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Richard Purcell

Male Abt 1824 - 1892  (68 years)

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  • Name Richard Purcell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Birth Abt 1824  Ballyragget, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Gender Male 
    _UID AA0F2CADAA168A4BBF33B372B0AB11923CE1 
    Burial May 1892  St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Death 14 May 1892  West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Notes 
    • See attached sources. [8]
    Person ID I5753  broderick
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2025 

    Father Thomas Purcell,   b. Ballyragget, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Sheehan,   b. 24 Dec 1835, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1884, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1854  St. Patrick's R.C. Church, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Purcell,   b. Abt Jun 1855, Prob Glen, Montgomery, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860 (Age 4 years)
     2. Thomas C. Purcell,   b. 7 Jul 1857, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1929, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     3. Anna Purcell,   b. Abt 1858, Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1924 (Age 65 years)
     4. Mary Purcell,   b. Abt 1860, Prob Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1924 (Age 63 years)
     5. Margaret Purcell,   b. 1862, Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Catherine Purcell,   b. Sep 1864, Prob Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1875 and 1880, Prob Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
     7. Alice Purcell,   b. 22 Nov 1866, Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1950, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     8. Richard D. Purcell,   b. Jan 1870, Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1928, Albany, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     9. Helen Purcell,   b. Oct 1871, Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1924, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    Family ID F1790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1824 - Ballyragget, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Feb 1854 - St. Patrick's R.C. Church, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - May 1892 - St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 May 1892 - West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 7th, 1850, (Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), New York, Washington, Jackson, p 48, img 48, ln 31 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Richard Purcell
      Age: 24
      Birth Year: abt 1826
      Birthplace: Ireland
      Home in 1850: Jackson, Washington, New York, USA
      Gender: Male
      Family Number: 344
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Julius Beebee 35 farmer
      Annabella Beebee 35
      Chancey Beebee 12
      Andrew Beebee 9
      David G Beebee 5
      Mary E Beebee 3
      Erastus Beebee 1
      James Beebee 73
      John Conway 28 laborer
      Richard Purcell 24 ditto
      Mary Dwyre 16

    2. [S78] New York 1855 Census, Montgomery, Glen, E.D. 1, p 32, img 17, ln 20 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Richard Purcel
      Birth Year: abt 1829
      Born Ireland
      Age: 26
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head: Head
      Residence: Glen, Montgomery, New York, USA
      District: E.D. 1
      Household number: 277
      Line Number: 20
      Sheet Number: 32
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Richard Purcel 26
      Margaret Purcel 20
      Mary Purcel 1/12

    3. [S76] New York 1865 Census, (As of Jul 1, 2013 - images only, no index.), Schoharie, Cobleskill, p 58, img 29, ln 39 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Richard Purcell
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head: Head
      Birth Year: abt 1825
      Born Ireland
      Age: 40
      Residence: Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA
      Line Number: 39
      Page Number: 58
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Richard Purcell 40
      Magaret Purcell 30
      Thomas Purcell 8
      Hannah Purcell 7
      Mary Purcell 6
      Margaret Purcell 2
      Catharine Purcell 0

    4. [S45] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 9th, 1870, (Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Schoharie, Cobleskill, p 62, img 62, ln 2 (Reliability: 3).
      Richard Purcell, age 44, occ. Laborer, born Ireland, both parents of foreign birth, citizen.
      Dwelling 467, household 555.

    5. [S77] New York 1875 Census, Albany, Watervliet, E.D. 03, p 33, img 17, ln 16 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Richard Purcil
      Age: 45
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1830
      Born Ireland
      Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
      Residence Place: Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA
      Election District: E.D. 03
      Household number: 311
      Relation to Head: Head
      Spouse's Name: Margret Purcil
      Line Number: 16
      Sheet Number: 33
      Occ.: None
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Richard Purcil 45
      Margret Purcil 39
      Thos Purcil 19
      Anna Purcil 17
      Marey Purcil 15
      Margret Purcil 12
      Cath Purcil 10
      Allice Purcil 7
      Richard Purcil 6
      Nellie Purcil 4

    6. [S80] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 10th, 1880, (Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Schoharie, Cobleskill, ED182, p 50, img 49, ln 15 (Reliability: 3).
      Richard Purcell, age 50, married, head, occ. Hotel Keeper, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland.
      Resides no street name or house number.
      Dwelling 358, household 391.

    7. [S98] State of New York, New York 1892 Census, (FamilySearch.org. 1892 New York State Census, database on-line.), Albany, Watervliet, 5th Election Dist. (West Troy), p 12, img 8 (Reliability: 3).
      Richard Purcell, age 58, born Ireland, citizen, occ. Peddler

    8. [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 123334596 (Reliability: 3).
      Richard Purcell

      Birth: 1830
      Ballyragget
      County Kilkenny, Ireland
      Death: May 14, 1892
      Watervliet
      Albany County
      New York, USA

      Son of Thomas and Ann Purcell, brother of Edmond and Thomas C. Purcell.

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Margaret Sheehan Purcell (1835 - 1884)

      Children:
      Thomas C. Purcell (1856 - 1929)*
      Eveline Purcell (1866 - 1950)*
      Helen Purcell Leonard (1878 - 1924)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Saint Patrick's Cemetery
      Watervliet
      Albany County
      New York, USA

      Created by: KT
      Record added: Jan 12, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 123334596

    9. [S654] New York State Department of Health, New York, Death Index, 1852-1956, (Source Citation New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index; Certificate Number: 3909 Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: NY State Death Index, New York Department of Health, Albany, NY.), 1892, img 711 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Richard Purcell
      Death Date: 14 May 1892
      Death Place: W. Troy
      Certificate Number: 24243