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     Gabriel Purdy was born abt 18 May 1753/1755 at Westchester Co., New York.^1,2 His Ancestral File Number is RKMQ-BN. He was born on 18 May 1755 at Westchester Co., New York.³ He was the son of Samuel Purdy and Winnifred Wright Griffin. Gabriel Purdy married Charity Purdy, daughter of Joseph Purdy and Charity Eisenhart, on 28 March 1775 at New York.³ Gabriel Purdy married Esther Angevine, daughter of Louis Angevine and Phoebe (?), in 1782.³ Gabriel Purdy married Elizabeth Wilkinson on 7 September 1804 at Sackville, Westmoreland Co., New Brunswick, Canada.³ Gabriel Purdy married Esther Knight after 1812.³ Gabriel Purdy married Ann (?) on 5 August 1830.³ Gabriel Purdy died on 8 May 1841 at Westchester Station, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 85.^3,1

OBITUARY OF GABRIEL PURDY, THE LOYALIST
May 25, 1841, The Halifax Times

Died at Westchester on Saturday 8th inst. Gabriel Purdy, Esq., aged 87 years. Mr. Purdy was born at Westchester, in the State of New York, 1754. He had five wives, the last of whom survived him. He had 17 children born to him, the issue of which are 170 grandchildren, 52 great grandchildren, making a total of 239. At the age of 21 he joined the British Army, and fought in the Battle of White Plains. He was made Sergeant at the close of the battle, and served as a non-commissioned officer during the war. At its close in 1783 he with many others came to Nova Scotia. Sacrificing their patrimonial inheritance, with bleeding hearts, breaking asunder the social ties which bound them to their native soil, on the more tender chords consanguinity; exchanging the fruitful vales and fertile intervale of the majestic Hudson for the wild howling wilderness, the precipitous rocky hills of the Cobequid mountains; and all for the loyalty they bore to their King and love for the British Constitution. It is evident the affection they bore to their native land still had a place in their hearts; for on looking abroad for a place of settlement they fixed upon what is now called Westchester, near the top of the Cobequid range of mountains, which separates Cumberland from Colchester, as bearing in physical appearance the nearest resemblance to the land they had left, and calling it after the place of their nativity. The privations, the toils, the dangers which these pioneers of the wilderness had to undergo, was sufficient to appall the stoutest heart, and to wear out the strongest constitution. With no road for many miles but a bridle path through the woods, they were compelled to rely upon their own resources, unless in case of great emergency. Before the children could be supplied with bread, the grist had to be borne on the back of the parent for many miles through the trackless desert, the journey to and from the mill occupying them a day and a night; whilst the fear of the family at home, for the safety of their absent father, may be conceived, but cannot be realized by those of the present day, who sit surrounded with every comfort and every luxury compatible with rural life, brought home to them by the superior industry and economy of their forefathers. So great were the sufferings of this band of patriots, that several sank under their toll, others gave up in despair, and either returned whence they came, or sought some more congenial soil on which to exercise their industry.

Mr. Purdy was one of the few who remained, resolved to meet and conquer every toil and difficulty, and had the satisfaction of redeeming from the wild wilderness, one of the most forbidding spots in Nova Scotia and of rendering a rugged and stubborn locality, a fertile and flourishing settlement; of raising a numerous family, and of seeing them happily and comfortably settled around him.

No provision was made by the British Government for the Loyalists of the rank of Mr. Purdy, further than giving him free grants of wilderness lands. This in many instances was but a sorry exchange, and but a poor reward for their perilous services and patriotic sacrifices, yet Mr. Purdy was never heard to repine or to repent of the choice he had made. Nor indeed could it be said he had so much cause as perhaps some others had to complain for the government seemed aware of the claims he had upon it, and unsolicited, conferred upon him a Lieutenant’s commission in the Provincial militia immediately upon his landing in Nova Scotia. In 1809 he was a Justice of the Peace, and in 1817 he received the command of a Company. For 20 years he acted as a Road Commissioner, and was entrusted with the expenditure of many thousand pounds of the public funds. In every situation which he filled he acquitted himself to the entire satisfaction of the government who employed him, and the public for whom he acted, and with credit to himself. As an instance of his consistency, and of the estimation in which his character was held by his government, when he found by the infirmities of age he was unable to discharge his official duties with efficiency, he requested permission to retire free from public life, and the government in testimony of its approbation of his conduct, conferred the several offices which he held upon his children.

