Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Murdock was born on 6 February 1821, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Fuller Murdock, was 39 and her mother, Esther Taft, was 34. She married David Farnum Wood on 18 March 1841. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1865. She died on 30 November 1904, in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Harriet M Wood in household of David F Wood, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- Harriet Murdock, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Harriet Murdock, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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Scottish and Irish: variant of Scottish Murdoch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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