Brief Life History of Mary Ann
Mary Ann Wilson was born on 4 July 1799, in New Jersey, United States. She married Peter Purcel on 5 September 1816, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 25 October 1876, in Greenwich Township, Warren, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Greenwich Township, Warren, New Jersey, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Ann Pursel in household of Peter Pursel, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Ann Robbins, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Ann Wilson Pursell, "Find a Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1804
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had been political enemies with intense personal differences for quite some time. Burr accused Hamilton of publicly disparaging his character during the elections of 1800 and 1804. On the morning of July 11, the two politicians went to Weehawken, New Jersey to resolve the disputes with an official duel. Both men were armed with a pistol. Hamilton missed, but Burr's shot fatally wounded Hamilton, who would die by the following day. The duel custom had been outlawed in New York by 1804, resulting in Burr fleeing the state due to an arrest warrant. He would later be accused of treason, but ultimately be acquitted.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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