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John Russell Hersey 1842–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JAN 1842

Birth Location: Digby County, Nova Scotia

Death Date: 4 JUN 1902

Death Location: Spencer, MA

Father: Samuel Hersey

Mother: Martha Denton

Spouse(s): Eliza Cossaboom

Children(s): Lille Hersey, Martia Hersey, Mary Hersey, Wayland Hersey, William Hersey

The story of John Russell Hersey began in 1842 in Digby County, Nova Scotia. John Russell Hersey married Eliza Ellen Cossaboom, and had children including Lille E Hersey, Martia Hersey, Mary Etta Hersey, Wayland Hersey, William Hersey. John Russell Hersey passed away in 1902 in Spencer, MA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Russell Hersey began in 1842 in Digby County, Nova Scotia.
  • John Russell Hersey married Eliza Ellen Cossaboom, and had children including Lille E Hersey, Martia Hersey, Mary Etta Hersey, Wayland Hersey, William Hersey.
  • John Russell Hersey passed away in 1902 in Spencer, MA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hersey's Ancestors

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John Hersey
1842–1902
Birth Place: Digby County, Nova Scotia
Parents
Samuel Hersey
1802–1845
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Martha Denton
1805–1844
Little River Digby neck, Nova Scotia
Grandparents
Levi Hersey
1753–1843
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Chloe Day
1758–1856
St. Johns, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
David Jr.
1721–1756
Susanna Ramsdell
1721–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Hersey
1685–1716
Esther Reed
1686–1715

John Hersey's Descendants

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John (Russell) Hersey (23 JAN 1842–4 JUN 1902) m. Eliza (Ellen) Cossaboom (24 FEB 1841–20 AUG 1918)
  1. 1. Lille (E.) Hersey 1875–1876
  2. 2. Martia Hersey 1872–1873
  3. 3. Mary (Etta) Hersey 1868–1933 m. Alexander (Nelson) Purdy 1867–1897
    1. 1. Altia Purdy 1893–1894
    2. 2. Russell (Maynard) Purdy 1891–1923 m. Elizabeth (Schroeder) Morman 1891–1969
      1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth) Purdy 1918–2008 m. Lee (Reeve) Mahan 1917–1968
  4. 4. Wayland Hersey 1869–1870
  5. 5. William Hersey 1865–1866

John Hersey's Timeline

2 Records

1842
23 JAN 1842
Birth of John Russell Hersey in Digby County, Nova Scotia
Digby County, Nova Scotia
1902
4 JUN 1902
Age 60
Death of John Russell Hersey in Spencer, MA
Spencer, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JAN 1842
    Event Place: Digby County, Nova Scotia
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 49, Ed. 1, Tree #1564
    [2] 1564.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1902
    Event Place: Died, age 62
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 49, Ed. 1, Tree #1564
    [2] 1564.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1872
    Event Place: Married, age 30
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 49, Ed. 1, Tree #1564
    [2] 1564.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1902
    Event Place: Spencer, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 49, Ed. 1, Tree #1564
    [2] 1564.FTW

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