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Esther Murphy 1802 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1802

Birth Location: Mount Desert, Hancock, ME

Death Date: bef 1856

Death Location: Tremont, Hancock, ME

Father: George Murphy

Mother: Joannah Hutchins

Spouse(s): Benjamin Norwood

Children(s): Lydia Norwood

Esther Murphy was born in 1802 in Mount Desert, Hancock, ME, the child of George Warren Murphy and Joannah Hannah C. Hutchins. Esther Murphy married Benjamin Norwood, and had children including Lydia T. Norwood. Esther Murphy passed away in 1856 in Tremont, Hancock, ME.

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Biography

  • Esther Murphy was born in 1802 in Mount Desert, Hancock, ME, the child of George Warren Murphy and Joannah Hannah C. Hutchins.
  • Esther Murphy married Benjamin Norwood, and had children including Lydia T. Norwood.
  • Esther Murphy passed away in 1856 in Tremont, Hancock, ME.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Murphy
1759 – 1842
Birth Location: Arundel, York, Maine, United States
GM
Joannah Hutchins
1767 – 1863
Birth Location: Arundel, York, Maine, USA
JH

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Norwood
1795 – 1857
Birth Location: Tremont, Hancock, ME
BN

Children(s)

Lydia Norwood
1822 –
Birth Location: Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA
LN

Esther Murphy's Ancestors

Self
Esther Murphy
1802 – 1856
Birth Place: Mount Desert, Hancock, ME
Parents
George Warren Murphy
1759 – 1842
Arundel, York, Maine, United States
Joannah (Hannah C.) Hutchins
1767 – 1863
Arundel, York, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Pierce Murphy
1723 – 1760
Arundel, York, Maine, United States
Hannah LASSELL
1728 –
Arundel, York, Maine, USA
Charles Hutchins
1742 – 1834
York, York, Maine, USA
Esther Carr
1755 – 1800
Maine, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Murphy
1700 – 1750
Elizabeth Leatley
1705 – 1767
Jonathan Hutchins
1680 – 1746
Judith Weeks
1695 – 1763
Joshua Carr
1733 –
Joanna Hamor
1737 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Byrd
1678 – 1750
RICHARD MURPHY
1670 –
Joseph Weeks
1672 – 1735
Adah Briar
1670 – 1702
James Carr
1689 – 1737
Ruth Moody
1693 – 1764
John Hamor
1703 – 1746
Sarah Huff
1708 – 1768

Esther Murphy's Descendants

1.
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Esther Murphy (11 Mar 1802 – bef 1856) m. Benjamin Norwood (27 Apr 1795 – 22 Feb 1857)
  1. 1. Lydia (T.) Norwood (08 DEC 1822 – ) m. Lemuel (M.) Reed (17 AUG 1815 – )
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Reed (1841 – Bef. 1870) m. Emery (Horton) Norwood (Jan 15, 1834 – Bef. 07 May 1938)
      1. 1. Maria Davis m. Samuel (F) Davis (abt 1871 – )
        1. 1. Christie (L) Davis (26 May 1904 – 23 August 1970) m. Ernest (E) Norwood (21 Jul 1898 – 21 July 1961)

Esther Murphy's Timeline

2 Records

1802
11 Mar 1802
Birth of Esther Murphy in Mount Desert, Hancock, ME
Mount Desert, Hancock, ME
1856
bef 1856
Age 54
Death of Esther Murphy in Tremont, Hancock, ME
Tremont, Hancock, ME

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1802
    Event Place: Mount Desert, Hancock, ME

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1856
    Event Place: Tremont, Hancock, ME
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