Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel McQuiston was born on 7 October 1834, in United States, her father, Robert McQuiston, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Porter, was 31. She lived in Greenwood Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. She died on 16 May 1878, at the age of 43.
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Family Time Line
Robert McQuiston
1799–1870
Elizabeth Porter
1802–1888
Francis James McQuiston
1827–1895
Nancy McQuiston
1830–1893
Isabel McQuiston
1832–1877
Rachel McQuiston
1834–1878
Andrew McQuiston
1837–1859
Mary Ann McQuiston
1840–1869
William McQuiston
1842–1915
Elizabeth McQuiston
1845–1875
Sources (1)
- Rachael Mc Quiston in household of Robert Mc Quiston, "United States Census, 1860"
Parents and Siblings
1799–1870 Male
1802–1888 Female
Siblings (8)
1827–1895 Male
1830–1893 Female
1832–1877 Female
1834–1878 Female
1837–1859 Male
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World Events (6)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 2
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
Age 12
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Age 29
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: variant of McCutcheon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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