Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Clifton was born on 15 December 1772, in Stafford, Virginia, United States, her father, Burdette John Clifton Jr, was 36 and her mother, Rebecca Kenner, was 34. She married Richard Pile Jr on 15 January 1792, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 30 November 1858, in Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville Township, Clark, Indiana, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Eastern Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville Township, Clark, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Rebecca Pile, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- 1850 United States Federal Census
- Rebecca Clifton Pile, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1764–1816 Male
1772–1858 Female
Children (7)
1800–1860 Male
1802– Male
1805–1885 Male
1807–1873 Female
1809–1898 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1736–1799 Male
1738–1799 Female
Siblings (17)
1759–1786 Male
1759–1786 Male
1759–1786 Male
1759–1801 Female
1759– Female
+12 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 4
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 8
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 28
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the very numerous places called Clifton, from Old English clif ‘slope’ (see Cliff ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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