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Rachel Persilla Halsey 1787–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 APR 1787

Birth Location: Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., N.C., USA

Death Date: 2 MAY 1862

Death Location: Downs, McLean Co., Il., USA

Father: William Halsey

Mother: Rachel Cobb

Spouse(s): Isaac Peasley

Children(s): Mary Peasley

In 1787, Rachel Persilla Halsey entered the world in Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., N.C., USA, born to William Halsey And Rachel Cobb. Rachel Persilla Halsey married Isaac Peasley, and had children including Mary Elvira Peasley. Rachel Persilla Halsey passed away in 1862 in Downs, McLean Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Rachel Persilla Halsey entered the world in Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., N.C., USA, born to William Halsey And Rachel Cobb.
  • Rachel Persilla Halsey married Isaac Peasley, and had children including Mary Elvira Peasley.
  • Rachel Persilla Halsey passed away in 1862 in Downs, McLean Co., Il., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Halsey
1760–1832
Birth Location: Columbia, Warren Co., N.J., USA
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Rachel Cobb
1762–1847
Birth Location: Schooleys Mountain, Morris Co., N.J., USA
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Spouses(s)

Isaac Peasley
1798–1851
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., N.C., USA
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Children(s)

Mary Peasley
1832–1870
Birth Location: Grayson Co., Va., USA
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Rachel Halsey's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Halsey
1787–1862
Birth Place: Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., N.C., USA
Parents
William Halsey
1760–1832
Columbia, Warren Co., N.J., USA
Rachel Cobb
1762–1847
Schooleys Mountain, Morris Co., N.J., USA
Grandparents
William Halsey
1724–1771
Southampton, Suffolk Co., N.Y., USA
Mary Pierson
1720–
Guilford, New Haven Co., Ct., USA
John Cobb
Rhoda Smith
Great-Grandparents
Recompense Halsey
1700–1771
Hannah Jaggers
1701–1771
Ephraim Pierson
Dorothy Bishop
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Halsey
1675–1746
Anna Stansborough
1679–

Rachel Halsey's Descendants

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Rachel (Persilla) Halsey (26 APR 1787–2 MAY 1862) m. Isaac Peasley (30 MAR 1798–1 OCT 1851)
  1. 1. Mary (Elvira) Peasley 1832–1870 m. Samuel (Roberts) Stillman 1828–1910
    1. 1. Margaret (C.) Stillman 1850–1919
    2. 2. Martin (V.) Stillman 1851–1872
    3. 3. Malinda (Jane) Stillman 1853–1897 m. Joseph (Perry) Baker 1852–1908
      1. 1. Charles (Franklin) Baker 1875–1945
      2. 2. James (Albert) Baker 1877–1947 m. Carrie (Louisa) Enlow 1873–1946
        1. 1. Cecil (Elmo) Baker 1901–1982 m. Zola (Elnora) Good 1904–1982
        2. 2. Helen (Mary) Baker 1909–1927
        3. 3. Edna Baker 1911–1979
      3. 3. Garfield (Perry) Baker 1881–1968
      4. 4. Cora (A.) Baker 1884–1945
      5. 5. Mamie (Almyra) Baker 1886–1953
      6. 6. George (Washington) Baker 1888–1974
      7. 7. Pauline (Louise) Baker 1890–1973
    4. 4. Albert (Robert) Stillman 1855–1937
    5. 5. Sylvester (Peasley) Stillman 1857–1933
    6. 6. J. (B.) Stillman 1859–1860

Rachel Halsey's Timeline

2 Records

1787
26 APR 1787
Birth of Rachel Persilla Halsey in Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., N.C., USA
Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., N.C., USA
1862
2 MAY 1862
Age 75
Death of Rachel Persilla Halsey in Downs, McLean Co., Il., USA
Downs, McLean Co., Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 APR 1787
    Event Place: Piney Creek, Alleghany Co., N.C., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1862
    Event Place: Downs, McLean Co., Il., USA
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