Deborah (Purdy) Embree (1773 - 1841)

Born 1 Feb 1773 in New York Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Elijah Embree — married Apr 1796 in Washademoak, Johnston, Queens, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1841 at age 68 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Deborah Purdy was born on 1 Feb 1773 in New York Colony, daughter of Stephen Purdy UE (1742 - >1790) and Catherine Clorinda Purdy (1740 - >1790).

Her siblings were:

1. Robert Purdy (1767 - )
2. David Purdy (~1769 - )
3. Gilbert Purdy (~1771 - )
4. Elizabeth (Purdy) Holstead (~1775 - 1857)
5. Susannah (Purdy) Wetmore (~1780 - 1877)

Deborah (~23) married Elijah Embree (~24) (born in West Farms, Westchester, New York Colony on 24 Nov 1771; died in Warren, Cumberland, Nova Scotia on 30 Jun 1842), son of Samuel Embree and Sarah Hyatt, in Apr 1796 in Washademoak, Johnston, Queens, New Brunswick. Their children were:

1. Robert Embree (1796 - 1863)
2. William Baker Embree (1799 - 1888)
3. Hannah (Embree) Black (~1802 - 1842)
4. James Wright Embree (1804 - 1886)
5. Jeremiah Anderson Embree (1807 - )
6. Mary Elisa (Embree) Chapman (1810 - 1885)
7. Stephen Purdy Embree (1813 - 1856)
8. Thomas Embree (1816 - >1895).

Deborah died on 28 Mar 1841 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia aged 68. She is buried in Truemanville Cemetery, Truemanville, Nova Scotia.

d. Amherst, Sunday morn., 27th ult., Deborah EMBREE w/o Elisha EMBREE, age 67, left husband, numerous offspring.^[1]

Research Notes

It's unlikely that this marriage took place in Washedamack. More likely it took place in Amherst and the bride was described as being from there. There was a grant for someone named Purdy, whether that was where she lived is unknown. She likely lived with her uncle Gilbert Purdy (1740-1825) at Purdy Point on Long Reach. Given the time period, she likely was born in New York, her family likely moved to Saint John in 1783, then went up river with the initial Loyalist settlement or after her parents died, perhaps to live with a relative, then to Amherst where she finally settled long term.

It's possible that she was sent to Amherst to live with relatives of her mother's family. Her family connections are speculative but it's known that there were many Purdys in Cumberland County.

Note that in the sources listed, the early details of her life are contradictory.

Sources

1. ↑ Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 9 Number 664 Date April 23 1841 County Saint John Place Saint John Newspaper Weekly Chronicle

• The Embree family in Nova Scotia, Canada and their family connections

• https://www.chignecto.org/familygroup.php?familyID=F281&tree=Main

• https://www.stonehouse.ca/tree/g0/p80.htm#i3976

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K1WK-SMC

• https://sprague.one-name.net/familygroup.php?familyID=F65800&tree=Sprague&sitever=standard

• Find A Grave: Memorial #180899157 deborah-embree

• Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 9 Number 664

• Date April 23 1841; County Saint John, Place Saint John, Newspaper Weekly Chronicle

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Purdy-486 created through the import of Embree 11.ged on Dec 5, 2012 by Douglas X.