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Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy 1887–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1887

Birth Location: Murphy Cove Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 22 Feb 1966

Death Location: Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Murphy

Mother: Elizabeth Newcomb

Spouse(s): Nicholas Parsons

Children(s): Hazel Strath, Dorothy Lewis, Ralph Parsons, Lorraine Miire, Edward Parsons

Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy was born in 1887 in Murphy Cove Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William Edward Murphy And Elizabeth Jeanette Newcomb. In 1901, Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy resided in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1911, Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy resided in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy married Nicholas Parsons, and had children including Dorothy Parsons Lewis, Edward Everett Parsons, Hazel Elizabeth Parsons Strath, Lorraine Vivian Parsons Miire, Ralph Newton Parsons. Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy passed away in 1966 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy was born in 1887 in Murphy Cove Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William Edward Murphy And Elizabeth Jeanette Newcomb.
  • In 1901, Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy resided in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1911, Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy resided in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy married Nicholas Parsons, and had children including Dorothy Parsons Lewis, Edward Everett Parsons, Hazel Elizabeth Parsons Strath, Lorraine Vivian Parsons Miire, Ralph Newton Parsons.
  • Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy passed away in 1966 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Murphy's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Murphy
1887–1966
Birth Place: Murphy Cove Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
William Edward Murphy
1833–1911
Ship Harbour, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth (Jeanette) Newcomb
1855–1948
Pleasant Harbour, Halifax Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Captain (James Douglas "PegLeg") Murphy
1805–1883
Murphy Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Maria Parker
1809–1901
Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Henry (Solomon Newcomb) *
1821–1875
Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Ann) Newcomb
1824–1914
Shoal Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Murphy
1777–1848
Elizabeth Murphy
1787–1872
Phineas Parker
1771–1818
Catherine Fraser
1786–1872
Owen Newcomb
1776–1850
Anna Beaver
1780–1868
Stephen Snyder
1796–1867
Manassah Spinney
1794–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Murphy
1755–1784
Ann Leehan
1760–1859
John Masson
1757–1832
Marie Horne
1759–1843
Thomas Officer
1734–1806
Olive Stevens
1742–1849
Alexander Fraser
1742–1828
Flora MacGregor
1752–1827
Sgt Newcomb
1738–1821
Mary Mahegan
1742–1820
James Beaver
1757–1803
Anna Kuhn
1757–1801
John Snyder
1761–1819
Abigail Marshall
1765–1819
Andrew Spinney
1770–1837
Experience Crowell
1772–1835

Matilda Murphy's Descendants

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Matilda (Loretta "Laura") Murphy (20 Mar 1887–22 Feb 1966) m. Nicholas Parsons (4 Nov 1887–Jun 1937)
  1. 1. Hazel (Elizabeth Parsons) Strath 1914–1990
  2. 2. Dorothy (Parsons) Lewis 1912–1996
  3. 3. Ralph (Newton) Parsons 1920–2004
  4. 4. Lorraine (Vivian Parsons) Miire 1922–2007
  5. 5. Edward (Everett) Parsons 1925–2018

Matilda Murphy's Timeline

5 Records

1887
20 Mar 1887
Birth of Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy in Murphy Cove Nova Scotia, Canada
Murphy Cove Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
1901
Age 14
Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy resided here in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1911
1911
Age 24
Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy resided here in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
1934
1934
Age 47
Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy was married in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1966
22 Feb 1966
Age 79
Death of Matilda Loretta "Laura" Murphy in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1887
    Event Place: Murphy Cove Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Nova Scotia; Page: 6; Family No: 41
    [2] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 34, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Page: 15; Family No: 105

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Nova Scotia; Page: 6; Family No: 41

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 34, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Page: 15; Family No: 105

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1966
    Event Place: Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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