When Gabriel " The Older" Becconsall was born about 1628, in Tarleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Becconsall, was 36 and his mother, Elline Becconsall, was 24. He married Jane Leigh in 1653, in Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 13 April 1676, in Holmes, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 49, and was buried in Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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Biblical name (meaning ‘man of God’ in Hebrew), borne by one of the archangels. Gabriel appeared to Daniel in the Old Testament (Daniel 8:16; 9:21), and in the New Testament to Zacharias (Luke 1:19; 26:27) and, most famously, to Mary to announce the impending birth of Christ (Luke 1:2). Used only infrequently in the 20th century, Gabriel has recently found favour as a given name in the English-speaking world, and is now sometimes bestowed on girls.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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