Frederick S. Russell

Brief Life History of Frederick S.

When Frederick S. Russell was born on 15 October 1842, in Hume, Allegany, New York, United States, his father, Oliver Mills Russell, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Ann Dowd, was 32. He married Florence J. Philips from 31 December 1874 to 1 January 1878. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1865. He died on 7 March 1903, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Hume, Allegany, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick S. Russell
1842–1903
Florence J. Philips
1852–1916
Marriage: from 31 December 1874 to 1 January 1878
Edith L. Russell
1875–
Florence Estella Russell
1875–1880
John Hall
1892–

Sources (8)

  • Frederick Russell, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Frederick S Russell, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • Frederick Russell, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

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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