Alfred MURRAY

(b. 8 September 1831 , Elyria, Ohio, USA d. 14 April 1858 , Ohio, USA )

Am I Your Ancestor?
MURRAY Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Alfred MURRAY was born 8 September 1831 in Elyria, Ohio, USA

Alfred MURRAY was the child of Philo MURRAY and Harriet MINOTT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Sherman MINOT and Ruth COLE?

Alfred MURRAY died 14 April 1858 in Ohio, USA.
Details of the family tree of Alfred appear below.

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Alfred MURRAY
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Alfred MURRAY: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1831 Birth
8 September 1831
Elyria, Ohio, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.