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William Richard Murphy 1856–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1856

Birth Location: Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 18 December 1944

Death Location: Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA

Father: Horace Murphy

Mother: Charlotte Thompson

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In 1856, William Richard Murphy entered the world in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, born to Horace Lewis Murphy And Charlotte Drucilla Lottie Thompson. In 1870, William Richard Murphy resided in Urbana, Urbana, Frederick, Maryland, USA. William Richard Murphy passed away in 1944 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, William Richard Murphy entered the world in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, born to Horace Lewis Murphy And Charlotte Drucilla Lottie Thompson.
  • In 1870, William Richard Murphy resided in Urbana, Urbana, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
  • William Richard Murphy passed away in 1944 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA.

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William Murphy's Ancestors

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William Murphy
1856–1944
Birth Place: Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Horace Lewis Murphy
1824–1908
Sugarloaf West, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Charlotte (Drucilla "Lottie") Thompson
1836–1919
Comus, Montgomery Co., Md
Grandparents
William (Richard) Murphy
1784–1855
Urbana, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Nancy (Ann "Annie" Murphy) (Elder)
1783–1852
Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Richard (T) Thompson
1796–1874
Thompson's Corner, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Catherine Feaster
1801–1862
Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Feaster
1759–1834
Drucilla Johnson
1761–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Feaster
1725–1795
Anna Rolfe
1726–1784

William Murphy's Timeline

3 Records

1856
25 February 1856
Birth of William Richard Murphy in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
William Richard Murphy resided here in Urbana, Urbana, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Urbana, Urbana, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1944
18 December 1944
Age 88
Death of William Richard Murphy in Urbana, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Urbana, Frederick County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1856
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Urbana, Urbana, Frederick, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Urbana, Frederick, Maryland; Roll: M593_587; Page: 334A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 December 1944
    Event Place: Urbana, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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