Murray Caldwell Service

Birth Name Murray Caldwell Service
Gender male
Age at Death 4 years, 15 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth May 23, 1855 Pennsylvania, United States   1a
Baptism October 14, 1855 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States   1a
Event Note

St James the Less Church, Baptisms
baptized 14 October 1855
Murray Caldwell Service, born 23 May 1855
Robert Evans Service, born 23 May 1855
both sons of Alexander M and Amanda Melvina
sponsors for both: James and Amelia Dykes

by Rev Anthony Teu Brueck

The church looks Episcopal from the list of Sunday feasts in margin
image 13: Edward Shippen Watson, Rector

Death June 7, 1859 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States   2a
Event Note

Death Certificate
Murray Caldwell Service
Died, of cholerine, on the morning of Tuesday the 7 inst Murray Caldwell Service (aged four years and 16 days) son of Alexander M and Amanda Service.
June 7, 1859
J ? Wilson, MD

Burial June 8, 1859 Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States   3a
Event Note

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Mary E Service, buried December 5, 1870, age 3 [Leckey's daughter
Murray C Service buried June 8, 1859, age 4 [Alexander's son]
lots x-240 & 242

buried in the same plot, but I don't recognize the rest of those buried there. are they Alexander's wife's family?

https://thelaurelhillcemetery.org/research/cemetery-records

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Alexander M ServiceJuly 29, 1830May 30, 1913
Mother Amanda Melvinaabout 1830before July 1, 1863
    Brother     Robert Evans Service May 23, 1855
         Murray Caldwell Service May 23, 1855 June 7, 1859
    Sister     Margaret Service about 1858

Source References

  1. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records
      • Page: St James the Less, Philadelphia, baptisms, 14 October 1855
      • Citation:

        https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2451&h=16245269&tid=&pid=&queryId=1c47efa24d7519530eff50a0dc524358&usePUB=true&_phsrc=TpU2428&_phstart=successSource

  2. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
      • Page: 7 Jun 1859, Murray Caldwell Service
      • Citation:

        "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6YV-8J6 : 8 March 2018), Alexander M Service in entry for Murray Caldwell Service, 07 Jun 1859; citing , Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,976,924.

  3. Laurel Hill Cemetery records
      • Page: lots x-240 and 242