When John Morris was born on 8 January 1794, in Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales, his father, John Thomas Morris, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Conway, was 42. He married Barbara Thomas on 11 June 1814, in Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 18 September 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).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.
Possible Related NamesJohn Morris and his family were taught about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by Elder John Parry. To read Elder Parry's journal, visit http://welshmormon.byu.edu/Resource_Info.aspx?id …
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