Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel McCall was born on 7 September 1804, in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, her father, Rev. Alexander McCall, was 31 and her mother, Margaret Kerr, was 32. She married William Allen on 19 November 1843, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 17 August 1885, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Rachael Allen in household of William Allen, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rachael Mccall, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish:
Anglicized form of Mac Cathail ‘son of Cathal’, a personal name meaning ‘powerful in battle’. See Cahill .
more rarely an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’, a personal name composed of the elements cath ‘battle’ + maol ‘chief’. See Cowell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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