Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Purcell was born in 1784, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Purcell, was 38 and her mother, Eleanor Sullivan, was 34.
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Parents and Siblings
1746–1830 Male
1750–1795 Female
Siblings (9)
1770–1850 Female
1778–1805 Male
1782–1859 Female
1784– Female
1786–1827 Male
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World Events (3)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 2
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 3
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
Age 8
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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