Murdock, Eliab W., 1820-1877.

Eliab W. Murdock, the son of James and Ruth Washburn Murdock, was born May 13, 1820, in Hebron, Maine. He married Sarah Ann Goodridge Banister in September 1848. Sarah, born March 18, 1816, was the daughter of John Goodridge of Boston and the widow of Samuel Bradley Banister of Boston. The Murdocks lived in Paris, Maine, where Eliab was owner of a grist mill. He enlisted in the 17th Maine Regiment, Company F in 1862, was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863, re-enlisted in the Veteran Reserve Corps in August 1864, and was discharged in November 1865. Sarah Murdock died April 16, 1876 and Eliab Murdock died June 1, 1877.

From the description of Papers, 1841-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 666899894