Thirteenth Generation


680. Susan Lucretia SAVAGE (`) (~) was born on 21 July 1821 in New Woodstock, Madison County, NY.152,306,309,313,331,424,425 She appeared in the census in 1850 in Royalton Township, Niagara County, NY.426 She appeared in the census in 1860 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.331 Susan appeared in the census in 1870 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.332 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.306 She died on 15 October 1883 at the age of 62 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.152,309,313,424 Susan was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.313,427,428 in the Greenfield Township Cemetery.

Susan Lucretia SAVAGE (`) (~) and Daniel Crane PURDY were married on 10 September 1846.152,424,429,430 Daniel Crane PURDY, son of James D. PURDY and Abigail CRANE, was born on 23 June 1820 in New York.152,306,309,331,424,429,431 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.426 His occupation was listed as "boatman." He emigrated about 1859 from New York.427,429 Between 1860 and 1880 Daniel was a farmer in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.306,309,331,432 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.331 His occupation was listed as "basket maker." He appeared in the census in 1870 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.332 Daniel appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.306 His occupation was listed as "farmer." He died on 30 March 1881 at the age of 60 in Monroe County, WI.309,424 He was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.427,428 in the Greenfield Township Cemetery.

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

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Edward Augustus PURDY (~).

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Mary Elizabeth PURDY (`) (~).

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John James PURDY (`) (~).

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Squire Franklin "Frank" PURDY (`) (~).

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Daniel "Avery" PURDY (`) (~) was born on 24 June 1859 in Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.152,313,331 (The Greenfield Township Cemetery records indicate that he died at the age of 10 years, 8 months and 18 days.) He appeared in the census in 1860 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI. He died on 12 April 1862 at the age of 2 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.313,433,434 He died of whooping cough. Avery was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.313,428 in the Greenfield Cemetery.

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Emmeline Josephine "Emma" PURDY (`) (~).

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Byron Wesley PURDY (`) (~).