Rebecca Purcell

about 1759–1838 (Age 79)
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary of Rebecca

When Rebecca Purcell was born about 1759, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, her father, Jonathan Purcell, was 38 and her mother, Hester Moon, was 27. She married Jerome Agler about 1780, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1838, in Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79.

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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–
John Agler
1810–
Peter Agler
1812–
Ruth Agler
1814–1880
Hester Pursley Agler
1791–1862
Mary Agler
1799–1880
Daniel Harvey Agler
1801–1887
Jerome B Agler
1806–1885
Elizabeth Agler
1808–1880

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1780New Jersey, United States
    • Children

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1775
    Age 16
    "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
    Age 17
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1780
    Age 21
    "Sometimes referred to as the ""forgotten victory"", the Battle of Springfield was one of the last major battles fought in the north during the Revolutionary War. The British defeat effectively ended their ambitions to reclaim New Jersey. Washington praised the New Jersey Militia for their universal effort and great spirit"

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Pearsall
    Parcel
    Parsell
    Parsells
    Persell
    Purtell
    Procell
    Pursell
    Purtle
    Parcell
    Purtill
    Parcells
    Percell

    Sources (1)

    • Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Pursley or Pursel -

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