When Harvey Murdock was born in November 1802, in Holland, Holland, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Hezekiah Murdock, was 50 and his mother, Martha Henry, was 38. He married Nancy A Melton on 14 June 1827, in Jefferson, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 14 October 1839, in Otter Creek Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States, at the age of 36.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
Historical Boundaries 1816: Ripley, Indiana, United States
Scottish and Irish: variant of Scottish Murdoch .
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