Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Steel was born in 1807, in Ireland, her father, Alexander Steel, was 37 and her mother, Jane Alexander, was 28. She lived in West Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 8 October 1866, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Petersburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Rebecca Steel in household of Alex Steel, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rebecca Steel, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1770–1859 Male
1780–1817 Female
Siblings (7)
1800–1879 Female
1802–1877 Female
1802–1894 Female
1807–1866 Female
1807–1880 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 1
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 5
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: variant of Steele .
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Stahl and Swedish Ståhl or Stål, all meaning ‘steel’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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