Tenth Generation

56. Daniel Crane PURDY was born on 23 June 1820 in New York.^{2,5,16,17,18,19,20} HISTORY OF THE PURDY CLAN, 1861 TO 1979 from "The Purdy Family Book"

(sent to Arlyn Bernhardt by John Olsen, Madison, Wisconsin)

The Purdy's (Mr and Mrs Daniel Crane Purdy and family) came to Wisconsin in 1861 from New York State. Mr. Purdy had operated a ship carrying freight on the Great Lakes before coming to Wisconsin. Tales told by various members of the family tell that Mrs. Daniel Purdy's parents had owned the land which the Purdy's settled on in Monroe county, but others tell that Mrs. Purdy's father had received it in a land grant after the Revolutionary War. At any rate, the entire family came here and settled on the farm later known as the Hart place. This was later taken over as part of Camp McCoy, as were most of the other farms in that valley.

Very little is known about Daniel Crane Purdy's parents. His children all lived in Monroe County until their deaths. Some say the three Purdy brothers--Solomon Genau, Daniel Crane and Augustus F.--went to Milwaukee together from New York, then separated and never got in touch again.

. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Royalton Township, Niagara County, NY.²¹ His occupation was listed as "boatman." He emigrated about 1859 from New York.^17,22 Between 1860 and 1880 Daniel was a farmer in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.^2,16,20,23 He was the first Purdy that came to Monroe County, in abt 1859, and settled in what was eventually called Purdy Valley. His second wife's father had a military land grant from the Revolutionary War for the Purdy Valley area.

Prior to becoming a farmer, he operated a ship carrying freight on the Great Lakes. He appeared in the census in 1860 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁰ His occupation was listed as "basket maker." He appeared in the census in 1870 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ Daniel appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ His occupation was listed as "farmer." He died on 30 March 1881 at the age of 60 in Monroe County, WI.^2,19 He was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.^22,25 in the Greenfield Township Cemetery.

Daniel Crane PURDY and Susan Lucretia SAVAGE (`) (~) were married on 10 September 1846.<sup>5,17,19,26</sup> Susan Lucretia SAVAGE (`) (~), daughter of John SAVAGE and Abigail WHITMARSH, was born on 21 July 1821 in New Woodstock, Madison County, NY.^{2,5,11,16,19,20,27} She appeared in the census in 1850 in Royalton Township, Niagara County, NY.²¹ She appeared in the census in 1860 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁰ Susan appeared in the census in 1870 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶ She died on 15 October 1883 at the age of 62 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.^2,5,19,27 Susan was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.^22,25,27 in the Greenfield Township Cemetery.

Daniel Crane PURDY and Susan Lucretia SAVAGE (`) (~) had the following children:

Daniel Crane PURDY and Hezekiah M. "Susan" GOULD were married about 1840.^2,11,30 Hezekiah M. "Susan" GOULD was born on 28 January 1825 in New York.^11,31 (Her given name was listed as "Susan" in the Registration of Marriages for her daughter Aurelia.) She died about 1844 at the age of 19 in New York.²²

Daniel Crane PURDY and Hezekiah M. "Susan" GOULD had the following children: