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     Caroline Hawley was born in 1860 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1860 per 1861 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Hawley.¹

     Sarah Hicks was born in 1817 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1819 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1817 & location Ontario per GEDCOM of Joann Betschart, Sep. 1, 2005.^1,2 As of circa 1836,her married name was Rousseau.¹ She married Joseph Pierre Rousseau circa 1836 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Joann Betschart, Sep 1., 2005.¹ Sarah Hicks appeared on the census of April 1881 at Dummer Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1881 Census: see Joseph Rousseau.²

     Joseph Pierre Rousseau was born in 1814 at Quebec; Date 1816 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1814 & location Quebec per GEDCOM of Joann Betschart, Sep 1, 2005.^1,2 He married Sarah Hicks, daughter of Benjamin Hicks and Sarah Gerow, circa 1836 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Joann Betschart, Sep 1., 2005.¹ Joseph Pierre Rousseau appeared on the census of April 1881 at Dummer Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1881 Census: Rusaw, Joseph, 65, b. Ont., French, CM, farmer, married; Sarah, 62, b. Ont., French, CM, married; Cornelia, 28, b. Ont., French, CM, Weaver, single; Joseph N., 16, farmer; Ephraim Jean, 12; Denlay E.(f), 8; Hicks, Sarah, 82, b. Ont., Ger., CM, widow (familysearch.org.)²

     Benjamin Hicks was born in 1759 at Long Island, New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Joan Hicks, June 15, 2008. per GEDCOM of Joann Betschart, Sep 1, 2005.¹ He married Sarah ? before 1794; per GEDCOM of Joan Hicks, June 15, 2008. per GEDCOM of Joann Betschart, Sep 1, 2005. Benjamin Hicks died in 1835 at Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Joann Betschart, Sep 1, 2005.¹

     Sarah ? was born circa 1760; per GEDCOM of Joann Betschart, Sep 1, 2005.¹ As of before 1790,her married name was Hicks.¹ She married Benjamin Hicks, son of Edward Hicks and Levinah ?, before 1794; per GEDCOM of Joan Hicks, June 15, 2008. per GEDCOM of Joann Betschart, Sep 1, 2005.

     Gilbert Purdy was born in 1721 at New York, U.S.A; "Westward, in Ernestown, is the Samuel D. Purdy house (4403 Bath Road). Samuel was a member of a prolific family which settled in the area after the Revolutionary War. His grandfather, Gilbert Purdy, had been a guide in the British army. After Gilbert's death in 1788, several of his children and possibly his wife left their home in New Burgh, New York, and came to Upper Canada." (from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 19)
Date 1721 & location NY per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.^2,3 He married Mary Dorland circa 1745 at New York, U.S.A; (from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 19.) Gilbert Purdy " ... had been a guide in the British Army." from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 19 between 1777 and 1784 at New York, U.S.A..² He died in 1778 at U.S.A; "Westward, in Ernestown, is the Samuel D. Purdy house (4403 Bath Road). Samuel was a member of a prolific family which settled in the area after the Revolutionary War. His grandfather, Gilbert Purdy, had been a guide in the British army. After Gilbert's death in 1788, several of his children and possibly his wife left their home in New Burgh, New York, and came to Upper Canada." (from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 19)
"Although likely born in New York lived at Black River (about 40 miles from Pittsbury PA). He along with his son David were Carpenters aboard a British Man-o-war during the American Revolution. He was killed in action in 1778 while travelling with General Howes British Army on its way to Philadelphia." per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.^2,3

     Mary Dorland was born in 1724; from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 19
b. Sep 13 1724 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.^1,2 She married Gilbert Purdy, son of David Purdy and Courtney Ruttenber, circa 1745 at New York, U.S.A; (from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 19.) As of circa 1745,her married name was Purdy. Mary Dorland died on 26 December 1812 at Kingtson Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.²

     Samuel Purdy was born on 25 March 1775 at Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, U.S.A; Date Mar 25 1775 & location Newburgh, Orange Co., NY per family tree of dgwhyte on ancestry.ca, Nov 27 2024. per “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 19. Date Mar 25 1775 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.^1,2,3 He married Anna McLaren circa 1805 at Upper Canada; per family tree of dgwhyte on ancestry.ca, Nov 27 2024.³

     Charles A. Booth was born circa 1787 at Ontario; from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 21.¹ He lived in 1813 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; "Benjamin had married Catherine Dorland in 1809 and by the time of his father's death had located at Mill Creek, now Odessa, and built mills of his own. He therefore deeded this property to his brother, Charles A. Booth, and it remained in the latters hands until 1873." from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 21.

