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Richard Purcell 1819–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1819

Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 26 FEB 1885

Death Location: Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan

Father: James Purcell

Mother: Mary Whelan

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Richard Purcell was born in 1819 in Kilkenny, Ireland, the child of James Purcell And Mary Whelan. Richard Purcell passed away in 1885 in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Richard Purcell was born in 1819 in Kilkenny, Ireland, the child of James Purcell And Mary Whelan.
  • Richard Purcell passed away in 1885 in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Purcell
1795–1849
Birth Location: Kilkenny Co., Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
JP
Mary Whelan
1798–1879
Birth Location: Killeen, Dunsany and Kilmessan, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
MW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Purcell's Ancestors

Self
Richard Purcell
1819–1885
Birth Place: Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
James Purcell
1795–1849
Kilkenny Co., Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Mary Whelan
1798–1879
Killeen, Dunsany and Kilmessan, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Michael Purcell
1778–
Ireland
Mathew Whelan
1778–
Mary Lynch
1778–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Purcell's Timeline

2 Records

1819
23 September 1819
Birth of Richard Purcell in Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, Ireland
1885
26 FEB 1885
Age 66
Death of Richard Purcell in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan
Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1819
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1885
    Event Place: Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan
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