Peter Murphy
(1830-After 1910)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Rosanna O'brien

Peter Murphy

  • Born: Feb 1830, Ireland
  • Marriage: Rosanna O'brien circa 1857
  • Died: After 1910, Cherry Township, Sullivan Co., Pa.
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bullet  General Notes:

The 1860 Federal Census for Cherry Township, Sullivan Co., Pennsylvania, District 231, page 588B records Peter (30 - Ireland) and Rosanna (25 - Ireland) Murphy with children Mary (2 - PA), James (6/12 - PA). Also in the household is the widow Margret O'Brine [O'Brien] (50 - Ireland) (probably Rosanna's mother). Peter is a farmer with real estate valued at $300 and a personal estate valued at $30. They are living next door to the Francis and Elizabeth Graves [Graff] family. Their daughter, Mary Lorretta Graff will marry Peter and Rose's son, Peter Jr. ... see notes below as well as general notes on Francis Graff.

The 1870 Federal Census for Hanover Township, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre Post Office, page 531A, dated August 9, 1870 records Peter (39 - Ireland) and Rosanna (36 - Ireland) Murphy with children Mary (12 - PA), James (10 - PA), William (8 - PA), Peter (5 - PA), Edward (3 - PA), John (5/12 [March] - PA). Peter is a Laborer.

The 1880 Federal Census for Dushore Borough, Cherry Township, Sullivan Co. Pennsylvania, District 231, page 588B records Peter (55 - Ireland/Ireland/Ireland) and Rosy (40 - Ireland/Ireland/Ireland) Murphy with children Mary (22 - PA), James (20 - PA), William (18 - PA), Peter (14 - PA), Edward (11 - PA), John (9 - PA), and Francis (7 - PA). Peter is listed as a farmer.

The 1900 Federal Census for Cherry Township, Sullivan Co., Pennsylvania, District 60, page 8A records Peter M. (March 1866 - PA/Ireland/Ireland) and Elizabeth M. (June 1873 - PA/Ireland/PA) Murphy with children Joseph (Dec. 1894), Leo (Jan 1896), Mark (Feb 1898), and Eugene (Nov 1899). A few doors away are his parents, Peter (Feb 1830 - Ireland/Ireland/Ireland) and Rose (June 1834 - Ireland/Ireland/Ireland) Murphy with a son, John P. Murphy (March 1870 - PA/Ireland/Ireland). It is recorded here that Peter immigrated to the U.S.A. in 1850 while his wife, Rosanna, in 1854. Peter and Rose have been married for 43 years and have had 8 children of whom 6 are still living. Peter and Elizabeth have been married for 5 years and have had 4 children of whom 4 are still living. Peter senior is employed as a "laborer in breaker" while his sons, Peter Jr. and John, are coal miners. Next door to Peter and Rose are their daughter-in-law's Parents, Patrick and Lorretta Crowley. Patrick Crowley is also a coal miner.

See 1910 census notes for son, Peter M. Murphy, to show Peter, now a widower, living with his son in Cherry Township.

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Farmer (1860/1870/1880).


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Peter married Rosanna O'brien circa 1857. (Rosanna O'brien was born in Jun 1834 in Ireland and died circa 1909 in Sullivan Co., Pa..)




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