Person Page - 4828

Ethel May Kelly¹

• Father*: George William Kelly¹ b. 16 Jun 1867, d. 25 May 1910
• Mother*: Rubina Crellin¹ b. Mar 1867, d. 18 Dec 1920

• Birth*: 11 June 1889; Douglas, Isle of Man; oer family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹
• Death*: 15 April 1890; 1 Big Well St., Douglas, Isle of Man; oer family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹

George Alfred Kelly¹

• Father*: George William Kelly¹ b. 16 Jun 1867, d. 25 May 1910
• Mother*: Rubina Crellin¹ b. Mar 1867, d. 18 Dec 1920

• Birth*: 15 February 1891; Douglas, Isle of Man; oer family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 24 June 1911; Winnipeg, Manitoba; oer family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.; Principal=Minnie Sturgeon¹
• Death*: 18 February 1963; Winnipeg, Manitoba; oer family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹

Minnie Sturgeon¹

• Birth*: 26 March 1893; Darlington, Durham, England; oer family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 24 June 1911; Winnipeg, Manitoba; oer family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.; Principal=George Alfred Kelly¹
• Death*: 8 January 1974; Winnipeg, Manitoba; oer family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹

• Married Name: 24 June 1911; Kelly¹

Nellie Elizabeth Dawson¹

• Birth*: 20 December 1896; Cromford, Derbyshire, England; per family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 14 July 1921; Dauphin, Manitoba; per family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.; Principal=William Leonard Kelly¹
• Death*: 7 November 1973; Winnipeg, Manitoba; per family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹

• Married Name: 14 July 1921; Kelly¹

Elsie M. Alexander¹

• Birth*: 16 April 1902; Stratford, Essex Co., England; per family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 30 March 1921; Kildonan, Winnipeg, Manitoba; per family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.; Principal=Leopold Frederick Kelly¹
• Death*: 30 September 1995; Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, U.S.A.; per family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹

• Married Name: 30 March 1921; Kelly¹

Fanny Edith Gertrude Humphrey¹

• Birth*: 24 December 1897; Portsea, Portsmouth, England; per family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 13 October 1917; Winnipeg, Manitoba; per family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.; Principal=Stanley Victor Kelly¹
• Death*: 23 February 1987; Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; per family tree of kathkelly02 on ancestry.ca, Nov 13 2022.¹

• Married Name: 13 October 1917; Kelly¹

Helen Audrey Steele^1,2,3

• Father*: Arthur Steele⁴ b. c 1890
• Mother*: Ruby Taylor⁴ b. c 1890

• Birth*: 6 September 1922; Veralum Twp., Bobcaygeon, Victoria Co., Ontario; Date 1921 per Obit Collection. Date 1922 & location Bobcaygeon per marriage reg'n. - Norman Clare Atkinson. Helen is housewife listed under Clare Atkinson in 1958 Voters Lists - is this his wife? Date c. 1922 & location Veralum Twp., Victoria Co. per family tree of RevDrT_MrsT on ancestry.ca, Nov 14 2022. Date Sep 6 1922 per family tree of Kimberley Hale on ancestry.ca, Feb 11 2024.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 5 August 1940; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#028516: Groom: Norman Clare Atkinson; Age: 22; Res.: Camp Borden, Ont.; Born: Brighton, Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: soldier; Rel.: United Church; Parents: Frank Atkinson & Rhea Smith; Bride: Helen Audrey Steele; Age: 18; Res.: 92 Lindsay St., Lindsay; Born: Bobcageon, Ont.; Status: spinster; Rel,L: Anglican; Parents: Arthur Steele & Ruby Taylor; Intended Place of Marr.: City of Peterborough; Wit.: Mrs. H. L. Roberts, Peterborough & Miss EVelyn Roberts, Peterborough; Date: Aug 5 1940; Place: Peterborough; Performed by: Howard L. Roberts, 541 Water St., Peterborough, United Church, #3423; Sworn: Whitby, Aug 2 1940; Reg'r.: John R. Frost, Whitby (Ontario Marriage Registration, #028516-1940, ancestry.ca)
  
