1833 - 1902 (69 years)
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Name |
Murray, William Sackett |
Born |
20 Oct 1833 |
New York, USA [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
26 Nov 1902 |
Person ID |
I6417 |
Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist |
Last Modified |
28 Oct 2015 |
Father |
Murray, Hebardon Nicholas, d. Unknown |
Mother |
Sackett, Sarah Case, b. 19 Feb 1805, d. Unknown |
Married |
25 Jan 1827 |
Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Children |
5 children |
| 1. Murray, Susan MacIntosh, b. 16 Feb 1828, d. 15 Mar 1881 (Age 53 years) | | 2. Murray, Cornelia Hunter, b. 30 May 1831, d. 12 May 1885 (Age 53 years) | | 3. Murray, William Sackett, b. 20 Oct 1833, New York, USA , d. 26 Nov 1902 (Age 69 years) | | 4. Murray, Gertrude Waldron, b. 30 Nov 1835, d. 18 Feb 1896 (Age 60 years) | | 5. Murray, Frances H., b. 9 Aug 1830, d. Unknown | |
Family ID |
F2628 |
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| Born - 20 Oct 1833 - New York, USA |
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Notes |
- From History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania . . . , by Samuel P. Bates, Robert C. Brown, and John Brandt Mansfield, 1885.
See https://archive.org/details/historyofcrawfor00bate
W. S. MURRAY, engine dispatcher, Meadville, was born in New York State, October 20, 1833, and is a son of H. N. and Sarah C. (Sackett) Murray, natives of New York, the father of Scotch and the mother of English descent. The father, who was by trade a tailor, raised a family of five children, of whom W. S. is the third. As his father died before he had finished the course of the common schools, our subject was early set to learn carpentering, which he followed for seven years, since which he has been employed by railway companies. Commenced railroading in 1858, and in 1863 he came to Meadville, which has ever since been his home. From 1863 to 1873 he ran an engine, and he was then appointed dispatching engineer, for which his long experience eminently qualifies him. He was married in Great Bend, Penn. , to Ruth A. Carpenter, and they have two children ? William F. and Fred H. Mr. Murray has served three years on the School Board; politically he is a Republican.
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- [S1135] History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Bates, Brown, & Mansfield, (Warner, Beers, & Co., 1885), 28 Oct 2015.
W. S. MURRAY, engine dispatcher, Meadville, was born in New York State, October 20, 1833, and is a son of H. N. and Sarah C. (Sackett) Murray, natives of New York, the father of Scotch and the mother of English descent. The father, who was by trade a tailor, raised a family of five children, of whom W. S. is the third. As his father died before he had finished the course of the common schools, our subject was early set to learn carpentering, which he followed for seven years, since which he has been employed by railway companies. Commenced railroading in 1858, and in 1863 he came to Meadville, which has ever since been his home. From 1863 to 1873 he ran an engine, and he was then appointed dispatching engineer, for which his long experience eminently qualifies him. He was married in Great Bend, Penn. , to Ruth A. Carpenter, and they have two children ? William F. and Fred H. Mr. Murray has served three years on the School Board; politically he is a Republican.
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