When William Murphy was born on 10 April 1828, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Barnabas Barnard Murphy Sr, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Warren, was 16. He married Sarah Ann Sheely on 9 January 1851, in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Seward Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Hackberry Township, Labette, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died on 17 December 1897, in Bartlett, Labette, Kansas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Bartlett, Labette, Kansas, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Aileen, Kieran, Brigid, Donal, Siobhan, Eamon, Aidan, Dermot, John Patrick, Declan.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murchadha ‘descendant of Murchadh’, a personal name composed of the elements muir ‘sea’ + cath ‘battle’, i.e. ‘sea warrior’. This was an important family in Tyrone. For the surname with mac, see also McMurrough (Leinster).
English: variant of Morphey (see Morphew ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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