When Peter Pursel was born on 26 February 1781, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Jonathan Purcell, was 59 and his mother, Hester Moon, was 49. He married Rachel Miller about 1821. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died on 12 August 1867, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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1781–1867 Male
1787–1854 Female
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1814–1879 Male
1823–1897 Female
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Variant of Pursell .
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