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William Underhill Purnell 1801–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland

Death Date: 1853

Death Location: Somerset County, Maryland

Father: Lyttleton Purnell

Mother: Mary Ironshire

Spouse(s): Eleanor Robins

Children(s): John Purnell

The story of William Underhill Purnell began in 1801 in Somerset County, Maryland. William Underhill Purnell married Eleanor H Robins, and had children including John Robins Purnell. William Underhill Purnell passed away in 1853 in Somerset County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Underhill Purnell began in 1801 in Somerset County, Maryland.
  • William Underhill Purnell married Eleanor H Robins, and had children including John Robins Purnell.
  • William Underhill Purnell passed away in 1853 in Somerset County, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Purnell's Ancestors

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William Purnell
1801–1853
Birth Place: Somerset County, Maryland
Parents
Lyttleton Robins Purnell
1770–1824
Somerset County, Maryland
Mary Ironshire
1779–1813
Somerset County, Maryland
Grandparents
William Purnell
1739–1795
Somerset County, Maryland
Mary Robins
1750–1795
Somerset County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Purnell
1706–1767
Mary Selby
1702–1770
Thomas Robins
1702–1765
Arlalanta Purnell
1727–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Purnell
1650–1723
Elizabeth Hammond
1670–1710
Thomas Robins
1665–1731
Elizabeth Bowdoin
1669–
John Purnell
1698–1756
Elizabeth Radcliff
1700–1760

William Purnell's Descendants

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William (Underhill) Purnell (1801–1853) m. Eleanor (H.) Robins (1803–1853)
  1. 1. John (Robins) Purnell 1832–1902 m. Emma (Catherine) Derickson 1837–1866
    1. 1. Emma (Catherine) Purnell 1862–1935 m. Thomas (James) Whaley 1862–
    2. 2. Ellen (Robins) Purnell 1864–1935

William Purnell's Timeline

2 Records

1801
1801
Birth of William Underhill Purnell in Somerset County, Maryland
Somerset County, Maryland
1853
1853
Age 52
Death of William Underhill Purnell in Somerset County, Maryland
Somerset County, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

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