Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Morgan was born on 25 March 1821, in Much Cowarne, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Morgan, was 44 and his mother, Hannah Davies, was 29. He married Ann Ollen Watkins on 17 April 1843, in Avenbury, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Leamington, Millard, Utah, United States in 1880 and Willow Creek, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 6 July 1915, in Ririe, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Ririe Shelton Cemetery, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
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- Thos Morgan, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thomas Morgan, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Morgan, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
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World Events (8)
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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