1736 - 1783 (47 years)
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Name |
PURDY, Martha |
Birth |
10 Jan 1736 |
Gender |
Female |
_UID |
EF9DF99EFC0E4B42BDB8A537294F054BD338 |
Death |
24 Jun 1783 |
Newburgh, (Orange), NY |
Burial |
(Old Town Cemetery), Newburgh, (Orange), NY [1] |
Person ID |
I53476 |
Lachance and Bussell Family Tree |
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Sources |
- [S534] Rufus Emery, A Record of the Inscriptions in the OLD TOWN BURYING GROUND of Newburgh, NY, (Historical Society of Newburgh Bay & the Highlands - 1898), Page 115 (Reliability: 3).
Here lies the body of Martha Merritt, wife of Caleb Merritt, born January the 10th, 1736, and departed this life June 24th, 1783, aged forty-seven years, five Months and fourteen days.
Here lies my friend
I hope at rest;
God called her hence
I hope it best.
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