     Gilbert Purdy was born on 9 January 1763 at Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, U.S.A; Date Jan 9 1763 & location Newburgh, Orange Co., NY per FindaGrave. "Gilbert Jr., born in 1763, married Lucy Laird of Kingston." per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005. Date Jan 9 1763 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.^1,2,3 He married Ann Elizabeth Jennings before 1784 at New York, U.S.A..² Gilbert Purdy immigrated in 1797 to Canada; Immigration to Canada 1797 per family tree of dgwhyte on ancestry.com, Sep 27 2016.⁴ He lived circa 1802 at 911 Purdy's Mill Road, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; "Near the eastern gates of Cataraqui cemetery, at 911 Purdy’s Mill road, is a limestone schoolhouse (now a land surveyor’s office) which was one of the first such buildings in the area. The address recalls a mill at the end of the road which was operated by the descendants of Gilbert Purdy, Jr., one of Michael grass’s party of Loyalists. The family settled along the Bath road and in Cataraqui, where they owned the small mill houses near the schoolhouse and co-operated in a brick business owned by Johnson Day." pg. 75 of "Homesteads", by Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979.¹ He lived in 1850 at Waterloo, Frontenac Co., Ontario; "Shares were sold to raise the capital needed to purchase 70 acres of land in Waterloo Village (now known as Cataraqui Village)" http://www.cataraquicemetery.ca/history-genealogy/history-of-cataraqui-cemetery/. He died on 5 January 1851 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West, at age 87; Date Jan 5 1851 & location Kingston per FindaGarve. Date Jan 5 1851 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.^2,3 He was buried on 7 January 1851 at Heritage Cemetery at Cataraqui, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: Gilbert Purdy; Birth: 9 Jan 1763, Newburgh, Orange County, New York, USA; Death: 5 Jan 1851 (aged 87), Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Heritage Cemetery at Cataraqui, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 178946277 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178946277/gilbert_purdy.)³

     Samuel David Purdy was born on 14 May 1794 at Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, U.S.A; Date 1794 & location NY & this Samuel Purdy is a son of Gilbert Purdy and Ann Elizabeth Jennings per FindaGrave. Date 1794 & location US per 1851 Census. "They had 11 children, including twins Samuel and Jesse, born in 1794. Samuel married Pamela Ferris, born 1798." per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.^1,3,4,5 He married Pamela Ferris after 1815 at Upper Canada; "They had 11 children, including twins Samuel and Jesse, born in 1794. Samuel married Pamela Ferris, born 1798." per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ Samuel David Purdy "The builder's uncle, also named Samuel, started the first stage line in the area. It went from Kingston to Bath in 1816 and the next year was extended to York. The fare was $18." from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto”, by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 20 in 1816 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada.⁶ He "Samuel Purdy was a farmer, his home called Sandville was on the 3rd concession of Kingston Township, about 4 miles from Kingston, Ontario. In 1816 he drove the first stage from Kingston to Ernestown (Bath). He started the first regular stage coach between Kingsotn and York (Toronto) on January 4, 1817 carrying passengers and small parcels. This stage is mentioned in the book "History of Scarboro" as the first stage coach in Canada, travelling from Kingston to York carrying passengers and mail for the United Empire Loyalists who moved to York." from "Russell Purdy's Story, a page found on ancestry.ca, linked to the family tree of dgwhyte, copied Jun 12 2025. in 1816 at Kingston to Bath Stage, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada.² He "PUBLIC NOTICE - The subscriber has commenced running a Stage Waggon From Kingston to Ernest Town village, daily, to leave B. Olcott's tavern, at Kingston, every morning, at six o'clock, and return the same evening. To commence on Monday, the first day of July. Every accomodation will be afforded to passengers and baggage. SAMUEL PURDY. Kingston, July 12 1816." Sept 7 1816 - Kingston Gazette. on 12 July 1816 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada.⁷ He "From the commencement of this year, the Kingston Road has been completed to its western end at York, although still only stage-sleighs will be able to operate upon it during the winter, and summer service is as yet not inaugurated. The stage from Kingston to York run by Samuel Purdy is now in operation and has contracted with Major Spaulding in Haldimand (Grafton) to use his large red brick home as a Half-way House stopping place. There, fresh horses will be kept, and the house will afford a warm and welcome halt to the traveller for many years. The fare is fourteen dollars. From two to four days is needed for the journey. The stage runs once a week during the winter months." Hans Waltimeyer, page 444. in January 1817 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada.⁸ He "Mail Stage: The subscriber wishes to inform the Public that he intends running a Stage from Kingston, on Monday the 4th of August for York, and will after that start from York at Kingston every Monday. The subscriber hopes by his faithful attention to this undertaking to merit a share of the public favour. The Stage from Kingston to Belleville will be 4 dollars, from Kingston to Hamilton or Smith's Creek, 8 dollars, and from Kingston to York, 12 dollars. Samuel Purdy. Kingston July 26, 1817. 9tf" Kingston Gazette, November 4, 1817, page 1
(https://vitacollections.ca/digital-kingston/96997/page/1) on 4 November 1817 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada.⁷ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Canada West; Age 57 at 1851 Census: Purdy, Samuel, 57, b. US, WM, farmer, married; Pamela, 53, b. CW, WM, married; Mary, 22, b. CW, WM, single; John, 18; William, 10 (1851 Census: Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., pg. 89 of 195, line 49 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died on 12 May 1859 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West, at age 64; Date May 12 1859 & location Belleville per FindaGrave.³ He was buried on 14 May 1859 at Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: Samuel Purdy; Birth: 1794, New York, USA; Death: 12 May 1859 (aged 64–65), Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada;
Memorial ID: 178943698; Note: Inscription: (Buried stone) Samuel PURDY/ died/ May 12, 1859./ Aged/ 63 yrs. 7 mons/ Pamelia FERRIS/ wife of/ Sam PURDY/ died Jany 28, 1868/ aged 68 yrs 3 mos / Dearst parents you have left us/ here your loss we deeply feel:/ But tis God who hath bereft us,/ He can all our sorrows heal/; Peter C. Newman, author of Hostages to Fortune, The United Empire Loyalists and the Making of Canada, (Simon & Schuster) writes, "Canada required a hardy stamina. Samuel D. Purdy, the son of a Loyalist, started the first stagecoach service between Kingston and York in January 1817. . . The long journey, which took at least four or five days over rough mud roads, was a miserable experience. In the winter, passengers had to contend with bitterly cold weather; in the summer, they were at the mercy of mosquitoes and blackflies." (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178943698/samuel_purdy.)³

