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Thomas Shadwell Russell 1799 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1799

Birth Location: Nantucket, Mass.

Death Date: 20 Jul 1847

Death Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Father: David Russell

Mother: Elizabeth Shadwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ellis

Children(s): William Russell

Thomas Shadwell Russell was born in 1799 in Nantucket, Mass., the child of David Russell and Elizabeth "Betsey" Shadwell. Thomas Shadwell Russell married Elizabeth M. Ellis, and had children including William Wallace Russell. Thomas Shadwell Russell passed away in 1847 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Shadwell Russell was born in 1799 in Nantucket, Mass., the child of David Russell and Elizabeth "Betsey" Shadwell.
  • Thomas Shadwell Russell married Elizabeth M. Ellis, and had children including William Wallace Russell.
  • Thomas Shadwell Russell passed away in 1847 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Thomas Russell's Ancestors

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Thomas Russell
1799 – 1847
Birth Place: Nantucket, Mass.
Parents
David Russell
1775 – 1839
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Shadwell
1777 – 1832
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Seth Russell
1749 – 1823
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Abigail Meader
1754 – 1821
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Thomas Shadwell
1750 – 1845
Ringmer, Sussex, England
Hepzibah Gardner
1739 – 1798
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Russell's Descendants

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Thomas (Shadwell) Russell (8 Mar 1799 – 20 Jul 1847) m. Elizabeth (M.) Ellis (14 Apr 1804 – 8 Sep 1869)
  1. 1. William (Wallace) Russell (Feb 1846 – 18 Jun 1924) m. Frances ("Fannie" Elizabeth) Beebe (8 Apr 1854 – 14 May 1914)
    1. 1. 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)
        4. 4. Harry (Safford) Russell (16 January 1936 – 16 September 2013)
        5. 5. Bernard (W.) Russell (23 January 1938 – 12 July 2012)

Thomas Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1799
8 Mar 1799
Birth of Thomas Shadwell Russell in Nantucket, Mass.
Nantucket, Mass.
1847
20 Jul 1847
Age 48
Death of Thomas Shadwell Russell in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1799
    Event Place: Nantucket, Mass.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1847
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

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