Elizabeth Russell, GDV

Birth: 1716 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death: January, 1768 Massachusetts

Baptized: February 24, 1914 Manti Temple

Endowed: February 25, 1914 Manti Temple

Daughter of: Walter and Elizabeth Winship Russell. (Sealed to Parents: June 25, 1936 Manti Temple)

Married: Matthew Cox March 30, 1739 (Sealed: February 25, 1914 Manti Temple)

Children:

1. Elizabeth Cox b: January 20, 1740 d: January 20, 1740

2. Agnes Cox b: March 1, 1741 d:

3. Walter Cox b: December 15, 1742 d: December 26, 1742

4. Walter Cox b: September 28, 1744 d: 1832

5. Samuel Cox b: September 28, 1746 d: 1777

6. Lydia Cox b: April 4, 1747 d: 1833

7. Matthew Cox b: March 27, 1748 d:

8. William Cox b: April 8, 1750 d: July 27, 1833

9. Joseph Cox b: 1752 d: March 24, 1816

10. Phoebe Cox b: April 14, 1754 d:

11. Benjamin Cox b: March 7, 1756 d: May 25, 1795

Elizabeth was the daughter of Walter and Elizabeth Winship Russell of Cambridge. The Russell’s were a prominent family in Cambridge. Their line could be traced back to Edward III, king of England. Matthew Cox and Elizabeth were married March 30, 1739. They both joined the First Church of Cambridge. She joined April 17, 1742. Matthew fell from an apple tree and died in 1756. She continued to live in their home on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. About January 1768, Elizabeth died.