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Mercy Sands 1775–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 28 Feb 1814

Death Location: New York, USA

Father: Samuel Sands

Mother: Mercy Gedney

Spouse(s): Ephraim Purdy

Children(s): Reverend Purdy

Mercy Sands was born in 1775 in Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Samuel Sands And Mercy Gedney. Mercy Sands married Ephraim Purdy, and had children including Reverend Elijah Purdy. Mercy Sands passed away in 1814 in New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Mercy Sands was born in 1775 in Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Samuel Sands And Mercy Gedney.
  • Mercy Sands married Ephraim Purdy, and had children including Reverend Elijah Purdy.
  • Mercy Sands passed away in 1814 in New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sands
1723–1792
Birth Location: Biddeford, York, Maine, United States
SS
Mercy Gedney
1728–1792
Birth Location: Mamaronneck, Westchester, New York, United States
MG

Spouses(s)

Ephraim Purdy
1775–1817
Birth Location: Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
EP

Children(s)

Reverend Purdy
1800–1871
Birth Location: Paupack, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
RP

Mercy Sands's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Sands
1775–1814
Birth Place: Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Samuel Sands
1723–1792
Biddeford, York, Maine, United States
Mercy Gedney
1728–1792
Mamaronneck, Westchester, New York, United States
Grandparents
Capt (SAMUEL Sands ll) *
1690–1764
Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island
Mary (Elizabeth) Pell
1702–1741
Pellham Manor, Westchester, New York, USA
Rebecca Turner
1694–1777
Mamaroneck, Westchester, British Colonial America, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dorothy Ray
1669–1714
Sir Pell
1675–1752
Anna White
1676–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. *immigrant
1638–1737
Mary Thomas
1639–1690

Mercy Sands's Descendants

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Mercy Sands (1775–28 Feb 1814) m. Ephraim Purdy (1775–1817)
  1. 1. Reverend (Elijah) Purdy 1800–1871 m. Clarinda (Ruth) Babcock 1804–1876
    1. 1. Richard (David) Purdy 1833–1919 m. Rachael Purdy 1833–1920 m. Mary (Ellen) Wescott 1837–1900
      1. 1. Emery (Ellsworth) Purdy 1864–1956 m. Samantha (Ellen) Lepley 1870–1963
        1. 1. Dorothy (E) Purdy 1903–1962 m. Douglas (E) Blake 1906–1980
        2. 2. Ellsworth (Lepley) Purdy 1899–1997
        3. 3. R (Chase) Purdy 1898–
      2. 2. Verneda Purdy 1860–
      3. 3. Jasper (N) Purdy 1862–
      4. 4. John (C) Purdy 1867–
      5. 5. Julia (A) Purdy 1858–
      6. 6. Nellie Purdy 1860–
      7. 7. Henry (D.) Purdy 1874–

Mercy Sands's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Mercy Sands in Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
1814
28 Feb 1814
Age 39
Death of Mercy Sands in New York, USA
New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Palmyra, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1814
    Event Place: New York, USA
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