David Purdon

Male 1878 - 1937  (58 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Purdon was born on 16 Apr 1878 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (son of John Purdon and Margaret Kelso); died on 6 Mar 1937 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Commanda, Gurd Twp, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Ann Duncan. Margaret (daughter of Robert Duncan and Janet Reid) was born on 27 Oct 1879 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Aug 1940 in Powassan, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Commanda, Gurd Twp, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Kenneth Duncan Purdon was born on 4 Jan 1909 in South Himsworth Twp, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Aug 1971 in Powassan, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Commanda, Gurd Twp, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Janetta Purdon was born in 1911; died in 2003.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Purdon was born about Jul 1843 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Apr 1916 in McDonald Corners, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Apr 1916 in Highland Line Cemetery, McDonald Corners, Lanark Highlands, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Margaret Kelso on 5 Dec 1868. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Kelso and Margaret Lawson) was born on 12 Jul 1844 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Jul 1917 in Snow Road, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Highland Line Cemetery, McDonald Corners, Lanark Highlands, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Kelso was born on 12 Jul 1844 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Thomas Kelso and Margaret Lawson); died on 25 Jul 1917 in Snow Road, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Highland Line Cemetery, McDonald Corners, Lanark Highlands, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. William Alexander Purdon was born about 1871; died about 1916.
    2. Margaret L. Purdon was born about 1874; and died.
    3. Thomas Purdon was born in 1874; and died.
    4. Isabella Ann Purdon was born on 1 Feb 1876 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Dec 1918 in South Himsworth Twp, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Powassan, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 1. David Purdon was born on 16 Apr 1878 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Mar 1937 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Commanda, Gurd Twp, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John Albert Purdon was born in 1880; died in 1929.
    7. Bessie Jane Purdon was born about 1882; and died.
    8. Robert Purdon was born about 1885; died about 1963.
    9. Clara Purdon was born about 1890; died in 1980.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Thomas Kelso was born about 1799 in Scotland (son of Thomas Kelso and Rosanna Morrison); died on 10 Aug 1880; was buried in Chesley Cemetery, Chesley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

    Thomas married Margaret Lawson in 1822. Margaret (daughter of John Lawson and Elizabeth Somerville) was born in 1797 in Scotland; died on 17 Jul 1869; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Margaret Lawson was born in 1797 in Scotland (daughter of John Lawson and Elizabeth Somerville); died on 17 Jul 1869; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Thomas William Kelso was born in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Apr 1905 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth Kelso was born in 1832; died on 26 Apr 1888; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Margaret Kelso was born on 12 Jul 1844 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Jul 1917 in Snow Road, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Highland Line Cemetery, McDonald Corners, Lanark Highlands, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Thomas Kelso was born about 1765 in Calton Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died about 1836.

    Thomas married Rosanna Morrison. Rosanna was born about 1767 in Ireland; died about 1858 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Rosanna Morrison was born about 1767 in Ireland; died about 1858 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Rose Ann Kelso was born about 1788 in Tyrone County, Northern Ireland; died on 11 Dec 1877 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. David Kelso was born about 1794 in Scotland; died on 12 Nov 1858 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Kelso was born in 1797 in Ireland; and died.
    4. Martha Kelso
    5. 6. Thomas Kelso was born about 1799 in Scotland; died on 10 Aug 1880; was buried in Chesley Cemetery, Chesley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Margaret Kelso was born about 1809 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 9 Mar 1855; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  John Lawson was born on 10 Aug 1775 in Greenloaning, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland (son of James Lawson, Sr. and Margaret Comrie); died on 11 Nov 1868 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Elizabeth Somerville in 1796. Elizabeth (daughter of Andrew Somerville and Margaret Buchanan) was born on 24 Oct 1777 in Glasgow (Central District), Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 4 Jul 1850 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Elizabeth Somerville was born on 24 Oct 1777 in Glasgow (Central District), Lanarkshire, Scotland (daughter of Andrew Somerville and Margaret Buchanan); died on 4 Jul 1850 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 7. Margaret Lawson was born in 1797 in Scotland; died on 17 Jul 1869; was buried in Lanark Village Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Anne Lawson was born on 6 Apr 1798 in Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 6 May 1887 in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
    3. James William Lawson was born on 5 Jun 1799 in Scotland; died on 6 Sep 1889 in Bryant, Graham County, Kansas, United States.
    4. Andrew Lawson was born on 15 Mar 1801 in Parkhead Parish, Glasgow, Scotland; died on 26 Mar 1889 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jeanette Lawson was born on 15 Jan 1803 in Scotland; died on 26 Mar 1883 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, United States.
    6. Robert Lawson was born in 1804 in Scotland; died in Scotland.
    7. Robert Somerville Lawson, Sr. was born on 20 Jan 1806 in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 5 Jul 1894 in Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Pilot Mound, Pilot Mound Census Divsion, Manitoba, Canada.
    8. Alexander "Alec" Lawson was born in 1809; and died.
    9. Marion Geddes Lawson was born in 1813; died in 1820.
    10. Isabella Elizabeth "Belle" Lawson was born on 15 Oct 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 1 Mar 1901 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    11. John Lawson was born in 1816 in Scotland; died on 18 Nov 1900 in Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Peter Lawson was born on 1 Jan 1819 in Glasgow (Central District), Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 24 May 1895 in Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Alexander "Sandy" Lawson was born in Sep 1822 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Mar 1889 in Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.




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