Laura Murdock
RUGG
(b.
28 February 1820
,
Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
d.
14 December 1896
,
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Laura Murdock RUGG was born 28 February 1820 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Laura Murdock RUGG was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laura Murdock married Lewis Woodbury HOWARD 19 August 1843 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Lewis Woodbury HOWARD was born 10 July 1822 in Orange, Massachusetts, USA. Lewis Woodbury died 5 January 1892 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.
Laura Murdock RUGG died 14 December 1896 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.
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Family and Children of Laura Murdock RUGG
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Lewis Woodbury HOWARD-- Date: 19 August 1843 Place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Children of Lewis Woodbury HOWARD and Laura Murdock RUGG:
Francis Augustine HOWARD (b.31 May 1845, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 December 1915, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Mary Adaline LOVELL 13 June 1875 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Maria HOWARD (b.28 February 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Louisa Eldora HOWARD (b.4 March 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 September 1917, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Robert Vale PEARCE 24 December 1872 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Walter Cummings HOWARD (b.29 May 1852, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 March 1913, Columbus, Ohio, USA)
Ella Moriah HOWARD (b.2 March 1858, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 September 1932, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA )
m. George Walter FAIRBROTHER 6 May 1877 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
m. Frank Carlton YOUNG 29 April 1896 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Lewis Woodbury HOWARD-- Date: 19 August 1843 Place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USAChildren of Lewis Woodbury HOWARD and Laura Murdock RUGG:
Francis Augustine HOWARD (b.31 May 1845, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 December 1915, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA)m. Mary Adaline LOVELL 13 June 1875 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Maria HOWARD (b.28 February 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Louisa Eldora HOWARD (b.4 March 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 September 1917, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA)m. Robert Vale PEARCE 24 December 1872 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Walter Cummings HOWARD (b.29 May 1852, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 March 1913, Columbus, Ohio, USA) Ella Moriah HOWARD (b.2 March 1858, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 September 1932, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA )m. George Walter FAIRBROTHER 6 May 1877 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
m. Frank Carlton YOUNG 29 April 1896 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
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1820 Birth 28 February 1820
Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Marriage / PartnerLaura Murdock RUGG and Lewis Woodbury HOWARD 19 August 1843, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
She was 23 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Birth of ChildFrancis Augustine HOWARD was born 31 May 1845, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Laura Murdock was 25 years old.
1849 Birth of ChildSarah Maria HOWARD was born 28 February 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Laura Murdock was 29 years old.
1849 Birth of ChildLouisa Eldora HOWARD was born 4 March 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Laura Murdock was 29 years old.
1852 Birth of ChildWalter Cummings HOWARD was born 29 May 1852, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Laura Murdock was 32 years old.
1858 Birth of ChildElla Moriah HOWARD was born 2 March 1858, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Laura Murdock was 38 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1872 Marriage of ChildLouisa Eldora HOWARD married 24 December 1872, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to Robert Vale PEARCE
1875 Marriage of ChildFrancis Augustine HOWARD married 13 June 1875, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Adaline LOVELL
1877 Marriage of ChildElla Moriah HOWARD married 6 May 1877, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to George Walter FAIRBROTHER
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1892 Death of Spouse/PartnerLewis Woodbury HOWARD died 5 January 1892, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
1896 Death 14 December 1896
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 76.
Added: 2/22/2026 12:39:03 PM
- Updated: 2/22/2026 12:48:55 PM
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