Brief Life History of Leah
When Leah Purcell was born on 10 December 1789, in Alexandria, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, John Pursel, was 21 and her mother, Mary Haughawout, was 18. She married William Carfrey about 1821, in Warren Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 24 June 1858, in Greenwich Township, Warren, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Stewartsville, Warren, New Jersey, United States.
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- Lias Carfrey in household of William Carfrey, "United States Census, 1850"
- Leah Carfrey, "Find A Grave Index"
- Pursell in entry for Rachel Lerch, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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World Events (8)
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1793
Stewartsville is named after two brothers, Thomas and Robert Stewart, who came from Tinnicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to Greenwich, in 1793
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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