Abigail S Russell

Brief Life History of Abigail S

Abigail S Russell was born on 3 February 1780, in Sussex, Delaware, United States as the daughter of Levi Russell and Shealea. She married James S Deputy in 1807, in Sussex, Delaware, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 3 November 1864, in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Deputy Cemetery, Lincoln, Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Family Time Line

James S Deputy
1775–1830
Abigail S Russell
1780–1864
Marriage: 1807
Elizabeth Deputy
1795–1872
John R Deputy
1808–
Mary Deputy
1812–
Daniel Deputy
1813–1863
Sarah A Deputy
1819–1895
Elizabeth Maude Deputy
1820–1905
Nathaniel Deputy
1820–1864

Sources (12)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Abigail Russell - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Abigail Clendaniel
  • Abigail Russell Deputy, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Abigail in entry for Elias T Bennett, "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974"

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1787

Delaware was the first state to ratify the federal Constitution -- December 7, 1787, becoming the first state in the Union

1802 · DuPont Gunpowder Mill Established

in 1802, Eleuth�re Ir�n�� du Pont established the DuPont gun mill. It was the largest maker of explosive black powder. It was located along the Brandywine River near Wilmington.

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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