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Purse, Lydia

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Name

Purse, Lydia

Age

About 33 Years

Race/Color

Dark

Nativity

Monticello, Fla.

Date of Death

May 31, 1904

Cause of Death

Dropsy

Place of Death

Jacksonville, Fla.

Remarks

Intered in Bosque Bello Cemetery June 1st, 1904.

Title

Purse, Lydia

Subject

Burial -- Florida -- Nassau County

Cemeteries -- Florida -- Nassau County

Death -- Proof and certification -- Florida

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series L648

Date

1904-05

Format

burial registers

Type

Text

Identifier

l648_0841

Coverage

Florida Boom and Progressive Era (1900-1926)

ImageID

1904_005

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Race/Ethnicity

Dark

nativity

Monticello, Fla.

Death Date

1904-05-31

orginating_agency_remarks

Intered in Bosque Bello Cemetery June 1st, 1904.

age

About 33 Years

causeofdeath

Dropsy

placeofdeath

Jacksonville, Fla.

Geographic Term

Fernandina Beach (Fla.)

Nassau County (Fla.)

Amelia Island (Fla.)

Chicago Manual of Style

Purse, Lydia. 1904-05. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/279516>, accessed 22 August 2026.

MLA

Purse, Lydia. 1904-05. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/279516>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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For FY2026-27, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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