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Stephen Russell

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Stephen Russell

Birth
Death
23 May 1783 (aged 29)
Burial
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.1033078, Longitude: -72.573077
Plot
Willow Avenue 1-65
Memorial ID
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Stephen was the son of Ellis RUSSELL and Jane Catherine WOLCOTT
Stephen was the son of Ellis RUSSELL and Jane Catherine WOLCOTT

Inscription

In memory of
2 sons of
Mr. Ellis Russell
Who were both
Drowned together
May 23, 1783 (Viz)
Mr. Stephen Russell in
ye 31 Year of his Age
& Archelaus in ye 13
Year of his Age.

"Reader beware
& Venture not too far
to save one drowning,
lest my fate you share.
The second time I
ventur'd in to save
a brother drowning,
brought me to my grave."

Gravesite Details

Cause of death was drowning



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