Brief Life History of Florence
When Florence Murray was born on 8 March 1871, in Botsford, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Andrew Pingney Murray, was 56 and her mother, Julia Augusta Lanchester, was 33. She married John Walton on 1 August 1904, in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in New Brunswick, Canada in 1871 and Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada in 1911. She died on 7 April 1950, in Murray Corner, Botsford, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 79, and was buried in Murray Corner, Botsford, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Florance Murray in household of Andrew Murray, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Florence Murry, "New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906"
- Florence Murray, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
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World Events (3)
1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire
On February 25, 1880, the legislature building in Frederiction was destroyed by fire. The builiding was completely made of wood meaning that there was nothing left of it. The chair that the speaker used and a marble top table were all that remained.
1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge
July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.
1937 · Miramichi Strike
August 20, 1937, the Miramichi lumber strike took place. Over 1,500 millworkers and longshoremen struck 14 lumber firms for wage increases.
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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