Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Kelch was born in 1797, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Leonard Kelch Sr, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Mary Davis, was 34. She married Gideon Roberts about 1818. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died before 1850, at the age of 52.
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Sources (6)
- Rachel Roberts in entry for Eli Roberts and Hannah Ferrell, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rachel Kelch - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Rachel Kelch
- Rachel in entry for Eli Roberts, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
Spouse and Children
1797–1860 Male
1797–1850 Female
Children (5)
1820–1904 Female
1828–1902 Male
1836– Female
1840–1910 Male
1840–1878 Male
Parents and Siblings
1767–1848 Male
1763–1835 Female
Siblings (10)
1795–1850 Male
1797–1850 Female
1798–1869 Male
1801–1867 Male
1803–1876 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
1803
Age 6
1812
Age 15
Name Meaning
German:
nickname from Middle High German kelch ‘double chin, goiter’.
from another meaning of Middle High German kelch ‘glass, chalice’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a chalice maker or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a chalice.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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