Moses Murphy (1830 - 1901)

Born 1830 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1901 at about age 71 in Richville, De Kalb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

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Biography

Private Moses Murphy served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 11, 1862
Mustered out: June 22, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company D 106th New York Infantry

Private Moses Murphy was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

Pvt Moses Murphy was Wounded in Action during United States Civil War.

Moses was born in 1830. He had blue eyes, black hair, dark complexion, 5’ 10 1/2” tall, occupation listed as a farmer (per fold3). Birthplace listed as Ireland (per fold3). He passed away in 1901. He is buried in the Wayside Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA.^[1]

Children

Per obit leaves a wife and 10 children of 5 boys and 5 girls

Military

U.S. Civil War

MURPHY, MOSES.—Age, 28 years. Enlisted, August 11, 1862, at De Kalb, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D, August 27, 1862; captured in action and paroled, April 29, 1863, at Fairmont, Va.;wounded in action, May 12, 1864, at the Salient, Va.; mustered out with company, June 22, 1865, near Washington, D.C.^[2]

Fold3^[3][4]

• Per fold3 pension he died April 13, 1901

List of deceased members of the post^[5]

Name: Moses Murphy

Gender Male

Rank: Private

Role: Veteran

Residence Date: Jun 1890

Residence Place: Richville, Saint Lawrence, New York, USA

Enumeration District 180

Enlistment Date: 11 Aug 1862

Discharge Date: 31 May 1865

Regiment or vessel: 106 New York Inf

Company D

Length of Service: 2 Yrs 9 Mos 1 Days^[6]

Name: Moses Murphy

Gender Male

Unit: D, 106 N.y. Infantry

Filing Date: 17 Jun 1865

Filing Place: New York, USA

Relation to Head Soldier: Spouse

Susan Murphy^[7]

Death

Obituary^[8][9]

Research Notes

• Daughter Elmira’s Obit on FindAGrave mentions Moses and Margaret (Brown) Murphy as parents
• Appears he died at his home in Gouverneur per obit
• Obit names cemetery as “Richville Cemetery” likely the name before it became Wayside Cemetery
• Susan Murphy mentioned on pension as spouse

The name Murphy in Ireland is the most frequently found name in the country [of Ireland] and derives from a number of native Gaelic O'Murchadha Septs. The main Septs were located in Counties Cork, Wexford, Carlow and Armagh but the majority of descendants now hail from County Cork.

Origin: Irish

Spelling variations include: Murphy, Morchoe, O'Murphy, Murfie, Murfree, Morfie and many more.

First found in county Wexford.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Alexander, Andrew, Antony, Bernard, Cornelius, Daniel, David, Denis, Edward, Elizabeth, Ellen, Francis, George, Henry, Hugh, James, Jeremiah, John, Joseph, Margaret, Mary, Michael, Patrick, Owen, Peter, Robert, Thomas, Timothy and William Murphy, all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860. This distinguished Irish family also settled in Newfoundland between 1730 and 1870.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25691008/moses-murphy : accessed 25 June 2022), memorial page for Moses Murphy (1830–1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25691008, citing Wayside Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Anne Cady (contributor 46985237) .
2. ↑ https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/106th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
3. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/file/315825918
4. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/12991316/murphy-moses-us-civil-war-pensions-index-1861-1900
5. ↑ The Ogdensburg Journal, 25 May 1901 — Page 4
6. ↑ 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census
7. ↑ U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
8. ↑ St Lawrence Republican and Ogdensburgh Weekly Journal, 17 April 1901 — Page 8
9. ↑ Gouverneur Free Press, 17 April 1901 — Page 3

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25691008/moses-murphy: accessed 28 September 2023), memorial page for Moses Murphy (1830–1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25691008, citing Wayside Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA; Maintained by Anne Cady (contributor 46985237).

Acknowledgment

Murphy-6804 was created by Tom Rivet through the import of Rivet Lineage.ged on Dec 10, 2014.