Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Morgan was born on 20 October 1838, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Morgan, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Hardman, was 28. He married Louisa Scott on 3 August 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Iron, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 1 January 1928, in Nibley, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Edward Morgan, "United States Census, 1850"
- Edward Morgan, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Edward Morgan, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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Edward Morgan Autobiography
In Mill Creek Ward, Salt Lake County, Utah, it will be seen. My father died before I was born and he never heard the gospel, but the Mormon elders had arrived there and held a few meetings in the co …
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