Edward Morgan

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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Family Time Line

Edward Morgan
1838–1928
Louisa Scott
1840–1900
Marriage: 3 August 1856
Louisa Matilda Morgan
1857–1877
Elizabeth Marinda Morgan
1859–1932
Edward Moroni Morgan
1862–1949
John William Morgan
1864–1938
Joseph Menerey Morgan
1867–1891
Isaac Morgan
1869–1955
Ephraim Royal Morgan
1873–1922
Ernest Leroy Morgan
1877–1948

Sources (99)

  • Edward Morgan, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Edward Morgan, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Edward Morgan, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

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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