Brief Life History of William
When William Parnell was born about 1827, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, Edward Ned Parnell, was 45 and his mother, Sophia Maria Koch, was 48. He died in 1873, at the age of 47.
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Parents and Siblings
1783–1830 Male
1780–1850 Female
Siblings (1)
1827–1873 Male
World Events (7)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 3
1830 · Trail of Tears
Age 3
1846
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English female personal name Pernel, Parnell (Old French Peronel(le)) from Latin Petronilla, a feminine pet form of the Latin personal name Petronius. Petronilla was the name of a supposed early Christian saint and martyr. This surname was also brought to Ireland from Cheshire in the 17th century, by a family who had been supporters of Cromwell's Parliamentarians during the English Civil War. Charles Stewart Parnell, who founded the Irish Parliamentary Party in 1882, was a descendant of this family. See also Pennell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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