Brief Life History of George
When George Morrison was born on 22 May 1844, in Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Stewart Morrison, was 30 and his mother, Jeanette Sievewright, was 29. He married Eliza Morgan on 2 February 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in St George Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1870. He died on 25 April 1927, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- George Morrison, "United States Census, 1870"
- George Morrison, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- George Morrison, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
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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