Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Purcell was born on 19 January 1815, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, her father, John Purcell, was 46 and her mother, Mary Haughawout, was 44. She died on 28 August 1859, in Greenwich Township, Warren, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 44.
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Parents and Siblings
1768–1850 Male
1771–1857 Female
Siblings (14)
1788–1854 Male
1789–1858 Female
1791–1870 Male
1793–1860 Male
1795–1860 Male
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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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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