When William Winchell was born on 17 March 1808, in Cazenovia, Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States, his father, John Winchell, was 33 and his mother, Rhoda Virgil, was 32. He married Lovina Stanley on 9 December 1829, in Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pittston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 4 October 1862, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 54.
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English: from Old English wencel ‘child’, perhaps used to distinguish a son from his father with the same personal name or perhaps a nickname for a person with a baby face or childlike manner.
Scottish: habitational name from the lands of Windshiel (formerly Winscheill) in Berwickshire.
Americanized form of Jewish Winschel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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