     Pamela Ferris was born in October 1799 at Upper Canada; Date Oct 1799 & location Ont. per FindaGrave. Date 1798 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1798 & location CW per 1851 Census. "They had 11 children, including twins Samuel and Jesse, born in 1794. Samuel married Pamela Ferris, born 1798." per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.^1,2,3,4 As of after 1815,her married name was Purdy.¹ She married Samuel David Purdy, son of Gilbert Purdy and Ann Elizabeth Jennings, after 1815 at Upper Canada; "They had 11 children, including twins Samuel and Jesse, born in 1794. Samuel married Pamela Ferris, born 1798." per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ Pamela Ferris appeared on the census of 1851 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Canada West; Age 53 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Purdy.³ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Canada West; Age 63 at 1861 Census: Purdy, Permilia, 63, b. CW, WM, widow; Mary, 26, b. CW, WM, single; William, 18, b. CW, WM, lab., single; John F., 24, b. CW, WM, farmer, married; Victoria, 23, b. CW, WM, married; Robert, 23, b. CW, WM, farmer, married; Margaret, 20, b. CW, WM, married; Norton O., 3; McCoy, Elisha, 28, b. CW, PM, carenter, single (1861 Census: Kingsotn Twp., Frontenac Co., pg. 2306 of 2871, line 30 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ She died on 28 January 1868 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 68; FindaGrave: Name: Pamelia Ferris Purdy; Birth: Oct 1799
Ontario, Canada; Death: 28 Jan 1868 (aged 68), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 178945854; Inscription: (Buried stone) Samuel PURDY/ died/ May 12, 1859./ Aged/ 63 yrs. 7 mons/ Pamelia FERRIS/ wife of/ Sam PURDY/ died Jany 28, 1868/ aged 68 yrs 3 mos / Dearst parents you have left us/ here your loss we deeply feel:/ But tis God who hath bereft us,/ He can all our sorrows heal/ (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178945854/pamelia_purdy.)²

     Jesse Purdy was born on 14 May 1794 at Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, U.S.A; "Baptised Jesse Purdy, son of Gilbert and Elizabeth, Born May 15, 1794." New Jersey, US Methodist Church Records, pg. 15 of 74, ancestry.ca.
"They had 11 children, including twins Samuel and Jesse, born in 1794. Samuel married Pamela Ferris, born 1798." per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.^1,2 He married Sally Mariah Card, daughter of John Card and Mary Brown, on 26 April 1817 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, May 11 2013.¹ Jesse Purdy died on 22 October 1881 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 87; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, May 11 2013.¹

