George Taft Murdock

Brief Life History of George Taft

When George Taft Murdock was born on 18 March 1819, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Fuller Murdock, was 38 and his mother, Esther Taft, was 32. He married Abby Ann Robinson in 1845, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years. He died on 22 January 1906, at the age of 86, and was buried in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Taft Murdock
1819–1906
Abby Ann Robinson
1828–1898
Marriage: 1845
George Thurston Murdock
1846–1933
Elizabeth " Lizzie" Green Murdock
1857–1879

Sources (26)

  • Geo T Murdock, "United States Census, 1900"
  • George Taft Murdock, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • George P. Murdock, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1829 · Farmington Canal Opened

Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: variant of Scottish Murdoch .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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