Harry Murphy

1839–
Adams, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Harry

When Harry Murphy was born in 1839, in Adams, Ohio, United States, his father, Benjamin Murphy, was 40 and his mother, Cynthia Ann Washburn, was 34. He lived in Franklin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Murphy
1799–1880
Cynthia Ann Washburn
1805–1887
Lemuel C. Murphy
1832–1896
Thomas C Murphy
1833–
Elizabeth Ann Murphy
1834–1912
Robert Clinton Murphy
1835–1917
Harry Murphy
1839–
James Clayton Murphy
1841–1914
James C Murphy
1842–
Jane Mcmillen
1843–1935
Van S Murphy
1843–
O J Murphy
1845–
John Clifford Murphy
1846–1910
Margaret A Murphy
1851–
William Legran Murphy
1851–1943
Amanda Margaret Murphy
1855–1927

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World Events (8)

1846
Age 7
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 21
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 31
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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.

Possible Related Names

McMurrough
Morken
McMurphy
Murphrey
Morphis
Morphy
Murphey
Murphree
Morahan

Sources (1)

  • Harry Murphy in household of Benjamin Murphy, "United States Census, 1850"

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