Family History - John Purdy

1. John Purdy,¹ born 21 July 1792 in Fishkill Landing, Dutchess County, New York, the son of Francis Purdy and Anna Nancy Forman;^{1, 2, 3} baptized 20 January 1793 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York;¹ died 13 September 1861.² John married, first, 14 June 1815 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York, Maria T. Flagler^{5, 6} (born 1792, parents not determined;⁴ Maria died November 1836^{3, 4}). John married, second, Pamilia Lockwood³ (born 1813, parents not determined;⁷ Pamilia died 30 January 1843^{3, 7}). John married, third, 6 November 1845 in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Mary Beeden³ (born 16 March 1803, parents not determined;⁸ Mary died 11 December 1889⁸). John is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.² Maria is buried in Flagler Cemetery, Poughquag, Dutchess County, New York.⁴ Pamilia is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.⁷ Mary is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.⁸

+	2	i.	William H. Purdy, born 1817 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York; died 16 May 1876. Married Julia Angeline McWilliams.
	3	ii.	Francis Purdy, born 1818;9 died 19 August 1839.3, 9 Francis is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.9
	4	iii.	Edward Purdy, born 1821;10 died 9 May 1851 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.3, 10 Edward is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.10
	5	iv.	Maria M. Purdy, born ____, the daughter of John Purdy and Maria T. Flagler; died May 1824.11
+	6	v.	George Washington Purdy, born 1 February 1826 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York; died 1885. Married Amanda Elizabeth Fisher.

	7	i.	Sarah M. Purdy, born 4 July 1838 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois;3, 12 died 29 April 1852.12 Sarah is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.12
	8	ii.	Harriet H. Purdy, born February 1842;13 died 20 October 1843.13 Harriet is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.13

1. Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Fishkill, New York; typewritten transcript (date unknown). Available at ancestry.com. Pages 101, 108, 120, 124, 131, 137, 143, 145, 148: children of Francis Purdy and Nancy/Anna Furman (with several spellings).
2. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, John Purdy, born: 1792; died: 13 September 1861 (from record, which includes biographical notes and the names of his three wives and several children; and provides the names and links for two wives and four children).
3. History of McHenry County, Illinois. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company, 1885. Page 914, biographical sketch of George Purdy giving vital and biographical details, including his wife and three children, and details of his father John Purdy, John’s three wives and seven children.
4. Yearbook of the Dutchess County Historical Society, Volumes 63-66. Published by the Dutchess County Historical Society. Volume 64, 1979, Page 64, The Flagler Cemetery at Green Haven, by Robert Pierce. The article describes the effort by Flagler family members to create a consolidated Flagler family cemetery, exhuming and reburying 71 Flagler relatives from 13 different cemeteries. Maria [also, Mariah] S. Flagler Purdy, 1792-1836, originally interred in Pittsbury Presbyterian Church at Washington Hollow, reinterred in the Flagler Cemetery, Green Haven [now Poughquag], Dutchess County, New York. Her dates of birth and death are presumed to come from either cemetery records or her gravestone.
5. New York, Church Records, 1660-1954 (available at familysearch.org), John Purdy and Maria T. Flagler, married on 14 June 1815 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York.
6. Notices of Marriages and Deaths, About 4000 in Number, Published in Newspapers. Printed at Poughkeepsie, New York. 1778-1825. Compiled and Edited by Helen Wilkinson Reynolds. Collections of The Dutchess County Historical Society, Volume IV. P.J. [Poughkeepie Journal], 21 June 1815 (also R.H.). On Wednesday last [i.e., 14 June] by the late Rev. Mr. Clark, Mr. John Purdy, merchant, of Clinton, late of Fishkill, to Miss Maria S. Flagler, dau. of Mr. Solomon Flagler of Clinton.
7. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Pamilia Purdy, born: 1813; died: 30 January 1843 (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and two children).
8. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Mary Beeden Purdy, born: 16 March 1803; died: 11 December 1889 (from record, which includes details of her marriage to John Purdy from the Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911, and the 1880 census showing Mary living with her brother, sister, and nephew; and provides the name and link for her husband).
9. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Francis Purdy, born: 1818; died: 19 August 1839 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois (from record, which includes a note stating he was the first death in Richmond Township; and provides the names and links for his father and three siblings).
10. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Edward Purdy, born: unknown; died: 9 May 1851 (from record, which includes a note: aged 30; and provides the names and links for his father and three siblings).
11. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Frank F. Purdy, born: 1865; died; 1883 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and one sibling).
12. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Sarah M. Purdy, born: 4 July 1839 [sic, her calculated birth date from her age, shown as 13y 9m 25d, is 4 July 1838, and agrees with her birth date stated in a History of McHenry County, Illinois]; died: 29 April 1852 (from record, which includes a note that she was the firs child born in Richmond Township; and provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings).
13. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Harriet H. Purdy, born: unknown; died: 20 October 1843 (from record, which includes a note: Age 20m [so constructed birth date is February 1842]; and provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings).

