Daniel Murray (1751 - 1832)

Born 19 Oct 1751 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Died 24 Feb 1832 at age 80 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

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Daniel was a member of the 1st Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

Daniel Murray served with United Empire Loyalists during the American Revolution.

Daniel Murray was a United Empire Loyalist.
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Daniel was born on October 19, 1751 in Rutland, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was a son of Colonel John Murray and his second wife Elizabeth McClanathan.^[1][2]

He was educated at Harvard University, graduating in 1771 and subsequently practiced law in Brookline, Massachusetts.

During the American Revolution, Murray chose the Loyalist side serving with the King's American Dragoons along with brothers Robert and John. He reached the rank of Major.^[1]

Daniel was named in the Massachusetts Banishment Act of 1778.

In 1783, when the American side won the war, British troops evacuated to what is now New Brunswick landing at what is now Saint John in 1783. The Loyalists were given provisions by the British crown. Many were granted land in the immediate area, and later took land grants to settle further inland.

Daniel Murray, in particular, was granted Lot 70 at Parr Town (now Saint John)^[3] and petitioned for land in York County^[4] receiving 200 acres in Princ William in 1786.^[5]

Murray served as a Judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas.

In 1785, he became a member of the first New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. He was re-elected as a member for York in the next two elections.^[1]

Daniel returned to the United States in 1803, settling in Maine where he passed away in Portland in 1832 at the age of 80.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Lawrence, J.W, Judges of New Brunswick and Their Times, p. 56. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TQ87 : 20 May 2022), Daniel Murray, 19 Oct 1751; citing Birth, Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934224.
3. ↑ Parrtown Land Grant 1785, Public Archives of New Brunswick
4. ↑ York Land Petition 1785, Public Archives of New Brunswick
5. ↑ 1786 Land Grant Record, Dumfries Parish, York County, Public Archives of New Brunswick

• Wikipedia contributors. (2022, July 9). 1st New Brunswick Legislature. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:37, August 10, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_New_Brunswick_Legislature&oldid=1097171508

Acknowledgments

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