  Date c. 1940 per family tree of RevDrT_MrsT on ancestry.ca, Nov 14 2022.; Principal=Norman "Clare" Atkinson^2,3,5
• Death*: 20 December 2020; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Canada Obituary Collection: Name: Helen A. Atkinson; Age: 99; Birth Date: 1921; Res.: Campbellford; Death Date: Dec 20 2020; Obit Date: Jul 22 2021; Parents: Burness Steele, Ruby Taylor; Child: Gary Atkinson, David Atkinson, Gail Dewland, Patricia Donald, Robert Atkinson (Canada Obituary Collection, ancestry.ca)
  Date Dec 20 2020 per family tree of Kimberley Hale on ancestry.ca, Feb 11 2024.^2,3
• Burial*: 23 December 2020; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Name: Helen A. Atkinson; Gender: Female; Death Age: 99; Birth Date: 1921; Residence Place: Campbellford; Death Date: 20 Dec 2020; Obituary Date: 21 Dec 2020; Parents: Burness Steele; Ruth Steele; Child: Pat Donald; Gail Dewlend; Gary Atkinson; Bob Atkinson; David Atkinson" US Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-current, ancestry.ca.²

• Residence*: 5 August 1940; 92 Lindsey St., Lindsay, Victoria Co., Ontario; Residence 92 Lindsay St., Lindsay per marriage reg'n. - Norman Clare Atkinson.⁴
• Married Name: 5 August 1940; Atkinson^2,3

Thomas Hartford¹

• Birth*: circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of son Earl Hartford & Jean Adams.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1900; per marriage reg'n. of son Earl Hartford & Jean Adams.; Principal=Ann Jane Mitchell¹

Ann Jane Mitchell¹

• Birth*: circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of son Earl Hartford & Jean Adams.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1900; per marriage reg'n. of son Earl Hartford & Jean Adams.; Principal=Thomas Hartford¹

• Married Name: circa 1900; Hartford¹

George Frederick Adams¹

• Birth*: 17 March 1887; Ontario; per family tree of Dorinda Daley McLeod on ancestry.ca, Nov 17, 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 30 September 1908; Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of Dorinda Daley McLeod on ancestry.ca, Nov 17, 2022.; Principal=Jane Christiana Caldwell¹
• Death*: 23 February 1945; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of Dorinda Daley McLeod on ancestry.ca, Nov 17, 2022.¹

Jane Christiana Caldwell¹

• Birth*: 19 September 1887; Ontario; per family tree of Dorinda Daley McLeod on ancestry.ca, Nov 17, 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 30 September 1908; Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of Dorinda Daley McLeod on ancestry.ca, Nov 17, 2022.; Principal=George Frederick Adams¹
• Death*: 21 April 1933; Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of Dorinda Daley McLeod on ancestry.ca, Nov 17, 2022.¹

• Married Name: 30 September 1908; Adams¹

Robert Vanner¹

• Birth*: circa 1940; per family tree of 69WallyHardwick on ancestry.ca, Nov 19 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1997; per family tree of 69WallyHardwick on ancestry.ca, Nov 19 2022.; Principal=Beverley Ann Hardwick¹
• Death*: 2000; per family tree of 69WallyHardwick on ancestry.ca, Nov 19 2022.¹

Silas Harvey¹

• Birth*: 12 December 1818; Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of tdustin10 on ancestry.ca, Nov 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 15 May 1889; Oil Creek, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of tdustin10 on ancestry.ca, Nov 23 2022.; Principal=Esther Anet Dingman¹
• Death*: 25 January 1909; Enterprize Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; per family tree of tdustin10 on ancestry.ca, Nov 23 2022.¹

Johnannes Buys^1,2,3

• Birth*: 12 November 1737; Beekman, New York, U.S.A.; Date Nov 12 1737 & location Beekman, New York per record on Johannes Buys on Family Search per James Doweny. (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GX4B-JGP/johannes-buys-loyalist-1737-1824)²
• Marriage*: 1766; New York, U.S.A.; Date 1766 & location New York per record on Johannes Buys on Family Search per James Doweny. (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GX4B-JGP/johannes-buys-loyalist-1737-1824); Principal=Marytje Van Camp²
• Death*: after 1824; Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date after 1824 & location Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada per record on Johannes Buys on Family Search per James Doweny. (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GX4B-JGP/johannes-buys-loyalist-1737-1824)²

