Joel Pringle

Brief Life History of Joel

When Joel Pringle was born on 16 January 1725, in Quinnipiac, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Joel Prindle, was 29 and his mother, Jemima Benham, was 24. He married Deborah Bigelow in 1745, in Albany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1800, in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 75, and was buried in United Empire Loyalist Cemetery, Adolphustown, Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Joel Pringle
1725–1800
Deborah Bigelow
1725–1790
Marriage: 1745
Joel Pringle III
1746–1839
Dr Dexter Pringle
1761–1839
William Pringle
1749–1839
Timothy Pringle Sr.
1751–1793
Joseph Pringle
1754–1833
Lois Pringle
1766–1831

Sources (6)

  • Joel Prindle, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Joel Pringle Jr, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Joel Prindle, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English (Northumbria): habitational name from a placenear Stow Roxburghshire, formerly called Hop(p)ringle, fromMiddle English hop ‘enclosed valley’ + a name of Old Norseorigin composed of the byname Prjónn ‘pin, peg’ + anunidentified second element.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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