Family History - Mary Beeden

1. Mary Beeden,¹ born 16 March 1803 (parents not determined);¹ died 11 December 1889.¹ Mary married, 6 November 1845 in Walworth County, Wisconsin, John Purdy⁴ (born 21 July 1792 in Fishkill Landing, Dutchess County, New York, the son of Francis Purdy and Anna Nancy Forman;^{2, 3, 4} baptized 20 January 1793 in Dutch Reformed Church, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York; John died 13 September 1861³). Mary and John are buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.^{1, 3}

1. 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).
2. 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).
3. 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).
4. 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.