Murray home and livery stable, Sanford, ca. 1910
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Sanford-Springvale Historical Society
Edmund G. Murray, son of Horace and Lucy (Welch) Murray, was born in Shapleigh, March 5, 1835. He moved to Springvale about 1856.
He worked as a shoemaker, was later in the livery business, and was well known among the horsemen of the state.
In 1861 he enlisted in Sanford's company in the Eighth Maine Regiment. For bravery in battle, he received many promotions, with an offer of a commission in the regular army, which he did not accept.
After the capture of Richmond he was appointed Assistant Provost Marshal. He was mustered out January 18, 1866, having re-enlisted in the meantime.
In 1870. Cap. Murray was appointed deputy sheriff, and served for twenty-eight years. He held other town offices as well.
In 1855, he married Dorothy A. Quimby, of Newfield.
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