Brief Life History of Hiram
When Hiram Murray was born in May 1818, in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Asahel Murray, was 44 and his mother, Permelia Brownson, was 39. He died on 22 March 1819, in Williston, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Richmond, Chittenden, Vermont, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Hiram Murray, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hiram Murray, "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 (1)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
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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