Mr. Purdy through his whole life was an ardent lover, as active, a conscientious, and strenuous supporter of the British Constitution. And often has the writer seen his eye light up with indignant fire at the recital of the chimerical schemes of designing innovators, or the more daring attempts of modern revolutionists. Through every stage of life and in the discharge of every duty, he maintained a character of integrity, justice and humanity; in the settlement he was honored, amongst his neighbors he was respected, and by his family he was revered. Add to all this Mr. Purdy was a pious, a consistent and humble Christian, and adorned his profession through a long and checkered life, often beset with dangers and difficulties, bereavements and trials of no ordinary kind, by piously resigning himself to the will of his Devine Master. He was strongly attached to the doctrines as taught by Wesleyan Methodists; his house was the home of messengers of God of every persuasion; and with them he delighted to hold sweet converse on the things pertaining to eternal life. He had no long protracted sickness, he needed not that narrow field of bed of death to fight the good fight of faith, he looked forward to the time of his dissolution, and spoke of it as the beginning of a better life. He died as he lived at peace with his Heavenly Father and with his fellow men, and with a calmness not often witnessed in the hour of death he resigned his breath into the hands of Him who gave it, in the sure and certain hope of a blessed immortality through the merits of Him who loved him and gave Himself for him.⁴ He was buried at Rose Cemetery, Westchester Station, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.^3,5

     Gabriel Purdy was born on 28 February 1791.¹ He was the son of Gabriel Purdy and Esther Angevine.¹ Gabriel Purdy married Sarah Embree, daughter of Joseph Embree and Catherine (?), on 6 April 1817.² Gabriel Purdy died on 26 April 1864 at age 73.¹

     Gabriel Purdy was born abt 06/08 Sep 1818/1819.^1,2 He was the son of Gilbert Purdy and Sarah Knight.¹ Gabriel Purdy died on 12 March 1871.^1,2 He was buried at Rose Cemetery, Westchester Station, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.²

     George Elliot Purdy was born on 29 June 1833.¹ He was the son of Gilbert Purdy and Sarah Knight.¹ George Elliot Purdy died on 24 August 1913 at age 80.¹

     Geraldine Purdy was born on 6 December 1900 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.^2,3 She was the daughter of William Hopkins Purdy and Anna Christiansen. Geraldine Purdy married Herman John Merz, son of Joseph Merz and Sophia Guyer, on 2 September 1925 at Salem, Marion Co., Oregon.³

Miss Purdy Married At Home

One of the prettiest of the late summer weddings was that of Miss Geraldine Purdy and Herman J. Merz which took place on Wednesday at four o’clock, at the home of the bride’s parents near Salem.

Preceding the ceremony out of doors Miss Frances Purdy played as a violin solo "Ave Maria" followed by "Because" by Miss Ruth Bedford. Lohengrin’s wedding march was then played by Mrs. Curtis Gardner of Portland. The impressive ring ceremony was used. Reverend Thomas Achescon officiating.

The bride was attractive in a gown of white georgette and crepe satin and she carried a shower bouquet of Cecil Brunner roses. Miss Ruth Purdy as maid of honor, wore peach georgette and carried a bouquet of sweet peas in pastel shades.

A reception followed with refreshments served at tables attractively decorated in bright colored flowers, Mrs. Curtis Gardner, Miss Agnee Du Rette and Miss Dorothy Taylor assisted.

Out of town guests Included Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Gardner, of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McNellan of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. DuRette, Miss Agnee DuRette, Cecil DuRette of Gervals, Mrs. Emma Brink of Fargo, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Baker, Mrs. S. Talbot, Miss Blanche Small and C. Small of Turner, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Boxrud, Miss Ruth Bedford, Miss Dorothy Taylor, Mrs. Rea Benson and Miss Lydia Christiansen of Salem.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy, a graduate of the Oregon normal and has been principal of the Langlois schools for the past two years. Mr. Merz ls a well-known business man of Curry county. After a motor trip to Yellowstone park, Mr. and Mrs. Merz will be at home at Beaver Lee ranch near Langlois.

