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William F Purcell 1903–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 DEC 1903

Birth Location: Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 3 NOV 1976

Death Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Kyran Purcell

Mother: Catherine Ryan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Heenan

Children(s): Edward Purcell, William Purcell

In 1903, William F Purcell entered the world in Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Kyran Purcell And Catherine V Ryan. In 1910, William F Purcell resided in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, William F Purcell resided in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA. William F Purcell married Elizabeth H Heenan, and had children including Edward Kyran Purcell, Elizabeth Ann Purcell, Patrick J Purcell, Richard Purcell, William J Purcell. William F Purcell passed away in 1976 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1903, William F Purcell entered the world in Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Kyran Purcell And Catherine V Ryan.
  • In 1910, William F Purcell resided in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, William F Purcell resided in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William F Purcell married Elizabeth H Heenan, and had children including Edward Kyran Purcell, Elizabeth Ann Purcell, Patrick J Purcell, Richard Purcell, William J Purcell.
  • William F Purcell passed away in 1976 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Kyran Purcell
1873–1967
Birth Location: Heckscherville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catherine Ryan
1872–1960
Birth Location: Preston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Heenan
1901–1971
Birth Location: St Clair, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Edward Purcell
1936–1982
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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William Purcell
1927–1994
Birth Location: St Clair, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Purcell's Ancestors

Self
William Purcell
1903–1976
Birth Place: Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Kyran Purcell
1873–1967
Heckscherville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine (V) Ryan
1872–1960
Preston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Ryan
1849–1892
Moneenroe, Kilkenny, Ireland
Judith Brennan
1853–1910
Clogh, Kilkenny, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Ryan
1817–1894
Catherine Mealy
1818–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ryan
1790–1893
Nancy Collier
1796–1893
John O'Mealy
1784–1865
Judith Delaney
1792–1869

William Purcell's Descendants

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William (F) Purcell (28 DEC 1903–3 NOV 1976) m. Elizabeth (H) Heenan (18 SEP 1901–21 JUL 1971)
  1. 1. Edward (Kyran) Purcell 1936–1982
  2. 2. William (J) Purcell 1927–1994

William Purcell's Timeline

25 Records

1903
28 DEC 1903
Birth of William F Purcell in Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
William F Purcell was employed
None
1920
1920
Age 17
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
William F Purcell resided here in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
1926
ABT 1926
Age 23
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1926
1926
Age 23
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 37
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
William F Purcell resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1976
3 NOV 1976
Age 73
Death of William F Purcell in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 1336; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 207.0; FHL microfilm: 2341071
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 DEC 1903
    Event Place: Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865
    [3] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429
    [4] 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 1336; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 207.0; FHL microfilm: 2341071
    [5] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865
    [6] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429
    [7] 1950 USA Federal Census, USA, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Newark, Essex, New J
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1976
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017, Year Range: 1976; Surname Range: O-Z; Title: New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 1336; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 207.0; FHL microfilm: 2341071

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865
    [2] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865
    [2] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: ABT 1926
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Pottsville Republican; Publication Date: 2 Jun 1926; Publication Place: Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.641102,0.23265232,0.84269845&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 1336; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 207.0; FHL microfilm: 2341071

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 1336; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 207.0; FHL microfilm: 2341071

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1950 USA Federal Census, USA, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Newark, Essex, New J

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865
    [2] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 1336; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 207.0; FHL microfilm: 2341071

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middle Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1416; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375429

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865
    [2] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frackville Middle Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1649; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 865

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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