Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Benjamin Murphy and Jane Green




Husband Benjamin Murphy 1 2 3

           Born: 10 May 1805 or 1815 - South Buffalo Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1889 - Freeport, Armstrong Co, PA 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Capt. Samuel Murphy (1756-1850) 2 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Powers (1766-1820) 2 4 6


       Marriage: 



Wife Jane Green 1 2 3

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         Father: James Green (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Rebecca Cook (      -      ) 2




Children
1 M James Murphy 7

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           Died: Bef 1883
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2 F Elizabeth Murphy 2 7

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         Spouse: George Rea (      -Bef 1913) 2


3 F Rebecca Murphy 2 7

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4 M Samuel Murphy 2 7

           Born: 
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           Died: 21 Sep 1864 - Baltimore, MD 8
         Buried:  - Freeport, Armstrong Co, PA



5 F Margaret J. Murphy 3 8

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         Spouse: James McGarvey (1838-Bef 1909) 3
           Marr: 24 Nov 1868 3


6 F Emily Murphy 1 8

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7 M Walter Powers Murphy 1 7 8

           Born: 19 Jul 1841 - Murphy Island, Armstrong Co, PA 8
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         Spouse: Rebecca Srader (1840-1906) 8
           Marr: Dec 1862 8


8 F Isabella Murphy 7

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9 M Theodore Murphy 7 8

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           Died: when thirteen years old
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry


10 F Sarah Murphy 7

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11 F Lavina Murphy 7

            AKA: Levina Murphy 2
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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Murphy


He grew to manhood on the home farm, of which later a portion became his own property. He continued a farmer until his removal to Freeport, Pennsylvania. He was a Whig, and later a Republican.

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Sources


1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 815.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 462.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 854.

4 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 402x.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 814.

6 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 815, 959.

7 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 855.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 463.


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