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'''Charles James Murphy''' - The man who named Eastport.
'''Charles James Murphy''' (1842 - 1908) - The man who named Eastport.

Born- Jan 28, 1842 Eastport, Washington County, Maine. Died Feb 24, 1908 Annapolis, Maryland.


Born- Jan 28, 1842 Eastport, Washington County, Maine
Feb 24, 1908 Annapolis, Maryland
Buried United States Naval Academy- Boatswain US Navy (75854913)
Buried United States Naval Academy- Boatswain US Navy (75854913)


[[File:20170913 125401.jpg|thumb|Photo of enlistment records]]
[[File:20170913 125401.jpg|thumb|Photo of enlistment records]]


Overview Naval History:
== Overview Naval History ==
Sept 24, 1861- Enlisted in Boston, Mass
Sept 24, 1861- Enlisted in Boston, Mass

July 11, 1863- slightly wounded on the Wyoming, engaged/battled with Japanese at Simonosaki and noted in the Captain’s log (July 23, 1863) Honorable mention during battle.
July 11, 1863- slightly wounded on the Wyoming, engaged/battled with Japanese at Simonosaki and noted in the Captain’s log (July 23, 1863) Honorable mention during battle.

Nov. 2, 1864- re-enlistment
Nov. 2, 1864- re-enlistment

Nov 12, 1864 Ordered to the Swanee
Nov 12, 1864 Ordered to the Swanee

May 25, 1867 Ordered to the United States Naval Academy- Sloop Dale
May 25, 1867 Ordered to the United States Naval Academy- Sloop Dale

Retired from the Navy 24 Dec 1901 (4 years actual sea service)
Retired from the Navy 24 Dec 1901 (4 years actual sea service)

Random note on Eastport, Maine, incorporated town Feb. 24, 1798, incorporated city: March 18, 1893
Random note on Eastport, Maine, incorporated town Feb. 24, 1798, incorporated city: March 18, 1893


First Wife
== First Wife ==
Mary E Jefferson
Mary E Jefferson

August 8, 1852 Baltimore, Maryland
August 8, 1852 Baltimore, Maryland

M- April 28, 1868 Anne Arundel County
(Anne Arundel County Marriages 1851-1873 pg 79)
M- April 28, 1868 Anne Arundel County (Anne Arundel County Marriages 1851-1873 pg 79)

August 10, 1885, Annapolis, Maryland (her death and burial mentioned Aug 15, 1885, Annapolis Repub & Gazette))
August 10, 1885, Annapolis, Maryland (her death and burial mentioned Aug 15, 1885, Annapolis Repub & Gazette)

Buried at the Naval Academy (75854877)
Buried at the Naval Academy (75854877)


Second Wife
== Second Wife ==
Caroline Koch
Caroline Koch

Sept 30 1866- Stuttgart, Germany
Sept 30 1866- Stuttgart, Germany

M- March 1, 1886 – Anne Arundel County
(Anne Arundel County Marriages, 1874-1876)
M- March 1, 1886 – Anne Arundel County (Anne Arundel County Marriages, 1874-1876)

March 1, 1912 Annapolis, Maryland (jumped in the harbor)
March 1, 1912 Annapolis, Maryland (jumped in the harbor)
Buried St. Anne’s Cedar Bluff Cemetery (122396367)
Buried St. Anne’s Cedar Bluff Cemetery (122396367)

Revision as of 16:08, 27 September 2019

Charles James Murphy (1842 - 1908) - The man who named Eastport.

Born- Jan 28, 1842 Eastport, Washington County, Maine. Died Feb 24, 1908 Annapolis, Maryland.

Buried United States Naval Academy- Boatswain US Navy (75854913)

Photo of enlistment records

Overview Naval History

Sept 24, 1861- Enlisted in Boston, Mass

July 11, 1863- slightly wounded on the Wyoming, engaged/battled with Japanese at Simonosaki and noted in the Captain’s log (July 23, 1863) Honorable mention during battle.

Nov. 2, 1864- re-enlistment

Nov 12, 1864 Ordered to the Swanee

May 25, 1867 Ordered to the United States Naval Academy- Sloop Dale

Retired from the Navy 24 Dec 1901 (4 years actual sea service)

Random note on Eastport, Maine, incorporated town Feb. 24, 1798, incorporated city: March 18, 1893

First Wife

Mary E Jefferson

August 8, 1852 Baltimore, Maryland

M- April 28, 1868 Anne Arundel County (Anne Arundel County Marriages 1851-1873 pg 79)

August 10, 1885, Annapolis, Maryland (her death and burial mentioned Aug 15, 1885, Annapolis Repub & Gazette)

Buried at the Naval Academy (75854877)

Second Wife

Caroline Koch

Sept 30 1866- Stuttgart, Germany

M- March 1, 1886 – Anne Arundel County (Anne Arundel County Marriages, 1874-1876)

March 1, 1912 Annapolis, Maryland (jumped in the harbor)

Buried St. Anne’s Cedar Bluff Cemetery (122396367)