The Capital Journal
Sat, Sep 05, 1925-Page 5.⁴

Geraldine Purdy lived in 1960 at Florence, Lane Co., Oregon. Her Social Security Number was 542-56-2039 issued in Oregon Social Security Death Index (b- 06Dec1900 d-Jan1987). She died on 8 January 1987 at Campbell, Santa Clara Co., California, at age 86.³

The following obituary from The Siuslaw News, Florence, Oregon, January 14, 1987, page 2A, column 1.
Geraldine Purdy Merz, long-time resident of the Florence area, died Jan. 8, 1987 in Campbell, Calif. Merz was born on Dec. 6, 1900 in Red Wing, Minn., the daughter of William and Anna Purdy. The Purdy family moved to Woodburn in 1912. She has been a resident of Oregon since that time and married Herman John Merz on Sept. 2, 1925 in Turner. He died on March 12, 1976.
She was active in various community affairs all of her life. She was an active member of the Ada Grange for 50 years. She served her neighbors and community through 4-H, Western Lane Republican Women, Western Lane Hospital Auxiliary, Siuslaw Valley Parks and Recreation District, Siltcoos Home Extension, Florence Friends of the Library, Florence Community Concert Association, A.A.R.P., the Presbyterian Church of Florence and other organizations. Merz attended Willamette University and graduated from Monmouth Normal School in 1921. She taught elementary school in Langlois, Pendleton, Woodburn, and Upper Fiddle Creek School at Ada.
The Merz' move to the Fiddle Creek valley, southeast of Florence in 1927, operating Alderwold Dairy Farm for nearly 30 years. They developed a herd of registered Jersey cattle that won them national recognition. When they retired from the dairy business in 1955, they purchased property in north-central British Columbia. There they developed a beef ranch now owned and operated by their son David.
Survivors include her four children, Bob Merz and his wife Shirley of Florence, Marilyn Adkins of Campbell, Calif., David Merz and his wife Lois of Fort Fraser, British Columbia, Canada and Karen Christensen and her husband Gerald of Saratoga, Calif. Also surviving are her sisters, Ruth Rue of Salem, Frances Everest of Milwaukee, a brother, Kenneth Purdy of Turner and a sister-in-law, Amelia Merz Thorne of Coos Bay. A memorial service was held Monday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. at the Florence Christian Church.³ She was buried at Fir Grove Cemetery, Ada, Lane Co., Oregon.⁵

     Gilbert Purdy was born on 3 August 1797 at Westchester Station, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He was the son of Gabriel Purdy and Esther Angevine.¹ Gilbert Purdy married Sarah Knight, daughter of William Knight and Jane (?), on 27 October 1817 at Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ Gilbert Purdy died on 24 May 1884 at Westchester Station, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 86.¹ He was buried at Rose Cemetery, Westchester Station, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.²

     Gilbert Purdy was born in 1750 at Westchester Co., New York.^1,2 He was the son of Samuel Purdy and Winnifred Wright Griffin.¹ Gilbert Purdy married Bethia Fisher on 26 March 1781.² Gilbert Purdy died on 5 June 1838 at Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,2

     Girl Purdy was born on 10 April 1902 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.² She was the daughter of Samuel Haskell Purdy and Anne Marie Ceder. Girl Purdy died on 13 April 1902 at Burnside, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.³ Birth Record had name listed as "Purdy, died", female.

     Gloriana Purdy was born on 31 March 1714 at Rye, Westchester Co., New York.^1,2 She was the daughter of Samuel Purdy and Glorianna Penelope Strang. Gloriana Purdy married George Merritt, son of Samuel Merritt and Elizabeth Underhill, in 1732. Gloriana Purdy died on 13 September 1765 at New York at age 51.^1,3,2 Her Ancestral File Number is RKMP-ZS. She was buried at Old Town Cemetery, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York.²

     Glorianna Purdy was born on 20 July 1757.^1,2 She married Henry Budd. Glorianna Purdy was the daughter of Jonathan Purdy and Charity Hadden. Glorianna Purdy died on 17 March 1842 at age 84.² She was buried at Jonathan Purdy Family Cemetery, White Plains, Westchester Co., New York.²

     Glorianna Purdy was born circa 1747 at Digby, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Gabriel Purdy and Bethia Miller. Her Ancestral File Number is RKMQ-60.

     Hannah Purdy was born on 7 March 1724.^1,2 She was the daughter of Jonathan Purdy and Mary Hart. Hannah Purdy married James Kniffen, son of Samuel Kniffen and Rebecca (?), in 1743.³ Hannah Purdy died circa 1789.^1,4

     Harry Lee Purdy was born on 21 September 1945.¹ He was the son of Carroll Eugene Purdy and Priscilla Lincoln Reed. Harry Lee Purdy died on 15 September 2007 at Alexandria, Virginia, at age 61.² He was buried at Fairfax Memorial Park, Braddock, Fairfax Co., Virginia.

