Bridget Murphy

Abt 1740 - Aft 1800  (~ 61 years)

• Name	Bridget Murphy
  Born	Abt 1740	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  There are no records that specifically indicate that Bridget was born at Ferryland but some old colonial references appear to indicate that the Murphy family were at Ferryland since before the mid 1700s.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Aug 1794	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [2]
  Census	1800	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  Died	Aft 1800	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  The Ferryland Census of 1800 indicates that Bridget was still alive at the that time.
  Buried	Aft 1800	Non-denominational Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I6378	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	James Murphy,   b. Yes, date unknown, Ireland ,   d. Bef 1787, Ferryland, Newfoundland
  Family ID	F2003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Tree,   b. Abt 1726, England, United Kingdom ?? ,   d. Abt 1793, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Residence	1761	Boston, Massachusetts, British North America   [4]
  Married	2 Apr 1761	Boston, Massachusetts, British North America   [4]
  Address: New North Church
  Residence	1776	Boston, Massachusetts, British North America   [2]
  Francis Tree who later declared himself to be an American Loyalist stayed in Boston after the outbreak of the American War of Independence. However, before the war ended, he moved with his family to Ferryland, Newfoundland, the home of his wife's family.
  Residence	Aft 1776	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [5]
  It is not clear which year Francis Tree and his family left Boston and resettled at Ferryland, but his wife indicated that they had left while the war was still ongoing. From the 1780s onward, the Ferryland Court Records mention Francis and his two sons, Francis Jr. and Philip. Most of these references are in relation to various court cases, business operations, civil activities, and to Crown appointments that they received.
  Children	+ 1. Francis Tree,   b. 12 Dec 1762, Boston, Massachusetts, British North America ,   d. 19 Jan 1842, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 79 years) + 2. Susannah Tree,   b. 20 Jan 1765, Boston, Massachusetts, British North America ,   d. 13 Jun 1818, Co. Wexford, Ireland  (Age 53 years)   3. Philip Tree,   b. 10 Dec 1767, Boston, Massachusetts, British North America ,   d. Abt 12 Apr 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F1996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1740 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Residence - 1761 - Boston, Massachusetts, British North America Married - Address: New North Church - 2 Apr 1761 - Boston, Massachusetts, British North America Residence - 1776 - Boston, Massachusetts, British North America Residence - Aft 1776 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Residence - Aug 1794 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Census - 1800 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Aft 1800 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Buried - Aft 1800 - Non-denominational Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S129] The Newfoundland Journal of Aaron Thomas - 1794, Murray, Jean M., (Longmans, Green and Co.Ltd. London, England, 1968), pages 110-114. [S18] Ferryland Census of 1800, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, ( http://ngb.chebucto.org/C1800/polepapers-1800-fer.shtml ) (Compiled at Ferryland under the supervision of Robert Carter - J.P., Presented to Governor Charles Morice Pole in August 1800). [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. . [S59] Ferryland Court Records - 18th, 19th & 20th Century, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, ( http://ngb.chebucto.org/Legal-Documents/1fer-court-idx.shtml Online: Alphabetical index of court cases that were heard under various court jurisdictions at Ferryland).