Evaline Purcell

Brief Life History of Evaline

When Evaline Purcell was born about 1782, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States, her father, William Purcell, was 22 and her mother, Margaret Lang Benefiel, was 18. She lived in Lola Township, Cherokee, Kansas, United States in 1900.

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Family Time Line

William Purcell
1761–1842
Margaret Lang Benefiel
1765–1840
Edward Purcell
1780–
Evaline Purcell
about 1782–
George Purcell
1783–
Elizabeth Purcell
1787–1862
. Nancy Purcell
1788–1861
Samuel Purcell
1796–
James Purcell
1789–1824
Andrew Purcell
1797–1891
Frances Ann Purcell
1809–1873

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Evaline Purcell - Government record: Probate record or will: birth-name: Evaline Purcell

World Events (8)

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.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English, Welsh, and Irish (of Norman origin): from Old French pourcel ‘little pig’ (from Latin porcellus, a diminutive of porcus ‘pig’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd, or a nickname, perhaps denoting someone thought to resemble a pig. This surname is common in Ireland, having become established there in the 12th century. There may sometimes be confusion with Pearsall .

English: habitational name from Purshull in Elmbridge, Worcestershire. The placename derives from an uncertain first element + Old English hyll ‘hill’.

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

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