     Helen Marie Purdy was born on 22 May 1923.¹ She was the daughter of Ivan Willet Purdy and Dorothy Aurelia Mills. Helen Marie Purdy married Leon Roger Cousland, son of Leon Lyman Cousland and Edith Louise Tharp, on 5 July 1942 at El Dorado, Butler Co., Kansas.¹ Obituary of Helen's mother in 1981 stated where living in 1981. Helen Marie Purdy lived in 1960 at 816 S. Pennsylvania, Liberal, Seward Co., Kansas. Her Social Security Number was Social Security Death Index lists Helen M. Cousland, born 22 My 1923, died 29 Jul 2009, last residence Seward Co., Kansas. She lived at Liberal, Seward Co., Kansas. She died on 29 July 2009 at Kansas at age 86. She was buried at Restlawn Cemetery, Liberal, Seward Co., Kansas.²

     Henrietta Purdy was born on 16 October 1837 at Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York.¹ She was the daughter of David Purdy and Elizabeth Ann Hopkins. Henrietta Purdy married Eron Curry Van Kirk on 5 November 1857 at New York. Henrietta Purdy lived in 1898 at Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York. She died on 1 June 1921 at Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, at age 83.^1,2 She was buried at sec. g, plot 103-104, grave 4, Ithaca City Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York.²

     Henry Purdy was born circa 1725 at Rye, Westchester Co., New York.¹ He was the son of Samuel Purdy and Glorianna Penelope Strang. Henry Purdy married Mary V. Foster.² Henry Purdy died circa 1782.^1,2 His Ancestral File Number is RKMQ-M7.

     Henry Purdy was born on 2 January 1789.¹ He was the son of Gabriel Purdy and Esther Angevine.¹ Henry Purdy married Frances Embree, daughter of Joseph Embree and Catherine (?).¹ Henry Purdy died on 20 March 1857 at age 68.¹ Had 11 children.²

     Henry Purdy was born abt 27 Jun 1745 or 07 Feb 174.^1,2 He was the son of Samuel Purdy and Winnifred Wright Griffin.¹ Henry Purdy married Tamer Sniffer on 16 February 1773 at New York.³ Henry Purdy died on 20 July 1826 at Fort Lawrence, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.^1,4

     Herbert Wilson Purdy was born on 14 April 1884 at Cumberland, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.² He was the son of Charles Adam Burnett Purdy and Susanne P. Stewart.¹ Herbert Wilson Purdy was born circa 1885.¹ He married Marie Ludbrook. Herbert Wilson Purdy died on 4 June 1962 at Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, at age 78.² He was buried at Southern Cemetery, Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan.²

     Horatio Nelson Purdy was born on 16 September 1845.¹ He was the son of Samuel Flintiff Purdy and Margaret Knight.¹ Horatio Nelson Purdy died on 5 March 1926 at age 80.¹

     Howard Haskel Purdy was born on 30 June 1895.^1,2 He was the son of Samuel Haskell Purdy and Anne Marie Ceder. Howard Haskel Purdy died on 11 December 1912 at Minnesota at age 17.¹ Goodhue Co Birth records state born 04 Jul 1895. The cause of death was drowned while skating across millpond to school at Lake City, MN. Sister Evelyn, states Howard Haskell born 30Jun1895. He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.²

     Isaac Purdy was born on 4 November 1732.¹ He was born on 14 November 1732.^2,3 He was the son of Jonathan Purdy and Mary Hart. Isaac Purdy married Sarah Budd. Isaac Purdy married Deborah (?) Isaac Purdy married Mary Haight on 14 February 1812. Isaac Purdy died on 18 March 1816 at age 83.^1,2,3 He was buried at Jonathan Purdy Family Cemetery, White Plains, Westchester Co., New York.^2,3

     Ivan Willet Purdy was born on 22 April 1894 at Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., Kansas.¹ Ivan Willet Purdy was a Printer. He was the son of Myron Sellon Purdy and Carrie Coykendall. Ivan Willet Purdy married Dorothy Aurelia Mills on 20 January 1920 at Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., Kansas. Ivan Willet Purdy lived in 1962 at El Dorado, Butler Co., Kansas. He died on 20 March 1971 at El Dorado, Butler Co., Kansas, at age 76.² He was buried on 22 March 1971 at Garden A, Lot 147, Space 3, Walnut Valley Memorial Park, El Dorado, Butler Co., Kansas.^3,4

The following obituary was in The El Dorado Times (KS) newspaper, 20 March 1971, page 7.
Ivan W. Purdy

