Gazlay Family History
Lucy Belle Kelsey
Parents
| Father | George Barden Kelsey ( - ) |
| Mother | Ella Alexander ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 November 2022; Last Edited: 7 November 2022 |
| Person ID | 12651 |
| Name | Lucy Belle Kelsey |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 23 September 1874 in Bellona, Yates County, New York1, 2 |
| Married | 30 June 1898 in Bellona, Yates County, New York to Dr. James Spencer Purdy2, 3 |
| Died | 2 August 1903 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York1, 2 |
| Buried | in Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Dr. James Spencer Purdy (son of Stewart Lewis Purdy and Josephine Barnes) |
| Born | 6 December 1873 in Bellona, Yates County, New York |
| Married | 30 June 1898 in Bellona, Yates County, New York to Lucy Belle Kelsey |
| Married | 24 December 1909 in Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York to Janet Seward Robinson |
| Died | 28 January 1946 in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington |
| Children | of Lucy Belle Kelsey and Dr. James Spencer Purdy: |
| +1. | Ella Josephine Purdy |
| Born | 6 July 1899 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York |
| Married | 12 March 1927 in Snohomish County, Washington to Robert Angus Hay |
| Died | 15 July 1943 in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York, Lucy Kelsey Purdy, born: September 1874 in Bellona, Yates County, New York; died: 2 August 1903 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York (from record, which includes the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, sibling, and husband).
- Washington, West of the Cascades: Historical and Descriptive; the Explorers, the Indians, the Pioneers, the Modern, Volume 2. Herbert Hunt, Floyd C. Kaylor. S. J. Clark Publishing Co., Chicago, Seattle, Tacoma. 1917. Pages 509-511, biography of J. Spencer Purdy, M.D., providing vital and biographical details of James Spencer Purdy, including his Purdy ancestors, two marriages and two daughters, one from each marriage. [A few dates and places, and names of individuals, in this biography differ from other sources.]
- New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009, James Spencer Purdy and Lucy Belle Kelsey; married on 30 June 1898 in Bellona, Yates County, New York.