George W. RUSSELL, for many years a well known carriage builder and prominent citizen of Worcester, was born in Carlisle, Mass., Aug. 9, 1809. He was the son of James, third, and Mary (BUTLER) RUSSELL.
The founder of the family in America was William RUSSELL, son of Robert, who settled in Cambridge in 1640. He was both a farmer and a carpenter, as the following, taken presumably from an old record shows: "He cultivated his farm, while at the same time he builded the houses of his neighbors, and was held in honor by his neighbors. Before leaving England he was married to MARTHA, possibly DAVIES, They had 10 children, two of whom, Martha and Joseph, they brought with them. The fact of the baptism of these children, on record, speaks as to the religious character of the parents. James RUSSELL, third, lived in Carlisle, Mass. He carried on the homestead farm, which was occupied by the RUSSELL'S for more than 150 years. The house he lived in is still standing and in habitable repair.
Mrs. Mary (BUTLER) RUSSELL was born in Billerica, Mass. She was the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier who was numbered among the killed, and a granddaughter of Joseph BUTLER, of Concord, who was Captain of 84 men at Bunker Hill, among them his 2 sons.
George W. RUSSELL attended school in his native town until 16 years of age, when he went to Concord and was apprenticed at the
carriage-maker's trade. After mastering his trade he went to Amherst, where he worked at it for a while as a journeyman. Coming to Worcester in 1837, he formed a partnership with Mr. Albert TOLMAN, a former fellow apprentice. TOLMAN & RUSSELL, carriage builders, located on Exchange Street opposite Waldo, soon secured the best class of patronage in this region. The firm was noted for prompt and honorable business methods and for the superior workmanship of its carriages. It became in time the leading concern of its kind in the county and was obliged to enlarge its shops and ware-rooms to meet the increasing demands of its trade. Mr. RUSSELL deserves his full share of credit for these satisfactory results. He and his partner worked together in perfect unity, and each had the utmost confidence in the other. After some years of successful co-partnership Mr. RUSSELL bought out Mr. TOLMAN'S interest, and the firm became G.W. RUSSELL & Sons. About 1889 he passed over the management of the business to his sons, though he still continued as practically its head until his death in Jan. 21, 1893.
MR. RUSSELL was warmly interested in all public affairs of the city, and filled various times the offices of Alderman, member of the School
Board, and Representative to the legislature. He never cared for public office, and never sought for it, but accepted these responsibilities as a part of his duties as a citizen. Modest and unostentatious, he exerted a definite and beneficent influence, his many fine personal qualities endearing him to his business associates and winning for him the esteem and goodwill of the community in which he lived.
Mr. RUSSELL was 3 times married; his last wife being before her marriage Lydia Bigelow (Baker) WAITE.
His children (who survived to adulthood) were as follows: by the (1st)
(to SUSAN MARIA FAULKNER of Acton) marriage, James S., of Springfield, Mass. and Francis F., now deceased; by the (2nd) (to CATHERINE EMILY SMITH of Acton) marriage, Herbert J., who is the present manager of the carriage manufactory at Worcester, and Edward S., who resides in Chicago, ILL. Mr. RUSSELL was one of the trustees of the Worcester Public Library. He was a public spirited citizen and in every way loyal to his country. He took a warm interest in the temperance movement. For many years he was a member of the Central Congregational Church, of which he served as a Deacon. He rendered great assistance to the society at the time of the building of the new house of worship.
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Burial section: Section 22, Lot 635, grave 10.
The founder of the family in America was William RUSSELL, son of Robert, who settled in Cambridge in 1640. He was both a farmer and a carpenter, as the following, taken presumably from an old record shows: "He cultivated his farm, while at the same time he builded the houses of his neighbors, and was held in honor by his neighbors. Before leaving England he was married to MARTHA, possibly DAVIES, They had 10 children, two of whom, Martha and Joseph, they brought with them. The fact of the baptism of these children, on record, speaks as to the religious character of the parents. James RUSSELL, third, lived in Carlisle, Mass. He carried on the homestead farm, which was occupied by the RUSSELL'S for more than 150 years. The house he lived in is still standing and in habitable repair.
Mrs. Mary (BUTLER) RUSSELL was born in Billerica, Mass. She was the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier who was numbered among the killed, and a granddaughter of Joseph BUTLER, of Concord, who was Captain of 84 men at Bunker Hill, among them his 2 sons.
