Brief Life History of Henry Morgan
When Henry Morgan Willis was born on 13 September 1803, in Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, Richard Willis, was 43 and his mother, Sybil Ranney, was 38. He married Cornelia Wright about 1834, in Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 22 September 1878, in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, United States.
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- Henry M Willis, "United States Census, 1870"
- H. M. Willis, "Find A Grave Index"
- Unknown in entry for George Willis, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1816
Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
variant of Will with genitival -s. This surname represents a retention of the second syllable, introduced by the addition of the Middle English genitival suffix -es, which would have been pronounced in the Middle English period. Compare Wills . In some cases the name is a variant of Willey , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
variant of Willows .
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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