James Russell

1763 - Aft 1810  (47 years)

• Name	James Russell
  Birth	cir 1763	Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military service	16 Aug 1779	Connecticut
  	James Russell served as a private in Captain Throop's company, 4th Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Col. John Durkee, during the American Revolution. He enlisted on 16 August 1779 and was discharged 15 January 1780. The regiment wintered at Morristown from about 1 December 1779 to 22 June 1780.
  Death	Aft 5 May 1810	Erie County, New York, USA
  Siblings	4 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. David Russell,   b. 10 Jun 1758   d. 3 Oct 1843, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA  (Age 85 years)   2. Mehitabel Russell,   b. cir 1760 ▻ ? Stratton   3. Eleazar Russell,   b. 15 Nov 1761   4. James Russell,   b. cir 1763, Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. Aft 5 May 1810, Erie County, New York, USA  (Age 47 years) ▻ Lydia Brown,  m. 10 Feb 1785   5. Stephen Russell,   b. 28 Jan 1765   d. 5 Mar 1847, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA  (Age 82 years)   6. Phoebe Russell,   b. 16 Dec 1766 ▻ John Clark   7. Elijah Russell,   b. 5 Oct 1768   8. Anna Russell,   b. 25 Nov 1770   d. 23 Jan 1813, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA  (Age 42 years)   9. Sally Russell,   b. 28 Feb 1774   d. 23 Dec 1833, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Benjamin Russell and Elizabeth Reed)
  1. Elizabeth Russell,   b. 28 Jul 1751   d. 27 Aug 1754  (Age 3 years)   2. Sarah Russell,   b. 17 Jun 1753   d. 8 Oct 1754  (Age 1 year)   3. Benjamin Russell,   b. 30 Jul 1755 ▻ Barsheba Eaton
  Notes	The James Russell family moved from Eastford, Connecticut, to Tyringham, Massachusetts, and then to Onondaga County, New York. James leased land at Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, in 1802, and settled there by 1804. The family settled at Wheeler's Hollow, Concord, Erie County, New York, in 1817, and they are listed there in the 1820 census. They purchased land in ERie County and paid school tuition for their children. James Russell and Lydia Brown were married by Rev. Adoniram Judson, father of the well-known early missionary, Adoniram Judson.
  Person ID	I1267	Private
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Russell,   b. 26 Jan 1728/29, Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 27 Jan 1808, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Phebe Smith,   b. 25 Nov 1734   d. 8 Sep 1823, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1759	Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Brown,   b. cir 1760
  Marriage	10 Feb 1785	Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. Smith Russell,   b. 14 Nov 1786, Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 1787 (Age 0 years)   2. Electa Russell,   b. 30 Nov 1788, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 1789 (Age 0 years)   3. Stephen Russell,   b. 1790, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 1791 (Age 1 year)   4. Lydia Russell,   b. 22 Jan 1791, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 18 Feb 1853 (Age 62 years)   5. Samuel Russell,   b. 1793   d. 1794 (Age 1 year)   6. James Russell,   b. 13 Nov 1796, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 May 1868, Noble County, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)   7. Silvester Russell,   b. cir 1799   8. Cyril Russell,   b. 20 May 1799, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Jun 1857 (Age 58 years)   9. Ann Russell,   b. cir 1801, Onondaga County, New York, USA   10. Obadiah Brown Russell,   b. 16 Jan 1804, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, USA d. 25 Mar 1877, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

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  Birth - cir 1763 - Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA Military service - James Russell served as a private in Captain Throop's company, 4th Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Col. John Durkee, during the American Revolution. He enlisted on 16 August 1779 and was discharged 15 January 1780. The regiment wintered at Morristown from about 1 December 1779 to 22 June 1780. - 16 Aug 1779 - Connecticut   Marriage - 10 Feb 1785 - Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA   Death - Aft 5 May 1810 - Erie County, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth