Brief Life History of Rachel Martha
Rachel Martha Anderson was born in 1800, in Washington Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States. She married John Tenbrook Irwin about 1821, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Penn Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died before 1860, in Curwensville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 59.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Rachel Irwin in household of John T Irwin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rachel in entry for James Irwin, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
Spouse and Children
1799–1861 Male
1800–1860 Female
Children (9)
1822–1885 Male
1824–1854 Male
1826–1892 Female
1828–1833 Male
1830–1909 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 0
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 12
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 19
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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