John
Murray
Richmond
Born in Allegany, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Ebenezer Richmond
and Louisa (Gott) Richmond
Brother of
Anna Maria (Richmond) Foster, Harvey Story Richmond, Edward Adrian Richmond, Mary (Richmond) Mason, Sarah Lucretia (Richmond) Harris, Nancy (Richmond) Wilson, Clarissa (Richmond) Harris, Susan (Richmond) Wilson, Henry Anson Richmond and George Washington Richmond
Husband of
Julia (Richmond) Briggs
— married
Jun 1859 in New York, United States
Father of
Ida Richmond
Died
at age 28
in Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 May 2019
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Biography
Pvt. John Richmond served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 147th New York Infantry
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 147th New York Infantry
John was born in 1836. He was the son of Ebenezer Richmond and Louisa Gott. He grew up in Independence, New York. The 1860 Census indicates that he and Julia were married "within the year"[1]
They had 1 daughter, Ida A., in January of 1861.
“Murray” seems to have been drafted in July of 1863. He was killed in July of 1864 in the fight for Petersburg. He is buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7G-5FT : Fri Oct 06 19:49:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Ebenezer Richmond and Loisa Richmond, 1860.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6PK-G26Z : 10 September 2021), John Murray Richmond, ; Burial, , Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States of America, Poplar Grove National Cemetery; citing record ID 201247430, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6ST-9K8 : 13 March 2018), John M Richmond in household of Ebinezar Richmond, Independence, Allegany, New York, United States; citing p. 15, line #14, family #138, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 501,952.
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I descend from Julia Richmond Richmond Briggs by her second husband, Leonard Briggs, quite a large kindred. Ida also had children, though I don't know any descendants from them living today, but I think there probably are some.
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Rejected matches › John A Rickman (abt.1834-1863)
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