Abba Eliza Murdock

12 November 1808–4 April 1834 (Age 25)
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Abba Eliza

When Abba Eliza Murdock was born on 12 November 1808, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Fuller Murdock, was 27 and her mother, Esther Taft, was 22. She married Pemberton Brown on 22 April 1827, in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 4 April 1834, in her hometown, at the age of 25, and was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pemberton Brown
1801–1870
Abba Eliza Murdock
1808–1834
Marriage: 22 April 1827
Tarissa Gregory Brown
1828–1914
Josephine Brown
1830–1895
Adin Ballou Brown
1831–1880
Abba Eliza Brown
1833–1914

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 April 1827Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1812
    Age 4
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
    1812 · War of 1812
    Age 4
    Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 11
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and Irish: variant of Scottish Murdoch .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Murdoch
    Murdick

    Sources (33)

    • Abba Eliza Brown in entry for Abba Eliza Brown, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    • Abba Eliza Brown in entry for John C. Fisher and Tarrissa G. Brown, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915"
    • Abba E. in entry for Adin Ballou Brown, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"

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