Brief Life History of Thomas Butler
When Thomas Butler Morgan was born on 16 November 1823, in Shreve, Wayne, Ohio, United States, his father, Stephen Morgan, was 43 and his mother, Priscilla Butler, was 38. He married Sarah Jane Shreve on 5 March 1846, in Wayne, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Monroe Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Clinton Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States for about 23 years. He died on 7 December 1883, in Shreve, Wayne, Ohio, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Big Prairie, Ripley Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States.
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- Thomas Morgan, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thomas Morgan, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Thomas Morgan, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).
Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).
Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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