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Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford 1605–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1605

Birth Location: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 14 Feb 1661

Death Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England

Father: Edward, ofBedford

Mother: Lucy (Russell)

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Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford was born in 1605 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edward The Right Honourable Russell 4Th Earl Ofbedford And Lucy Harrington Countess Of Bedford Russell. Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford passed away in 1661 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford was born in 1605 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edward The Right Honourable Russell 4Th Earl Ofbedford And Lucy Harrington Countess Of Bedford Russell.
  • Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford passed away in 1661 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England.

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Sir Bedford's Ancestors

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Sir Bedford
1605–1661
Birth Place: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Edward, the Right Honourable Russell 4th Earl ofBedford
1572–1627
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Lucy (Harrington Countess of Bedford) (Russell)
1580–1611
Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Blanchard Russell, 1st Earl of Thornhaugh, 2nd Earl of Thornhaugh and 3rd Earl of) Bedford)
1558–1613
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Longe (Countess of Bedford)) Russel
1562–1611
Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Russell
1527–1585
Margaret Russell
1533–1572
William Longe
1542–1618
Annys Touchyn
1540–1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anne Sapcote
1489–1559
John Russell
1515–1575
John Bletsoe
1498–1527
Margaretha Waldegrave
1485–1567
John 15GGF
1510–1582
Anne Basse
1520–1588

Sir Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1605
Jun 1605
Birth of Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
1661
14 Feb 1661
Age 56
Death of Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1605
    Event Place: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1661
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England

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