Almond Russ

Male3 December 1809–11 November 1887

Brief Life History of Almond

When Almond Russ was born on 3 December 1809, in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, Niel Russ, was 51 and his mother, Rebecca Tracey, was 43. He married Betsey Whitney on 27 January 1827, in Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Wolcott, Lamoille, Vermont, United States for about 20 years and Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont, United States in 1880. He died on 11 November 1887, in Morristown, Lamoille, Vermont, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Almond Russ
1809–1887
Betsey Whitney
1801–1890
Marriage: 27 January 1827
Laura Rust
1829–1832
William Russ
1830–
Infant Rust
–
Marie Rust
1833–1837
Albert E Russ
1836–1901
William W B Russ
1839–1866

Sources (16)

  • Alman Russ, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Russ, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Almon Russ, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 January 1827Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1812

    Age 3

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1812 · War of 1812

    Age 3

    Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 21

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Rouse .

    German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hrōd ‘renown’, for example Rudolf.

    German (of Slavic origin): from Old Slavic rusъ ‘reddish’, used as a nickname (compare 6 below and Rus ).

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

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