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Benjamin Garfield Russell 1881 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 October 1881

Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 7 January 1928

Death Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Russell

Mother: Frances Beebe

Spouse(s): Priscilla Owen

Children(s): Cecil Russell

The story of Benjamin Garfield Russell began in 1881 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin Garfield Russell married Priscilla Almy Owen, and had children including Cecil Nathaniel Russell. Benjamin Garfield Russell passed away in 1928 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Garfield Russell began in 1881 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Benjamin Garfield Russell married Priscilla Almy Owen, and had children including Cecil Nathaniel Russell.
  • Benjamin Garfield Russell passed away in 1928 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Benjamin Russell's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Russell
1881 – 1928
Birth Place: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Wallace Russell
1846 – 1924
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Frances ("Fannie" Elizabeth) Beebe
1854 – 1914
East Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Shadwell) Russell
1799 – 1847
Nantucket, Mass.
Elizabeth (M.) Ellis
1804 – 1869
Nantucket, Nantucket, MA
Great-Grandparents
David Russell
1775 – 1839
Elizabeth Shadwell
1777 – 1832
Simeon Ellis
1763 – 1842
Rose Bunker
1770 – 1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Seth Russell
1749 – 1823
Abigail Meader
1754 – 1821
Thomas Shadwell
1750 – 1845
Hepzibah Gardner
1739 – 1798
Francis Ellis
1727 – 1803
Sarah Mooers
1731 – 1810
Joshua Bunker
1752 – 1836
Margaret Brock
1733 – 1791

Benjamin Russell's Descendants

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Benjamin (Garfield) Russell (7 October 1881 – 7 January 1928) m. Priscilla (Almy) Owen (Abt 1878 – 21 May 1957)
  1. 1. Cecil (Nathaniel) Russell (4 Sep 1908 – 1 Dec 1966) m. Erla (Marguerite) Bickerstaff (22 Apr 1911 – 3 Mar 2004)
    1. 1. Thomas Buhestaff (abt 1861 – )
    2. 2. Pauline (Almy) Russell (10 Dec 1932 – 6 June 2013)
    3. 3. Donald (B) Russell (25 December 1933 – 1 September 2015) m. Edeltraude Hoffman (29 June 1939 – 30 March 2023)
      1. 1. Donald (William) Russell (30 Jul 1958 – 23 May 2020) m. Tammy Nutt
        1. 1. Chrissy Plunkett m. Plunkett
    4. 4. Harry (Safford) Russell (16 January 1936 – 16 September 2013)
    5. 5. Bernard (W.) Russell (23 January 1938 – 12 July 2012)

Benjamin Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1881
7 October 1881
Birth of Benjamin Garfield Russell in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
1928
7 January 1928
Age 47
Death of Benjamin Garfield Russell in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 October 1881
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1928
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

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