Brief Life History of William Wilham
William Wilham Morgan was born on 21 July 1803, in Whitchurch, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom as the son of William Morgan and Ann Thomas. He married Jane Jones on 16 March 1828, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1849. He died on 1 March 1889, in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Wales 1841 Census: William Morgan and Mary
- Legacy NFS Source: William W. Morgan - Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: William Morgan
- Breconshire, Wales Marriages, 1813-1837- William Morgan
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1807 · Louisiana is Divided into 19 Parishes
Louisiana was divided into 19 parishes (rather than counties or boroughs) on March 31, 1807. Currently, there are 64 parishes in Louisiana.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).
Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).
Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William Morgan Life Sketch with Mary Treharne and Martha Williams
A physical description of William W. Morgan states he was good looking, small, and had curly brown hair. His granddaughter Pauline Morgan Ramsey recalled he was very interested in music. He loved to s …
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