Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Parcell was born in 1742, his father, Plummer Parcell, was 29 and his mother, Mary Layton, was 23.
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Family Time Line
Plummer Parcell
1713–1761
Mary Layton
1719–
Robert Parcell
1742–
Plummer Parcell Jr.
1747–1806
Ann Passell
1743–1825
Mary Parcell
1745–
John Passel
1749–1774
Sources (2)
- Robert Passell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Legacy NFS Source: Robert Parcell -
Parents and Siblings
1713–1761 Male
1719– Female
Siblings (5)
1742– Male
1743–1825 Female
1745– Female
1747–1806 Male
1749–1774 Male
World Events (5)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 59
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 66
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 73
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Purcell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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