Richard P Murch (1801 - 1896)

Born 6 Dec 1801 in Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline T (Bates) Murch — married 3 Nov 1828 in Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States

Died 26 Jan 1896 at age 94 in Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States

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Biography

Richard Murch was born on December 6, 1801 in Unity, Waldo, Maine. He is a son of Simeon Murch and Rachel Paine.^[1]

Richard married Caroline T Bates on November 3, 1828 in Unity, Waldo, Maine.^[2] They lived in Unity until his death.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

1. Elizabeth- b. 1830 - d. 18 Apr 1852^[8]
2. Mary J- b. 1832 - d. 13 Sep 1919^[9]
3. Esther A- b. Oct 1834^[10]
4. Harriet N- b. 1838 - d. 1914^[11]
5. Jeptha- b. 1844^[12]

Richard died on January 26, 1896 in Unity, Waldo, Maine.^[13][14][15]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1X-TS9 : 14 January 2020), Richard March, 1801. Link to actual record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9N8-SHQP?i=11
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DW-F2Z : 14 January 2020), Richard P. Murch, 1828.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5P-JTP : 19 August 2017), Richard Murch, Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing 404, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 497,946.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT6-2HQ : 15 August 2017), Richard Murch, Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing p. 295, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 153; FHL microfilm 9,709.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V4-PSF : 29 February 2020), Richard P Murch, Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family 152, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66S-8QP : 29 May 2021), Caroline Murch in entry for Richard P Murch, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQ7-V77 : 15 August 2017), Richard P Murch, Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 97, sheet 527D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,489.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31771176/elizabeth-murch: accessed 19 January 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Murch (1830–18 Apr 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31771176, citing Pond Cemetery 1, Unity, Waldo County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Bev Winship (contributor 46831240).
9. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-QZWB : 2 March 2021), Caroline Bates in entry for Mary J Chadwick, 13 Sep 1919; citing Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGS-NX4 : accessed 20 January 2023), Hester A Murch, Unity town, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 189, sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,601.
11. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-HHPK : 1 March 2021), Harriet N Murch Knight, 1914; citing Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States, Fowler Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,436.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66S-8QP : 29 May 2021), Caroline Murch in entry for Richard P Murch, 1870.
13. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-QBXP : 16 March 2018), Richard P Murch, 1896; citing Burial, Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,179.
14. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDQ-YD2 : 24 September 2017), Richard Murch, 26 Jan 1896; citing Unity, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
15. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK7-VYXC : 13 December 2015), Richard P Murch, 1896; Burial, Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States of America, Pond Cemetery 1; citing record ID 31753650, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.