Charles James Murphy

Charles James Murphy (1842 - 1908) - The man who named Eastport.

Born- Jan 28, 1842 Eastport, Washington County, Maine. Died Feb 24, 1908 Annapolis, Maryland.

Buried United States Naval Academy- Boatswain US Navy (75854913)



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 (her death and burial mentioned Aug 15, 1885, Annapolis Repub & Gazette)

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)