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James Delancey Purdy

Birth	:	8 May 1816 Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death	:	3 Aug 1873 Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial	:	Purdy Cemetery, Westchester, Cumberland County, Canada
Description	:	JAMES DELANCEY8 PURDY (HENRY7, GABRIEL T.6, SAMUEL5, SAMUEL4, JOSEPH3, FRANCIS2, JOHN1) was born 08 May 1816 in Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, and died 03 Aug 1873 in Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. He married HANNAH MCKIM 30 Jun 1840. She was born Abt. 1818, and died 29 Dec 1891 in Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Notes for HANNAH McKIM: Hanna and James Purdy were buried in the Purdy Cemetery at Westchester Station. Notes for JAMES DELANCEY PURDY: After Thomas Ralston, son of Lavinia Purdy, died, his son Burnett W. Ralston was brought up in his (James) home. Burnett W.... Read More	JAMES DELANCEY8 PURDY (HENRY7, GABRIEL T.6, SAMUEL5, SAMUEL4, JOSEPH3, FRANCIS2, JOHN1) was born 08 May 1816 in Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, and died 03 Aug 1873 in Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. He married HANNAH MCKIM 30 Jun 1840. She was born Abt. 1818, and died 29 Dec 1891 in Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Notes for HANNAH McKIM: Hanna and James Purdy were buried in the Purdy Cemetery at Westchester Station. Notes for JAMES DELANCEY PURDY: After Thomas Ralston, son of Lavinia Purdy, died, his son Burnett W. Ralston was brought up in his (James) home. Burnett W. Ralston is the father of James Layton Ralston who was Minister of Defence for Canada during WWII. James Layton and my father, Carl Calnic Webb were 1st cousins and I have correspondence from James and Carl. James Delancey Purdy served as a Deacon in the community Baptist Church in Westchester. He was granted the contract to build the 1st Presbyterian Church in Middlehope on June, 1859. There being no stores in Westchester, at the time, James had been known to travel over the mountain to Halifax for special supplies and equipment. The roads, if any, were in terrible shape so the trip with horses and wagons would take several days. Children of JAMES PURDY and HANNAH MCKIM are: 283. i. HENRY MAJOR PURDY, b. 04 Sep 1849, Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia; d. 02 Jan 1929, Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. ii. CHARLES RUFUS PURDY, b. 01 Aug 1841; d. 17 Jan 1861. iii. GEORGE PURDY, b. Unknown. iv. ALLAN GEORGE PURDY, b. 16 Mar 1845; d. Abt. 1929. v. CLARISSA PURDY, b. Unknown. vi. ANDREW CLIFFORD PURDY, b. 27 Sep 1843; d. 25 Jul 1904. vii. CARISSA PURDY, b. Abt. 1847; d. 28 Jan 1861.

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James Delancey Purdy's memorial is located at: Purdy Cemetery, Westchester, Cumberland County, Canada.
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James Delancey Purdy death on 3 Aug 1873 in Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Purdy

(1789 - 1857)

Frances Embree Purdy

(1787 - 1880)

Spouse

Hannah McKim Purdy

(1818 - 1891)

Siblings

Rufus Smith Purdy

(1813 - 1893)

Susannah Sarah “Susan” Purdy Purdy

(1815 - 1895)

Adolphus Carlton Purdy

(1817 - 1897)

Theodore Fillmore Purdy

(1819 - 1868)

Armenia Purdy Fulton

(1825 - 1885)

Mary Lusby Purdy Hewson

(1827 - 1911)

Clement Henry Belcher Purdy

(1829 - 1888)

Joseph Lawrence Embree Purdy

(1832 - 1923)

Children

Charles Rufus Purdy

(1841 - 1861)

Clifford Andrew Purdy

(1843 - 1904)

Clarissa Purdy

(1847 - 1861)

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