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Absolom Purchase 1825–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1825

Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: 28 Jan 1896

Death Location: Twillingate, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: John Purchase

Mother: Elizabeth Purchase

Spouse(s): Maryann Warr

Children(s): James m-Spencer, Betsey Purchase, William Purchase, Amelia Purchase, Susanna Purchase, Betsey Purchase, Thomas Purchase, Lot Purchase, George Purchase, Mary Purchase

Absolom Purchase was born in 1825 in Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of John Thomas Purchase And Elizabeth Purchase. Absolom Purchase married Maryann Warr, and had children including Amelia Anne Purchase, Betsey Purchase, George Purchase, James John Warr Purchase M Spencer, Lot Purchase, Mary Jane Purchase, Susanna Purchase, Thomas Purchase, William Walter Purchase. Absolom Purchase passed away in 1896 in Twillingate, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • Absolom Purchase was born in 1825 in Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of John Thomas Purchase And Elizabeth Purchase.
  • Absolom Purchase married Maryann Warr, and had children including Amelia Anne Purchase, Betsey Purchase, George Purchase, James John Warr Purchase M Spencer, Lot Purchase, Mary Jane Purchase, Susanna Purchase, Thomas Purchase, William Walter Purchase.
  • Absolom Purchase passed away in 1896 in Twillingate, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Purchase
1796–1865
Birth Location: Puddletown, Dorset, England
JP
Elizabeth Purchase
1804–1865
Birth Location: (Twillingate, NL)
EP

Spouses(s)

Maryann Warr
1827–1904
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
MW

Children(s)

James m-Spencer
1850–1928
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jm
Betsey Purchase
1848–1849
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland
BP
William Purchase
1857–1908
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
WP
Amelia Purchase
1861–1952
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Susanna Purchase
1867–1932
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
SP
Betsey Purchase
1872–1913
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
BP
Thomas Purchase
1852–1935
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
TP
Lot Purchase
1855–1859
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
LP
George Purchase
1859–1935
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
GP
Mary Purchase
1864–1938
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
MP

Absolom Purchase's Ancestors

Self
Absolom Purchase
1825–1896
Birth Place: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
John Thomas Purchase
1796–1865
Puddletown, Dorset, England
Elizabeth Purchase
1804–1865
(Twillingate, NL)
Grandparents
John Purchase
1770–1857
Puddletown, Dorset, England
Mary Snook
1773–1856
England, United Kingdom
Thomas Spencer
1780–1851
Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Mary Whelan
1780–
Twillingate, Newfoundland
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Spencer
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1736–1776
Ann Collens
1735–1806

Absolom Purchase's Descendants

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Absolom Purchase (12 Jun 1825–28 Jan 1896) m. Maryann Warr (12 May 1827–14 Mar 1904)
  1. 1. James (John WARR Purchase) m-Spencer 1850–1928 m. Rosanna (Rose BLACKLER Spencer) m-Purchase 1851–1930
    1. 1. Georgina Warren 1879–1973 m. Matthew Cooke 1877–1953
      1. 1. Ernest (W) Cook 1906–1955 m. Valentina Seges 1898–1979
        1. 1. Ernest (Frederick) Cooke 1927– m. Susan Cooke 1927–2011
        2. 2. Donald (Seges) Cooke 1932–2012
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann "Betty") Cooke 1934–2000 m. Robert (Wilbert) Southall 1926–2018
        4. 4. John (Mathew) Cook 1939–1949
      2. 2. Edward (Gordon Kitchener) Cook 1915–1973
      3. 3. Kathleen (Purchase) Cook 1909–1960
      4. 4. Arthur (Bertram) Cooke 1911–1972
      5. 5. James (Bramwell) Cook 1912–1959
      6. 6. Evelyn Cook 1914–1928
      7. 7. Douglas Cooke 1919–1928
      8. 8. Agnes (Jean) Cooke 1907–1909
      9. 9. James (Bramwell) Cook 1912–1959
    2. 2. Henry (Spencer) Purchase 1880–1911
    3. 3. Eva (Amelia SPENCER) Purchase 1884–1919
    4. 4. Irene (Kathleen (Kate)) Purchase 1890–1969
    5. 5. Bertram (Gordon SPENCER Purchase) m-Minty 1887–1939
    6. 6. Lewis (Frederick SPENCER Purchase) m-Butler 1883–1938
    7. 7. Amos (Augustus PURCHASE) Purchase 1891–1978
  2. 2. Betsey Purchase 1848–1849
  3. 3. William (Walter) Purchase 1857–1908
  4. 4. Amelia (Anne) Purchase 1861–1952
  5. 5. Susanna Purchase 1867–1932
  6. 6. Betsey Purchase 1872–1913
  7. 7. Thomas Purchase 1852–1935
  8. 8. Lot Purchase 1855–1859
  9. 9. George Purchase 1859–1935
  10. 10. Mary (Jane) Purchase 1864–1938

Absolom Purchase's Timeline

2 Records

1825
12 Jun 1825
Birth of Absolom Purchase in Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1896
28 Jan 1896
Age 71
Death of Absolom Purchase in Back Harbour, Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Back Harbour, Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1825
    Event Place: Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Twillingate, Notra Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Seafarers of the Atlantic Provinces, 1789-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Back Harbour, Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Twillingate, Notre Dame Bay Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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