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James Russell 1720 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT. 1720

Birth Location: ,Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware

Death Date: ABT 1795

Death Location: New Castle, Delaware

Father: James Russell

Mother: Sarah Brickley

Spouse(s): Margaret Kerr

Children(s): Isabella Russell

In 1720, James Russell entered the world in ,Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, born to James Russell and Sarah Purslee Brickley. Years later, James Russell married Margaret Kerr, and the couple became parents to Isabella Russell. James Russell died in 1795 in New Castle, Delaware.

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Parents

James Russell
1700 – 1771
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sarah Brickley
1698 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Kerr
– 1798
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Isabella Russell
1787 – 1860
Birth Location: White Clay Creek Hundred New Castle County Delaware
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT. 1720
    Event Place: ,Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: ABT 1795
    Event Place: New Castle, Delaware
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