• Note*: 13 October 1784; Matilda Twp., Eastern District, Province of Quebec; 1784 Provisioning Lists: No.: B597; Desc.: RRNY; Name: John Boice; 1 man, 1 woman, 4 boys over 10, 1 girl over 10, 2 girls under 10; Total 9; Rations per day: 8; Remarks: On boy at Montreal (Early Ontario Settlers, 1784 Provisioning Lists, Matilda Township No. 5, Mustered Oct 13 1784, "Return of Disbanded Troops and Loyalists settled at Matilda", p.g 51 (pg 72 of 260), ancestry.ca.⁴
• Note: 3 March 1785; Matilda Twp., Eastern District, Province of Quebec; "Boyce, John, Certificate 3 March 1785 that the claimant was a soldier in the King's Royal Regt. of NY and has presented an account of his losses. (13/11/B3)" American (Loyalist) Migrations 1765-1799, New York, pg. 185 (pg 201 of 948), ancestry.ca.³
• Note: 5 February 1787; Matilda Twp., Eastern District, Province of Quebec; "Feb 5th ... ; Evidence on the Claim of John Boice; John Boice - sworn; Says he sent a claim with the others in March 1786; Says he resc'd a letter from Peter Hunter to know ?where? he delivered his claim to his Commanding Officer as claimant was in Sir John Johnson's first Battalion. Claim was for leased land of Sir Johns 40 acres improved bought the improvements gave 81 pounds. ... " UK, American Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835, John Boice, AO 12: American Loyalist Claims, Series 1, Piece 029, Evidence, New York, 1787-1788, #296, pg. 143 (pg 157 of 202), ancestry.ca.³

Marytje Van Camp^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1740; per record on Johannes Buys on Family Search per James Doweny. (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GX4B-JGP/johannes-buys-loyalist-1737-1824)
• Marriage*: 1766; New York, U.S.A.; Date 1766 & location New York per record on Johannes Buys on Family Search per James Doweny. (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GX4B-JGP/johannes-buys-loyalist-1737-1824); Principal=Johnannes Buys²

• Married Name: 1766; Buys²

Peter Bice¹

• Father*: Johnannes Buys¹ b. 12 Nov 1737, d. a 1824
• Mother*: Marytje Van Camp¹ b. c 1740

• Birth*: 22 February 1772; Kingsborough Patent, Tyron Co,, New York, U.S.A.; Date Feb 22 1772 & location Tyron, NY per record for Peter Bice on Family Search as referred by James Downey.
  (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L8TT-RF1/peter-boyce-or-bice-1772-1816)¹
• Marriage*: circa 1794; Upper Canada; Date c 1794 & location Upper Canada per record for Peter Bice on Family Search as referred by James Downey.
  (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L8TT-RF1/peter-boyce-or-bice-1772-1816); Principal=Mary "Nancy" Brundage¹
• Death*: after 17 February 1816; Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date AFTER Feb 17 1816 & locaiton Hope Twp., Durham Co., Ont. per record for Peter Bice on Family Search as referred by James Downey.
  (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L8TT-RF1/peter-boyce-or-bice-1772-1816)¹

Mary "Nancy" Brundage^1,2,3

• Father*: John Brundage b. 28 Feb 1733, d. 9 Feb 1796
• Mother*: Martha Ogden b. 10 Dec 1738, d. 28 Dec 1799

• Birth*: circa 1775²
• Marriage*: circa 1794; Upper Canada; Date c 1794 & location Upper Canada per record for Peter Bice on Family Search as referred by James Downey.
  (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L8TT-RF1/peter-boyce-or-bice-1772-1816); Principal=Peter Bice²

• Married Name: circa 1794; Bice²
• Note*: 15 June 1799; Upper Canada; "To His Honor Peter Russell, Esq., President In Council, The Petition of Mary Boice, UE, Humbly Sheweth, That your petitioner is married to Peter Boice and daughter to John Brundage a U.E. Loyalist, prays your Honor to grant her 200 acres as a U.E. Loyalist, and as in duty bound, in all ever pray. 15th June 1799. Thos. Fraser, Mary Boice." Upper Canada Land Petition, Bundle 4, 1797-1799 (No 1, L 3, Vol. 31), Public Archives of Canada, digital image linked to family tree of Patricia Mills on ancestry.ca, Nov 23 2022.⁴

Anna Purdy^1,2,3

• Father*: William Purdy² b. 12 Aug 1769, d. 22 Jan 1847
• Mother*: Elizabeth Brundage² b. 1764, d. 26 Sep 1797

• Birth*: 26 May 1788; Province of Quebec; Date 1788 & location US per 1851 Census. Date May 26 1788 & location Ont. per family tree of JohnsonRossiter on ancestry.ca, Nov. 23 2022.^2,3
• Marriage*: 14 February 1805; Matilda Twp., Dundas Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 14 1805 & location Matilda Twp., Dundas Co., Ont. per family tree of debramcauslan on ancestry.ca, Noc 29 2022. Date Feb 14 1805 & location Ont. per family tree of JohnsonRossiter on ancestry.ca, Nov. 23 2022.; Principal=William Bice²
• Death*: 14 July 1857; McGillivray Twp., Middlesex Co., Canada West; per family tree of JohnsonRossiter on ancestry.ca, Nov. 23 2022.²

