Melinda (Roe) Purdy (1829 - 1887)

Born 16 Dec 1829 in New York, United States

Died 8 Nov 1887 at age 57 in New York County, New York, United States

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Biography

Melinda was born on 16 Dec 1829.

She married Augustus Purdy on 16 Dec 1847.

She died on 8 Nov 1887 in New York County, New York. Death place also given as Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts^[1] Father's name Alonzo, mother Mary. Buried White Plains Rural Cemetery, White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States of America^[2] Date of birth given on this record as 16 Dec 1829, New York City. She was a widow at the time of her death, age 58^[3]

Children are thought to include^[4]:

• Melinda Augusta Purdy 1848–1866
• Charles Augustus Purdy 1850–1917
• Becket Purdy 1852–1853
• Austin Purdy 1852–1853
• Orville Nash Purdy 1852–1918
• Roe Purdy 1855–1875

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCL-3MZ : 10 November 2020), Melinda Roe Purdy, 8 Nov 1887; citing Death, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009501.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG6-RHBF : 14 September 2020), Melinda Roe Purdy, ; Burial, White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States of America, White Plains Rural Cemetery; citing record ID 116456326, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N75K-V9J : 6 April 2020), Melinda Roe Purdy, 08 Nov 1887; citing Quincy, Massachusetts, v 383 p 310, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,235.
4. ↑ findagrave Melinda Roe Purdy [1]