Brief Life History of Lucelia Catherine
When Lucelia Catherine Forbes was born on 20 September 1840, in Paris, Oxford, Maine, United States, her father, Elbridge Forbes, was 28 and her mother, Julia Prentiss, was 25. She married Henry Franklin Morton on 22 September 1861. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in South Paris, Oxford, Maine, United States in 1900. She died on 8 April 1924, in Paris, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oxford, Oxford, Maine, United States.
Photos and Memories (2)
Do you know Lucelia Catherine? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (43)
- Lucile C Morton, "United States Census, 1920"
- Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922
- Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Oxford, Maine, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Forbes in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, so named from Gaelic forba ‘field, district’ + the locative suffix -ais. The placename is pronounced in two syllables, with the stress on the second, and the surname until recently reflected this. Today, however, it is generally a monosyllable.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Firbhisigh ‘son of Fearbhisigh’, a personal name composed of elements meaning ‘man’ + ‘prosperity’.
History: A family of this name (see 2 above) in Connacht was famous for its traditional historians, compilers of the Book of Lecan.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.