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Rachel Elder 1801–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Elder

Mother: Nancy Rose

Spouse(s): JOHN McCONNELL

Children(s): William McConnell, SOCRATES McCONNELL, JOHN ., Zerelda Forrest, DANIEL McCONNELL, EDWARD McCONNELL, Joseph McConnell, James McConnell, Zerelda McConnell, William MCCONNELL

Rachel Elder was born in 1801 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, the child of John Elder And Nancy Rose. In 1850, Rachel Elder resided in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA. Rachel Elder married John Daniel Mcconnell, and had children including Daniel W Mcconnell, Edward Milton Mcconnell, James Harvey Mcconnell, John Elder Mcconnell, Joseph Mcconnell, Socrates Mcconnell, William H Mcconnell, William Henry Harrison Mcconnell, Zerelda R Mcconnell, Zerelda Ruth Forrest. Rachel Elder passed away in 1856 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rachel Elder was born in 1801 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, the child of John Elder And Nancy Rose.
  • In 1850, Rachel Elder resided in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Rachel Elder married John Daniel Mcconnell, and had children including Daniel W Mcconnell, Edward Milton Mcconnell, James Harvey Mcconnell, John Elder Mcconnell, Joseph Mcconnell, Socrates Mcconnell, William H Mcconnell, William Henry Harrison Mcconnell, Zerelda R Mcconnell, Zerelda Ruth Forrest.
  • Rachel Elder passed away in 1856 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Elder's Ancestors

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Rachel Elder
1801–1856
Birth Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Parents
John Elder
1755–1836
Belfast, Down, Ireland
Nancy Rose
1755–1846
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Elder
1704–1758
Scotland, United Kingdom
William Rose
1718–1790
Ireland
Mary (Ann) Todd
1711–1800
Leadgate, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Elder
1690–
Janet Leith
1690–
William Todd
1680–
Helen Allen
1690–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Elder
1648–

Rachel Elder's Descendants

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Rachel Elder (1801–1856) m. JOHN (DANIEL) McCONNELL (1793–1867)
  1. 1. William (Henry Harrison) McConnell 1840–1917 m. Esther (Adatha) McNeese 1853–1948
    1. 1. Alice (Margaret) McConnell 1887–1963 m. Milo (William) Forrest 1888–1965
      1. 1. Mildred (Eleanor Forrest Haplogroup) H2a2a1 1920–2003 m. Robert (Finley) Stevenson 1915–2000
        1. 1. Abraham (Joel) Stevenson 1951–2025
        2. 2. Robert (Forrest Allen) Stevenson 1941–2004 m. Louella (Rose) Andrews 1941–2022
        3. 3. Martha (Louise) Stevenson 1949–2021
      2. 2. Robert (Heindel) Forrest 1914–1929
      3. 3. Esther (Irene) Forrest 1913–1913
        1. 1. Irma Bessell 1924–1995
    2. 2. Daniel (E) McConnell 1880–1915 m. Mary (Margaret) McDowell 1882–1918 m. Mary (Margaret) McDowell 1882–1918
      1. 1. Myrtle (J) Bessell 1905–1987 m. Roy (Matthew) Bessell 1898–1990
        1. 1. Irma (Alberta) Bessell 1924–1995 m. William (Sylvester) Burdette 1922–1974
        2. 2. Gaylord (Vernon) Bessell 1929–1965
        3. 3. John (Clair) Bessell 1933–1992
        4. 4. Roy (Matthew) Bessell 1925–2015 m. Erma (Jean) McElwain 1928–1995
        5. 5. Mary (Irene) Myers 1933–1966
        6. 6. Mary Bessell 1924–
      2. 2. Esther (D.) McConnell 1911–1997
    3. 3. Emma (H) Mcconnell 1896–1978 m. George (L) Mallinak 1891–
      1. 1. Thomas (G) Mallinak 1917–
      2. 2. John (C) Mallinak 1922–
      3. 3. Jean Mallinak 1924–2011 m. Clyde (R.) Gilson 1917–1987
    4. 4. Rachel (C) McConnell 1882–1967
    5. 5. William (E) McConnell 1884–
    6. 6. Esther (Ruth) McConnell 1890–1948 m. George (Everet) Lawrence 1886–1963
      1. 1. James (E.) Lawrence 1911–1974 m. Opal Fay 1910–1991
        1. 1. Shirley (Jean) Lawrence 1932–1940
      2. 2. Mary (Louise) Lawrence 1915–2002 m. James (Chester Sankey) Sr 1911–1981
      3. 3. Shirley Lawrence 1912–2004
      4. 4. Margaret (Esther) Lawrence 1917–2014 m. William (Alvi) Challis 1913–1990
      5. 5. Grace Lawrence 1924–2017 m. Kenneth (Earl) Burnside 1923–1991
    7. 7. Harriet (B.) McConnell 1878–1965 m. Charles Hedrick 1879–1919
      1. 1. John (F) Hedrick 1917–1930
  2. 2. SOCRATES McCONNELL 1830–1902
  3. 3. JOHN (ELDER McCONNELL) . 1818–1906
  4. 4. Zerelda (Ruth) Forrest 1839–1905
  5. 5. DANIEL (W) McCONNELL 1834–1905
  6. 6. EDWARD (MILTON) McCONNELL 1824–1897
  7. 7. Joseph McConnell 1822–1910
  8. 8. James (Harvey) McConnell 1828–1900 m. Sarah (Jane) Fiske 1826–1901
    1. 1. Lillian (Elizabeth) McConnell 1853–1888
    2. 2. Jennie McConnell 1866–1930
    3. 3. Charles Mcconnell 1850–1946
    4. 4. Gertrude (Roosevelt Fisk) adopted 1874–1950
    5. 5. Ellen (J) McConnell 1846–
    6. 6. John McConnell 1850–
    7. 7. H (J) McConnell 1849–
    8. 8. Adlia (Vict) McConnell 1854–
    9. 9. Wallace (Edward) McConnell 1849–1923
    10. 10. George (William) McConnell 1847–1907
    11. 11. Henry (B) McConnell 1851–1870
  9. 9. Zerelda (R) McConnell 1828–1905
  10. 10. William (H) MCCONNELL 1815–1821

Rachel Elder's Timeline

3 Records

1801
1801
Birth of Rachel Elder in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
1850
1850
Age 49
Rachel Elder resided here in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1856
1856
Age 55
Death of Rachel Elder in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 000001-003630
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_790; Page: 230A; Image: 457
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_790; Page: 230A; Image: 457

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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