Thomas
Murphy
Born in County Wexford, Ireland
Son of John Murphy
and Katherine (UNKNOWN) Murphy
Brother of
John Murphy and Mary (Murphy) Nolan
Husband of
Mary (Kenny) Murphy
— married
24 Nov 1835 in Stamford, Delaware, New York, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Murphy, James Murphy, Elizabeth Murphy, Sarah Murphy, Michael Murphy, Agnes Murphy, Mary Loretta Murphy, Margaret (Murphy) McCabe, Thomas Murphy and Thomas L Murphy
Died
at about age 45
in Stamford, Delaware Co., NY
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Feb 2012
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Biography
Did receive some education as he could read and write.
- Came to America about 1835 at the age of 24.
- 4/18/1836: purchased the farm from his father-in-law, Dennis Kenny, and continued to farm until his death. To his original purchase of 100 acres, he added 100 acres on 10/8/1838, which he purchased from Ralph Newell.
- Family tradition states that the first 4 children died within a week of each other from scarlet fever. All were buried in the Prospect Cemetery, near the railroad tracks, Stamford, NY.
Immigration
- Immigration:
- Date: 1835
Census
- Census:
- Date: 1850
- Place: Stamford, Delaware Co., NY
- 1855 Stamford, Delaware, New York
- Thomas Murphy Head Male 42
- Mary Murphy Wife Female 40
- Michael Murphy Son Male 13
- Agnus Murphy Daughter Female 10
- Mary Murphy Daughter Female 9
- Margaret Murphy Daughter Female 7
- Thomas Murphy Son Male 2 [1]
Naturalization as a Citizen
- Naturalization as a Citizen:
- Date: 6 Oct 1856
Sources
- ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63B-HW5 : 13 March 2018), Thomas Murphy in household of Thomas Murphy, Stamford, Delaware, New York, United States; citing p. 33, line #24, family #289, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 832,847.
- WikiTree profile Murphy-2304 created through the import of tom_L.ged on Feb 21, 2012 by Great Great Great Grandson Douglas Simmons.
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