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Alexander Purcell 1777–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1777

Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 15 Sep 1863

Death Location: United States

Father: *Daniel Purcell

Mother: Margaret 'Peggy'

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Alexander Purcell was born in 1777 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, the child of Daniel Purcell And Margaret Alexander Smith Peggy. Alexander Purcell passed away in 1863 in United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander Purcell was born in 1777 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, the child of Daniel Purcell And Margaret Alexander Smith Peggy.
  • Alexander Purcell passed away in 1863 in United States.

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Alexander Purcell's Ancestors

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Alexander Purcell
1777–1863
Birth Place: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Parents
*Daniel Purcell
1754–1813
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Alexander Smith) 'Peggy'
1758–1830
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
* (Cpl Thomas Purcell) Sr
1720–1779
Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Mary (Van) Hook
1722–1771
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Edward Smith
1720–1807
Maryland, United States
CATHERINE (Stump Stonecypher) Steinsieffer
1736–1807
Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
John Pursell
1698–1758
Hannah (Strawn)
1692–1758
Hendrick Hook
1701–1750
Deborah Parent
1701–1721
Johannes Steinsieffer
1698–1757
Elizabeth Schuster
1705–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Steinseiffer
1665–1704
Anna Grebe
1664–1730
Heinrich Schuster
1667–1740
Elsa Utsch
1667–1740

Alexander Purcell's Timeline

2 Records

1777
ABT 1777
Birth of Alexander Purcell in Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Shelby, Kentucky, United States
1863
15 Sep 1863
Age 86
Death of Alexander Purcell in United States
United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1777
    Event Place: Shelby, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1863
    Event Place: United States

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