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Alice Purcell

Female 1866 - 1950  (84 years)

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  • Name Alice Purcell  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 22 Nov 1866  Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Female 
    Name Sr. Mary Eveline, C.S.J. 
    Name Sr. Mary Evelyn, C.S.J. 
    _UID 31A57B84CFE34B41A0B0B2969DF9E7184004 
    Death 24 Nov 1950  Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Burial 27 Nov 1950  St. Joseph's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Notes 
    • Entered convent about 1887, as her obituary cited her 63 years of religious service. Retired about 1942, 8 years prior to death.
      Served at St. Mary's Institute, Amsterdam, NY and at St. John the Baptist School in Syracuse, NY.
    Person ID I5779  broderick
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2025 

    Father Richard Purcell,   b. Abt 1824, Ballyragget, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1892, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F1790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Nov 1866 - Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Nov 1950 - Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 27 Nov 1950 - St. Joseph's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, 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. [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 9 (Reliability: 3).
      Alice Purcell, age 3, no occ., born NY, both parents of foreign birth.
      Dwelling 467, household 555.

    2. [S77] New York 1875 Census, Albany, Watervliet, E.D. 03, p 33, img 17, ln 22 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Allice Purcil
      Age: 7
      Gender: Female
      Birth Year: abt 1868
      Born Scohrie (sic) county
      Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
      Residence Place: Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA
      Election District: E.D. 03
      Household number: 311
      Relation to Head: Daughter
      Father's name: Richard
      Mother's name: Margret Purcil
      Line Number: 23
      Sheet Number: 33
      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

    3. [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 19 (Reliability: 3).
      Alice Purcell, age 13, daughter, single, occ. At School, attended school within the year, born NY, both parents born Ireland.
      Resides no street name or house number.
      Dwelling 358, household 391.

    4. [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).
      Alice Purcell, age 24, born United States, occ. Collar Girl

    5. [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 128375530 (Reliability: 3).
      Sr Eveline Purcell

      Birth: Nov. 22, 1866
      Cobleskill
      Schoharie County
      New York, USA
      Death: Nov. 24, 1950
      Amsterdam
      Montgomery County
      New York, USA


      Family links:
      Parents:
      Richard Purcell (1830 - 1892)
      Margaret Sheehan Purcell (1835 - 1884)

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

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Saint Joseph's Cemetery
      Troy
      Rensselaer County
      New York, USA
      Plot: Section 6

      Created by: Alysia
      Record added: Apr 22, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 128375530
      Birth name Alice, religious name Sr. Mary Eveline, C.S.J.

    6. [S13] The Troy Publishing Company, Troy Record (Troy, NY), Mo, 27 Nov 1950, p 4 (Reliability: 3).
      Sister Mary, Kin of Watervliet Residents, Dies