Ivan W. Purdy, 77, a valued resident of this town for 46 years, died early today at Allen Memorial hospital. For many past years, he had been a sufferer from acute asthma and related affliction, and had required hospital care more than once in recent weeks. He was patient and brave, however, in the face of this ailment. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 22, at 10:30 a.m., in the chapel at the Kirby Funeral home, Rev. W. Frank Aten will officiate. Burial will be at the Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
Ivan Willet Purdy was born April 22, 1894, in Kingfisher, Okla. He was a printer by profession and one of the best advertising and make-up compositors The El Dorado Times ever had it its employ. He came to El Dorado in 1925 to take a position with this newspaper - which he never relinquished until old age and his malady caught up with him. His removal to this town was from Coffeyville, where he had been a star printer for the Coffeyville Journal.
Ivan fitted well into the social life of this community. He was a veteran of World War I, and a most loyal member of Capt. Edgar Dale Post of the American Legion. During the time when the Legion's club house here was built largely by the efforts of its members. Ivan would do a full day's work at The Times and then go to the Legion site for several hours more to toll on the construction job.
He was a bundle of eager energy and his pleasant and attractive ways caused him to make friends all over the community. He and his wife, Dorothy A. Mills, to whom he was married in Coffeyville on January 20, 1920 - were welcome members of a lively young crowd in El Dorado and were affiliated with many friendly circles.
Ivan was not a large man but he was wiry and full of vigor. He worked in the old newspaper office on East Central along with such luminaries as Otto Huttenhoff, O.L. Whitestine, Harmon Lane, Roy Doty, Bland Barnhart, Louis Gorzkiewicz, Bill Moter, Al Hudson and many others. He undertook the typographical education of younger men who served as apprentices. One of the last of these was Cletus Haines, who developed into an excellent craftsman.
The Purdy good nature around the shop was a byword. He was friendly with all members of the various staffs who made up the newspaper's working force - and he always enjoyed the full confidence and regard of the management. He was a member of the International Typographical Union. Mr. Purdy is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Purdy of the home at 405 North Emportia, and one daughter, Mrs. L. R. Cousland, of Liberal, Kansas, as well as by two grandchildren.³

     Jacob Purdy was born circa 1739.¹ He was born on 15 October 1739 at White Plains, Westchester Co., New York.^2,3 He was the son of Samuel Purdy and Winnifred Wright Griffin.¹ Jacob Purdy married Abigail Smith on 18 October 1762.^1,2

The White Plains Historical Society - Jacob Purdy House

"The Purdy House was built by Samuel Horton, an early settler, who remained in possession until after 1730, when Samuel Purdy purchased the house and 132 acres.
Title see-sawed from Samuel to his son, Jacob, then back to Samuel, and finally to Jacob about 1785. One explanation might be because two of Samuel's five sons became Loyalists and fled to Canada. Jacob held title until his own death in 1822.
The Purdy family continued in possession until the house was sold to Samuel Mott in 1869.
By the 1960's the house, forgotten and neglected, had become a multi-family dwelling, slated for demolition by the Urban Renewal Agency.
The Battle of White Plains Monument Committee purchased the house in 1963, and repaired and restored old beams and shingles. In 1973, when the house moved to its present site on Park Avenue, the house was deeded to the City of White Plains.
The Jacob Purdy House has been source-documented as General Washington's Headquarters from July 23 to September 16, 1778. Historians also believe it to have been the General's Headquarters before the Chatterton Hill battle of October 28, 1776.
On April 31, 1979, the house was placed upon the National Register of Historic Places."
From It Happened In Old White Plains, 1989, by Renoda Hoffman.⁴

"Revolutionary War Soldier who loaned his House to General George Washington to use as his Headquarters for the Battle of White Plains. One of White Plains' most famous residents, Jacob Purdy joined the Westchester Militia in 1775 and served until the end of the Revolution, and it is his name that the house bears today. It was this simple abode that General George Washington used as his headquarters during the Battle of White Plains in 1776 and again during his second stay for two months in 1778. The Historical Society hosts numerous events at the Purdy House during the year, such as a celebration for Washington's Birthday and an October event commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of White Plains."³


The New York Times
November 2, 1986, Section WC (Westchester), Page 11
By Tessa Melvin     

How many headquarters did General George Washington have on Oct. 28, 1776, during the one-hour Battle of White Plains?

