When Rachel Morris was born on 6 June 1803, in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, George Morris, was 46 and her mother, Catharine Anthony, was 42. She married William Rees Davies on 23 May 1825, in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1849 and lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Kanarra Election Precinct, Kane, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 28 May 1882, in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Kanarraville Cemetery, Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States.
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Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Louisiana was divided into 19 parishes (rather than counties or boroughs) on March 31, 1807. Currently, there are 64 parishes in Louisiana.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
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