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Family HistoryFamily History - Susan Haight Purdy


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Susan Haight Purdy and three of her descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Susan Haight Purdy,1 born 26 April 1876 in Benton, Yates County, New York, the daughter of Stewart Lewis Purdy and Josephine Barnes;1 died 4 April 1939 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.1 Susan married Dr. George Sherwood Means (born 23 September 1869 in Bellona, Yates County, New York, the son of John Sherwood Means and Margaret Kerr;2 George died 14 June 1909 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York2). Susan is buried in Bellona, Yates County, New York.1 George is buried in Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York.2

Child of Susan Haight Purdy and Dr. George Sherwood Means:

+2i. Georgia Sherwood Means, born 13 August 1909 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York; died 1 December 1998 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. Married (1) Dr. Charles Wayland Lightbody Married (2) Dr. Loring Whitman.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York, Susan Haight Purdy Means, born: 26 April 1876 in Benton, Yates County, New York; died: 4 February 1939 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York (from record, which includes the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, husband, and four siblings).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York, Dr. George Sherwood Means, born: 23 September 1869 in Bellona, Yates County, New York; died: 14 June 1909 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings and wife).
Second Generation
2. Georgia Sherwood Means2 (Susan1), born 13 August 1909 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York;1 died 1 December 1998 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.1 Georgia married, first, 11 July 1942 in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, Dr. Charles Wayland Lightbody1, 4 (born 15 September 1904 in Holton, Jackson County, Kansas, the son of James Lightbody and Margaret Yancey;2, 3 Charles died 8 January 1970 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada2, 3). Georgia married, second, 1966, Dr. Loring Whitman1 (born 15 February 1904 in New York, New York, the son of William Whitman, Jr. and Ruth Loring;5, 6 Loring died 8 June 1987 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut5, 6, 7). Charles is buried in Yorkton City Cemetery, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.2 Loring is buried in Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York.5

Child of Georgia Sherwood Means and Dr. Charles Wayland Lightbody:

+3i. Susan Margaret Lightbody, born 6 December 1947 in New York, New York. Married Robert Nicholas Goodman.

  1. Obituary, Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 1 December 1998, Georgia Sherwood Means Lightbody Whitman, died: 1 December 1998 in Simsbury, Connecticut. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, two husbands, daughter, and four step-children, and her place of burial.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Yorkton City Cemetery, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, Charles Wayland Lightbody, born: 1904; died: 1970 (from record).
  3. Obituary, Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York (available at fultonhistory.com), 14 January 1970, Dr. Charles Lightbody, died: 8 January 1970 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; born: 15 September 1904 in Holton, Kansas. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, wife, daughter, and brother.
  4. Marriage Announcement, Ogdensburg Journal, Ogdensburg, New York (available at NYS Historic Newspapers, nyshistoricnewspapers.org), 11 July 1942, Prof. Charles Wayland Lightbody and Georgina Sherwood Means, married on 11 July 1942 on the St. Lawrence University campus [Canton, New York].
  5. Find a Grave (website). Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York, Dr. Loring Whitman, born: 15 February 1904; died: June 1987 (from record).
  6. Obituary, Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts. 10 June 1987, Dr. Loring Whitman, died: 8 June 1987 in St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center [Hartford, Connecticut]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, wife, four children, one step-daughter, and two siblings.
  7. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Loring Whitman, died: 8 June 1987 in Hartford, Connecticut, age 83; married; occupation: physician/professor, Yale School of Medicine; wife: Georg[ia].
Third and Fourth Generations
3. Susan Margaret Lightbody3 (Georgia,2 Susan1), born 6 December 1947 in New York, New York.1 Susan married, 11 October 1981 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, Robert Nicholas Goodman2 (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Susan Margaret Lightbody and Robert Nicholas Goodman:

 4i. Rosa Laura Goodman, born June 1989 in Lambeth, London, England.3

  1. Birth Announcement, Ogdensburg Journal, Ogdensburg, New York (available at NYS Historic Newspapers, nyshistoricnewspapers.org), Susan Margaret Lightbody, born: 6 December 1947 in Lenox Hill Hospital [Manhattan], New York, daughter of Professor Charles W. Lightbody and Georgia Means.
  2. Marriage Announcement, Brandon Sun Newspaper Archives, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, 2 January 1982, marriage of Susan Margaret Lightbody to Robert Nicholas Goodman on 11 October 1981 in Cambridge, England. The article provides the names of their parents and grandparents.
  3. England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, Rosa Laura L. Goodman, born: June 1989 in Lambeth, London, England; mother: Lightbody.