James Alexander PURVES^[1]

1812 - 1907  (95 years)

• Name	James Alexander PURVES  [2, 3]
  Born	1812	Scotland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Nov 1907	Markham, York Co, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	P1426	Stevenson Chish Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph PURVES           b. 13 May 1770, Chirnside, Berwickshire, , Scotland           d. 17 Mar 1841, Whitsome, Berwickshire, , Scotland  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes COCKBURN           b. Abt 1774, Dunse, Berwick,           d. 29 Jul 1849, Whitsome, Berwickshire, , Scotland  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Loretta SECOR           b. 30 Mar 1818, Scarborough, York, Ontario, Canada           d. 29 Dec 1887, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1837
  Children	1. Joseph PURVES           b. Dec 1838, Canada Eng  [natural]   2. Alexander PURVIS           b. 1841  [natural]   3. Frederick PURVES           b. 16 Apr 1843, York Co, , Ontario, Canada           d. 5 Sep 1843, York Co, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   4. James PURVIS           b. 1846  [natural]   5. George PURVES           b. 17 Oct 1847, Scarboro, York Co, Ontario, Canada           d. 16 Nov 1906, Bingham, Clinton, Michigan, United States  (Age 59 years)  [natural]   6. William PURVES           b. 18 Feb 1850, Scarborough, York, Ontario, Canada           d. 1929, , , , Canada  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   7. Sidney Lewis PURVES           b. 17 Oct 1852, Scarboro Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada           d. 20 Feb 1942, Scarborough, York Co, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)  [natural]   8. John PURVES           b. Jan 1855, Scarboro Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada           d. 1929, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 73 years)  [natural]   9. Anna PURVES           b. May 1858, Scarboro Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada           d. 1905  (Age 46 years)  [natural]   10. Sarah Eliza PURVES           b. Mar 1860, Scarboro Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada           d. 1895, Clinton, Lenawee, Michigan, United States  (Age 34 years)  [natural]   11. Henry F PURVES           b. 30 May 1862, Scarboro Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada           d. 23 Oct 1883, Scarborough, York Co, Ontario, Canada  (Age 21 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Purves Monument
  		Plaque at St. Andrews Church Scarborough, Ontario
  		St. Andrews church from the front
  		Back side of monument
  		James Alexander Purves
  		Plaque at St. Andrews Church Scarborough, Ontario
  		Purves Monument
  		St. Andrews Cemetery
  		Purves Monument
  		Monument
  		Purves Monument
  		Rear of St. Andrews
  		Front entrance to St. Andrews

  
  

• Sources

  Ancestry Family Trees. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=20497404&pid=1426 [S-2060503071] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1936 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1936. MS 935, 576 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Ontario O), Roll: MS935_129. Birth date: abt 1812 Birth place: Scotland Death date: 23 Nov 1907 Death place: Dufferin, Ontario, Canada Residence date: Residence place: Ontario, Canada http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontario_deaths&h=1061650&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt [S-2060138471] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Canada. "Census returns for 1861." LAC microfil). Birth date: 1812 Birth place: Upper Canada Residence date: 1861 Residence place: York, Canada West, Canada http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1861canada&h=793185000&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt