Brief Life History of Rachael
When Rachael Murphy was born on 10 April 1795, in Cross Keys, Union, South Carolina, United States, her father, William Bird Murphy, was 22 and her mother, Charlotte Elizabeth Duncan, was 22. She died in 1799, in her hometown, at the age of 4, and was buried in Union, South Carolina, United States.
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- Rachel Murphy, "Find A Grave Index"
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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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