Genealogy - Family Tree PURDY
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Descendants of Stephen PURDY
New York & Illinois, USA (via Ontario, Canada): PURDY, WALLING
Also Iowa & Kansas, USA
Associated surnames: BURLINGAME, CANON, GOVRO, HAWKINS, LENT, MILLER, REEK
(See notes below)
Also -
Another Stephen PURDY Family? > >
Another Freedom PURDY Family? > >
& a Freeman PURDY Family? > >
Plus, Photo of Williston C. & Harriet Ann PURDY Grave, &
PURDY grave marker photos (533 KB)
in Oriskany Cemetery, Oneida Co., NY, USA.
Where do they fit into the family?
1 Stephen PURDY - b: 1770 - 1780; d: Aft. 1840; Occupation: Manufacturing trade
..+UNKNOWN - d: Aft. 1840
...2 W. C. (Wiliston PURDY / Williston PURDY? a.k.a. Sam PURDY) - b: Abt. 1816 NY, USA; d: Aft. 20 Dec 1887; Occupation: Engineer, Syracuse & Utica RR, NY, USA; (Photo of Williston C. & Harriet Ann PURDY Grave - 533 KB - the same person?)
...2 Freedom Washington PURDY, Sr. - b: Abt. 18 Aug 1817 Oriscany, Oneida Co., NY, USA; d: 30 Oct 1885 Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA; Occupation: Manufacturer; Railroad; Weaver
.....+Alvina WALLING -b: 1 Dec 1819 Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, daughter of James & Mary WALLING; d: 25 Sep 1876 Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA
........3 Matilda Rosina PURDY - b: 2 Jan 1841 ON, Canada West or New England or Amelin Co., NY, USA (?); d: Aft. 1906; (Photo - 14 KB)
..........+Lucas Milton LENT - b: 6 Sep 1835 Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., ON, Upper Canada; d: 14 Jun 1901
........3 Freedom W. PURDY, Jr. - b: Abt. 1842 NY, USA; d: 1885 - 1898; Occupation: Laborer
..........+Sarah CANON - b: Abt. 1848 - 1854 Cayuga, Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada West; m: 27 Sep 1868; d: Aft. 27 Mar 1898
................4 Alice PURDY - b: Abt. 1869 IA, USA
................4 William DuBois PURDY - b: 02 Jun 1872; d: 30 Sep 1873 Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA
................4 Matilda Rosina PURDY (a.k.a. Tillie PURDY) - b: 04 Jun 1876; d: 23 Nov 1878 Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA
........3 James A. S. PURDY - b: Abt. 1846 Canada (Not proved); m: 22 Sep 1875 Kane Co., IL, USA; d: Aft. 30 Oct 1885
..........+Frances P. GOVRO - d: Aft. 22 Sep 1875
........3 Mary A. PURDY - b: Abt. 1848 Canada (Not proved); d: Aft. 30 Oct 1885
..........+George HAWKINS - b: Abt. 1842 Canada; m: 12 May 1869 Kane Co., IL, USA; d: Aft. 1880; Occupation: Farmer
................4 George HAWKINS - b: Abt. 1870 IL, USA
................4 Edward HAWKINS - b: Abt. 1875 IL, USA
................4 Ella HAWKINS - b: Abt. 1879 KS, USA
........3 Wiliston C. PURDY - b: Abt. 1850 Canada (Not proved); d: 1885 - 1891
..........+Nannie B. REEK - d: Aft. 30 May 1874
........*2nd Wife of Wiliston C. PURDY:
..........+Sarah BURLINGAME
........3 Edward S. PURDY - b: 26 Oct 1856 Canada; d: 24 Dec 1916 Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA
..........+Jane or Jean C. MILLER - d: Aft. 4 Mar 1899
................4 Eddie F. PURDY - b: 1880; d: 07 Jan 1883 Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA
................4 Charles W. PURDY - b: Abt. 1882; d: 04 Mar 1899 Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA
...2 Silas PURDY - b: 1818 Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY, USA; d: 20 Dec 1887; Buried: Oriskany, Oneida Co., NY, USA; Occupation: 1880 - Rail R. Agent Whitesboro; Trustee of Village of Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY, USA; Member of Utica lodge, No. 47, F. & A. M.; Member of lodge of Good Templars, Whitestown
.....+Charlotte SINCLAIR (a.k.a. Charlott SINCLAIR) - b: Abt. 1820 - 1822 NY, USA (daughter of John William SINCLAIR & Mary GRAHAM); d: Abt. Jul 1912; Buried: Oriskany, Oneida Co., NY, USA
........3 Harrison H. PURDY - b: Abt. 1848 NY, USA; d: Aft. 20 Dec 1887; Occupation: Fireman/RR Engine, freight agent; (Mary CURRY Gmother age 84 living with family in Middletown, Orange Co., NY in 1880)
..........+Mary A. UNKNOWN - b: Abt. 1849 NY, USA
................4 H. Everett PURDY - b: Abt. 1873 NY, USA
........3 Samuel PURDY (a.k.a. Samuel R. PURDY) - d: Aft. 20 Dec 1887; Occupation: 1880 - Freightman; Fireman, NY & Central RR, Rome, Oneida Co., NY, USA
...2 Daughter #1 PURDY - b: 1820 - 1825; d: Aft. 1840
...2 Daughter #2 PURDY - b: 1830 - 1835; d: Aft. 1840
...2 Daughter #3 PURDY - b: 1835 - 1840; d: Aft. 1840
Notes: In New York & Illinois, USA (via Ontario, Canada): PURDY, WALLING
Also Iowa & Kansas, USA
Associated surnames: BURLINGAME, CANON, GOVRO, HAWKINS, LENT, MILLER, REEK.
