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Family HistoryFamily History - Caroline 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 Caroline Purdy and two of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Caroline Purdy,1 born 7 October 1819 in Dutchess County, New York, the daughter of Stephen Purdy and Susan Haight;1 died 31 January 1908 in Bellona, Yates County, New York.1 Caroline married Dr. Henry Barden (born 11 December 1806 in Ontario County, New York, the son of Otis Barden and Elizabeth Parker;2 Henry died 21 December 1871 in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York2). Caroline and Henry are buried in Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York.1, 2

Children of Caroline Purdy and Dr. Henry Barden:

+2i. Helen Josephine Barden, born ca. 1840; died 17 May 1915 in Earl, Yates County, New York. Married Cornelius Stephen Van Wyck.
+3ii. Dr. William Wallace Barden, born 9 January 1846 in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York; died 22 November 1932 in Benton, Yates County, New York. Married Cornelia Elizabeth Madden.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York, Caroline Purdy Barden, born: 7 October 1819 in Dutchess County, New York; died: 31 January 1908 in Bellona, Yates County, New York (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, husband, and one child).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York, Dr. Henry Barden, born: 11 December 1806 in Ontario County, New York; died: 21 December 1871 in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and one child). His gravestone is shared with his wife, and the gravestone names both of their parents.
Second Generation
2. Helen Josephine Barden2 (Caroline1), born ca. 1840;1 died 17 May 1915 in Earl, Yates County, New York.1 Helen married, 12 December 1883 in Benton, Yates County, New York, Cornelius Stephen Van Wyck9, 11 (born 9 March 1821 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, the son of Stephen Duryea Van Wyck and Esther Mehitable ‘Hetty’ Purdy;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Cornelius died 18 June 1895 in Earl, Yates County, New York8, 9, 10).

3. Dr. William Wallace Barden2 (Caroline1), born 9 January 1846 in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York;12 died 22 November 1932 in Benton, Yates County, New York.12 William married Cornelia Elizabeth Madden13 (born March 1837 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York, the daughter of John Madden and Phoebe Elmira Teall;13 Cornelia died 4 January 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York13). William is buried in Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York.12 Cornelia is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.13

  1. New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection,1723-2009 (available at familysearch.org), Helen J. Van Wyck, died: 17 May 1915 in Earl, Yates County, New York; age: 75; wife of Cornelius Van Wyck; brother: Dr. Wallace Barden.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Dutchess County, East Fishkill, Image 7 of 67, Corn S. Van Wyck, 29, NY, farmer; Phebe Van Wyck, 27, NY; Robt Van Wyck, 2, NY; Stephen Van Wyck, 3/12, NY.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Page 347, Charles [sic] S. Van Wyck, 39, N.Y.; Phebe Van Wyck, 37, N.Y.; Helen M. Van Wyck, 25, N.Y.; Robert M. Van Wyck, 12, N.Y.; Stephen C. Van Wyck, 10; Francis Van Wyck, 5, N.Y.
  4. New York State Census, 1865, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Fourth Ward, Page 81, Cornelius S. Van Wyck, 44, Dutchess; wife Phebe Van Wyck, 42, Dutchess, 4 children; child Robert McM Van Wyck, 17, Dutchess; child Stephen C. Van Wyck, 15, Dutchess; child Frank Van Wyck, 10, Dutchess; servant Margaret Rankin, 25, Dutchess.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Page No. 54, Cornelius Van Wyck, 49, New York, assessor; Phoebe Van Wyck, 47, New York; Frank Van Wyck, 15, New York; Margaret Rankin, 28, New York, domestic.
  6. New York State Census, 1875, Dutchess County, East Fishkill, Second Election District, Page 3, Cornelius S. Van Wyck, 54, Dutchess, farmer; wife Phebe Van Wyck, 52, Dutchess; child Frank Van Wyck, 21, Dutchess; child Stephen Van Wyck, 24, Dutchess; father Stephen Duryea Van Wyck, 80, Dutchess; plus two servants.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Dutchess County, East Fishkill, E.D. 34, Page No. 31, Stephen Van Wyck, 29, New York, farmer; wife Libbie Van Wyck, 28, New York; son Charles Van Wyck, 6, New York; son Robert Van Wyck, 4; father Cornelius S. Van Wyck 59, New York, widow; brother Frank Van Wyck, 25, New York; plus two servants.
  8. Deaths, New York Herald, available at www.fultonhistory.com, 20 June 1895, VAN WYCK. -- Suddenly, at Earl, N. Y., June 18, 1895, Cornelius S. Van Wyck, aged 74 years 3 months, and 9 days [so constructed birth date is 9 March 1821]. Funeral from his late residence, at Earl’s, on Friday, June 21, at 10 A. M. Interment at Hopewell, N. Y. on Saturday, June 23.
  9. Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Dutchess and Putnam, New York. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897. Pages 528-529, biographical sketch of Stephen C. Van Wyck and family, including vital and biographical details of his ancestors back to his great-grandfather.
  10. New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection,1723-2009 (available at familysearch.org), Cornelius S. Van Wyck, died: 18 June 1895 in Benton, Yates County, New York; married 2nd: Helen Barden; married 1st: [wife not named on the data card].
  11. New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009, Cornelius S. Van Wyck and Helen J. Barden; married on 12 December 1883 in Benton, Yates County, New York. [A note on the record indicates she is the only daughter of the late Dr. Henry Barden.]
  12. Find a Grave (website). Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York, Dr. William Wallace Barden, born: 9 January 1843 in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York; died: 22 November 1932 in Benton, Yates County, New York (from record, which includes the text of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents and wife).
  13. Find a Grave (website). Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; Cornelia Elizabeth Madden Barden, born: March 1837 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York; died: 4 January 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York (from record, which includes details from the 1900 census, NY City Municipal deaths, NY Death Index, the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, four siblings, and two husbands).