Historical records matching Hon. Richard Russell, Esq.
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About Hon. Richard Russell, Esq.
Speaker General Court Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1654-56
Note: "Rev. John Eliot's Records of the First Church in Roxbury, Mass.," Communicated by William B. Trask, Esq., of Boston; NEHGR, July 1879, Vol. 33, Page 298: "1676, month 3, day 16. Mr. Russell* Buryed, a godly man, another gap on our Bench."
- "Hon. Richard Russell, of Charlestown, died May 14, 1676, in the 65th year of his age. He had been one of the selectmen of the town, a member of the artillery company, representative, speaker, treasurer of the colony, and Assistant."
WILL: dated 29 Mar 1674, proved 18 May 1676
IMMIGRATION: ship "St. John" 1639/40, Richard Russel and partners, Masters, Stephen Goodyear of New Haven, Owner as 26 Jan 1639/40, transporting 250 passengers to New England, (Adams, 209)
Sources
- The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, MA, 1629-1818. Thomas Bellows Wyman, Publication: Boston: 1879 pg. 829
Citations
- http://genforum.genealogy.com/russell/messages/13564.html
- Was Richard Russell of Charlestown, Mass., entitled to arms? A seal ring, upon which was engraved the arms of the Strencham Russells, said to have been brought from England by Richard Russell, the emigrant, was given to his son James, who lived in England, by his father.
- American Heraldry Society - Roll of Early American Arms - R Argent a chevron between three cross crosslets fitchy Sable
- Richard Russell RUSSELL, Richard, colonist, born in Hereford-shire, England, in 1612; died in Charlestown, Massachusetts, 14 May, 1674. He came to this country in 1640, was a representative in 1646, speaker of the house in 1648-'9, 1654, 1656, and 1658, assistant in 1659-'76, and treasurer of Massachusetts from 1644 until his death.
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Hon. Richard Russell, Esq.'s Timeline
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1611
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Hereford, Herefordshire, England (United Kingdom)
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August 16, 1637
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Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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1639
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Charlestown, Middlesex, MA, USA
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October 4, 1640
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Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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1642
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Charlestown, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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August 12, 1644
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Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1676 |
May 14, 1676
Age 65
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Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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May 14, 1676
Age 65
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Phipps Street Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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