George W. RUSSELL attended school in his native town until 16 years of age, when he went to Concord and was apprenticed at the
carriage-maker's trade. After mastering his trade he went to Amherst, where he worked at it for a while as a journeyman. Coming to Worcester in 1837, he formed a partnership with Mr. Albert TOLMAN, a former fellow apprentice. TOLMAN & RUSSELL, carriage builders, located on Exchange Street opposite Waldo, soon secured the best class of patronage in this region. The firm was noted for prompt and honorable business methods and for the superior workmanship of its carriages. It became in time the leading concern of its kind in the county and was obliged to enlarge its shops and ware-rooms to meet the increasing demands of its trade. Mr. RUSSELL deserves his full share of credit for these satisfactory results. He and his partner worked together in perfect unity, and each had the utmost confidence in the other. After some years of successful co-partnership Mr. RUSSELL bought out Mr. TOLMAN'S interest, and the firm became G.W. RUSSELL & Sons. About 1889 he passed over the management of the business to his sons, though he still continued as practically its head until his death in Jan. 21, 1893.
MR. RUSSELL was warmly interested in all public affairs of the city, and filled various times the offices of Alderman, member of the School
Board, and Representative to the legislature. He never cared for public office, and never sought for it, but accepted these responsibilities as a part of his duties as a citizen. Modest and unostentatious, he exerted a definite and beneficent influence, his many fine personal qualities endearing him to his business associates and winning for him the esteem and goodwill of the community in which he lived.
Mr. RUSSELL was 3 times married; his last wife being before her marriage Lydia Bigelow (Baker) WAITE.
His children (who survived to adulthood) were as follows: by the (1st)
(to SUSAN MARIA FAULKNER of Acton) marriage, James S., of Springfield, Mass. and Francis F., now deceased; by the (2nd) (to CATHERINE EMILY SMITH of Acton) marriage, Herbert J., who is the present manager of the carriage manufactory at Worcester, and Edward S., who resides in Chicago, ILL. Mr. RUSSELL was one of the trustees of the Worcester Public Library. He was a public spirited citizen and in every way loyal to his country. He took a warm interest in the temperance movement. For many years he was a member of the Central Congregational Church, of which he served as a Deacon. He rendered great assistance to the society at the time of the building of the new house of worship.
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Burial section: Section 22, Lot 635, grave 10.
George W. RUSSELL, for many years a well known carriage builder and prominent citizen of Worcester, was born in Carlisle, Mass., Aug. 9, 1809. He was the son of James, third, and Mary (BUTLER) RUSSELL.
The founder of the family in America was William RUSSELL, son of Robert, who settled in Cambridge in 1640. He was both a farmer and a carpenter, as the following, taken presumably from an old record shows: "He cultivated his farm, while at the same time he builded the houses of his neighbors, and was held in honor by his neighbors. Before leaving England he was married to MARTHA, possibly DAVIES, They had 10 children, two of whom, Martha and Joseph, they brought with them. The fact of the baptism of these children, on record, speaks as to the religious character of the parents. James RUSSELL, third, lived in Carlisle, Mass. He carried on the homestead farm, which was occupied by the RUSSELL'S for more than 150 years. The house he lived in is still standing and in habitable repair.
Mrs. Mary (BUTLER) RUSSELL was born in Billerica, Mass. She was the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier who was numbered among the killed, and a granddaughter of Joseph BUTLER, of Concord, who was Captain of 84 men at Bunker Hill, among them his 2 sons.
George W. RUSSELL attended school in his native town until 16 years of age, when he went to Concord and was apprenticed at the
carriage-maker's trade. After mastering his trade he went to Amherst, where he worked at it for a while as a journeyman. Coming to Worcester in 1837, he formed a partnership with Mr. Albert TOLMAN, a former fellow apprentice. TOLMAN & RUSSELL, carriage builders, located on Exchange Street opposite Waldo, soon secured the best class of patronage in this region. The firm was noted for prompt and honorable business methods and for the superior workmanship of its carriages. It became in time the leading concern of its kind in the county and was obliged to enlarge its shops and ware-rooms to meet the increasing demands of its trade. Mr. RUSSELL deserves his full share of credit for these satisfactory results. He and his partner worked together in perfect unity, and each had the utmost confidence in the other. After some years of successful co-partnership Mr. RUSSELL bought out Mr. TOLMAN'S interest, and the firm became G.W. RUSSELL & Sons. About 1889 he passed over the management of the business to his sons, though he still continued as practically its head until his death in Jan. 21, 1893.
