Michael
MURPHY
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Born: abt. 1848 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
Michael MURPHY died 28 December 1875 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Mother: Ellen Devens
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Recorded occupation: Farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Name: Michael Murphy
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Chicopee
Death Date: 28 Dec 1875
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1848
Birth Place: Chicopee
Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Michael Murphy
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Ellen Devens
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 79
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH18-7M4 : 10 December 2014), Michael Murphy, 28 Dec 1875; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v 5 p 79; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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