• Married Name: 14 February 1805; Bice²
• Census*: 1851; McGillivray Twp., Huron Co., Canada West; Age 63 at 1851 Census: see William Bice³

William Purdy^1,2,3

• Father*: Jesse Purdy² b. 1749, d. 26 Feb 1817
• Mother*: Ruth Kennicott² b. 1750

• Birth*: 12 August 1769; Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of JohnsonRossiter on ancestry.ca, Nov. 23 2022.²
• Marriage*: 1787; Province of Quebec; per family tree of JohnsonRossiter on ancestry.ca, Nov. 23 2022.; Principal=Elizabeth Brundage²
• Marriage*: 1799; Upper Canada; per family tree of jody monroe on ancestry.ca, Nov 29 2022.; Principal=Hulda Yates²
• Marriage*: 1804; Upper Canada; per family tree of jody monroe on ancestry.ca, Nov 29 2022.; Principal=Sabra Wilcox²
• Death*: 22 January 1847; Bath, Lennox & Addison Co., Canada West; per family tree of JohnsonRossiter on ancestry.ca, Nov. 23 2022.²

• Residence: 1787; Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec; "William Purdy’s father, a loyalist, served in Emmerich’s Chasseurs during the American Revolutionary War. In 1787 William moved to St Johns (Saint-Jean-sur-
  Richelieu), Que., ... " Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Residence: 1789; Yonge Twp., Eastern District, Province of Quebec; " ... and two years later to the newly formed loyalist settlements on the upper St Lawrence. He received a land grant there in Yonge Township." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Residence: 1816; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; "In 1816 Purdy moved to Vaughan Township, where he purchased the mills of John Lyons." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Residence: 1828; Vaughan Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; "The destruction by fire of a new flour-mill in 1828 may have been a deciding factor in Purdy’s sale of the entire property, located north of York (Toronto), to Benjamin Thorne and William Parsons." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Note*: 1828; Ops Twp., Scugo River, Victoria Co., Upper Canada; "Purdy's Mills; The saw and grist mills built in 1828-30 by William Purdy and his two sons on the nearby Scugog River formed the nucleus of the Town of Lindsay which was incorporated in 1857 Purdy was imprisoned in 1837 on a charge of sympathizing with Mackenzie’s Rebellion, and in 1841 armed mobs attacked the mills, believing that flooding caused by the excessive height of his dam was responsible lor fever epidemics. After his release Purdy left the district and his mills Wene sold to Hiram Bigelow in 1844." historical plaque for William Purdy who built first mills on Scugog River at Lindsay, per family tree of nolichapman on ancestry.ca, Nov 29 2022.²
• Residence: September 1830; Ops Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; "In December 1829 Purdy petitioned for a new mill-site. The following year he was granted 400 acres in Ops Township in the Newcastle District on the condition that he build a dam and saw- and grist-mills there. Despite difficulties with spring floods and fever, he had made good progress by September 1830. He had planted part of the five or six acres he had cleared and, at the site of present-day Lindsay, had “quarried out of a Rock on the Bank of the [Scugog] River, a place sufficient to set my saw Mill and for the [flume], and have erected a good and Substantial frame, with a good Solid frame of Dam.” James Grant Chewett*, of the Surveyor General’s Office, thought Purdy “should receive all possible encouragement.” When John Langton* stayed overnight at Purdy’s in October 1833, he noted that the mills had what he imagined to be “the largest mill-dam in the world.” That same month Purdy petitioned for the patents on his land, asking also that existing and future deeds on lots already overflowed by the mill-pond should carry reservations protecting him “in the right of keeping the water at its present height” and from lawsuits for damages. This petition was granted by the Executive Council on 9 May 1834." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Residence: 9 May 1834; Ops Twp., Victoria Co., Upper Canada; "That same month Purdy petitioned for the patents on his land, asking also that existing and future deeds on lots already overflowed by the mill-pond should carry reservations protecting him “in the right of keeping the water at its present height” and from lawsuits for damages. This petition was granted by the Executive Council on 9 May 1834." