John Morris was born on 26 July 1834, in Floyd, Floyd, Oneida, New York, United States. He married Jeraldine Thayer on 29 December 1858. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Floyd, Oneida, New York, United States in 1880. He died in Floyd, Floyd, Oneida, New York, United States.
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1834– Female
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English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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