Elizabeth Amy Purves

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Amy

When Elizabeth Amy Purves was born on 28 June 1840, in St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, James Ingalls Purves, was 38 and her mother, Rebecca Weir, was 38. She married Bradley S. Vradenburg on 24 December 1860. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870. She died on 6 May 1907, in Wyocena, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Wyocena, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States.

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Bradley S. Vradenburg
1824–1891
Elizabeth Amy Purves
1840–1907
Marriage: 24 December 1860
Medorah R. Vradenburg
1861–1896
Lewis James Vradenburg
1863–1948
Alfred Eugene Vradenburg
1865–1895
George Thomas Vradenburg
1869–1949
Clarence Douglas Vradenburg
1870–1947
Lillie M. Vradenberg
1872–
Anna Bell Vradenburg
1876–1943
Edith Jane Vradenburg
1879–1910
Charlotte Meldetta Vradenburg
1881–1946

Sources (16)

  • Eliza Vradunberg in household of William Vradunberg, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Eliza Purvis, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"
  • Eliza Purrs in entry for Bradley Vradenburg, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Berwickshire and Midlothian), English (Northumberland), and Irish (Wexford), of Norman origin: variant of Purvis .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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