Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph McMurray was born on 13 April 1832, in Middleton, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, his father, John McMurray, was 34 and his mother, Mary Hutton, was 30. He married Elizabeth Fairchild on 16 August 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 20 October 1859, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- 1859 - Joseph McMurray, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joseph McMurray, "Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001"
- 1852 - Joseph McMurray, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1844
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: George Millard BIRTH 4 Jun 1805 DEATH 13 Sep 1844 (aged 39) BURIAL Grantsville City Cemetery Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 201182391
Name Meaning
Irish (northern) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Muireadhaigh or Mac Muireadhaich, a patronymic from the personal name Muireadhach ‘seafarer’ (see Murdoch ). Compare McCurry 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Elizabeth Fairchild Young, Lyman, McMurray, Matthews, Chastain
Elizabeth Fairchild was the daughter of Joshua Fairchild and Prudence Fenner. She was born in Ohio and subsequently lived in Missouri, Nauvoo, Winter Quarters, Salt Lake, Ft. Bridger WYO and Grantsvi …
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