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'''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
Buried United States Naval Academy- Boatswain US Navy (75854913)
[[File:20170913 125401.jpg|thumb|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
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)
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