1 , ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁in ▁N ah ant , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Att or ne ys ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Del aware ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Del aware ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁by ▁Herbert ▁Ho over ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁officers ▁Category : Har vard ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Rose ▁of ▁Moon co in ▁is ▁a ▁ball ad ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁by ▁Water ford ▁school te acher ▁and ▁poet ; ▁W att ▁Mur phy , ▁who ▁met ▁and ▁gradually ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁girl ▁called ▁Elizabeth , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Mol ly , ▁and ▁set ▁in ▁Moon co in , ▁Ireland . ▁Elizabeth ▁was ▁just ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁W att ▁was ▁then ▁ 5 6 , ▁but ▁the ▁difference ▁in ▁age ▁was ▁of ▁no ▁consequence ▁to ▁either ▁of ▁them . ▁Both ▁were ▁intellect uals , ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁often ▁st roll ▁along ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Su ir , ▁compos ing ▁and ▁rec iting ▁poetry . ▁However , ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁father , ▁who ▁was