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John B Purcell 1747 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Franklin County, Ohio, USA

Father: Thomas Purcell

Mother: Mary Hook

Spouse(s): Sarah Osburn

Children(s): Abel Pursell

John B Purcell was born in 1747 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Purcell and Mary Van Hook. John B Purcell married Sarah Osburn, and had children including Abel Pursell. John B Purcell passed away in 1815 in Franklin County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • John B Purcell was born in 1747 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Purcell and Mary Van Hook.
  • John B Purcell married Sarah Osburn, and had children including Abel Pursell.
  • John B Purcell passed away in 1815 in Franklin County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Purcell
1720 – 1779
Birth Location: Readington, New Jersey, USA
TP
Mary Hook
1722 – 1771
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Osburn
1742 – 1790
Birth Location: Loudon Co, Virginia, United States
SO

Children(s)

Abel Pursell
1776 – 1830
Birth Location: Fort Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, United States
AP

John Purcell's Ancestors

Self
John Purcell
1747 – 1815
Birth Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Purcell
1720 – 1779
Readington, New Jersey, USA
Mary (Van) Hook
1722 – 1771
New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
John (Jan) Pursell
1698 – 1758
Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
Hannah Hull
1692 – 1758
Woodbridge, New Jersey
Hendrick ("Henry" Van) Hook
1701 – 1750
Albany, Albany, New York, British Colonial America
Deborah Parent
1701 – 1747
New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hull
1665 – 1720
Johanna Smith
1673 – 1747
William Parent
1680 – 1740
Elizabeth (Sickels))
1680 – 1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hendrick Smith
1647 – 1687
Maritie Omse
1652 –
Zacharias Sickels
1630 – 1729

John Purcell's Descendants

1.
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John (B) Purcell (1747 – 1815) m. Sarah Osburn (1742 – 1790)
  1. 1. Abel Pursell (1776 – 1830)
    1. 1. Sarah ((Sallie)) PURSELL (1804 – 1880) m. William (John Miller) Harpole (01 Dec 1800 – 03 Mar 1881)
      1. 1. Emily (Catherine (Kit)) Harpole (18 Aug 1843 – 04 May 1900) m. Oliver (C.) Graham (18 Apr 1839 – 2 Feb 1898)
        1. 1. Samuel (Allen) Graham (13 Jan 1870 – 3 Apr 1920) m. Mary (Frances "Fannie") Cruce (23 Apr 1872 – 24 Sep 1945)

John Purcell's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of John B Purcell in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
1815
1815
Age 68
Death of John B Purcell in Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Franklin County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Franklin County, Ohio, USA
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