Isaac Purdy

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☨ Isaac Purdy
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1773-01-06

Dead	1835-07-16


Spouse(s)	Lydia Clift

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	owner 1817-1823
Location	at Bailey, Brunn & Purdy in United States

Biography details

Isaac Purdy , circus director in United States

Purdy was born * 1773-01-06 dead 1835-07-16 , son of other Joseph Purdy and other Letitia Purdy

⚭ Married to Lydia Clift born 1779-09-13 in United States .

After the elephant Old Bet died, Hachaliah Bailey, undeterred, proceeded to import two more elephants. In 1817 he and two partners, brother-in-law Isaac Purdy and George Brunn, purchased an eleven year old female who came to be called Betty or Little Bet.

Family

Total: 1 children

Roxanna Purdy. Born: 1809-06-21. Dead: † 1867-01-04

Siblings

Siblings through the father Joseph Purdy (1744-09-05 -- 1814-02-18):

Mary Purdy Born 1784-09-22 Dead: † 1871-08-10

Isaac Purdys ancestral Ahnentafel:
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	Mother: Letitia Guion Born: 2025-07	Maternal Grandfather: Born: 2025-07	Maternal Great-grandfather:
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Isaac Purdy is mentioned on 4 other person pagesEdward Finch, George Brunn, Gerard Crane, Reuben French,

Isaac Purdy is mentioned on 1 location pagesBailey, Brunn & Purdy,

Isaac Purdy is mentioned on 1 elephant record pagesColumbus,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Isaac Purdy in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1567. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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