Joseph Carroll

about 1803–4 February 1882 (Age 79)
Wharton Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of Joseph

When Joseph Carroll was born about 1803, in Wharton Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Daniel Carroll, was 36 and his mother, Barbara Ross-Cogswell, was 24. He married Nancy Scott about 1830, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Perry Township, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died on 4 February 1882, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Carroll
1803–1882
Nancy Scott
1804–1842
Marriage: 1830
Barbara Carroll
1831–
William Asbury Carroll
1832–1911
Mary A. Carroll
1836–1880
Sevilla Sylvia Carroll
1838–1870
Joseph Gooden Carroll
1840–1911
Nancy Carroll
1842–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1830
Pennsylvania, United States
children

(6)

    Barbara Carroll

    Female1831–Female

    William Asbury Carroll

    Male1832–1911Male

    Mary A. Carroll

    Female1836–1880Female

    Sevilla Sylvia Carroll

    Female1838–1870Female

    Joseph Gooden Carroll

    Male1840–1911Male

+1 More Child

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(7)

+2 More Children

World Events (8)

1803

Age 0

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Age 9

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 
1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 22

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cearbhaill or Ó Cearbhaill ‘son (or descendant) of Cearbhall’, a personal name of uncertain origin, perhaps from cearbh ‘hacking’ and hence a byname for a butcher or nickname for a fierce warrior.

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Joseph Carry, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Joseph Carrol, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Joseph Carroll, "United States Census, 1830"

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