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Samuel Purdy 1765–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: New York, NY, USA

Death Date: 2 September 1855

Death Location: Clementsport, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Gabriel Purdy

Mother: Bethiah Miller

Spouse(s): Sarah Ditmars

Children(s): Frank Purdy, William Purdy, Isaac Purdy

In 1765, Samuel Purdy entered the world in New York, NY, USA, born to Gabriel Purdy And Bethiah Miller. Samuel Purdy married Sarah Ditmars, and had children including Frank E Purdy, Isaac Ditmers Purdy, William S Purdy. Samuel Purdy passed away in 1855 in Clementsport, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Samuel Purdy entered the world in New York, NY, USA, born to Gabriel Purdy And Bethiah Miller.
  • Samuel Purdy married Sarah Ditmars, and had children including Frank E Purdy, Isaac Ditmers Purdy, William S Purdy.
  • Samuel Purdy passed away in 1855 in Clementsport, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gabriel Purdy
1721–1803
Birth Location: Rye, NY, USA
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Bethiah Miller
1728–1809
Birth Location: Westchester County, NY, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ditmars
1774–1862
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Frank Purdy
1870–1941
Birth Location: Glendale, Pennsylvania
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William Purdy
1811–
Birth Location: –
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Isaac Purdy
1802–1835
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Samuel Purdy's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Purdy
1765–1855
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
Parents
Gabriel Purdy
1721–1803
Rye, NY, USA
Bethiah Miller
1728–1809
Westchester County, NY, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Purdy
1695–1753
Rye, Westchester, NY, USA
Clorinda (Penelope) Strang
1687–1726
Boston, MA, USA
Anthony Miller
1690–1763
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Purdy
1654–1709
Elizabeth Ogden
1656–1742
Charlotte Maistre)
1656–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Purdy
1610–1658
Mary Brundage
1628–1684
John Ogden
1600–1682
Judith Budd
1622–1687
Jean Mestre
1638–
Livinia Maistre
1644–1680

Samuel Purdy's Descendants

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Samuel Purdy (1765–2 September 1855) m. Sarah Ditmars (1774–12 July 1862)
  1. 1. Frank (E) Purdy 1870–1941
  2. 2. William (S) Purdy 1811– m. Harriet (Augusta) Ryerson 1812–
  3. 3. Isaac (Ditmers) Purdy 1802–1835 m. Sarah (Ann) Vroom 1806–1883
    1. 1. Edwin (Purdy) Captain 1834–1905 m. Eliza (Elmira) Oliver 1842–1909
      1. 1. Grace (Bogart) Purdy 1879–1961 m. Bert (Wallace) Eddy 1880–1969
        1. 1. Wallace (Purdy) Eddy 1910–1996 m. Florence (Natalie) Bartlett 1911–1940 m. Dorothy (Mae) Newhall 1906–1999
        2. 2. Mildred (Oliver) Eddy 1914–2004 m. Elliott (Avery) Williams 1907–1977
      2. 2. Fred (Greatorex) Purdy 1876–1925
      3. 3. Percy (Edwin) Purdy 1865–1877
      4. 4. Blanche (Hilliard) Purdy 1871–1877
      5. 5. Oscar (Kimball) Purdy 1862–
    2. 2. James (Gilbert) Purdy 1832–1913 m. Sarah Fairn 1833–1915
      1. 1. George (Ditmars) Purdy 1860–1925 m. Margaret (Gardner) Campbell 1871–
        1. 1. Anne (Macleod) Purdy 1893–1940 m. James Withrow 1892–
        2. 2. Margaret (Ruth) Purdy 1894–
        3. 3. Kathleen (Ditmars) Purdy 1898–
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Frances) Purdy 1899–
        5. 5. Frances (Gardner) Purdy 1903–
        6. 6. George (D) Purdy 1906–
        7. 7. Edith Purdy 1912–
      2. 2. James (Gilbert "Gil") Purdy 1862–1946 m. Sarah Perry 1870–
        1. 1. Donald (A) Purdy 1903–1913
        2. 2. St (Clair) Purdy 1906–
        3. 3. Bingay Purdy 1907–
        4. 4. James (G) Purdy 1900–1978
        5. 5. Dorothy (E) Purdy 1901–
      3. 3. Mary (Jewett) Purdy 1856–
      4. 4. Reginald (Fairn) Purdy 1858–1924 m. Mary (E) Davis 1866–1950
        1. 1. Georgia (Elizabeth) Purdy 1894–1915
        2. 2. Helen (R) Purdy 1889– m. Christian (L) Bottger 1889–
        3. 3. Richard (G) Purdy 1895–
        4. 4. Grace (F) Purdy 1892–1982
        5. 5. Reginald (E) Purdy 1897–
        6. 6. Sarah Purdy 1901–
        7. 7. Edith (Reliance) Purdy 1903–1970 m. William (C.) Redd 1902–1981
        8. 8. Ailsa (Craig) Purdy 1907–2000 m. Kenneth (A) Rugh 1905–1969
      5. 5. Carrie (Cushing) Purdy 1866–
      6. 6. Annie (Wood) Purdy 1868–
      7. 7. Henry (Herbert) Purdy 1869–
      8. 8. Edward (Dowling "Ned") Purdy 1875– m. Clara (Elizabeth) Bingham 1873–1944
        1. 1. Clara (Lurana) Purdy 1907–1907 m. James (Francis Dinn) Jr 1904–1963
        2. 2. Arthur (D) Purdy 1902–
        3. 3. Milton (Herbert) Purdy 1905–
        4. 4. Agnes (L) Purdy 1912–
        5. 5. Paul (Stanley) Purdy 1904–1924
        6. 6. Edward (Bingham) Purdy 1895–1967 m. Hildegarde Purdy 1902–
        7. 7. George Purdy 1897–
        8. 8. Frederick Purdy 1899–
        9. 9. Robert Purdy 1901–1975
      9. 9. Charles (Godfrey) Purdy 1874–
      10. 10. Lurana (Sutton) Purdy 1876–
    3. 3. Rachael Purdy 1830–
    4. 4. George (Vroom) Purdy 1827–1870

Samuel Purdy's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Samuel Purdy in New York, NY, USA
New York, NY, USA
1855
2 September 1855
Age 90
Death of Samuel Purdy in Clements, NS, Canada
Clements, NS, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: New York, NY, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1765-1865
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 September 1855
    Event Place: Clements, NS, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clementsport, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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