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John Russell 1616–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1 Jun 1676

Death Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Lord Masons

Mother: Catherine Brydges

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rankstraw, Elizabeth Baker

Children(s): John Jr, Mary Russell

The story of John Russell began in 1616 in Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England. John Russell married Elizabeth Baker, Elizabeth Rankstraw, and had children including John Russell Jr, Mary Russell. John Russell passed away in 1676 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Russell began in 1616 in Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England.
  • John Russell married Elizabeth Baker, Elizabeth Rankstraw, and had children including John Russell Jr, Mary Russell.
  • John Russell passed away in 1676 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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John Russell's Ancestors

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John Russell
1616–1676
Birth Place: Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Parents
Lord Francis Henry Russell, Earl of Bedford, Grand Master Free Masons
1593–1641
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Catherine Brydges
1580–1653
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Russell's Descendants

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John Russell (1616–1 Jun 1676) m. Elizabeth Rankstraw (1619–16 Dec 1644) m. Elizabeth Baker (1617–17 January 1689)
  1. 1. John (Russell) Jr 1640–1680 m. Sarah Champney 1638–1696
    1. 1. John Russell 1662–1717 m. Elizabeth Palmer 1661–1725
      1. 1. Joseph Russell 1685–1763 m. Jane Bruce 1692–1778
        1. 1. Jabez (Russell Rev war) private 1728–1818 m. HANNAH WHEELER* 1733–1776
        2. 2. THOMAS RUSSELL 1722–1800
    2. 2. Elizabeth Russell 1672–1743
    3. 3. Joseph Russell 1664–1713
    4. 4. Ruth Russell 1678–1708
    5. 5. Samuel Russell 1668–1668
    6. 6. Sarah Russell 1671–1696
    7. 7. Thomas Russell 1677–1708
  2. 2. Mary Russell 1639–1680

John Russell's Timeline

3 Records

1616
1616
Birth of John Russell in Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
1645
13 May 1645
Age 29
John Russell was married in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1676
1 Jun 1676
Age 60
Death of John Russell in Woburn
Woburn

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1645
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1676
    Event Place: Woburn
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of That Branch of the Russell Family which Comprises the Descendants of John Russell of W
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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