Born about in Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Murray
and Margaret (Mc Call) Murray
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Murdoch Jr.
— married
10 Jan 1811 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
James Murdoch, Veronica (Murdoch) Caldow, Mary (Murdoch) Mair, John Murray Murdoch, Margaret Murdoch and William Murdoch
Died about
at about age 73
in Chimney Rock, Morrill, Nebraska, United States [uncertain]
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| Created 23 May 2017
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Biography
Mary (Murray) Murdoch was born in Scotland.
This profile is part of the Auchinleck, Ayrshire One Place Study.
This profile is part of the Murray Name Study.
Mary Murray was born on the 13th October 1782 in Glencairn, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of John Murray and Margaret (McCall) Murray. [1][2][3][4]
Mary Murray married James Murdoch of Commondyke in Auchinleck, on the 10th Jan 1811 at Auchinleck, Ayrshire. [2]
Mary and James likely had at least 8 known children: [5]
- Janet
- Mary
- James
- Veronica (Murdoch) Caldow
- Mary (Murdoch) Mair
- John Murray Murdoch
- Margaret Murdoch
- William Murdoch
Mary (Murray) Murdoch 'Wee Granny' died on the 2nd Oct 1856 at Chimney Rock, Morrill, Nebraska, United States.[1][6][2][4][3] She was travelling to the Mormon settlement "Zion" in Utah.
She was buried the next day the 3rd Oct 1856, near where she died near Chimney Rock, Morrill County, Nebraska, USA. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28842111/mary-murdoch : accessed 04 February 2022), memorial page for Mary “Wee Granny” Murray Murdoch (13 Oct 1782–2 Oct 1856), Find A Grave: Memorial #28842111, citing Chimney Rock Cemetery, Morrill County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005) Gravestone picture with complete dates
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Millennium File Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LDS Pioneer and Handcart Companies, 1847-1856 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com
- ↑ James Murdoch Find A Grave: Memorial #61165781 has picture of gravestone with names of children.
- ↑ Family Data Collection - Deaths Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
Jay Fletcher
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23andMe, GEDmatch M324417 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A626525 [compare], Ancestry member jaywfletcher
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~1.56%
Kimberley Popp :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BL6774215 [compare], Ancestry member kmalyn1
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Paula (Cullen) Staunton
Murdoch-706 and Murray-10362 appear to represent the same person because: Surname should be Murray, married surname is Murdoch
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Hugh Smith
The above merge of Murdoch-706 with Murdoch-10362 completed
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