Farmer Purdy and Esther Richmond

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Husband Farmer Purdy ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 11 Feb 1803 - Pennsylvania 4
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           Died: Aft 1889
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         Father: James Purdy (Abt 1759-1822) 2 3 4
         Mother: Mary Farmer (      -      ) 2 3 4

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       Marriage:  - Allegheny Co, PA

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   Other Spouse: Mary Frazer (      -      ) 4

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Wife Esther Richmond ¹

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           Born:  - Pennsylvania
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           Died: 1851 - Beaver Co, PA 5
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Children

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1 M James Purdy ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1888
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2 M John Purdy ¹

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           Born: 8 Nov 1833 - Allegheny Co, PA 5
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           Died: Aft 1888
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         Spouse: Hannah Christy (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 1868 5

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3 F Esther Purdy ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1888
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General Notes: Husband - Farmer Purdy

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He was a farmer and made the raising of sheep a specialty, owning 250 head. He owned a farm of 150 acres, and, even when eighty-five years old, attended to all his own business
He and his wife were members of the United Presbyterian church, of which he became an elder in 1854.

His first wife died, leaving nine children, only three of whom were still living in 1888.

1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 708, 882.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1092.

3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 644.

4 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 882.

5 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 708.