In 1840, Stephen PURDY was in manufacturing trade in Oneida Co., NY, USA.
Stephen's son,
Occupation & Residence:
Section foreman, N.Y. Central RR;
Bef. 1861? - Manufacturer of woolen goods;
1861 - Manufacturer, (5th Concession?) Orono, Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada,
(lived near pumpmaker Edson ANDRUS / Edson ANDERSON);
Fall 1864 - "Came to Elgin from the east";
Aft. 1864 - Section boss of the Freeport division of the Northwestern Road,
Elgin, Kane Co., Illinois;
Abt. 1865 - Similar position (Section foreman) with Chicago & Northwestern RR;
18?? - Superintendent of streets, Elgin;
1867 - Foreman repairs, C. & N. W. R. R., "h e s Broadway, 3 s Bridge";
1872 - Janitor DuBois Opera House;
1876 - Janitor DuBois opera house, "res n sd Locust, bet Jackson and Jewett";
1878 - 1879 - Res. "n. s. Locust, 1 e. Jackson";
1880 - Retired weaver;
1884 - 1885 - Janitor DuBois Opera House, "res 134 Locust" (Map);
1885 - 450 Douglas Ave., Elgin (Map)
Organizations:
Tyler, Elgin Lodge, 117, A. F. & A. M. (Map);
First Methodist Episcopal Church
The six children of Freedom Washington PURDY & Alvina WALLING were:
1. Matilda Rosina PURDY (1841 - 1906) married Lucas Milton LENT (1835 - 1901) in Ontario, Canada;
2. Freedom W. PURDY, Jr. (1842 - 1898) married Sarah CANON (1854 - 1898) in Kane Co., IL, USA; Daughter Alice PURDY b: abt. 1869 IA, USA; family living in Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA in 1880; Occupation: Laborer
3. James A. S. PURDY (1846 - ) married Frances P. GOVRO in Kane Co., IL, USA;
4. Mary A. PURDY (1848 - ) married George HAWKINS (1842 - ) in Kane Co., IL, USA; Children George HAWKINS (b: abt. 1870 IL, USA), Edward HAWKINS (b: abt 1875 IL, USA), Ella HAWKINS (b: abt 1879 KS, USA); family living in Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA in 1880; res. 450 Douglas Avenue
5. Wiliston PURDY / Williston C. PURDY (1850 - ) first married Nannie B. REEK, second married Sarah BURLINGAME in Kane Co., IL, USA
6. Edward S. PURDY (1856 - 1916) married Jane C. MILLER or Jean C. MILLER in Kane Co., IL, USA.
Stephen PURDY & his wife (maiden name UNKNOWN) had five other children:
W. C. PURDY (a.k.a. Sam PURDY) (Wiliston PURDY / Williston PURDY? about 1816 - ) & Silas PURDY (1818 - 1887), & three daughters, names unknown. Most dates are approximate.
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Links:
Canada East & Canada West; Upper & Lower Canada (Canada GenWeb)
CousinConnect - View my genealogy queries
dpurdy Database (Freeman F. PURDY)
DuBois Opera House (Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA)
Durham Co., ON, Canada (Canada GenWeb)
Elgin Lodge, 117, A. F. & A. M.
First Methodist Episcopal Church (Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA)
Freedom PURDY
(Genealogy.com - Fredom, Fredoms, Freedon, Freeman, Freman PURDY)
Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada West (Canada GenWeb)
Jefferson Co., NY, USA (USGenWeb)
Northumberland, ON, Canada (Canada GenWeb)
Oneida Co., NY, USA (USGenWeb)
Utica City Directory 1874 (NY, USA - DistantCousin.com)
Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, USA (USGenWeb)
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