Catherine was born about 1843. She was the daughter of Gilbert and Sarah (Knapp) Daniels.
Census
1850: Name: Cathrine A Daniels; Gender: Female; Age: 9; Birth Year: abt 1841; Birthplace: New York; Home in 1850: Phillipstown District 2, Putnam, New York, USA; Attended School: Yes; Line Number: 27; Dwelling Number: 75; Family Number: 78; Household Members: [1]
Name: Gilbert Daniels, 51 (father)
Name: Sarah Daniels, 50 (mother)
Name: John Daniels, 21
Name: Joshua Daniels, 19
Name: Hannah J Daniels, 12
Name: Cathrine A Daniels, 9
Name: Mary E Daniels, 5
Name: Almira Daniels, 2
Name: Hannah Daniels, 85 (grandmother)
1860: Name: Catherine A Purdy; Age: 18; Birth Year: abt 1842; Gender: Female; Birth Place: New York; Home in 1860: Fishkill, Dutchess, New York; Post Office: Matteawan; Dwelling Number: 1841; Family Number: 1993; Married Within Year: Yes; Household Members:[2]
Name: Gilbert Daniels, 60 (father)
Name: Sarah Daniels, 59 (mother)
Name: John H Daniels, 30 (brother)
Name: Catherine A Purdy, 18
Name: Alexander Purdy, 24 (husband)
Name: Mary E Daniels, 15 (sister)
1865 New York State: Name: Catherine Purdy; Gender: Female; Relation to Head: Wife; Birth Year: abt 1842; Age: 23; Residence: Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, USA; District: 3; Line Number: 6; Page Number: 17; Household Members:[3]
Name: Gilbert Daniels, 66 (father)
Name: Sarah Daniels, 65 (mother)
Name: Elijah Daniels, 41
Name: John H Daniels, 36 (brother)
Name: Alexander Purdy, 28 (husband)
Name: Catherine Purdy, 23
Name: Sarah L Purdy, 4 (daughter)
Name: John H Purdy, 0 (son)
Name: Charles Purdy, 24 (brother-in-law)
Name: Mary Purdy, 20 (Charles' wife)
Name: Henreitta Purdy, 0 (niece)
Name: William Carns, 36 (boarder)
Name: Polly Carns, 34
Name: George Carns, 4
1880: Name: Catharine Purdy; Age: 36; Birth Date: Abt 1844; Birthplace: New York; Home in 1880: Cold Spring, Putnam, New York, USA; Dwelling Number: 58; Race: White; Gender: Female; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital status: Married; Spouse's Name: Alexander Purdy; Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: New York; Occupation: Keeping House; Household Members:[4]
Name: Alexander Purdy, 50
Name: Catharine Purdy, 36
Name: Sarah L. Purdy, 19
Name: John H. Purdy, 16
Name: Lillie J. Purdy, 13
Name: Samuel Purdy, 10
Name: Adaline Purdy, 7
Name: Charlotte Purdy, 5
Name: Emma G. Purdy, 8/12
1900: Name: Catherine Purdy; Age: 56; Birth Date: Jul 1843; Birthplace: New York, USA; Home in 1900: Matteawan, Dutchess, New York; Sheet Number: 23; Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 502; Family Number: 562; Race: White; Gender: Female; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital status: Married; Spouse's Name: Alexander Purdy; Marriage Year: 1860; Years Married: 40; Father's Birthplace: New York, USA; Mother's Birthplace: New York, USA; Mother: Number of Living Children: 7; Mother: How Many Children: 8; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: No; Can Speak English: Yes; Household Members:[5]
↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Phillipstown District 2, Putnam, New York; Roll: 581; Page: 77b. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Fishkill, Dutchess, New York; Page: 633; Family History Library Film: 803742. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
↑ New York, State Census, 1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1865. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Matteawan, Dutchess, New York; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1241022. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
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