Brief Life History of Julia Ann
When Julia Ann Morris was born on 9 July 1812, in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, her father, Moses Morris, was 42 and her mother, Susannah Morris, was 41. She married Samuel C. Mcmurtrey from January 1833 to December 1833. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 11 daughters. She died in November 1862, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Julia Mc Murtry in household of Saml Mc Murtry, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Julia Ann Morris - birth: 9 July 1812; Montgomery, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
- Julia Ann Morris in entry for Chestina Mcmurtrey Coffin, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
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1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).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.
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Ensign Article Feb 2003 "True Community: Latterday Saints in San Bernardino 1851-1857 by Marilyn Mills
(The 1860 Census shows that Samuel and Julia Ann McMurtrey had two children born in California in the 1850's. Zilla's death record says she was born in San Bernardino, California so this history is p …
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