William Henry
RUSSELL
(b.
9 October 1802
,
Poplar Hill, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
d.
13 October 1873
,
Washington, DC, USA
)
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William Henry RUSSELL was born 9 October 1802 in Poplar Hill, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
William Henry RUSSELL was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William Henry married Zaenett FREELAND abt. 1823 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Zaenett FREELAND was born 22 October 1805 in Clavert, Maryland, USA. Zaenett died 29 September 1880 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
William Henry RUSSELL died 13 October 1873 in Washington, DC, USA.
son of Robert Spottswood Russell and Deborah Montgomery Allen
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Zaenett FREELAND-- Date: abt. 1823 Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Children of William Henry RUSSELL and Zaenett FREELAND:
Egbert Freeland RUSSELL (b.26 August 1826, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA d. 21 October 1871, , Texas, USA)
m. Sarah L LYKINS 25 March 1850
Zaenett FREELAND-- Date: abt. 1823 Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USAChildren of William Henry RUSSELL and Zaenett FREELAND:
Egbert Freeland RUSSELL (b.26 August 1826, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA d. 21 October 1871, , Texas, USA)m. Sarah L LYKINS 25 March 1850
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1802 Birth 9 October 1802
Poplar Hill, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1826 Birth of ChildEgbert Freeland RUSSELL was born 26 August 1826, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
William Henry was 23 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1871 Death of ChildEgbert Freeland RUSSELL died 21 October 1871, , Texas, USA
William Henry was 69 years old.
1873 Death 13 October 1873
Washington, DC, USA
He died at the age of 71.
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