Mary Lindley Murray
American Quaker
About Mary Lindley Murray
Lived 1720 – 1782 (aged 61–62).
Death and legacy Mary Lindley Murray died on December 25, 1782,
In honor of MARY LINDLEY MURRAY WIFE OF ROBERT MURRAY for services rendered her country during the American Revolution, entertaining at her home, on this site, Gen. Howe and his officers, until the American troops under Gen. Putnam escaped. September 15, 1776 November 25, 1903 Erected by
Knickerbocker Chapter, New York Daughters of the American Revolution.
The play Small War on Murray Hill (1957) was based upon the events of September 15, 1775.
A Staten Island Ferry named the Mary Murray was launched in 1937 and in service until 1975.
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Mary Lindley Murray was born in 1720 in Pennsylvania.
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Mary Lindley Murray died on 25 December 1782.
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