Brief Life History of Morris
When Morris Haight was born on 13 April 1799, in New York, United States, his father, Robert Haight, was 28 and his mother, Phebe Tripp, was 20. He married Lois Myrick on 11 October 1821. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, United States in 1865 and Delafield, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States in 1870. He died on 7 October 1870, in Hartland, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Village Of Hartland Cemetery, Hartland, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Morris Haight, "New York State Census, 1865"
- Morris Haight, "Find A Grave Index"
- Morris Haight in entry for Samuel Pulford and Mary J. Haight, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
Spouse and Children
1799–1870 Male
1802–1875 Female
Children (9)
1822–1897 Female
1823– Female
1825– Female
1827–1863 Male
1829– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1770–1843 Male
1779–1849 Female
Siblings (11)
1792–1869 Male
1797–1855 Male
1799–1870 Male
1802–1802 Female
1803–1872 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1805
Age 6
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 20
Name Meaning
possibly a variant of Hight , a topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
perhaps sometimes a nickname from Middle English hait ‘merry; revelry’.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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