Hannah Maria Morgan

23 July 1823–27 September 1900 (Age 77)
Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

The Life Summary of Hannah Maria

When Hannah Maria Morgan was born on 23 July 1823, in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Ashby Morgan Jr, was 36 and her mother, Lucy Burton, was 34. She married Charles W. Edwards on 22 April 1849. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 27 September 1900, in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Charles W. Edwards
1826–1905
Hannah Maria Morgan
1823–1900
Marriage: 22 April 1849
Henrietta M. Edwards
1852–1926

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 April 1849
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 2
    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.
    1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
    Age 10
    In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot. 
    1846
    Age 23
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Merrigan
    Morgans

    Sources (16)

    • Hannah Maria Morgan, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
    • Hannah M Edwards in household of Charles W Edwards, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Hannah M. Morgan in entry for G B Bryant Winn and Henrietta M. Edwards, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

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