Gazlay Family History
Dr. James Spencer Purdy
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
James Spencer Purdy8 (Stewart Purdy,7 James Purdy,6 Stephen Purdy,5 Anna Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
James Spencer Purdy8 (Stewart Purdy,7 James Purdy,6 Stephen Purdy,5 Anna Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Stewart Lewis Purdy (13 February 1847 - 9 December 1927) |
| Mother | Josephine Barnes (1846 - 10 November 1899) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 November 2022; Last Edited: 27 November 2022 |
| Person ID | 12650 |
| Name | James Spencer Purdy |
| Title | Dr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 6 December 1873 in Bellona, Yates County, New York1, 2 |
| Married | 30 June 1898 in Bellona, Yates County, New York to Lucy Belle Kelsey2, 3 |
| Married | 24 December 1909 in Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York to Janet Seward Robinson2, 4 |
| Died | 28 January 1946 in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lucy Belle Kelsey (daughter of George Barden Kelsey and Ella Alexander) |
| Born | 23 September 1874 in Bellona, Yates County, New York |
| Married | 30 June 1898 in Bellona, Yates County, New York to Dr. James Spencer Purdy |
| Died | 2 August 1903 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York |
| Children | of Dr. James Spencer Purdy and Lucy Belle Kelsey: |
| +1. | Ella Josephine Purdy |
| Born | 6 July 1899 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York |
| Married | 12 March 1927 in Snohomish County, Washington to Robert Angus Hay |
| Died | 15 July 1943 in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington |
| Spouse 2 | Janet Seward Robinson |
| Born | ca. 1875 in New York |
| Married | 24 December 1909 in Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York to Dr. James Spencer Purdy |
| Children | of Dr. James Spencer Purdy and Janet Seward Robinson: |
| +1. | Helen Barden Purdy |
| Born | 15 November 1910 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho |
| Married | 9 February 1941 in Snohomish County, Washington to Robert Hugh Boyd |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), James Spencer Purdy, born: 6 December 1873 in Bellona, Yates County, New York; died: 28 January 1946 in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington (from record, which includes the text of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and one wife).
- Washington, West of the Cascades: Historical and Descriptive; the Explorers, the Indians, the Pioneers, the Modern, Volume 2. Herbert Hunt, Floyd C. Kaylor. S. J. Clark Publishing Co., Chicago, Seattle, Tacoma. 1917. Pages 509-511, biography of J. Spencer Purdy, M.D., providing vital and biographical details of James Spencer Purdy, including his Purdy ancestors, two marriages and two daughters, one from each marriage. [A few dates and places, and names of individuals, in this biography differ from other sources.]
- New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009, James Spencer Purdy and Lucy Belle Kelsey; married on 30 June 1898 in Bellona, Yates County, New York.
- New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848, 1908-1936, available at familysearch.org, J. Spencer Purdy, 36; father: Stewart L. Pardy [sic]; mother: Barrus [sic, Barnes]; Janet Seward Robinson, 35; father: Horatio Robinson; mother: Walker; married on 24 December 1909 in Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York.