1799 - 1875

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• Birth	20 Apr 1799	Norwich, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aug 1875	Grenola, Kansas
  DEAT	1 Aug 1875	Grenola, Kansas   [1]
  Buried	Grenola, Kansas   [1]
  Person ID	I110685	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	07 Sep 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Henry STANTON, b. 1756, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Mother	Martha DAVIS
  Family ID	F22925	Group Sheet
  Family	Lucy Case NORTHWAY, b. 29 Jan 1809
  Married	20 Mar 1841	Caton, Steuben County, Ny   [1]
  Children	> 1. Francis Russell STANTON, b. 8 Feb 1843, Caton, Steuben County, New York   2. Martha T. Stanton aka Mattie STAUNTON, b. 16 Nov 1844   3. Lucy A. STANTON, b. 21 Nov 1846   4. Mary E. STANTON, b. 13 Jun 1851
  Family ID	F46422	Group Sheet

• Notes

  [Stanton2.GED] RUSSELL STANTON (1799-1875) Russell Stanton, sixth child of Henry and Martha (Davis) Stanton was born in Norwich, Connecticut, April 20, 1799. Russell married Lucy C. Northway in 1841 in Caton, New York. Lucy was born in Vermont, in 1809. Their oldest child, Francis Russell Stanton, was born in Caton, New York, February 8, 1843. Russell and Lucy moved to Illinois between February, 1843, (Francis' birth) and November, 1844 (daughter Martha's birth). Their three daughters Martha, Lucy and Mary were all born in Illinois between November, 1844, and June, 1851. (Stanton Genealogy) The family was still living in Kane County, Illinois, in 1860 Federal census, 1860). It was here that Francis enlisted in the 8th Illinois Cavalry on September 12, 1861 (Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, 1901). In the 1860 census, Russell listed his occupation as "farmer". In the Stanton Genealogy, he is described as "a baptist, a farmer, a Whig, and a Republican." He died in August, 1875. His wife, Lucy, was still living in 1891 (Stanton Genealogy).

• Sources

  [S2309] Stanton Genealogy. Date of Import: Feb 18, 2001