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William Wilson Purdy 1882 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1882

Birth Location: Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 21 Sep 1919

Death Location: Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

Father: Samuel Purdy

Mother: Mary Palmer

Spouse(s): Sarah Gaffield

Children(s): Frances Purdy

William Wilson Purdy was born in 1882 in Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, the child of Samuel Lester Purdy and Mary Elizabeth Palmer. William Wilson Purdy married Sarah Maude Gaffield, and had children including Frances Marian Purdy. William Wilson Purdy passed away in 1919 in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Wilson Purdy was born in 1882 in Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, the child of Samuel Lester Purdy and Mary Elizabeth Palmer.
  • William Wilson Purdy married Sarah Maude Gaffield, and had children including Frances Marian Purdy.
  • William Wilson Purdy passed away in 1919 in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

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William Purdy's Ancestors

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William Purdy
1882 – 1919
Birth Place: Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Samuel Lester Purdy
1842 – 1930
Ontario, Canada
Mary (Elizabeth) Palmer
1841 – 1911
Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Wilson (Leavens) Palmer
1805 – 1885
Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Laura (Teresa) Loomis
1815 – 1870
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Palmer
1777 – 1841
Sarah Leavens
1775 – 1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Leavens
1754 – 1844
Phoebe Atwill
1755 – 1842

William Purdy's Descendants

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William (Wilson) Purdy (23 Mar 1882 – 21 Sep 1919) m. Sarah (Maude) Gaffield (16 Aug 1884 – 1967)
  1. 1. Frances (Marian) Purdy (12 Oct 1905 – 29 Jan 1949) m. Ziba (Edmond Maxwell) Harnden (7 Aug 1905 – 25 Aug 1985)

William Purdy's Timeline

2 Records

1882
23 Mar 1882
Birth of William Wilson Purdy in Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
1919
21 Sep 1919
Age 37
Death of William Wilson Purdy in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1882
    Event Place: Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

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