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Margaret A. <I>Corrigan</I> Russell

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Margaret A. Corrigan Russell

Birth
County Sligo, Ireland
Death
27 Jan 1898 (aged 72–73)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 27, n half Lot 215 (No marker found 2014)
Memorial ID
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Margaret Corrigan Russell was the daughter of Patrick Corrigan, Sr. and Rose Folun and the wife of Reuben W. Russell. Margaret, along with her brother James, emigrated from Ireland to America in 1844. Her father, Patrick, Sr., and brother, Patrick, Jr., followed them to America two years later. The two siblings, Margaret and James, married two siblings, Reuben and Leath, from the John Russell family. According to the 1880 census Margaret was unable to read or write.
From Detroit News, Jan. 29 and 30, 1898:
"RUSSELL, Jan. 27, at her late residence, 279 Fifth street, Margaret A., a relict of the late Reuben W. Russell, and mother of William, George H., Reuben J., Simon, Frank H. and Albert B. Russell. Funeral from residence..."

Children (in addition to those listed in familylinks below):
Rosalie Russell, 1852-d.y.

Source: "Descendants of Patrick Corrigan," by Jeanne R. Stanis.

Gravestone is missing.

Margaret Corrigan Russell was the daughter of Patrick Corrigan, Sr. and Rose Folun and the wife of Reuben W. Russell. Margaret, along with her brother James, emigrated from Ireland to America in 1844. Her father, Patrick, Sr., and brother, Patrick, Jr., followed them to America two years later. The two siblings, Margaret and James, married two siblings, Reuben and Leath, from the John Russell family. According to the 1880 census Margaret was unable to read or write.
From Detroit News, Jan. 29 and 30, 1898:
"RUSSELL, Jan. 27, at her late residence, 279 Fifth street, Margaret A., a relict of the late Reuben W. Russell, and mother of William, George H., Reuben J., Simon, Frank H. and Albert B. Russell. Funeral from residence..."

Children (in addition to those listed in familylinks below):
Rosalie Russell, 1852-d.y.

Source: "Descendants of Patrick Corrigan," by Jeanne R. Stanis.

Gravestone is missing.



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  • Added: Jan 9, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32798790/margaret_a-russell: accessed ), memorial page for Margaret A. Corrigan Russell (1825–27 Jan 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32798790, citing Mount Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by GWC (contributor 46861802).