Article: A family divided by the American Revolution: Sergeant Gabriel Purdy UE of the Guides and Pioneers and Colonel James DeLancey's Regiment.

Sergeant Gabriel (5) Purdy UE was part of a group of Loyalists who immigrated to Westchester Township, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. His story of Loyalist service in the American Revolution exemplifies the courage and risks taken by men dedicated to the Loyalist cause. This story begins with what is known about his ancestors, four generations before his birth, and courses through the very origins of settlement in the Americas.

The authors are indebted to the many years of research by Clayton Charles (10) Purdy, Alec Raymond (11) Purdy and Foskea Jacoba (10) Purdy UE, BA, M.Ed., who spent several summers in Nova Scotia discovering her family roots stemming from ...

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