James DeLancey Purdy
1879 - 1954 (75 years)1. James DeLancey Purdy was born on 23 Mar 1879 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (son of Allan G. Purdy and Margaret Peers); died on 13 Aug 1954 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried after 13 Aug 1954 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. James married Dorothy Johnson in 1922 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Allan G. Purdy was born on 16 Mar 1845 in Greenville, Westchester County, New York, USA (son of James Delancey Purdy and Hannah McKim); died on 08 Jul 1921 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried after 08 Jul 1921 in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Allan married Margaret Peers on 20 Aug 1874 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Robert Dill Peers and Ruth Ryan Layton) was born on 27 Jun 1848 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 31 Mar 1927 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried after 31 Mar 1927 in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margaret Peers was born on 27 Jun 1848 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Robert Dill Peers and Ruth Ryan Layton); died on 31 Mar 1927 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried after 31 Mar 1927 in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Children:
- Annie Metcalfe Purdy was born on 20 Sep 1875 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 07 Nov 1961 in All Saints Hospital, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried after 07 Nov 1961 in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Frances Vanetta Purdy was born on 05 Oct 1877 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 11 Jun 1961 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried after 11 Jun 1961 in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 1. James DeLancey Purdy was born on 23 Mar 1879 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 13 Aug 1954 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried after 13 Aug 1954 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Alberta Purdy was born about 1881 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
- Frank Purdy was born about 1883 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
Generation: 3
4. James Delancey Purdy James married Hannah McKim before 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Hannah McKim Children:
- 2. Allan G. Purdy was born on 16 Mar 1845 in Greenville, Westchester County, New York, USA; died on 08 Jul 1921 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried after 08 Jul 1921 in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
6. Robert Dill Peers was born about 1819 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (son of James B Peers and Margaret Dill); died in 1899. Robert married Ruth Ryan Layton on 30 Jun 1840 in Great Village, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ruth (daughter of Layton, Rev.) was born about 1813 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Ruth Ryan Layton was born about 1813 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Layton, Rev.); died about 1899. Children:
- Eliza Jane Peers was born in Feb 1859 in North Middleboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 08 Oct 1860 in North Middleboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Baptist Church Cemetery, North Middleboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Permenes R. C. Peers was born on 15 Jun 1841 in Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in 1907 in Middleboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Middleboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Frank Layton Peers was born about 1843 in Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1898.
- James Bolden Peers was born about 1845 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1914.
- 3. Margaret Peers was born on 27 Jun 1848 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 31 Mar 1927 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried after 31 Mar 1927 in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- John Peers was born about 1850 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
- William Hobbs Peers was born about 1851; died about 1931.
Generation: 4
12. James B Peers was born in 1796 in Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (son of Ephraim Peers and Patience Horton); died on 13 May 1866 in Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Wallace Bay Cemetery, Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. James married Margaret Dill about 1818 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Robert Dill and Jane) was born in 1794 in Londonderry, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 30 Oct 1823 in Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried after 30 Oct 1823 in Old Methodist Cemetery, Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Margaret Dill was born in 1794 in Londonderry, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Robert Dill and Jane); died on 30 Oct 1823 in Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried after 30 Oct 1823 in Old Methodist Cemetery, Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Children:
- 6. Robert Dill Peers was born about 1819 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in 1899.
- John Peers was born about 1820 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
- Mary Ann Peers was born about 1821 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
- Nancy Peers was born about 1823 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in 1908 in Middleboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Middleboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
14. Layton, Rev. Children:
- 7. Ruth Ryan Layton was born about 1813 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1899.