Mary Polly Russell

Brief Life History of Mary Polly

When Mary Polly Russell was born on 26 October 1800, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States, her father, Winslow Russell, was 25 and her mother, Rachel Cronkhite, was 28. She married Silas Moon before 1820, in Summit, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Northampton Township, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1894, in Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Silas Moon
1802–1888
Mary Polly Russell
1800–1894
William Moon
1824–1904
Lucinda Moon
1825–1902
Horace Greely Moon
1829–1913
Abijah Moon
1830–
Julia Ann Moon
1834–1896
George Henry Moon
1835–1914
Samuel Moon
1839–1918
Adelbert Delbert Moon
1843–1894
Mary Helen Moon
1847–1919

Sources (9)

  • Polly Moore in household of Silas Moon, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Moon, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Russell in entry for Horace G Moon, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish: of Norman origin, from Old French and Anglo-Norman French r(o)ussel, a diminutive of Old French rous(e) ‘red, reddish’, used either as a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, or as a personal name. Compare Rouse . This Norman name has been established in Ireland since the 12th century. It has been reinforced in Britain and Ireland by Huguenot bearers of the name Roussel, of the same Old French origin.

English: habitational name from any of several places called Rushall (Norfolk, Staffordshire, Wiltshire) or possibly sometimes from Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent). Rushall in Staffordshire derives from Old English rysc ‘rush, rushes’ + halh ‘nook, corner of land’. Rushall in Norfolk derives from an uncertain first element + Old English halh. Rushall in Wiltshire derives from an Old English personal name Rust (genitive Rustes) + halh. Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent) probably derives from Old English rust ‘rust, rust color’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’, but with a change in the final element due to influence from Middle English, Old English hall ‘hall, residence’, perhaps referring to a nearby building.

Americanized form of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of various personal names formed with the element hrōd ‘fame, renown’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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