John PURCELL (RIN: 23915), son of Philip PURCELL and Mary CALLAHAN , in Clonmel, Tipperary, IRELAND. He married Catherine Elizabeth GERHARDT 09 August 1803 in St. Peter's Catholic Church (now St. Mary's Basilica), Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA. Catherine Elizabeth GERHARDT (RIN: 24336), daughter of Johannes GERHARDT and Mary Magdalena KAVANAGH , .