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Capt. Howard A. Murphy
Cenotaph

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Capt. Howard A. Murphy

Birth
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death
29 Jan 1893 (aged 28–29)
Santos, Município de Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Cenotaph
Brooklyn, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada Add to Map
Plot
15
Memorial ID
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According to the 1891 Canada Census shows the following:

Mary, age 64, widow

Eliza F, age 34, Tailoress

Howard M, age 27, Master Mariner

Alice F, age 25, Knitting Mill Stocking Maker


From research of Jerry Titus Yarmouth:

Captain Howard A. Murphy (1864-1893) of Brooklyn, youngest and only surviving son of Mrs. Melzar Murphy of Brooklyn, died of yellow fever at Santos, Brazil 29 January 29, 1893, in his 30th year. At the time of his death and for the past three years he was master of the barque Privateer. He was the son of Melzar and Hannah (Corning) Murphy and unmarried. He received a certificate of competency as master mariner at Yarmouth on October 4, 1887.

[#C2485, Master of brq. Privateer of Saint John (1889-1893)]

According to the 1891 Canada Census shows the following:

Mary, age 64, widow

Eliza F, age 34, Tailoress

Howard M, age 27, Master Mariner

Alice F, age 25, Knitting Mill Stocking Maker


From research of Jerry Titus Yarmouth:

Captain Howard A. Murphy (1864-1893) of Brooklyn, youngest and only surviving son of Mrs. Melzar Murphy of Brooklyn, died of yellow fever at Santos, Brazil 29 January 29, 1893, in his 30th year. At the time of his death and for the past three years he was master of the barque Privateer. He was the son of Melzar and Hannah (Corning) Murphy and unmarried. He received a certificate of competency as master mariner at Yarmouth on October 4, 1887.

[#C2485, Master of brq. Privateer of Saint John (1889-1893)]


Inscription

North side of monument:
MELZAR MURPHY
died June 25 1889
Aged 68 yrs
MARY HANNAH
his widow
died April 7, 1893
aged 66 yrs

East side of monument:
IN MEMORIAM OF
HOWARD A.
son of Melzar &
Mary H. Murphy
died at Santos S.A.
Jan 29, 1893
aged 29 yrs

South side of monument:
ALICE C.
daughter of Melzar
& Mary H. Murphy
died Feb. 23, 1860
aged 1 year

West side of monument:
ELIZA C
Wife of
Nathan Patten
Died March 8, 1903
aged 46 yrs
ALICE C.
Wife of
Frederick U. Bryant
Born 1865
Died 1911

Gravesite Details

West side of Cemetery.



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  • Created by: AW
  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112073429/howard_a-murphy: accessed ), memorial page for Capt. Howard A. Murphy (1864–29 Jan 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112073429, citing Brooklyn Cemetery, Brooklyn, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by AW (contributor 47829810).