Martin Murphy Jr.
Martin Murphy Jr. | |
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| Born | November 9, 1807 County Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | October 20, 1884 (aged 76) San Jose, California, U.S. (now Sunnyvale) |
| Resting place | Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mary Bulger (m. 1831–) |
| Children | 11, including Bernard D. Murphy, Patrick W. Murphy, Elizabeth Yuba Murphy |
| Father | Martin Murphy Sr. |
| Relatives | John Marion Murphy (brother), Daniel Martin Murphy (brother) |
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Martin Murphy Jr. (November 9, 1807 – October 20, 1884) was an Irish-born American farmer, and settler who founded Sunnyvale, California. He owned Murphy's Ranch in Elk Grove, California, which was the location of the start of the Bear Flag Revolt, and is now a historical site. His former residence is the Martin Murphy House, which was replicated and is now used as the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum.
He is from the Murphy family who were on the first wagon train to cross the Sierra Nevada, they were early settlers in California, and the founders of early Santa Clara Valley.