Purdy Roy Munro

1873 - 1941  (67 years)

• Name	Purdy Roy Munro  [1]
  Born	6 Dec 1873	Headford, , Québec, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1941  [1]
  Person ID	I20512	Munro
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	Francis Wilmot Munro,   b. 1850,   d. 3 Nov 1891, Saint Catharines, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Phoebe Ruth Button,   b. 9 Dec 1846,   d. 26 Dec 1943  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F7094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rita Wallace,   b. 27 Nov 1893,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1915  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F7129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Purdy was born in Headford, Quebec, Canada and went to school there. He ran the family farm at St. Catharine's for a while, but left when he was twenty-- arount 1890. He went to New York and worked as a free lance reporter and messenger for the New York Central Railroad. He was once shot by the James boys. He also worked as a promoter and knew Calamity Jane and Ned Hanlan. By 1930, Purdy was in Montreal, Canada and had the Jewish Wholesale trade. He was known as the only "Christian Jew" in Montreal. Ref: Clan Munro files - Tuskin, Jo Ann Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S430] Clan Munro files - Tuskin, Jo Ann Munro, Jo Ann Munro Tuskin, The Munros of Mallorytown (And Beyond!) - compiled by Jo An n Munro Tuskin - Sep 2005 - Section 6-7 (Reliability: 3).