Branford, New Haven, Connecticut
Sources
- Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 1885) Vol. 1, 1701-1745 With Annals of the College History. Page 27
- Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, 2009) Page 58, 530, 533.
- Hayes, Charles Wells. George Hayes of Windsor and His Descendants (Baker, Jones & Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 1884) Page 19
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14119037/rebecca-hays: accessed 12 June 2023), memorial page for Rebecca Russel Hays (6 Feb 1723–27 May 1773), Find A Grave: Memorial #14119037, citing Center Church on the Green Churchyard, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).
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