Brief Life History of Chancey Hall
When Chancey Hall Morris was born in 1829, in Newberry, South Carolina, United States, his father, George Morris, was 34 and his mother, Mary Ann Harmon, was 30. He married Elizabeth Bedenbaugh about 1846, in Newberry, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 8 April 1865, in Point Lookout, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Scotland, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States.
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- Chancey Morris, "United States Census, 1850"
- Chancey Hall Morris, "Find A Grave Index"
- Chauncey Hall Morris in entry for Mr Marion Chauncey Morris, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed
In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).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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