Brief Life History of George Henry
When George Henry Morley was born on 10 February 1831, in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States, his father, Alfred Charles Morley, was 25 and his mother, Urania Lucretia Conant, was 24. He married Sarah Anna Clubbs on 28 July 1874. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 14 February 1887, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.
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- George H Morley, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890"
- George H Morley, "Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records"
- Geo. H. Morley in entry for Geo. A. Morley and Eliz. M. Fitzgerald, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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
English: habitational name from any of various places called Morley (for example in Derbyshire, County Durham, Norfolk, and Yorkshire), or Moreleigh in Devon, all of which are named from Old English mōr ‘moor’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Irish (Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murghaile ‘descendant of Murghal’, a personal name based on muir ‘sea’ + gal ‘valour’.
Irish (Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murthuile ‘descendant of Murthuile’, a personal name derived from muir ‘sea’ + tuile ‘tide’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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