Philena Murdock

Brief Life History of Philena

When Philena Murdock was born on 20 August 1807, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Fuller Murdock, was 26 and her mother, Esther Taft, was 21. She married Samuel French Merriam on 15 December 1833, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 31 January 1835, in her hometown, at the age of 27, and was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel French Merriam
1810–1890
Philena Murdock
1807–1835
Marriage: 15 December 1833
George Nison Merriam
1834–1903

Sources (13)

  • Massachusetts, Federal Census Mortality Schedule, 1870; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99XJ-1Q79?cc=2311325&wc=STYW-L2C%3A1513381381
  • Philena Murdock, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Philena Murdock, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

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World Events (7)

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.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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.

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