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ARCHIBALD A. PURDY, farmer, post office Clinton, was born on his farm in Findlay township in August, 1838, a son of Andrew and Anna (Leiper) Purdy, latter of whom was born in Beaver county, Pa., a daughter of James and Anna Leiper. Andrew Purdy was born in Lancaster county, Pa., and was a son of James and Mary (Farmer) Purdy, who came to Robinson township, Allegheny county, in 1807, and in 1814 to Findlay township. James Purdy was born in Ireland, and immigrated to Lancaster county, where he married. He was in the war of 1812, and died about 1822. Andrew Purdy and wife were members of the Seceders’ Church, of which he was an elder. They had a family of five sons and four daughters, viz.: Rev. James L. (deceased), Mary A., John, Agnes (widow of James Wilson), William, Andrew, Jane (wife of Alexander Eaton), Margaret (wife of Robert Andrews, M. D.) and Archibald A. The last named married, Dec. 31, 1867, Ella A. Withrow, who was born at Frankfort Springs, Beaver county, Pa., a daughter of Joseph and Phoebe (Floyd) Withrow. Mr. and Mrs. Purdy are members of the U. P. Church at Clinton, of which Mr. Purdy is an elder. He and his wife have seven children: Kate M., Anna L., Linnie J., Jessie A., Herbert B. K., Lella A. and Andrew Franklin. In August, 1862, Mr. Purdy enlisted in Co. K, 139th P.V. I.; was in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, St. Mary’s Heights, the Wilderness and Petersburg; was with Sheridan in the Shenandoah valley, and afterward at the closing battles of Petersburg and Richmond; was in the forts in the defense of Washington, D. C., and at Gettysburg. He owns a fine farm of 188 acres, and ranks among the leading citizens.