Nellie Powell

Brief Life History of Nellie

When Nellie Powell was born in 1799, in Westport, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Evan Powel, was 36 and her mother, Philena Sabean, was 33.

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Family Time Line

Evan Powel
1763–1845
Philena Sabean
1766–1838
Thomas Powell
1786–
Caleb Powell
1787–
Timothy Powell
1788–
Morgan Powell
1789–
Thomas Andrew Powell
1789–
Jerry Powell
1791–
Timothy Powell
1793–
Willoughby Powell
1793–
Evan Powell
1795–1878
Eleanor Powel
1795–
Leurania Powell
1797–
Jeremiah Powell
1799–1875
Nellie Powell
1799–
Nathan Powell
1804–
John Willoughby Powell
1806–1894
Ranna Powel
1806–

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    World Events (3)

    1823

    Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List

    1869

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    1871

    British Columbia joins the confederation.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).

    Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).

    English: variant of Paul or Poole .

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

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