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On Saturday and Sunday June 12th-13th at 11:30 to 2pm there was an open house for people to see the grand opening of the renovated Russell Chapel:
History of the Chapel:
Few are aware that, in 1867, Middletown s Frances Russell donated the Gothic Revival Chapel in memory of her late husband Samuel Russell. Samuel Russell was an American Entrepreneur and Trader who founded Russell & Company in Canton, China. While he was in China, Samuel s first wife Mary died, leaving their sons, George and John Russell. Mary s sister, Frances Osborne, cared for the children for several years until their father s return. When he returned to Middletown, Samuel married Frances. Later, the family increased when Samuel and Frances were blessed with a son, Samuel Wadsworth Russell.
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