Born in Washington Hollow, Dutchess County, New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abner Purdy
and Hannah (Fisher) Purdy
Sister of
Mary (Purdy) Guthrie, Daniel Purdy, James T Purdy, Hannah (Purdy) Merritt, Nancy (Purdy) Sexton and Smith Meade Purdy
Wife of
Reuben Ferris
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 51
in Howard, Steuben County, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Aug 2011
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Biography
This profile is part of the Purdy Name Study.
Name
- Name: Rachel /PURDY/[1]
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16696491/rachel-ferris
- WikiTree profile Purdy-321 created through the import of Clancy Family 9.ged on Aug 22, 2011 by Shirley Becker. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Shirley and others.
- Source: S164 Type: Book Periodical: Landmarks of Steuben County, New York Editor: Hon. Harlo Hakes Publication: Syracuse D Mason & Company 1896 Source Locality: ancestry.com Media: Digitized Image DATV 25 Oct 2010
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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