Susan Morris

Brief Life History of Susan

When Susan Morris was born on 19 May 1844, in Newbury, Berkshire, England, her father, Richard Morris II, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Alexander, was 38. She married John Edwin Buckwalter on 23 July 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Boxford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 12 December 1935, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Edwin Buckwalter
1834–1870
Susan Morris
1844–1935
Marriage: 23 July 1863
John Edwin Buckwalter Jr.
1864–1935
Albert William Buckwalter
1866–1929
Ellen Susan Buckwalter
1867–1942

Sources (56)

  • Susan Morris Turner, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Susan Morriss, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Susan Buckwalter, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).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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A Brief History of Susan Morris Buckwalter Turner

From a manuscript written on old "Book of Remembrance" pages, no author. Punctuation and typos have been corrected. Susan Morris Buckwalter Turner was born in Redding, England, May 19, 1844, the daug …

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