Brief Life History of Valentine Patrick
When Valentine Patrick Murray was born on 14 February 1885, in Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Patrick William Murray, was 47 and his mother, Adelia Hyde, was 46. He married Charlotte Marie Wilken about 1930. He lived in Union Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. He died on 13 April 1951, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Valentine Murry, "United States Census, 1910"
- Valentine Murray, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Valentine Murray in household of Patrick Murray, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1885–1951 Male
1887– Female
Children (1)
1912–1980 Male
Parents and Siblings
1837–1916 Male
1838–1913 Female
Siblings (9)
1863–1889 Male
1866–1950 Female
1868–1943 Female
1871–1939 Female
1872–1953 Female
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 1
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 18
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Moray in northeastern Scotland, which derives from Celtic mori- ‘sea’ + treb- ‘settlement’. The founder of the Scottish house of Murray was a Fleming named Freskin who was granted Strathbrock in West Lothian and Duffus in Moray by David I. The family took its name from the region in the late 12th century.
Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McMurray .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muireadhaigh ‘descendant of Muireadhach’ a personal name meaning ‘mariner’. Occasionally it may be a shortened form of McMurray .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Valentine Patrick Murray
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