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Matthew Russell 1759–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia

Death Date: 17 May 1831

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: Andrew Jr.

Mother: Elizabeth Armstrong

Spouse(s): Jane Henderson

Children(s): William Russell, Rosana Gillespie, Matthew Russell, Ann Russell, Elizabeth Russell

Matthew Russell was born in 1759 in Augusta, Virginia, the child of Andrew Russell Jr And Elizabeth Armstrong. Matthew Russell married Jane Henderson, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Russell, Elizabeth Betsy Armstrong Russell, Mary Polly 1803 Russell, Matthew Armstrong Russell, Rosana Gillespie, William Russell. Matthew Russell passed away in 1831 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Russell was born in 1759 in Augusta, Virginia, the child of Andrew Russell Jr And Elizabeth Armstrong.
  • Matthew Russell married Jane Henderson, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Russell, Elizabeth Betsy Armstrong Russell, Mary Polly 1803 Russell, Matthew Armstrong Russell, Rosana Gillespie, William Russell.
  • Matthew Russell passed away in 1831 in North Carolina, USA.

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Matthew Russell's Ancestors

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Matthew Russell
1759–1831
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia
Parents
Andrew Russell Jr.
1738–1803
Beverley Manor, Augusta, Colony of Virginia
Elizabeth Armstrong
1742–1803
Beverly Manor, Augusta, Colony of Virginia
Grandparents
Andrew (Russell) I
1716–1780
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Florence Henderson
1718–1764
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Matthew Armstrong
1707–1779
Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary (Lily) Beatty
1725–1781
Beverly Manor, Augusta, Virginia, British America
Great-Grandparents
John Beatty
1701–1778
Elizabeth Armstrong
1707–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Russell's Descendants

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Matthew Russell (1759–17 May 1831) m. Jane Henderson (3 Aug 1766–1802`)
  1. 1. William Russell 1792–1834
  2. 2. Rosana Gillespie 1796–1879
  3. 3. Matthew (Armstrong) Russell 1796–1862
  4. 4. Ann (Elizabeth) Russell 1789–1821 m. Alexander Galbraith 1781–1855
  5. 5. Elizabeth ((Betsy) Armstrong) Russell 1796–1867 m. George (Washington) Birdwell 1794–1847

Matthew Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Matthew Russell in Augusta, Virginia
Augusta, Virginia
1831
17 May 1831
Age 72
Death of Matthew Russell in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1831
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

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