Brief Life History of Sidney Leon
When Sidney Leon Morrison was born on 26 February 1884, in Canaan, Essex, Vermont, United States, his father, Herbert S. Morrison, was 24 and his mother, Hattie Josephine Gilman, was 23. He married Elsie Abigail Barrett on 24 June 1913, in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1930 and Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States in 1961. He died on 1 September 1961, in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 77.
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Sources (13)
- Sidney L Morrison, "United States Census, 1930"
- Dr Sidney L Robert Breck Mor Brigham Morrison, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
- Sidney L Morrison, "United States Census, 1920"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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