This afternoon, when White Plains officials and historians dedicate the 265-year-old Jacob Purdy house on Park Avenue, they will attach a gleaming bronze plaque to the side of the restored farmhouse that reads: ''Jacob Purdy House. General Washington's Headquarters in 1776/1778. National Register of Historic Places. White Plains Historical Society.'' The words are remarkably similar to those found on another plaque, this one attached by the White Plains Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to a small frame house on Virginia Road in North White Plains. It reads: ''General George Washington occupied this house as his headquarters from Oct. 23 to Nov. 10, 1776, and from July 26 to Sept. 23, 1778.''

But after a nearly century-long battle replete with painstaking research, careful letters and sharp rejoinders concerning which house actually served as the headquarters, the Battle of White Plains Monument Committee and the White Plains Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution appear eager to compromise. The Purdy house and the Washington Headquarters Museum, also known as the Miller house, can peacefully co-exist, the two organizations now agree.

''The battle was very fluid and possibly there were two headquarters,'' said Irving Natter, a White Plains businessman who is president of the Battle of White Plains Monument Committee and of the White Plains Historical Society. ''Washington may well have needed both a forward position and a fall-back position.⁵''


Jacob Purdy died on 28 December 1822 at White Plains, Westchester Co., New York, at age 83.^1,2,6 He was buried at Old Presbyterian Cemetery, White Plains, Westchester Co., New York.^1,3

     Jacob Griffin Purdy was born on 26 December 1787.¹ He was the son of Gabriel Purdy and Esther Angevine.¹ Jacob Griffin Purdy married Sarah Purdy, daughter of Jacob Purdy and Abigail Smith, in 1811.¹ Jacob Griffin Purdy died on 28 December 1870 at age 83.¹ Had 11 children, with his first cousin, Sarah Purdy.²

     James Purdy was born circa 1749 at Digby, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He was the son of Gabriel Purdy and Bethia Miller. His Ancestral File Number is RKMQ-75.

     Jane Giles Purdy was born on 11 December 1840.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Flintiff Purdy and Margaret Knight.¹

     Jane Smith Purdy was born on 30 April 1820 at Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Gilbert Purdy and Sarah Knight.¹ Jane Smith Purdy married John Giles on 4 February 1840 at Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ Jane Smith Purdy died on 17 August 1897 at Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 77.¹

     Janet Ann Purdy was born on 28 August 1938 at Wisconsin.^1,2 Unmarried as of 1959. She was the daughter of Myron Charles Purdy and Lucille Alice Bullinger. Janet Ann Purdy married John L. Moe on 4 November 1961 at Wisconsin. Janet Ann Purdy died on 30 May 2016 at age 77.² She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin.²

     Jeanne Delores Purdy was born on 9 October 1921 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.^1,2 She was the daughter of Myron Charles Purdy and Lucille Alice Bullinger. Jeanne Delores Purdy married Roland Joseph Preeshl on 14 September 1940 at La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin.^3,1 Jeanne Delores Purdy died on 20 March 2003 at Racine, Racine Co., Wisconsin, at age 81.^3,2

RACINE - Mrs. Jeanne Purdy Preeshl, 81, passed away quietly at her home on Thursday morning, March 20, 2003.

Mrs. Preeshl was born in Redwing, Minn. on October 9, 1921 to the late Myron and Lucille Bullinger Purdy and had lived in Racine for over 50 years.
She was united in marriage to Roland J. Preeshl in LaCrosse on September 14, 1940 and has been married for 62 years.
Jeanne was employed at Von Schrader Manufacturing Company for over 30 years retiring in 1985. She was a member of St. Lucy's Catholic Church. She was a joyful person who lived life to the fullest. She loved cooking and listening to audio books.
Jeanne is survived by her husband, Roland; one daughter and son-in-law, Penny (Tom) Bredemeier of Oswego, Ill; five grandsons, Ben Bredemeier, Ryan Desmond, Nick Desmond, Ryan Wilken, and Kevin Wilken; two sisters, Marilyn Carroll and Janet Moe both of LaCrosse; nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Debra Jean Wilken in January of 2000; and one brother, Myron Charles "Pat" Purdy.
Funeral services will be held at St. Lucy's Catholic Church, 3101 Drexel Avenue, on Monday, March 24, 2003, at 11 am. Entombment will be held at Calvary Cemetery at a later date.
Friends may meet with the family at the church Monday morning from 9 a.m. until time of services.
Memorials to the Badger Association of the Blind have been suggested by the family.
WILSON FUNERAL HOME
1212 Lathrop Avenue634-3361

Racine Journal Times
March 22, 2003.⁴ She was buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum, Racine, Racine Co., Wisconsin.²