Residence of Rev Samuel Russell Branford Connecticut

Samuel Russell (4 November 1660 – 24 June 1731) was one of the founders of

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. He was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, the second son of Rev. John Russell and Rebecca Newberry Russell. He graduated from

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in 1681 and was

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while teaching at Hadley, Massachusetts. On 12 September 1687, he was elected pastor of the church at

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where he officiated for the remainder of his life. The founders of

met in his study in Branford to contribute their books to the founding of the University. The doors of the Samuel Russell house in Branford are preserved in the 1742 Room of

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