Leander Monroe Murphy
1852–
Missouri, United States
The Life of Leander Monroe
When Leander Monroe Murphy was born in 1852, in Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Languard Murphy, was 26 and his mother, Eliza Heart, was 24. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1855.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Languard Murphy
1826–1900
Eliza Heart
1828–1907
William B. Murphy
1847–
John Asbury Murphy
1850–1927
Crieton Murphy
1854–
James Louis Lincoln Murphy
1865–1944
Leander Monroe Murphy
1852–
Thomas Martin Devalquit Murphy
1856–1920
Sussanah Magdaline Caroline Murphy
1867–
Eliza M V Murphy
1871–1898
Mr Murphy
1871–
Son Son Murphy
1872–
Leander or Leonard? Murphy
1873–
Son Son Murphy
1873–
Parents & Siblings
1826–1900Male
1828–1907Female
siblings
(12)
1847–Male
1850–1927Male
1852–Male
1854–Male
1856–1920Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1860
Age 8
In 1860, the Pony Express used men riding on horseback to carry mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
1863
Age 11
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1886
Age 34
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
Edward Murphy in household of Thomas Murphy, "New York State Census, 1855"
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