Rachel was born in 1868. She was the daughter of John Purdy and Sarah Spencer. She lived with her parents and siblings in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario in 1871.[1]
Rachel, aged 16, married Joseph Churchill on 25 Aug 1884 in Wyoming, Lambton, Ontario.[2] They had a son, Joseph, in 1886.[3] They lived in Lambton, Ontario in 1901[4] and 1911.[5]
Rachel’s husband passed away in 1917. Her son passed away in 1928.
Rachel passed away in 1932.
Research Notes
Gravestone show birth year as 1868. FindAGrave asked to correct.
Sources
↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47H-MJP : 7 April 2022), Rachel Ann Purdy in household of John Purdy, Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJ1-N8N : 8 March 2021), Joseph Churchill and Rachel Ann Purdy, 25 Aug 1884; citing registration , Wyoming, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,765.
↑ "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNG7-MC3 : 2 March 2021), Rachel Ann Purdy in entry for Joseph Churchill, 23 Dec 1886; citing Birth, Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,885.
↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLH-KXS : 23 February 2021), Rachel A Churchill in household of Joseph Churchill, Lambton (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-KGWM : 16 March 2018), Rachel A Churchill in entry for Joseph Churchill, 1911; citing Census, Lambton East Sub-Districts 1-68, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,505.
See also:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208163268/rachel-ann-churchill: accessed 17 July 2023), memorial page for Rachel Ann Purdy Churchill (1872–27 Mar 1932), Find A Grave: Memorial #208163268, citing Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by USMCconley (contributor 46898378).
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