Rebecca Purcell

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Purcell was born about 1759, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, her father, Jonathan Pursel, was 30 and her mother, Hester, was 20. She married Jerome Agler about 1780, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1838, in Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Jerome Agler
1760–1850
Rebecca Purcell
1759–1838
Marriage: about 1780
Jonathan Agler
1784–1857
Katharine Agler
1786–
William Agler
1787–1890
Nancy Agler
1794–1877
Conrad Agler
1804–
Peter Agler
1812–
Ruth Agler
1814–1880
Hester Ann Persley Agler
1791–1862
Mary Agler
1799–1880
Daniel Harvey Agler
1802–1887
Jerome B Agler
1806–1885
Elizabeth Agler
1808–1880

Sources (2)

  • Will of Jonathan Pursel, Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994
  • Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Pursley or Pursel -

World Events (8)

1775

During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English, Welsh, and Irish (of Norman origin): from Old French pourcel ‘little pig’ (from Latin porcellus, a diminutive of porcus ‘pig’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd, or a nickname, perhaps denoting someone thought to resemble a pig. This surname is common in Ireland, having become established there in the 12th century. There may sometimes be confusion with Pearsall .

English: habitational name from Purshull in Elmbridge, Worcestershire. The placename derives from an uncertain first element + Old English hyll ‘hill’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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