Born in Old Town, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frederick William Purdy
and Flora Ann (Playse) Purdy
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Arthur Crawley Archibald
— married
3 May 1906 in Bear River, Nova Scotia
Died
at age 76
in Volusia, Florida, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Aug 2016
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Biography
Nelly Bethia Purdy was born circa 1885, a daughter of Fredrick William Purdy and Flora Anna Playse of Penobscot, Maine[1] [2] [3]
On May 3, 1906, she married Arthur Crawley Archibald, a Baptist Minister, and son of Baptist Minister Eliakim Archibald and his wife Cynthia "Annie" Bradshaw in Bear River[3]
Children included:
- Harriet Evelyn (Archibald) Hughes, born 1907
- Kalman Archibald, born 1912
- Bryan Archibald, born 1915
She and Arthur retired to Penny Farms, a retirement community for Baptist Ministers in Florida, along with his two brothers and their wives[4]. Nelly died in Volusia 14 Jan 1962[5], and was buried in Shady Rest Cemetery along with her husband[6]
Sources
- ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW13-7PD : 22 July 2021), Nellie Bethiah Purdy, 1885.
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKG-PXC : Wed Oct 04 08:10:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Ined A Purdy and Flera A Purdy, 1901.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The marriage is registered as follows: Ellie B. Purdy and Arthur Archibald married 1906 in Digby County - Item can be found in Registration Year: 1906 - Book: 1813 - Page: 4 - Number: 53
- ↑ "An Archibald Family Sketch" by Dr. William Laird Archibald, 1962
- ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV34-GWV : 25 December 2014), Nellie Beth Archibald, Jan 1962; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 2323, certificate number 5213, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #59119396
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