Brief Life History of Louisa
When Louisa Murray was born on 16 October 1804, in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Asahel Murray, was 31 and her mother, Permelia Brownson, was 26. She died on 22 July 1818, at the age of 13.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Louisa Murray, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Louisa 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 (3)
1808
Age 4
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
Age 4
1812
Age 8
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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