Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Fell was born on 21 October 1653, in Swarthmoor, Lancashire, England, her father, Thomas Fell, was 55 and her mother, Margaret Askew, was 38. She married Daniel Abraham on 7 January 1682, in Hawkshead, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in England in 1653 and Marsden, Lancashire, England in 1653. She died on 14 October 1732, in Swarthmoor, Lancashire, England, at the age of 78.
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- Rachell Fell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Rachell Ffell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Rachel Abraham, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Name Meaning
English (mainly northern): from northern Middle English fel(l) ‘fell, hill, mountain’ (Old Norse fell, fjall), a topographic name denoting someone who lived on a fell, or an area of high ground.
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a furrier, a dealer in hides or skins, from Middle English fel, Middle High German vel, German Fell or Yiddish fel, all of which mean ‘skin, hide’, or ‘pelt’. Yiddish fel refers to untanned hide, in contrast to pelts ‘tanned hide’ (see Pilcher ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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