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Emma Purcell 1870–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 SEP 1870

Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 23 MAR 1942

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Robert Purcell

Mother: Bridget Mccormack

Spouse(s): Henry Tansey

Children(s): Robert Tansey

Emma Purcell was born in 1870 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Robert Purcell And Bridget Helen Ellen Mccormack. Emma Purcell married Henry Tansey, and had children including Robert Emmett Tansey. Emma Purcell passed away in 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emma Purcell was born in 1870 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Robert Purcell And Bridget Helen Ellen Mccormack.
  • Emma Purcell married Henry Tansey, and had children including Robert Emmett Tansey.
  • Emma Purcell passed away in 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Emma Purcell's Ancestors

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Emma Purcell
1870–1942
Birth Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Robert Purcell
1827–1904
Ireland
Bridget (Helen "Ellen") Mccormack
1836–1913
Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Purcell
1789–1890
Drumcliff, Co Clare, Ireland
Mary (Bridget Flannery) (Haraghty)
1798–
Ahamlish, Sligo, Ireland (County Clare?)
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Emma Purcell's Descendants

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Emma Purcell (12 SEP 1870–23 MAR 1942) m. Henry Tansey (16 Apr 1868–12 MAR 1910)
  1. 1. Robert (Emmett) Tansey 1897–1951

Emma Purcell's Timeline

2 Records

1870
12 SEP 1870
Birth of Emma Purcell in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
1942
23 MAR 1942
Age 72
Death of Emma Purcell in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1870
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1942
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

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