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Residence: 1835; Ops Twp., Purdy's Mills, Victoria Co., Upper Canada; "Purdy’s dam had a dramatic impact upon the area. Once a meandering stream, the Scugog became navigable for more than 30 miles as water overflowed 1,050 acres along its course, converting a marshy, tamarack forest into Lake Scugog. Many welcomed good mills and a navigable stream in an area lacking both, but there was concern that no effort had been made to calculate the effect of the dam, and many lost land or mill privileges because of the drowning. In 1835 a parliamentary committee appointed Nicol Hugh Baird, an engineer, to report on the impact of the dam and the probable effect of its removal. Baird believed that improved navigation was an asset to the area and would tie into government efforts to create a main canal linking Simcoe and Rice lakes, but maintained that a dam with a 5-foot lift, instead of 12, would be sufficient. This structure would reduce both the size of the flooded area and the stretch of navigable waters, but would still allow ample power for Purdy’s mills, which, he claimed, could be more efficient. Baird appeared confident that a road or railway would be built linking Windsor Harbour (Whitby) and Lake Scugog, that the Trent canal (not completed until 1905) would be developed, and that boats would never require more depth. The government accepted his major recommendation that it build its own dam, with a 5-foot lift, below Purdy’s. However, it provided no incentive for Purdy to remove his."" Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Residence: January 1837; Ops Twp., Purdy's Mills, Victoria Co., Upper Canada; "Purdy supported a petition of 1836 for the construction of the proposed Trent canal and a road from Windsor Harbour. His main concern, however, was the issue of indemnification. He had hoped to be protected from lawsuits, particularly by those owners whose patents were issued before 1834, but he received little government support. In January 1837 Purdy again petitioned the government for flooding rights on the lands overflowed as a result of his dam. Alexander McDonell*, who was in charge of settlement in the area, confirmed that Purdy had been assigned the mill-site because of his knowledge of mills in similar situations and admitted that the mills were “in every respect adequate to the demand of the surrounding Country.” He nevertheless denied “Knowledge of any promise of indemnification” for the flooding of any lands patented before or after 1834." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Note: 13 December 1837; Ops Twp., Purdy's Mills, Victoria Co., Upper Canada; "The divisiveness caused by Purdy’s mills became evident in the aftermath of the rebellion of 1837–38. A false rumour circulated in the Peterborough area that William Lyon Mackenzie was hiding in the mills. Purdy, who apparently had spoken out against the “family compact,” was arrested on 13 Dec. 1837 and taken to the district jail in Cobourg. Along with the 11 others arrested from the Newcastle District, including John Gilchrist, he was discharged without trial." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Note: June 1838; Ops Twp., Purdy's Mills, Victoria Co., Upper Canada; "In the summer of 1838 armed settlers attacked his dam, which they believed was the source of an outbreak of fever and ague." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Residence: circa October 1838; Ernestown Twp., Bath, Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; "In 1838 he and Jesse moved to Bath, where William spent his last nine years peaceably as a farmer." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Note: December 1843; Ops Twp., Purdy's Mills, Victoria Co., Canada West; "The provincial Board of Works had nearly completed its dam before settling with Purdy and his sons the terms for removing theirs. In December 1843 they were granted £400 plus “the use of all surplus water that would not be needed for navigation” in exchange for relinquishing damage claims and keeping the new dam (completed by the summer of 1844) in repair. Responsibility for the new dam and management of the mills fell upon two of his eleven children, his sons Hazzard Wilcox and Jesse Thomas, for William had transferred most of his claim to them in 1836 and had no remaining interest after February 1839." Elwood H. Jones, "PURDY, WILLIAM," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed November 29, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/purdy_william_7E.html.³
• Residence*: 1844; Bath, Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; " ... Purdy left the district and his mills were sold to Hiram Bigelow in 1844." historical plaque for William Purdy who built first mills on Scugog River at Lindsay, per family tree of nolichapman on ancestry.ca, Nov 29 2022.²

Elizabeth Brundage¹

• Father*: John Brundage¹ b. 28 Feb 1733, d. 9 Feb 1796
• Mother*: Martha Ogden¹ b. 10 Dec 1738, d. 28 Dec 1799

• Birth*: 1764; Orange Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of JohnsonRossiter on ancestry.ca, Nov. 23 2022.¹
• Marriage*: 1787; Province of Quebec; per family tree of JohnsonRossiter on ancestry.ca, Nov. 23 2022.; Principal=William Purdy¹
• Death*: 26 September 1797; Upper Canada; per family tree of JohnsonRossiter on ancestry.ca, Nov. 23 2022.¹

• Married Name: 1787; Purdy¹