Individual Details

John Roads Russell

(23 Nov 1755 - 24 Nov 1817)

'When it came time for Washington himself to be ferried, Marbleheaders leaped to command the craft in which he crossed. William Blackler, a captain in Glover's regiment, proudly asserted after the war that he had won this post of honor, having served on several patriot committees with Glover, the thirty-six-year-old mariner had both the background and training to be entrusted with so important a task. Blackler's boast was borne out by John Roads Russell, another Marbleheader and a private in Glover's regiment, who claimed he rowed the boat with the general and captain aboard.'

Events

Baptism2 Nov 1755Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Birth23 Nov 1755Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage16 Jun 1778Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - Lois Hooper
Marriage14 Jun 1801Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - Elizabeth Mugford
Death24 Nov 1817Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
BurialMarblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Title (Nobility)Captain

Families

SpouseLois Hooper (1759 - 1800)
ChildJohn Russell (1778 - )
ChildJohn Russell 3d (1779 - 1823)
ChildLouis Russell (1782 - 1783)
ChildMeriam Russell (1783 - )
ChildSamuel Hooper Russell (1784 - )
ChildLois Russell (1785 - )
ChildMary Russell (1788 - )
ChildLewis Russell (1791 - 1791)
ChildLewis Russell (1793 - )
ChildWilliam Russell (1794 - )
ChildJoseph Hooper Russell (1800 - 1801)
SpouseElizabeth Mugford ( - )
ChildElizabeth Trevett Russell (1795 - 1882)
FatherJohn Russell (1728 - 1811)
MotherMiriam Oliver Roads (1737 - 1817)
SiblingTabitha Rhoades Russell (1752 - 1814)
SiblingMeriam Russell (1754 - 1796)
SiblingMiriam Power (1755 - 1796)
SiblingMary Russell (1757 - )
SiblingMary Russell (1762 - )
SiblingLewis Russell (1763 - )
SiblingWilliam Russell (1765 - 1838)
SiblingElizabeth Russell (1767 - )
SiblingSamuel Russell (1768 - 1839)

Endnotes

1. Compiler: Abby A. Lewis (1834 - 1922), 'Louis Russell History ', Version: handwritten book of descendants of Louis Russell and Mary Savage (n.p: Marblehead Historical Society, n.d).

2. Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to about 1850, Volume: Electronic Edition (n.p: Search & ReSearch Publishing Corp., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, 1998, n.d), 447.

3. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Volume: 225.

5. Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to about 1850, Volume: Electronic Edition (n.p: Search & ReSearch Publishing Corp., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, 1998, n.d), Marblehead 2:374.

6. Compiler: Abby A. Lewis (1834 - 1922), 'Louis Russell History ', Version: handwritten book of descendants of Louis Russell and Mary Savage (n.p: Marblehead Historical Society, n.d).

7. Compiler: Abby A. Lewis (1834 - 1922), 'Louis Russell History ', Version: handwritten book of descendants of Louis Russell and Mary Savage (n.p: Marblehead Historical Society, n.d).

8. Compiler: Abby A. Lewis (1834 - 1922), 'Louis Russell History ', Version: handwritten book of descendants of Louis Russell and Mary Savage (n.p: Marblehead Historical Society, n.d).

9. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

10. Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Volume: 225.

11. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).