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Jacob Griffin Purdy 1787 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 26, 1787

Birth Location: Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 28 DEC 1870

Death Location: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Gabriel Purdy

Mother: Esther Purdy

Spouse(s): Sarah Purdy

Children(s): GABRIEL PURDY

Jacob Griffin Purdy was born in 1787 in Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Gabriel T Purdy and Esther Purdy. Jacob Griffin Purdy married Sarah Purdy, and had children including GABRIEL SMITH PURDY. Jacob Griffin Purdy passed away in 1870 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jacob Griffin Purdy was born in 1787 in Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Gabriel T Purdy and Esther Purdy.
  • Jacob Griffin Purdy married Sarah Purdy, and had children including GABRIEL SMITH PURDY.
  • Jacob Griffin Purdy passed away in 1870 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gabriel Purdy
1755 – 1841
Birth Location: White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States
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Esther Purdy
1759 – 1803
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Purdy
1791 – 1870
Birth Location: White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA
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Children(s)

GABRIEL PURDY
1812 – 1902
Birth Location: Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Jacob Purdy's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Purdy
1787 – 1870
Birth Place: Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Gabriel T Purdy
1755 – 1841
White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States
Esther Purdy
1759 – 1803
New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel Purdy
1710 – 1796
White Plains, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Winnifred (Wright) Griffing
1715 – 1783
White Plains, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Purdy
1695 – 1753
Clorinda Strang
1688 – 1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Ogden
1656 – 1742

Jacob Purdy's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Griffin) Purdy (Dec 26, 1787 – 28 DEC 1870) m. Sarah Purdy (17 SEP 1791 – 11 MAR 1870)
  1. 1. GABRIEL (SMITH) PURDY (25 May 1812 – 24 Mar 1902) m. Susannah (Sarah) (Purdy) (7 Feb 1815* – 24 Mar 1895*)
    1. 1. Adeline (Sarah Purdy) (Henderson) (8 Oct 1840 – 14 Nov 1926) m. Robert (J) Henderson (28 May 1842 – 2 Jan 1925)
      1. 1. Emma Henderson (abt 1876 – 5 Nov 1961) m. James (Reid) MacDonald (4 Apr 1878 – About 1960)
        1. 1. Lorna (Jean) Stoddard (abt 1909 – 28 Nov 2007)
        2. 2. Lorna (Mc) Donald (abt 1909 – )
        3. 3. Gladys (Mc) Donald (abt 1910 – )
        4. 4. Gladys (Mc) Donald (abt 1910 – )
        5. 5. Clara (A) MacDonald (abt 1914 – 6 Feb 1990) m. Ray (V.) Keddy (24 Jul 1913 – 25 Apr 2006)

Jacob Purdy's Timeline

9 Records

1787
26 Dec 1787
Birth of Jacob Griffin Purdy in Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1787
Dec 26, 1787
Birth of Jacob Griffin Purdy in Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1811
02 Jan 1811
Age 24
Jacob Griffin Purdy was married in Cumberland County, N. S.
Cumberland County, N. S.
1815
2 Jan 1815
Age 28
Jacob Griffin Purdy was married in Cumberland County, N. S.
Cumberland County, N. S.
1870
22 Sep 1870
Age 83
Death of Jacob Griffin Purdy in Westchester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Westchester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1870
28 DEC 1870
Age 83
Death of Jacob Griffin Purdy in Westchester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Westchester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1870
28 Dec 1870
Age 83
Death of Jacob Griffin Purdy in Greenville, New Westchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Greenville, New Westchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1870
28 DEC 1870
Age 83
Death of Jacob Griffin Purdy in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1879
28 December 1879
Age 92
Death of Jacob Griffin Purdy in Westchester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Westchester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1787
    Event Place: Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 26, 1787
    Event Place: Westchester Station, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1811
    Event Place: Cumberland County, N. S.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1815
    Event Place: Cumberland County, N. S.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1870
    Event Place: Westchester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1879
    Event Place: Westchester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 DEC 1870
    Event Place: Westchester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Greenville, New Westchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 DEC 1870
    Event Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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