Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . March 16, 185; (VI) Lucius Adelbert Murdock, son of Elish:Murdock (5), was born in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. August 28, 1837. He attended the publischools of his native town until eleven years oldAt that age he left home with fifty cents in hipocket and hired out to William Joslin. He earneisixteen dollars in the first month of working ouand he saved as well as earned money. At th ? age of fifteen he bought a farm in Hubbardstorwhich ha
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . March 16, 185; (VI) Lucius Adelbert Murdock, son of Elish:Murdock (5), was born in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. August 28, 1837. He attended the publischools of his native town until eleven years oldAt that age he left home with fifty cents in hipocket and hired out to William Joslin. He earneisixteen dollars in the first month of working ouand he saved as well as earned money. At th ? age of fifteen he bought a farm in Hubbardstorwhich has since been known as the Murdock Farn:and in three years he had cut off wood enough, sithat w-ith his savings he had the property free 0debt. His ambition led him finally to leave Hubbardston. He sold the farm to good advantage amwent to East Templeton as engineer for the Derb;Chair Company. He was there but a short timwhen he had an opportunity to make some mone;by handling winnowing machines. His thrift anenergy interested William Smith, a manufacturer 0tinware, in Templeton Centre, and Mr. Murdoc!accepted a position offered him by Mr. Smith. Ii. WORCESTER COUNTY 409 1861 Mr. Smith moved his business to Worcester;and took Mr. Murdock into partnership. The firmname was Smiih & Murdock and their place was 174 Main street, near Lincoln firm manufactured and dealt in silver and tinware. In 1873 the firm was dissolved and Mr. Mur-dock went into business with his son, Frank dealing in wool stock at Bigelow 1880 he was appointed general agent of thePenn Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadel-phia, Pennsylvania, with offices in Boston, and he; withdrew from business in Worcester. For twenty-five years he was actively engaged in the duties ofhis position with the Penn company. He was wellknown throughout New England among insurancemen and took a high standing among them. Heenjoyed the complete confidence of his company,and under his manag
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