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James Douglas Murphy 1805 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1805

Birth Location: Murphy Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 22 Dec 1883

Death Location: Murphy Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Thomas Murphy

Mother: Elizabeth Murphy

Spouse(s): Maria Parker

Children(s): Alexander Murphy, Thomas Murphy, James Murphy, William Murphy, Catherine Murphy, Ann Murphy, Greceta Murphy, Reuben Murphy, Robie Murphy, Melissa Murphy, Charles Murphy, Robert Murphy, Annie Murphy, Alexander Murphy

According to available records, James Douglas Murphy was born in 1805 in Murphy Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Thomas Richard Murphy and Elizabeth Betsy Masson Murphy. Following those early years, James Douglas Murphy married Maria Parker, and their family grew to include Alexander Murphy, Thomas Murphy, James Henry Murphy, William Edward Murphy, Catherine Olivia Maria Murphy, Ann Priscilla Murphy, Greceta "Maria" Murphy, Reuben Douglas Murphy, Robie Douglas Murphy, Melissa Murphy, Charles Alonzo Murphy, Robert Murphy, Annie Gertrude Murphy and Alexander William Murphy. In the later years of life, James Douglas Murphy died in 1883 in Murphy Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Parents

Thomas Murphy
1777 – 1848
Birth Location: Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland
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Elizabeth Murphy
1787 – 1872
Birth Location: Tangier Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Maria Parker
1809 – 1901
Birth Location: Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Alexander Murphy
1828 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Murphy
1830 –
Birth Location: –
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James Murphy
1832 –
Birth Location: –
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William Murphy
1833 – 1911
Birth Location: Ship Harbour, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Catherine Murphy
1839 –
Birth Location: –
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Ann Murphy
1842 –
Birth Location: –
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Greceta Murphy
1843 –
Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Reuben Murphy
1845 – 1911
Birth Location: Ships Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Robie Murphy
1846 – 1911
Birth Location: Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Melissa Murphy
1851 – 1877
Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Charles Murphy
1853 – 1916
Birth Location: Murphy Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Robert Murphy
1854 – 1910
Birth Location: Pope's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Annie Murphy
1865 – 1940
Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Alexander Murphy
1876 – 1918
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Sep 1805
    Event Place: Murphy Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1881 Census of Canada, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Rhode Island, U.S., State Censuses, 1865-1935

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Township 17 Range 9, Fort Kent, Aroostook, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1865
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., State Censuses, 1865-1935

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Popes Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Murphy Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murphy Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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