George Terrance Murphy

1855 - 1885  (30 years)

• Name	George Terrance Murphy
  Born	1855	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1880
  	tinsmith
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Store Clerk
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-104623
  Died	5 Jun 1885	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Heart Disease
  Person ID	I104623	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  It is our sad duty today to chronicle the death of our young and respected townsman, Mr. George Murphy. As our readers are aware, Mr. Murphy some months ago, being in indifferent health, started from Galt for the purpose of taking a nest with his parents at Seaforth; but upon arriving at Guelph, accompanied by Mr. Jas. McTague, it became evident that he was not in a fit state to continue the journey, and he was conveyed to St. Joseph's Hospital in that city. Although at times becoming so much improved that his early removal from the hospital to his home was confidently expected, this improvement never continued long enough to enable the expectation to become a reality. Only on Wednesday of last week he was taken out for a drive; but on Thursday he suffered another relapse, and on Friday morning he sank quietly to his eternal rest. Mr. Murphy had been for many years a resident of Galt, and we know we speak the universal sentiment when we say that no young man was ever more respected. Energetic and active in business matters - kind and courteous to all with whom he was brought in contact - he occupied a high position in the esteem of the community, and his early demise is sincerely regretted. The cause of his death appears to have been a complication arising from disease of both heart and kidneys, and from the first left little more than a hope that he might be able to shake off the attack. Mr. Murphy was in his 31st year at the time of his death. His funeral took place in Guelph on Sunday afternoon last, and we take the following reference thereto from the Guelph Herald. Galt Reporter Jun 12 1885 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 21.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1855 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Clerk - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Heart Disease - 5 Jun 1885 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth