Mehitabel Russell was born on November 19, 1734 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. She was the daughter of William Russell and Mary Pierpont Russell.[1]
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This Mehitable Russell is wrong. The Mehitable Russell who married Jeremiah Wadsworth did not also marry John Edwards. The correct wife was born 19 Nov 1730 in Southampton New York died Nov 1815. Mehitable Russell Edwards is buried with her husband John Edwards. As such she did not marry twice, nor die in Connecticut.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17187437/mehettabel-edwards: accessed 19 July 2023), memorial page for Mehettabel Russell Edwards (unknown–Nov 1815), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17187437, citing Old Noyack Cemetery, Noyack, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Fred Saar (contributor 46511066
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17187437/mehettabel-edwards: accessed 19 July 2023), memorial page for Mehettabel Russell Edwards (unknown–Nov 1815), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17187437, citing Old Noyack Cemetery, Noyack, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Fred Saar (contributor 46511066
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