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William Purdy Sr (1745 - 1825)

William Purdy Sr
Born in Moreland, Montgomery, Pennsylvaniamap
Husband of — married 1 Jul 1766 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 80 in Ovid, Seneca, New York, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 4 Jun 2016
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Biography

William Purdy was born 13 Jan 1745 in Moreland, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. He passed away in 1834.

William Purdy, who married Mary Roney, (son of William and grandson of John Purdy the immigrant from Ireland who settled in Moreland, Pennsylvania in 1742 and married Grace Dunlap) [1]

Mary Roney was born 1 Dec 1743, married William Purdy. [2]

Sources

  1. Page 163 History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time Volume I. Chapter XIII. Southampton. available on ancestry.com
  2. Book: The Roney family history and genealogy, 1690-1972; Author: A Bowers, D.R.; Published 1978 by Stevens Pub Co.; preview available at (https://books.google.com/books?id=kG8bAQAAMAAJ); Page 25
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 June 2018), memorial page for PVT William Purdy, Sr (13 Jan 1745–13 Sep 1825), Find A Grave Memorial no. 30700996, citing Dickerson Farm Cemetery, Ovid, Seneca County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Daryl VerStreate (contributor 46552263) .




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Purdy-1194 and Purdy-1186 appear to represent the same person because: sources indicate same man. Please merge
posted by Beryl Meehan
This is the proper death date and place.The 1834 date is for his son.
posted on Purdy-1194 (merged) by Linda (Reineke) Steiner
Purdy-1792 and Purdy-1194 appear to represent the same person because: same parents and siblings
posted on Purdy-1194 (merged) by Terry (Killham) Thornton

Rejected matches › William Preedy (abt.1746-)

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