Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Murphy was born on 1 June 1865, in Gallia, Ohio, United States, her father, Josiah Wesley Murphy, was 42 and her mother, Anna Elizabeth Moore, was 29. She married George Finley Amos on 3 January 1886, in Gallia, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Springfield Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Jackson Township, Pike, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 26 December 1933, in Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Wilson Cemetery, Vanatta, Licking, Ohio, United States.
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- Rebecca Murphy in household of Josih Murphy, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Murphy - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth: 1 June 1865; Gallia, Ohio, United States
- Rebecca Murphy, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
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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