The Murphy family

The earliest known location of our Murphy family is Iona (Rams) Island, in the mouth of Long Harbour, NF, 1864-1865.

The following is a simple tree of our Murphy ancestors:

  1. Bridget Mary Murphy, b. 07 Oct 1906, Long Harbour, Placentia Bay, NF / d. 10 Dec 1998, Weymouth MA / m. John Thomas Power 01 Jun 1930, Dorchester, MA
  2. John Murphy, b. abt. 22 Oct 1872, Long Harbour, Placentia Bay, NF / d. 21 Oct 1923, Dunnville, NF / m. Ellen Tobin 08 Nov 1902, Placentia Bay
  3. Patrick Murphy (we only know that he lived on the Iona Islands in 1864-1865) / m. Bridget Fitzpatrick abt. 17 Nov 1871, NF


Bridget Mary Murphy was born at Long Harbour, Placentia Bay but her family lived on the Iona Islands in the mouth of Long Harbour. Since her birth location is listed as “Long Harbour”, we suspect that her mother had to be sailed into the mainland at some time before Bridget’s birth but we just don’t know when.

Bridget was one of 9 sibliings in her family (3rd oldest).  These siblings were:

  • Patrick Joseph Murphy, b. 08 Sep 1903, Long Harbour, Placentia Bay, NF / d. 15 Aug 1961 ?? / m. Mary “Mea” Sampson
  • Michael Francis Murphy, b. 09 Mar 1904, Ram’s Island, Placentia Bay, NF / d. Oct 06, 1999 / m. Alicia Power
  • Theresa Murphy, b. 25 Aug 1908 ?? / d. Oct 15 1986, Quincy, MA / m. Patrick Cleary
  • Mary Murphy, b. abt. 20 Oct 1909, Dunnville, Placentia Bay, NF / d. abt Nov 1909, Dunville, NF
  • John Murphy, b. 16 Dec 1910 / d. 31 Oct 1999, Marblehead, MA / m. Ann M Follett
  • Luci Murphy, b. 01 Oct 1912, Ship Harbour, Placentia Bay, NF / d. 18 Apr 2002, Freshwater, NF / m. Marcellus Maher
  • Jerimiah Murphy, b. 04 Sep 1915, Ship Harbour, NF / d. 09 Feb 1988, Dunnville, Placentia Bay, NF
  • Tobias Murphy, b. 14 Sep 1917, Long Harbour, NF / d. 14 Oct 1996, Brockton, MA / m. Mary Ellen Gerossi


Photos of Bridget Mary Murphy and friends or family:

Bridget Mary Murphy, c. 1930

Theresa (L), Bridget (R) and their mother, Ellen (Tobin) Murphy, about 1925-1928

Bridget’s father, John Murphy, about 1905-1915

John Power and Bridget Murphy wedding, June 1, 1930

Bridget (R) with sister-in-law Ellen (Nell) O’Reilly, abt 1930

John Power and Bridget Murphy, late 1920s


Click here to see how John and Bridget met…