Francis Purdy (ca. 1610-1658) immigrated about 1635 from England to Concord, Massachusetts, moving later to Fairfield, Connecticut. He married Mary Brundage before 1644. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arkan- sas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, California and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada. Includes ancestry and relatives in England, to St. Arnulf (580-640) in France, and elsewhere in Europe.

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