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William Russell 1606 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 NOV 1606

Birth Location: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 14 FEB 1661

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Father: William Bedford

Mother: Elizabeth Long

Spouse(s): Martha None

Children(s): John Russell

William Russell was born in 1606 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of William Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford and Elizabeth Long. William Russell married Martha, and had children including John Russell. William Russell passed away in 1661 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • William Russell was born in 1606 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of William Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford and Elizabeth Long.
  • William Russell married Martha, and had children including John Russell.
  • William Russell passed away in 1661 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bedford
1572 – 1627
Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth Long
1562 – 1611
Birth Location: 1657893, Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha None
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Russell
1645 – 1737
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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William Russell's Ancestors

Self
William Russell
1606 – 1661
Birth Place: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
William Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford
1572 – 1627
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Long
1562 – 1611
1657893, Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of) Bedford
1527 – 1585
Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret (St.) John
1528 – 1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Dorothea Clark
1545 – 1617
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bedford
1485 – 1555
Anne Sapcote
– 1559
Nicholas Clark
1506 – 1581
Elizabeth Ramsay
1523 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Russel
– 1509
Alice Wyse
Guy Sapcote
1459 –
Margaret Wolston
1463 –

William Russell's Descendants

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William Russell (23 NOV 1606 – 14 FEB 1661) m. Martha
  1. 1. John Russell (1645 – 1737) m. Annas
    1. 1. William Russell (12 Oct 1667 – 20 Feb 1697) m. Sibballay Alves (6 Jul 1669 – About 1736)
      1. 1. Grizzel Russel (03 May 1697 – ) m. John Badenoch (30th Jan 1690 – )
        1. 1. James Badenoch (28 Feb 1725 – ) m. Jean Donaldson (29 May 1725 – )

William Russell's Timeline

3 Records

1606
23 NOV 1606
Birth of William Russell in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
1635
1635
Age 29
William Russell was married in England, UK
England, UK
1661
14 FEB 1661
Age 55
Death of William Russell in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1606
    Event Place: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: England, UK

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1661
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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