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Gabriel Smith Purdy

Birth	:	25 May 1812 Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death	:	24 Mar 1902 Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial	:	Purdy Cemetery, Westchester, Cumberland County, Canada
Description	:	GABRIEL SMITH8 PURDY (JACOB GRIFFIN7, GABRIEL T.6, SAMUEL5, SAMUEL4, JOSEPH3, FRANCIS2, JOHN1) was born 25 May 1812 in Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, and died 24 Mar 1902 in Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. He married SUSANNAH SARAH PURDY 04 Oct 1836, daughter of HENRY PURDY and FRANCES EMBREE. She was born 09 Feb 1815 in Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, and died 24 Mar 1895 in Greenville, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Notes for GABRIEL SMITH PURDY: Gabriel Smith Purdy is the 1st cousin 4 times removed of Karl W. Webb. Gabriel Smith... Read More	GABRIEL SMITH8 PURDY (JACOB GRIFFIN7, GABRIEL T.6, SAMUEL5, SAMUEL4, JOSEPH3, FRANCIS2, JOHN1) was born 25 May 1812 in Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, and died 24 Mar 1902 in Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. He married SUSANNAH SARAH PURDY 04 Oct 1836, daughter of HENRY PURDY and FRANCES EMBREE. She was born 09 Feb 1815 in Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, and died 24 Mar 1895 in Greenville, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Notes for GABRIEL SMITH PURDY: Gabriel Smith Purdy is the 1st cousin 4 times removed of Karl W. Webb. Gabriel Smith Purdy and Susannah Sarah Purdy were first cousins. They resided in Greenville which is now called Westchester Station. They are both buried in the Purdy Cemetery in Westchester Station. He is listed in the 1868/9 Nova Scotia Directory as a farmer and miller. He established saw mills and grist mills needed by the early settlers. The grinding stones in his grist mill came from Scotland and were still in Westchester County in 1975. He gave each of his sons a farm when they married. On Susannah's headstone -she pleaded the cause of the poor and needy. Frances Embree was very much against this marriage because it was a first cousin marriage and because Gabriel was the son of a first cousin marriage. Gabriel S. Purdy entertained politicians such as Sir Charles Tupper and W. T. Pipes in his home. When the Greenville school was moved because of the railway, about 1870, Gabriel deeded a lot on his property and the school remained there. Gabriel and Susannah began courting at the old well where members of both families were accustomed to come for their evening supply of water. Susannah's mother was bitterly opposed to the marriage because of the close relationships.

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Gabriel Smith Purdy's memorial is located at: Purdy Cemetery, Westchester, Cumberland County, Canada.
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Gabriel Smith Purdy death on 24 Mar 1902 in Westchester Station, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Family Members:

Parent

Judge Jacob Griffin Purdy

(1787 - 1870)

Sarah “Sally” Purdy Purdy

(1790 - 1870)

Spouse

Susannah Sarah “Susan” Purdy Purdy

(1815 - 1895)

Siblings

Edwin Jacob Purdy

(1820 - 1902)

Matthew Richey Purdy

(1824 - 1825)

Stewart Alexander Purdy

(1826 - 1906)

James John Douglas Purdy

(1828 - 1858)

Children

Emma Purdy

(1839 - 1927)

Susan Amelie Purdy Newson

(1842 - 1874)

(1845 - 1895)

(1847 - 1901)

(1849 - 1925)

(1856 - 1925)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Advocate Harbour, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4568000, -64.7915300

2. Advocate Ward Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.7594800, -64.3416800

3. Wesleyan Methodist Burial Ground
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4. Allenville Union Cemetery
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5. Amherst Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.9492150, -63.9182950

6. Christ Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.5786200, -63.9399400

7. Methodist Cemetery
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8. Saint Charles-Nativity Roman Catholic Cemetery
Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6916915, 63.7826500

9. Sainte-Anne
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Coordinate: 45.4153671, -64.3333435

10. Amherst Head Cemetery
Amherst Head, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.5839500, -64.1449600

11. Head of Amherst Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.3955500, -64.4543200

12. Amherst Shore Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.4127500, -64.4585900

13. Apple River Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.4568000, -64.7915300

14. Barronsfield I Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.7594800, -64.3416800

15. Barronsfield II Cemetery
Barronsfield, Cumberland County, Canada

16. Black Rock-West Bay Cemetery
Black Rock, Cumberland County, Canada

17. Chapman Settlement Cemetery
Chapman Settlement, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9492150, -63.9182950

18. Collingwood-Wyvern Cemetery
Collingwood Corner, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.5786200, -63.9399400

19. Conns Mills Cemetery
Conns Mills, Cumberland County, Canada

20. Thompson Cemetery
Conns Mills, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6916915, 63.7826500

21. Methodist Presbyterian Cemetery
Cross Roads, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4153671, -64.3333435

22. Mapleton Cemetery
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.5839500, -64.1449600

23. Diligent River Memorial
Diligent River, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.3955500, -64.4543200

24. Diligent River United Baptist Cemetery
Diligent River, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4127500, -64.4585900