Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Morris was born on 22 June 1839, in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Morris II, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Alexander, was 33. He married Nellie Eklind about 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 February 1922, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Morris, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Joseph Morris, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Joseph Morris in entry for Emily Morris Halverson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).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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History of Joseph Morris
Joseph Morris was the son of William Morris and Elizabeth Alexander. He was born the 22nd of June, 1839 in Redding, England, and died the 27th of February, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He j …
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