Benjamin RUSSELL

1792 - 1814  (22 years)

• Name	Benjamin RUSSELL
  Born	1792	Waterboro, York Co, ME
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B9EBB5D2083E40D3916D831E96A259D286C7
  Died	31 Aug 1814	Plattsburgh, Clinton Co. NY
  Notes	Military records give an approximate birth date for son Benjamin, who died August 30, 1814,in consequence of sickness,in Plattsburg, New York at the age of 20. Sources: Early Families of Shapleigh and Acton, ME by Fred R. Boyle Eaton, P. and Boyle, F.R. The American Genealogist Vol 79(2004), p. 149. A soldier in the War of 1812, he is listed as a carpenter of Waterborough. Benjamin served as a private in Captain Densmore's Company in the 33rd Regiment of the United States Infantry. His son, also called Benjamin, was born two weeks after his death, 11 Sept 1814. His widow, Eunice Warren Russell, and two children lived with her parents, Aaron and Kezia Warren. Aaron applied for a Revolutionary War pension in 1818 (No. 10, 433) in which he noted his daughter, Eunice Russell, age 26, whose husband was killed in the late war, granddaughter Rosamond, age 7, and grandson Benjamin, age 5. Title: Maine Pensioners page 177 County York Name: Benjamin Russell Rank: Private Description of service: 33rd regiment infantry Time of decease: 30 Aug 1814 Names of Heirs: Benjamin and Rosamond Russell (his children) Placed on pension roll: 21 Aug 1817 Commencement of Pension: 17 Feb 1815 Ending of Pension: 17 Feb 1820; Sums Received: 240 00. Bladensburg, 17 - 29 August 1814. After the surrender of Napoleon the British dispatched Maj. Gen. Robert Ross from France on 27 June 1814 with 4,000 veterans to raid key points on the American coast. Ross landed at the mouth of the Patuxent River in Maryland with Washington as his objective on 19 August and marched as far as Upper Marlboro (22 August) without meeting resistance. Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. William Winder, in command of the Potomac District, had assembled a mixed force of about 5,000 men near Bladensburg, including militia, regulars, and some 400 sailors from Commodore Joshua Barney's gunboat flotilla, which had been destroyed to avoid capture by the British fleet. In spite of a considerable advantage in numbers and position, the Americans were easily routed by Ross' force. British losses were about 249 killed and wounded; the Americans lost about 100 killed and wounded, and 100 captured. British detachments entered the city and burned the Capitol and other public buildings (24-25 August) in what was later announced as retaliation for the American destruction at York.
  Person ID	I6968	Master File
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph RUSSELL, Jr.,   b. Abt 1755, Waterboro, York Co, ME ,   d. 2 Sep 1826, Alfred, York Co., ME  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Aphia MOODY,   b. Abt 1757, Brentwood, Rockingham Co., NH ,   d. 12 May 1847, Alfred, York Co., ME  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	14 May 1776	First Parish Church, Kennebunk, York Co., ME
  Family ID	F4516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eunice WARREN,   b. 16 Jun 1794, Shapleigh, York Co. ME ,   d. 08 Apr 1862, Shapleigh, York Co. ME  (Age 67 years)
  Married	4 May 1812	Waterboro, York Co, ME
  Children	+ 1. Rosamond RUSSELL,   b. 21 Oct 1812, Shapleigh, York Co. ME ,   d. 28 Mar 1892, Shapleigh, York Co. ME  (Age 79 years) + 2. Benjamin Franklin RUSSELL, Jr.,   b. 11 Sep 1814, Shapleigh, York Co. ME ,   d. 2 Oct 1890, Danvers, Essex Co. MA  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F4917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart