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Family History - Sarah M. 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 Sarah M. Purdy and her immediate family.

First Generation

1. Sarah M. Purdy,¹ born 4 July 1838 in Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, the daughter of John Purdy and Pamilia Lockwood;^{1, 2} died 29 April 1852.¹ Sarah is buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois.¹

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).
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.