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Alexander Richardson Russell 1721 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1721

Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: ABT 10 DEC 1771

Death Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA

Father: Alexander Russell

Mother: Catherine Skene

Spouse(s): Jane Wright

Children(s): Margaret Russell, Eleanor Russell, James Russell, Alexander Russell, Elizabeth Russell, Jane Russell, James Russell

Born in 1721 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, Alexander Richardson Russell was the child of Alexander Russell and Catherine Skene. In time, Alexander Richardson Russell married Jane Wright, and they raised a family that included Margaret Russell, Eleanor Russell, James Russell, Alexander Russell, Elizabeth Russell, Jane Russell and James S Russell. Alexander Richardson Russell died in Orange, North Carolina, USA in 1771.

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Parents

Alexander Russell
1697 – 1732
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
AR
Catherine Skene
1695 – 1765
Birth Location: , , Scotland
CS

Spouses(s)

Jane Wright
1732 – 1815
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
JW

Children(s)

Margaret Russell
1762 – 1845
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
MR
Eleanor Russell
1764 – 1855
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
ER
James Russell
1767 – 1829
Birth Location: –
JR
Alexander Russell
1767 – 1818
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
AR
Elizabeth Russell
1769 –
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
ER
Jane Russell
1770 – 1857
Birth Location: York, York, South Carolina, United States
JR
James Russell
1774 – 1829
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
JR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 08 Jan 1720
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Jan 1721
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Dec 1771
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: ABT 10 DEC 1771
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
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