Brief Life History of Polly
When Polly Murray was born on 8 April 1800, in Richmond, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, her father, Asahel Murray, was 26 and her mother, Permelia Brownson, was 21. She died on 12 September 1819, in Richmond, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, at the age of 19.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Polly Fay in household of Mathew Fay, "United States Census, 1850"
- Polly Murray, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Polly in entry for Nathan M. Fay, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
Parents and Siblings
1773–1823 Male
1778–1858 Female
Siblings (6)
1800–1819 Female
1804–1818 Female
1808–1875 Male
1811–1839 Female
1814–1882 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1803
Age 3
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
Age 3
1804
Age 4
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Moray in northeastern Scotland, which derives from Celtic mori- ‘sea’ + treb- ‘settlement’. The founder of the Scottish house of Murray was a Fleming named Freskin who was granted Strathbrock in West Lothian and Duffus in Moray by David I. The family took its name from the region in the late 12th century.
Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McMurray .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muireadhaigh ‘descendant of Muireadhach’ a personal name meaning ‘mariner’. Occasionally it may be a shortened form of McMurray .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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