Leah Elizabeth Gordon

1885 - 1959  (~ 73 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Leah Elizabeth Gordon
  Born	Sep 1885	Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah Gorden  [1]
  Reference Number	5057
  Residence	1900	Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Died	16 Mar 1959	Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	18 Mar 1959
  	Blackwell Cemetery
  Siblings	8 Siblings
  + 1. Leah Elizabeth Gordon,   b. Sep 1885, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USA ,   d. 16 Mar 1959, Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 73 years) ▻ William J Purdy,  m. 24 Dec 1903   2. William Garrett Gordon,   b. 9 Aug 1889, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA ,   d. Oct 1971, Middlesborough, Bell, Kentucky, USA  (Age 82 years) ▻ Lottie Hammer,  m. 24 Feb 1917 + 3. Mary Jane Gordon,   b. 14 Mar 1891, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1980, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA  (Age 89 years) ▻ Edwin Earl Beckwith,  m. 25 Jan 1911   4. Ethel Gordon,   b. 12 Nov 1894, Michigan, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1988, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 93 years) + 5. Riley Gordon,   b. 3 Jan 1896, Lakefield, Luce, Michigan, USA ,   d. 17 Aug 1974, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA  (Age 78 years) ▻ Marguerite Laflanme,  m. 21 Jun 1920   6. Benjamin Gordon,   b. 18 Dec 1898, Lakefield, Luce, Michigan, USA + 7. Gladys Ann Gordon,   b. 7 Jun 1900, Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA ▻ Lesley J Thorne,  m. 8 Jun 1918   8. Verna Rachel Gordon,   b. Between 1905 and 1906, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1906, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA  (Age ~ 1 years)   9. Stanley Gordon,   b. 3 May 1905, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1907, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA  (Age 1 years)
  Person ID	I5057	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	James Henry Gordon,   b. Jun 1862, Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann McDonald,   b. Jul 1866, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
  Relationship	natural
  Married	24 Dec 1883	Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F1290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William J Purdy,   b. 1878, Canada
  Married	24 Dec 1903	Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Children	1. William Purdy,   b. 1907  [natural]   2. Ronald Purdy,   b. 1913  [natural]   3. Leah Purdy,   b. 1916,   d. 1982  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024
  Family ID	F311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Sep 1885 - Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, USA Residence - 1900 - Garfield, Mackinac, Michigan, USA Married - 24 Dec 1903 - Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA Died - 16 Mar 1959 - Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1900 United States Federal Census Database online. Garfield, MacKinac, Michigan, ED , roll , page .

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Garfield, MacKinac, Michigan, ED , roll , page . Record for Mary Gorden 1900 United States Federal Census Database online. Garfield, MacKinac, Michigan, ED , roll , page . [S80] Michigan Marriages. Groom name: Wm. J. Purdy Groom race or color (on document): Groom age: 25 years Groom birth year: 1878 Groom birth place: Canada Bride name: Leah E. Gordon Bride race or color (on document): Bride age: 18 years Bride birth year: 1885 Bride birth place: Bad Axe Marriage type: Marriage date: 24 Dec 1903 Marriage place: Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan Father of groom name: M.B. Purdy Mother of groom name: Sarah Smith Father of bride name: Jas. Gordon Mother of bride name: Mary Ann Mcdonald Marital status: Groom previous wife name: Bride marital status: Bride previous husband name: Additional relatives: Film number: 2342665 Frame number: Digital GS number: 4033089 Image number: 402 Reference number: v 4 p 221 rn 8055 Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925 [S425] Genealogy provided by Joshua Purdy. [S80] Michigan Marriages, James H Gordon/Mary A McDonald. Groom name: James H Gordon Groom race or color (on document): Groom age: 21 years Groom birth year: 1862 Groom birth place: Michigan Bride name: Mary A Mcdonald Bride race or color (on document): Bride age: 17 years Bride birth year: 1866 Bride birth place: East Indies Marriage type: Marriage date: 24 Dec 1883 Marriage place: Bloomfield, Huron, Michigan Father of groom name: Mother of groom name: Father of bride name: Mother of bride name: Marital status: Groom previous wife name: Bride marital status: Bride previous husband name: Additional relatives: Film number: 2342472 Frame number: Digital GS number: 4207683 Image number: 322 Reference number: v 3 p 434 rn 1718 Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925