2. William H. Purdy² (John¹), born 1817 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York;^{1, 2} died 16 May 1876.¹ William married Julia Angeline McWilliams (born 18 January 1816 in New York, parents not determined;³ Julia died 8 April 1859³). William and Julia are buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.^{1, 3}

	9	i.	John A. Purdy, born 1843;4 died 3 June 1863 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.4 John is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.4
	10	ii.	Margaret M. Purdy, born 1 December 1844;5 died 25 January 1848.5 Margaret is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.5
	11	iii.	Cornelia ‘Nelia’ Purdy, born 24 January 1852 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois;6 died 30 December 1872 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.6 Nelia is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.6
	12	iv.	Callie Purdy, born 21 January 1854;7 died 2 January 1874.7 Callie is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.7

6. George Washington Purdy² (John¹), born 1 February 1826 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York;^{2, 8, 9} died 1885.⁹ George married, 9 July 1863, Amanda Elizabeth Fisher^{2, 10} (born 1834 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, parents not determined;^{8, 10} Amanda died 24 January 1882^{10, 11}). George and Amanda are buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.^{10, 9}

	13	i.	Frank F. Purdy, born 22 August 1865;11 died 9 July 1883.11 Frank is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.11
	14	ii.	George Howard ‘Howard’ Purdy, born 22 October 1870;11, 12 died 16 November 1916 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.12 Howard is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.12
+	15	iii.	Blanche Marie Purdy, born 15 June 1874 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois; died 9 July 1953. Married Charles B. Wilser.

1. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, William H. Purdy, born: 1817 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York; died: 16 May 1876 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and four children).
2. History of McHenry County, Illinois. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company, 1885. Page 914, biographical sketch of George Purdy giving vital and biographical details, including his wife and three children, and details of his father John Purdy, John’s three wives and seven children.
3. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Julia Angeline McWilliams Purdy, born: 18 January 1816 in New York; died: 8 April 1859 (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and four children).
4. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, John A. Purdy, born: 1843; died: 3 June 1863 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois (from record, which includes a note that he died of wounds received at Vicksburg, Virginia during the Civil War; and provides the names and links for his parents and three siblings).
5. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Margaret M. Purdy, born: unknown; died: 25 January 1848 (from record, which includes a note: Age 3y, 1m, 24d [so constructed birth date is 1 December 1844]; and provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings).
6. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Cornelia “Nelia” Purdy Purdy [the double surname is probably an error], born: 1852 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois; died: 30 December 1872 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois (from record, which includes a note: Age 20y, 11m, 6d [so constructed birth date is 24 January 1852]; and provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings).
7. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Callie Purdy, born: unknown; died: 2 January 1874 (from record, which includes a note: Age 19y, 11m, 12d [so constructed birth date is 21 January 1854]; and provides the names and links for her parents and three siblings).
8. Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940, Blanche Marie Purdy, born: 15 June 1874 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois; father: George W. Purdy, age 42, born in Seneca Falls, New York; mother: Amanda Elizabeth Fisher, age 48, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
9. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, George Washington Purdy, born: 1826; died: 1885 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and two children).
10. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Amanda E. Fisher Purdy, born: 1834; died: 1882 (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and two children).
11. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Frank F. Purdy, born: 1865; died; 1883 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and one sibling).
12. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, George Howard “Howard” Purdy, born: 22 October 1870; died: 16 November 1916 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois (from record, which includes a note stating he died of heart failure; and provides the names and links for his parents and one sibling).

15. Blanche Marie Purdy³ (George,² John¹), born 15 June 1874 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois;^{1, 2, 3} died 9 July 1953.³ Blanche married, 4 October 1905 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Charles B. Wilser⁵ (born 12 March 1869, parents not determined;⁴ Charles died 22 March 1952⁴). Blanche and Charles are buried in Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.^{3, 4}

+	16	i.	Charles Purdy Wilser, born 21 March 1907; died 12 April 1993. Married Evelyn Mary Sexton.
+	17	ii.	Edwina Louise Wilser, born 22 November 1911; died 17 September 1995. Married Roderick Booth Cupp.

1. Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940, Blanche Marie Purdy, born: 15 June 1874 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois; father: George W. Purdy, age 42, born in Seneca Falls, New York; mother: Amanda Elizabeth Fisher, age 48, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
2. Find a Grave (website). Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, Frank F. Purdy, born: 1865; died; 1883 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and one sibling).
3. Find a Grave (website). Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, Blanche Purdy Wilser, born: 15 June 1874; died: 9 July 1953 (from record).
4. Find a Grave (website). Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, Charles B. Wilser, born: 12 March 1869; died: 22 March 1952 (from record).
5. Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, Marriage License and Certification, Charles B. Wilsner and Blanche E. Purdy, married on 4 October 1905 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

16. Charles Purdy Wilser⁴ (Blanche,³ George,² John¹), born 21 March 1907;¹ died 12 April 1993.¹ Charles married, 15 November 1930 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Evelyn Mary Sexton³ (born 18 January 1910, parents not determined;² Evelyn died 7 October 1978²). Charles and Evelyn are buried in Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.^{1, 2}

	18	i.	Charles Purdy Wilser, Jr., born 12 February 1932 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri;4, 5 died 2 February 2003.4, 5 Charles is buried in Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.4
	19	ii.	Evelyn Harrington Wilser, born 12 May 1937.6

17. Edwina Louise Wilser⁴ (Blanche,³ George,² John¹), born 22 November 1911;⁷ died 17 September 1995.⁷ Edwina married, 16 February 1935 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Roderick Booth Cupp⁹ (born 19 May 1908, parents not determined;⁸ Roderick died 9 May 1983⁸). Edwina and Roderick are buried in Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.^{7, 8}

1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, Charles P. Wilser, born: 21 March 1907; died: 12 April 1993 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
2. Find a Grave (website). Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, Evelyn S. Sexton Wilder, born: 18 January 1910; died: 7 October 1978 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
3. Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, Marriage License and Certification, Charles Purdy Wilsner and Evelyn Mary Sexton, married on 15 November 1930 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
4. Find a Grave (website). Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, Charles P. Wilser, Jr., born: 12 February 1932; died: 2 February 2003 (from record).
5. Obituary, legacy.com; Charles Purdy Wilser, Jr., died: 2 February 2003; born: 12 February 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, sister, nieces and great-nieces.
6. Kappa Alpha Theta Journal, L. Pearl Green, Editor. Vol. 52, No. 1, November 1937, Page 73, Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Purdy Wilser (Evelyn Sexton) a daughter, Evelyn Harrington, May 12 [1937].
7. Find a Grave (website). Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, Evelyn L. Cupp, born: 22 November 1911; died: 17 September 1995 (from record).
8. Find a Grave (website). Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, Roderick B. Cupp, born: 19 May 1908; died: 9 May 1983 (from record).
9. Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, Marriage License and Certification, Roderick Booth Cupp and Edwina Louise Wilser, married on 16 February 1935 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.