Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Easterling was born about 1808, in Scott, Virginia, United States, her father, Rev Thomas Joshua Easterling, was 59 and her mother, Rebecca Vicars, was 39. She married Joseph Fannin about 1828. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died about 1840, in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 34.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Rachel Easterling in entry for Sarah A. Prater, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
- Legacy NFS Source: Easterling - Government record: birth-name: Daughter of Thomas Easterling
- Easterling History
Spouse and Children
1802–1860 Male
1808–1840 Female
Children (1)
1840–1923 Female
Parents and Siblings
1750–1815 Male
1770–1842 Female
Siblings (12)
1790–1856 Female
1794–1870 Male
1795–1880 Male
1798–1856 Female
1799–1876 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (7)
1808
Age 0
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 4
1818 · Jackson Purchase
Age 10
Name Meaning
Americanized form of North German Oesterling or Dutch Oosterling (see Osterling ), cognates of 2 below.
English: from Middle English ester(n) ‘pertaining to the east, eastern’ + the suffix -ling. The name was originally used to denote someone from eastern Germany or the Baltic coasts and was in use in England as early as 1253.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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