Hugh Murrin, Sr. and Catherine Shaw

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Husband Hugh Murrin, Sr. ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Londonderry, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Venango Twp, Butler Co, PA
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       Marriage: 

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Wife Catherine Shaw ²

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            AKA: Polly Shaw 3
           Born: 
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           Died:  - Venango Twp, Butler Co, PA
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Children

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1 M James Murrin ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1883
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         Spouse: Polly Kimes (      -      ) 3

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2 M Joseph Murrin ^{1 2 4}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1883
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         Spouse: Catherine Keating (      -      ) 1 4

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3 M Hugh Murrin ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1883
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M Squire John Murrin ^{1 2 5 6}

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           Born: 1787 - Huntingdon Co, PA 7
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           Died: 19 Jul 1863 - ? Butler Co, PA 7 8
         Buried:  - Catholic Cemetery, Murrinsville, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: Elizabeth Keating (      -1848) 1 3 7

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5 M Philip Murrin ^{1 2 3 9}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1883
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         Spouse: Nancy Forker (      -      ) 3 9

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6 M George Murrin ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1792
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           Died: 1866 1
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         Spouse: Sarah Keating (      -      ) 1 3

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7 M William Murrin ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1883
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         Spouse: Margaret Keating (      -      ) 1 3

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8 M Peter Murrin ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1883
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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9 F Catherine Murrin ⁷

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10 F Mary Murrin ^{1 7}

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           Died: Bef 1883
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General Notes: Husband - Hugh Murrin, Sr.

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Among the settlers who played an important part in developing the resources of Venango Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, was Hugh Murrin and his family, who came from Huntingdon County, and settled. The first mill in the neighborhood was a small af-fair, run by horse-power and owned by the Murrins. Soon after 1800 a man named Adams erected a log grist-mill on the Murrin place. Jacob and John Murrin had a mill on the same creek later.

He immigrated to America prior to the Revolution, and served in a New Jersey regiment throughout that struggle for liberty. After his marriage he settled in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, where he resided until 1799, in which year he removed with his family to Butler county, and settled upon a tract of 400 acres in what is now Venango township. His sons, James and Joseph, each took up 200 acres near their father's entry. He erected a cabin and began the work of making a home in the primitive forest. Both he and his wife died upon the farm, and were buried in a private graveyard located thereon. They were stanch members of the Catholic church, and erected on their farm, as early as 1805 a small log church building where services were celebrated by the early mis-sionary fathers of western Pennsylvania. In his will he left some money towards the erection of a more commodious church, which was carried into effect at a later day through the efforts of his son John.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 451.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1302.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1379.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1252, 1379.

5 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 828.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 861, 1379.

7 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1303.

8 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 861.

9 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 500.