Mary Ann Wilson

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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Family Time Line

Peter Purcel
1796–1875
Mary Ann Wilson
1799–1876
Marriage: 5 September 1816
Lefford H. Pursel
1818–1891
John Pursel
1822–
Dr. Isaac Pursel
1823–
Dr. Peter H. Pursel
1827–
Margaret Pursel
1834–
Sophia Pursell
1820–1907
Hettie H. Pursel
1826–1902
William Pursel
1829–
Mary Pursel
1830–1907
Daniel Pursel
1842–

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"

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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