♂ Zerah Murdock

1754 - 1822

Zerah Murdock
Parents
John Murdock
John Murdock
1733 - 1804
Jerusha Hatch
Jerusha Hatch
1740 - 1814
Children
Siblings
Seymour Murdock
Seymour Murdock
1764 - 1833
 

Timeline

1754


Dec 11

birth


Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA ⇓
He is mentioned in the will of his uncle Andrew Murdock as a son of John Murdock. Even though Andrew Murdock and his wife Tamisen had no children, they named many of their nieces and nephews in their will.
3 Sources ⇓
1754 Guatemalan Sergeant Major Melchor de Mencos y Varón departs the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala with an infantry battalion to fight British pirates that are reportedly disembarking on the coasts of Petén (modern-day Belize) and sacking the nearby towns.[http://www.inforpressca.com/melchordemencos/historia.php Historia del Municipio de Melchor de Mencos, Petén.]

1781


Age: 25y

1785


Jan 9
Age: 30y

1790


Age: 34y
Zerah Murdock - 1790 United States Federal Census

residence


Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA ⇓
The household consisted of 3 males over 16, 3 males under 16, and 2 females. Seymour Murdock is living only a few households away, and according to the Murdock Genealogy book, is a brother of Zerah Murdock, and also served in the 6th regiment during the Revolution.
2 Sources ⇓
1790 Alexander Hamilton's Assumption Bill, giving effect to his First Report on the Public Credit, is passed in the United States Congress, allowing the federal government to assume the consolidated debts of the U.S. states.

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