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Russella <I>Easton</I> Anderson

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Russella Easton Anderson

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
1 Dec 1840 (aged 30–31)
Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
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Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
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Fourth daughter of Col. Rufus Easton, whom Thomas Jefferson appointed the first Postmaster and first Federal Judge of then 'Upper Louisiana Territory' in 1805. He was later elected a U.S. Congressman. His daughters were the belles of the town and courted by the most eligible young bachelors. She married Thomas L. Anderson and they had 4 sons; two lived to adulthood. Per a diary entry of her brother-in-law, George Sibley,(co-founder of Lindenwood), "Mrs. Anderson died of Pulmonary Consumption (TB) at 3 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1840, a very cold day. She left 3 little sons and her husband to mourn her death."
Fourth daughter of Col. Rufus Easton, whom Thomas Jefferson appointed the first Postmaster and first Federal Judge of then 'Upper Louisiana Territory' in 1805. He was later elected a U.S. Congressman. His daughters were the belles of the town and courted by the most eligible young bachelors. She married Thomas L. Anderson and they had 4 sons; two lived to adulthood. Per a diary entry of her brother-in-law, George Sibley,(co-founder of Lindenwood), "Mrs. Anderson died of Pulmonary Consumption (TB) at 3 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1840, a very cold day. She left 3 little sons and her husband to mourn her death."

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