Re: Joseph PURDY - Portland twp Ontario
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Re: Joseph PURDY - Portland twp Ontario
valerie 8/29/01
Some new (to me) information ---
Harrowsmith Cemt:433.Joseph L. PURDY died Jan 26 1879 aged 50 yrs. 1 mon.
1881 Census:
Source Information: Census PlacePortland, Addington, Ontario Family History Library Film1375872 NA Film NumberC-13236 District118 Sub-districtB Page Number86 Household Number487 Household:
NameMarital StatusGenderEthnic OriginAgeBirthplace OccupationReligion
Charles PURDEYb c1858 Ont.MaleGerman 23Ontario FarmerC. Methodist
Mary PURDEY b c 1834 OntWFemaleGerman 47Ontario ---C. Methodist
Netta PURDEYbc 1867 Ont FemaleGerman 14Ontario ScholarC. Methodist
Maud PURDEYFemaleGerman 11Ontario ScholarC. Methodist
Gladwin co. Record - Dec 2,1898# 26 To Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Purdy of Gladwin Township, a daughter (Is this Sarah’s brother Charles Wellington?)
1902 Directoryof Bay City, MI
Purdy, Mary J. (widow Joseph L) res 318 N Jackson
Gladwin Co. Record(GCR) May 10, 1906.Mrs. Purdy has returned to Bay City after spending the winter with her daughter Mrs. W. B. Spike
GR December 13, 1906. --Mr. and Mrs. Will Purdy are visiting at W. B. Spike’s(Intended for last week)
Pine Ridge Cemetery, Bay City.Purdy Mary J. German Jan. 31, 1836 June 14, 1908 buried next to Phoebe German Taylor - wife of Joseph L.
GCRSeptember 17, 1908 – Miss Edna Spike is teaching in Dist, No. 4, Grout.
Mrs. Will Purdy called on friends in McClure during the week
Who is Will Purdy?
GCRFeb 26, 1920p 6 col 5Mrs. Wm Purdy
Mrs W. Purdy [Ina Young] died at her father’s home at 1706 Bush Avenue, Flint Mich.Feb 7, 1920 , the cause of her death being pneumonia after an illness of three weeks.
Mrs. Purdy was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Young, formerly of Gladwin.Ina was born in Gladwin, spent her girlhood here.She was married to Wm. Purdy Dec 17, 1908.To them were born two daughters, Genevieve and Lila.She leaves to mourn her loss parents, hus and, two daughters, seven brothers, Leroy and Wilmer living in Gladwin, Harold, Walter, Genie, Orland and Paul of Flint.Our dear girl is not lost, but gone on before.Just a little while and we shall meet.