Florence Pearl Purdon

1892 - 1984  (91 years)

• Name	Florence Pearl Purdon
  Birth	18 Dec 1892	Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	K2TP-8NN
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  FindaGrave Memorial ID	55385468
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  _UID	8F2ADDA7E6ED4453A3BA5DB808CBA09B27D1
  Death	30 May 1984	Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States
  	Florence P. Purdon was born Dec. 18, 1892 at Wahpeton, where she graduated from high school in 1911. She also attended North Dakota State School of Science, Wahpeton, and the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. She taught high school at Hannaford, N.D., and later received a degree from Cooper Union Women's Art School in New York City. She worked in the engineering department of the United Electric Light and Power Company at New York City. In 1920, she and a sister opened a decorative and antique shop at Morristown, N.J., and during World War II, she worked at Murray Hill, N.J. In 1958, they retired and returned to Wahpeton, entering the Wahpeton Health Care Center in 1975. They had been active in the Richand County Historical Society museum. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. (Vertin's of Wahpeton, ND)
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States
  Person ID	I59434	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	James Purdon,   b. 21 Apr 1840, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Sep 1926, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Annetta Anderson,   b. 13 Jun 1852, Norway d. 6 Jul 1916, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1876	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
  Family ID	F20690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 18 Dec 1892 - Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States Death - 30 May 1984 - Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States Burial - - Riverside Cemetery, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States  = Link to Google Earth