Thomas Morrow was born in 1813, in County Armagh, Ireland. He married Mary Ann Thistle about 1839, in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to New York, United States in 1839. He died on 13 February 1860, in Dundalk, Grey, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 47, and was buried in Dundalk, Grey, Ontario, Canada.
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Irish: variant of McMorrow .
Americanized form of French and Walloon Moreau and of French Morin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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