     Mercy Purdy was born in 1760; Date 1760 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ She married John Everett before 1782 at Province of Quebec; per GEDCOM of Rod Stuart, Sep 16, 2005. per family tree of Greg Jewell on ancestry.ca, Aug 13 2022.^1,2 As of before 1789,her married name was Everett.¹

     Charlotte Purdy was born in 1804 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Date 1804 & location Kingston per FindaGrave. Date 1802 & location Kingston per family tree of dgwhyte on ancestry.ca, Nov 27 2024. Date 1802 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, May 11 2013..^1,4,3 As of 18 October 1821,her married name was McCay.¹ She married Davis McCay, son of Samuel McCoy and Armarilla Hawley, on 18 October 1821 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, May 11 2013.¹ Charlotte Purdy died on 5 March 1881 at Hinchenbrooke Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#005002: Name: Charlotte McCory; Date: Mar 5 1881; Age: 77y; Occ.: farmer's wife; Born: Kingston Twp; Cause: general debility, 3y; Phys.: Dr. Claston; Inf.: C.J. Curtis, Hinchenbrooke Twp; Reg'd.: Apr 20 1881; Rel.: WM; Reg't.: John Hamilton, Hinchenbrook Twp., Frontenac Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #005002-1881, ancestry.ca) Date Mar 5 1881 & location Hinchenbrooke per family tree of dgwhyte on ancestry.ca, Nov 27 2024.^4,5 She was buried on 7 March 1881 at Frontenac Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Charlotte Purdy McCay; Birth: 1804, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; Death:
5 Mar 1881 (aged 76–77), Hinchinbrooke Twp., Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Burial Details Unknown; Memorial ID: 230996592 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230996592/charlotte_mccay.)³

     Davis McCay was born in 1799 at North Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1799 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1799 & location North Fredericksburgh per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, May 11 2013.^1,2 He married Charlotte Purdy, daughter of Gilbert Purdy and Ann Elizabeth Jennings, on 18 October 1821 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, May 11 2013.¹ Davis McCay appeared on the census of April 1871 at Madoc Twp., North Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 72 at 1871 Census: see Samuel H. McCoy (son.)² He died after May 1871 at Madoc, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1871 & locaiton Madoc, Hastings Co. per FindaGrave. David McCoy is in 1871 Census. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, May 11 2013.^1,2,3

     Catherine Purdy was born on 24 August 1772; Date Aug 24 1772 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ As of 9 March 1789,her married name was Ferris. She married Joseph Ferris on 9 March 1789; Date Mar 9 1789 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹

     Joseph Ferris was born circa 1770; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ He married Catherine Purdy, daughter of Gilbert Purdy and Mary Dorland, on 9 March 1789; Date Mar 9 1789 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹

     Rhoda Purdy was born on 17 May 1768; Date May 17 1768 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ As of circa 1788,her married name was Wartman.¹ She married John Wartman, son of Abraham Wartman and Catharina Bauman, circa 1788; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ As of 1795,her married name was Day.¹ Rhoda Purdy married Barnabas Day, son of Barnabus Day and Polly Burdette, in 1795 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹

     John Wartman was born in 1767; Date 1767 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ He married Rhoda Purdy, daughter of Gilbert Purdy and Mary Dorland, circa 1788; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ John Wartman died before 1806; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹

     Abraham Wartman was born in 1738 at Amsterdam, Netherlands; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ He married Catharina Bauman before 1765; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹

     Catharina Bauman was born circa 1738; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ She married Abraham Wartman before 1765; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ As of before 1765,her married name was Wartman.¹

     Barnabus Wartman was born on 10 August 1772; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ He married Hannah Day, daughter of Barnabus Day and Polly Burdette, on 15 March 1791; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹

     Hannah Day was born circa 1773; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ As of 15 March 1791,her married name was Wartman.¹ She married Barnabus Wartman, son of Abraham Wartman and Catharina Bauman, on 15 March 1791; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹

     Lewis Wartman was born circa 1795; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ He married Jane Herkimer, daughter of Johan Nicholas Herkimer and Charlotte Purdy, circa 1820; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander (rlander@sympatico.ca), Aug 1 2012.¹

     Barnabus Day was born circa 1735; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ He married Polly Burdette before 1770; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.

     Polly Burdette was born circa 1735; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ She married Barnabus Day before 1770; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005. As of before 1770,her married name was Day.¹

     Barnabas Day was born in 1774 at Goshen, New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ He married Rhoda Purdy, daughter of Gilbert Purdy and Mary Dorland, in 1795 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹ Barnabas Day died in 1807 at Kingston Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Sep 5, 2005.¹