Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Purdy and Elizabeth Burns




Husband James Purdy 1 2

           Born: 28 Sep 1836 - Findlay Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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           Died: Aft 1889
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         Father: Thomas Purdy (1808-1882) 1 2
         Mother: Margaret Cavit (1812-      ) 1


       Marriage: 11 Feb 1869 1



Wife Elizabeth Burns 1 3

           Born:  - Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA
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         Father: William Burns (1811-1879) 3 4
         Mother: Harriet Saxton (      -Bef 1893) 5




Children
1 M Thomas B. Purdy 1

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2 M Walter W. Purdy 6

            AKA: William W. Purdy 1
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         Spouse: Martha Eleanor McBride (1878-      ) 6
           Marr: 14 Feb 1907 6


3 M Joseph L. Purdy 1

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4 F Harriet L. Purdy 1

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5 F Mary A. Purdy 1 6

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         Spouse: Thomas Armor McBride (1876-      ) 6
           Marr: 6 Sep 1911 6



General Notes: Husband - James Purdy


Aug. 23, 1861, he enlisted in Co. F, 46th P. V. I., and served three years. He was at Winchester, Virginia, Cedar Mountain, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Atlanta campaign, Peach Tree Creek, Dallas and Pumpkin Vine creek, and after the war returned to his farm, where he then resided. Mr. and Mrs. Purdy were members of the U. B. Church at Clinton.

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Sources


1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 644.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1092.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1414.

4 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 292, 644.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 872, 1414.

6 J. S. Burns, Biographical and Chronological History of the Stewart Family of Western Pennsylvania 1754-1912 (No publication data available), Pg 14.


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