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A Civil War veteran, Isaiah Murray was 41 years of age when he enlisted. Prior to his
enlistment, he was a riverboat pilot on the Ohio River. He was 5 ft. 7 in. in height with
brown hair and had gray eyes (National Archives Pension Record).
During the Civil War. Isaiah served in Company C of the 63rd regiment of the
Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was discharged on December 9, 1862, from Captain Ormsby's
company.
According to some papers a
cousin found in the Beaver Falls Library,
Isaiah's parents may have come over from Scotland in 1774 on the ship Diana.
Family Group Record
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Husband: Isaiah MURRAY
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Birth: 27 Oct 1820
Death: 19 Jun 1863 Rochester, Beaver Co., PA
Burial:
Marriage: 4 Jan 1838 Freedom, Beaver Co., PA
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Wife: Sarah S. SMITH
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Birth: 6 Apr 1825
Death: 4 May 1881
Burial: Lacock Cemetery, Rochester, Beaver Co.,
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Children
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1 F Margaret Jane MURRAY
Birth: 12 Mar 1842
Death:
Burial:
Marriage:
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2 F Melinda B. MURRAY
Birth: 21 Feb 1845 Rochester, Beaver Co., PA
Death: 21 Jun 1927 Rochester, Beaver Co., PA
Burial: Lacock Cemetery, Rochester, PA
Spouse: George Henry WILKINSON (m bef 1866)
Spouse: John NEARY
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3 M James George Washington MURRAY
Birth: 17 Jul 1849
Death:
Burial:
Marriage:
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4 M John Sharp MURRAY
Birth: 9 Jul 1853
Death:
Burial:
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5 F Sarah A. MURRAY
Birth: 11 May 1856
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: SHELLHASS
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6 _ Francis E. MURRAY
Birth: 9 Jun 1858
Death:
Burial:
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