MR. RUSSELL was warmly interested in all public affairs of the city, and filled various times the offices of Alderman, member of the School
Board, and Representative to the legislature. He never cared for public office, and never sought for it, but accepted these responsibilities as a part of his duties as a citizen. Modest and unostentatious, he exerted a definite and beneficent influence, his many fine personal qualities endearing him to his business associates and winning for him the esteem and goodwill of the community in which he lived.
Mr. RUSSELL was 3 times married; his last wife being before her marriage Lydia Bigelow (Baker) WAITE.
His children (who survived to adulthood) were as follows: by the (1st)
(to SUSAN MARIA FAULKNER of Acton) marriage, James S., of Springfield, Mass. and Francis F., now deceased; by the (2nd) (to CATHERINE EMILY SMITH of Acton) marriage, Herbert J., who is the present manager of the carriage manufactory at Worcester, and Edward S., who resides in Chicago, ILL. Mr. RUSSELL was one of the trustees of the Worcester Public Library. He was a public spirited citizen and in every way loyal to his country. He took a warm interest in the temperance movement. For many years he was a member of the Central Congregational Church, of which he served as a Deacon. He rendered great assistance to the society at the time of the building of the new house of worship.
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To see more about the ancestry of GEORGE WASHINGTON RUSSELL see the website listed below:
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http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surname=A
Burial section: Section 22, Lot 635, grave 10.
The founder of the family in America was William RUSSELL, son of Robert, who settled in Cambridge in 1640. He was both a farmer and a carpenter, as the following, taken presumably from an old record shows: "He cultivated his farm, while at the same time he builded the houses of his neighbors, and was held in honor by his neighbors. Before leaving England he was married to MARTHA, possibly DAVIES, They had 10 children, two of whom, Martha and Joseph, they brought with them. The fact of the baptism of these children, on record, speaks as to the religious character of the parents. James RUSSELL, third, lived in Carlisle, Mass. He carried on the homestead farm, which was occupied by the RUSSELL'S for more than 150 years. The house he lived in is still standing and in habitable repair.
Mrs. Mary (BUTLER) RUSSELL was born in Billerica, Mass. She was the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier who was numbered among the killed, and a granddaughter of Joseph BUTLER, of Concord, who was Captain of 84 men at Bunker Hill, among them his 2 sons.
George W. RUSSELL attended school in his native town until 16 years of age, when he went to Concord and was apprenticed at the
carriage-maker's trade. After mastering his trade he went to Amherst, where he worked at it for a while as a journeyman. Coming to Worcester in 1837, he formed a partnership with Mr. Albert TOLMAN, a former fellow apprentice. TOLMAN & RUSSELL, carriage builders, located on Exchange Street opposite Waldo, soon secured the best class of patronage in this region. The firm was noted for prompt and honorable business methods and for the superior workmanship of its carriages. It became in time the leading concern of its kind in the county and was obliged to enlarge its shops and ware-rooms to meet the increasing demands of its trade. Mr. RUSSELL deserves his full share of credit for these satisfactory results. He and his partner worked together in perfect unity, and each had the utmost confidence in the other. After some years of successful co-partnership Mr. RUSSELL bought out Mr. TOLMAN'S interest, and the firm became G.W. RUSSELL & Sons. About 1889 he passed over the management of the business to his sons, though he still continued as practically its head until his death in Jan. 21, 1893.
MR. RUSSELL was warmly interested in all public affairs of the city, and filled various times the offices of Alderman, member of the School
Board, and Representative to the legislature. He never cared for public office, and never sought for it, but accepted these responsibilities as a part of his duties as a citizen. Modest and unostentatious, he exerted a definite and beneficent influence, his many fine personal qualities endearing him to his business associates and winning for him the esteem and goodwill of the community in which he lived.
Mr. RUSSELL was 3 times married; his last wife being before her marriage Lydia Bigelow (Baker) WAITE.
His children (who survived to adulthood) were as follows: by the (1st)
(to SUSAN MARIA FAULKNER of Acton) marriage, James S., of Springfield, Mass. and Francis F., now deceased; by the (2nd) (to CATHERINE EMILY SMITH of Acton) marriage, Herbert J., who is the present manager of the carriage manufactory at Worcester, and Edward S., who resides in Chicago, ILL. Mr. RUSSELL was one of the trustees of the Worcester Public Library. He was a public spirited citizen and in every way loyal to his country. He took a warm interest in the temperance movement. For many years he was a member of the Central Congregational Church, of which he served as a Deacon. He rendered great assistance to the society at the time of the building of the new house of worship.
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To see more about the ancestry of GEORGE WASHINGTON RUSSELL see the website listed below:
website:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surname=A
Burial section: Section 22, Lot 635, grave 10.
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