When Harrison Morrison was born on 23 March 1817, in Warren, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Matthew Morrison Jr., was 38 and his mother, Abigail Meddock, was 37. He married Adelaide Needham on 31 October 1836, in Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in South Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States in 1855 and Cold Spring, Napoli, Cattaraugus, New York, United States in 1865. He died on 1 February 1867, in Steamburg, Coldspring, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Steamburg, Coldspring, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.
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Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’, a diminutive of Muirgheas, a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.
Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’, a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).
Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name Morris .
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