Brief Life History of Morris
When Morris Risley was born about 1746, in Absecon, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States, his father, Richard Risley, was 31 and his mother, Rebecca Doughty, was 27. He married Jemima Lake in 1768, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 29 June 1802, at the age of 57.
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- Morris Risley, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
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1775
"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Risley in Winwick (Lancashire), Risley (Derbyshire), Riseley (Bedfordshire), or Riseley Farm in Swallowfield (Berkshire). The placenames derive from Old English hrīs ‘brushwood’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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