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6/28/09
A biography/family history of Arthur Thomas Purdy is included in "Montana, Its Story and Biography", Vol 2. See posting on Rootsweb Purdy message board.

Arthur T, wife, parents
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a39738&id=I22 
http://www.gencircles.com/users/cfrost/185/data/10270
   has the bio from below
Arthur.Thomas Purdy, b. 1866, Jackson, MI>1881 MT - Bio

www.rootsweb.com/~mtlincol/stout.htm

 carole  (View posts)	 Posted:	1 Jun 2006 10:18PM
Classification: Biography
Surnames: Purdy, LeBeau, Keeler, Towsley, Filiatreau, Crowley, Doble
LA biography/family history of A.T. Purdy is included in "Montana, Its Story and Biography", Vol 2. Became widely known as the owner of the fruit farm, The Twin Orchards Ranch, near Eureka, MT.

A.T. Purday was born to Henry & Mary (Keeler) Purdy. He spent his boyhood in Michigan, but at age 15 came alone to Butte, MT, where he worked in the mines. 

A.T. married Miss Terecia LeBeau, born in Cincinnati, OH, daughter of Alexander and Ida (Towsley) LeBeau. A.T. and Patricia were married at the LeBeau ranch a mile north of Kalispell. They moved to Foy's Lake where A.T. engaged in the timber business. Subsequently he homestead 160 acres at Tobacco Plains, MT. Later owned the Meadow Farms Dairy at Eureka, MT; selling that they bought 200 acres at the foot of Independent Mountain, where they had one of the largest fruit farms in Lincoln County.

Purdy children: Frances (Mrs. Jerome Filiatreau); Lynn m. Miss Jessie Crowley; Gordon m. Inez Doble, Tacoma WA; Alexander, Thomas

actual text fr p 581
from  http://www.archive.org/stream/montanaitsstorya02stourich/montanaitsstorya02stourich_djvu.txt
A. T. PURDY. Coming to Montana when a boy, 
A. T. Purdy has lived his active life in the territory 
and state, and has found here both adventure and 
achievement. Mr. Purdy for a number of years past 
has been widely known as owner of the noted fruit 
farm, the Twin Orchards Ranch, in Lincoln County, 
near Eureka. 

Mr. Purdy was born in Jackson, Michigan, in 1866, 
fourth among the eleven children of Henry and 
Mary (Keeler) Purdy. He spent his boyhood days 
in Michigan, but at the age of fifteen came alone 
to Butte, Montana, and was soon working in the 
mines. 

Mr. Purdy married Terecia LeBeau, who was 
born at Cincinnati, Ohio, a daughter of Alexander 
and Ida (Towsley) LeBeau, her father being of 
French ancestry and her mother of German. She 
was one of a family of nine children, being the 
oldest. She was six years of age when her parents 
came out to Butte, but she grew up in their home 
at KalispelL Mr. and Mrs. Purdy were married 
at the LeBeau ranch, a mile north of Kalispell. 

They then moved to Foy's Lake, where Mr. Purdy 
was engaged in the timber business. Subsequently 
at Tobacco Plains he homesteaded 160 acres a mile 
southwest of Glen Lake, and remained in that com- 
munity eight years. During these experiences Mr. 
and Mrs. Purdy had all the trials and hardships 
of pioneering. Mrs. Purdy frequently lived alone 
with her children while her husband was absent on 
his duties as road supervisor. Five children were 
born into their home : Frances, Lynn, Gordon, Alex- 
ander and Thomas. They were well educated in 
the public schools. Frances is the wife of Jerome 
Filiatreau, a rancher near Eureka, and is the mother 
of three daughters, June, Edith and Joyce. Lynn 
married Miss Jessie Crowley and has a son, Donald. 
Gordon, who is employed in the St. Paul Lumber 
Mill at Tacoma, Washington, married Inez Doble. 
Alexander and Thomas are still at home and students 
in the district schools. 

Mrs. Purdy's mother, who died in 1896, at Kalis- 
pell, was a devout Christian of the Adventist faith, 
and was greatly beloved by her own people and many 
friends. Mrs. Purdy's father came to the Purdy 
home for a two weeks' visit, and has so enjoyed the 
environment that he has remained two years with 
them. 

Mr. and Mrs. Purdy are republicans in politics. 
Mrs. Purdy while growing up became an expert 
in assisting her father on the ranch and has been a 
fearless rider. She still keeps at the ranch her faith- 
ful old dog Collie, which has shown almost human 
intelligence. Mr. Purdy has served as school trusr 
tee, ditch director, and in other offices connected 
with the public welfare. 

For a number of years the Purdys owned and 
operated the Meadow Home Dairy at Eureka, and 
on selling that bought 200 acres at the foot of the 
beautiful Rocky Range near Independent Mountain. 
This ranch contains two large orchards, thus giving 
the name Twin Orchards to the ranch. This is one 
of the largest fruit farms in Lincoln County, and 
thousands of boxes of apples are marketed every 
season. The Purdy home has always been noted 
for its hospitality, and friends and acquaintances 
alike have learned to esteem the beauty of the sur- 
roundings and the welcome of entertainment. Mr. 
Purdy is the type of citizen whose influence is always 
for the good of the community. He is a man of 
convictions and ready to act on them. A few years 
ago, as a typical instance, he learned that a local 
character, who had claimed to have been a rough 
rider, had cruelly shot his horse in the flank, and 
threatened the life of his young companion if he 
betrayed this act of cruelty. Mr. Purdy on learning 
of it visited Huff and said he would give him just 
two hours to go back on the road and put the horse 
out of suffering and return and report. He per- 
mitted the bully no excuse or delay, and he remained 
to see his orders faithfully executed. 

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