Rachel Powell was born in 1750. She married Jacob Castleman about 1773, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She died on 13 October 1832, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1788: Alleghany, Pennsylavia, United States
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Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).
Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).
English: variant of Paul or Poole .
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