Brief Life History of John
When John Murdock was born on 2 November 1806, in Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Hezekiah Murdock, was 30 and his mother, Polly Taft, was 29. He married Mary Cummings on 5 July 1840, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 December 1891, in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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- John Murdock, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Murdock, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- John in entry for George Pudlicover, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: variant of Scottish Murdoch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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