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Margaret Elizabeth Purdy 1761–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1761

Birth Location: ,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1840

Death Location: Columbus,Franklin,Ohio,USA

Father: James Purdy

Mother: Martha McConnell

Spouse(s): Samuel McElvain

Children(s): Joseph McIlvaine

The story of Margaret Elizabeth Purdy began in 1761 in ,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA. Margaret Elizabeth Purdy married Samuel Mcelvain, and had children including Joseph Mcilvaine. Margaret Elizabeth Purdy passed away in 1840 in Columbus,Franklin,Ohio,USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Elizabeth Purdy began in 1761 in ,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Purdy married Samuel Mcelvain, and had children including Joseph Mcilvaine.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Purdy passed away in 1840 in Columbus,Franklin,Ohio,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Purdy
1732–1813
Birth Location: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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Martha McConnell
1736–1800
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania
MM

Spouses(s)

Samuel McElvain
1753–1806
Birth Location: Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
SM

Children(s)

Joseph McIlvaine
1794–1859
Birth Location: Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
JM

Margaret Purdy's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Purdy
1761–1840
Birth Place: ,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA
Parents
James Purdy
1732–1813
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Martha McConnell
1736–1800
Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John Purdy
1715–1802
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca BROWN
1715–1809
of, Westchester, New York, United States
James (McConnell) ©
1715–1764
Ulster, Antrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Purdy
1682–1731
Nehemiah Brown
1702–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Purdy's Descendants

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Margaret (Elizabeth) Purdy (Oct 1761–24 Apr 1840) m. Samuel McElvain (1753–02 Feb 1806)
  1. 1. Joseph McIlvaine 1794–1859 m. Salome Russell 1801–1883
    1. 1. Sarah (Russell) McElvain 1842–1919 m. Franklin Carter 1841–1905
      1. 1. Carroll (Blakeney) Weir 1895– m. John (1st Earl of Ruglen) Hamilton 1665–1744
        1. 1. William Hamilton 1720–1781 m. Drusilla (Jean (Jane)) McIlwain 1719–1808

Margaret Purdy's Timeline

2 Records

1761
Oct 1761
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Purdy in ,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA
,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA
1840
24 Apr 1840
Age 79
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Purdy in Columbus,Franklin,Ohio,USA
Columbus,Franklin,Ohio,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1761
    Event Place: ,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Columbus,Franklin,Ohio,USA
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