Brief Life History of Richard Boles
When Richard Boles Morris was born on 3 April 1811, in Milford Center, Otsego, New York, United States, his father, Charles Morris, was 36 and his mother, Catherine Ellerson, was 33. He married Zilpha Westcott on 1 March 1838, in Milford, Milford, Otsego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Milford, Milford, Otsego, New York, United States for about 25 years. He died on 26 December 1877, in Milford Center, Otsego, New York, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Milford Center, Otsego, New York, United States.
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- Richard Morris, "United States Census, 1870"
- RICHARD B MORRIS, "BillionGraves Index"
- Whitman, Roscoe L, HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE ANCESTORS AND SOME DESCENDANTS OF STUKELY WESTCOTT : one of the thirteen original proprietors of Providence Plantation and the colony of Rhode Island (Oneonta, NY: Otsego Publishing Co, 1932-1939)
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
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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