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3. Lawrence GOODMURPHY (John G. (Captain)1) was born on February 14, 1805 in , Wexford, Leinster, Ireland1 and died on December 17, 1891 in , Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada aged 86.

Lawrence arrived in Canada in October 1819 with his parents. He was apprenticed to a man named Carl, to become a shoemaker.The arrangement stipulated that Lawrence would apprentice for three years, then when he was finished, he was to get a suit of clothes and some money.
Lawrence completed his apprencticeship and headed for Wellington three years later. in 1825 or 1826 he met a Lydia Garrett at a Suree at the Sandbanks at they were married sometime later. The Garretts were Quakers who had originated from Belfast and had emigrated to Upper New York State, then crossed over to Canada.
Lawrence took up the Quaker relgion for his family and set up a shoemaking shop in Wellington. The 1851 Census has the family residing on Lot 11 of the 3rd Concession - Military Tract in Hallowell Twp - a farm made up of 114 acres.
On April 28, 1864 Lawrence acuired 1/4 acre of Lot 1, Concession 1 in Hillier Twp, from Rufus Wilder. On March 8, 1867 he sold 50 acres of his Hallowell Twp property to his son Wm Davis, and on April 22, 1867 sold the other 50 acres to his son Solomon. On April 28, 1867 Lawrence sold the 1/4 acre on Lot 1 to his son John.
Solomon acquired 70 acres of Lot 1, Conc. 1, in Hillier Twp, on November 5, 1872 from Silas Reynolds & arlotte Blakely.
Lawrence and Lydia lived with Solomon at Lot 1 until the time of their deaths in late 1891.

From The C. Patrick Goodmurphy Family of Trenton, Ontario, Canada by Charles Patrick Goodmurphy.

Events

• He worked as a farmer in 1851 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.

Lawrence married Lydia GARRETT. Lydia was born in 1807 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada1 and died on November 15, 1891 in Wellington, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada aged 84.

Children from this marriage were:

   12 F    i. Rachel Ann GOODMURPHY was born in 1827 in , , Upper Canada3 and died in 1827 in , , Upper Canada.3

   13 F    ii. Sarah Ann GOODMURPHY was born in 1827 in , , Upper Canada and died in 1827 in , , Upper Canada.

   14 M    iii. Townsend GOODMURPHY was born in 1829 in , , Upper Canada3 and died in 18483 aged 19.

+ 15 M    iv. William Davis MURPHY was born about 1830 in , , Upper Canada3 and died on June 21, 1916 in Deseronto, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged about 86.

+ 16 M    v. Soloman GOODMURPHY was born in 1836 in Belleville, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada1,2 and died on February 5, 1896 in Wellington, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada3,4 aged 60.

   17 M    vi. Caleb GOODMURPHY was born on February 8, 1839 in Deseronto, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada2,3 and died on July 7, 1905 in Kamloops, , British Columbia, Canada2,3 aged 66.

   18 M    vii. Thomas GOODMURPHY was born in 1840 in , , Upper Canada3 and died in 18593 aged 19.

   19 M    viii. John GOODMURPHY was born on December 1, 1842 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on May 17, 1922 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada3 aged 79.

+ 20 F    ix. Rhoda GOODMURPHY was born on August 20, 1843 in Wellington, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada and died on December 8, 1887 in , , North Dakota, USA aged 44.

   21 M    x. Daniel GOODMURPHY was born in 1845 in , Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died about 1900 in Deseronto, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada2,3 aged about 55.

Daniel married Maria Jane RUNDELL. Maria was born in 1849 in , Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died in 19013 aged 52.

   22 F    xi. Lucetta Eliza GOODMURPHY was born on April 5, 1850 in Wellington, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on November 23, 1934 in Bloomfield, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 84.

   23 M    xii. Anthony GOODMURPHY was born in 1852 in , Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.3

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