Jacob Pursel

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Pursel was born on 21 December 1804, in Alexandria, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, John Pursel, was 36 and his mother, Mary Haughawout, was 33. He married Mary Cole on 7 October 1826, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died after 1880, in Hopewell, Marshall, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Pursel
1804–1880
Mary Cole
1806–1893
Marriage: 7 October 1826
Andrew John Purcel
1826–1906
Robert Pursel
1843–
Lewis Pursel
1846–
Andrew Jonathen Pursel
1827–1878
Rebecca Pursell
1830–
Peter H Pursel
1831–1909
Selenda Valeria Purcell
1833–1899
Emma Pursel
1835–
George C. Pursel
1840–1908
Jane Purcel
1843–

Sources (14)

  • Jacob Purcell, "Illinois State Census, 1865"
  • Jacob Pursel, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Jacob Pursel -

World Events (2)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1983

Historical Boundaries: 1983, Marshall, Illinois, United States

Name Meaning

Variant of Pursell .

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

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