Brief Life History of William Burr
When William Burr Morehouse was born on 17 October 1811, in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, William Morehouse, was 27 and his mother, Esther Burr, was 25. He married Mary Burr Lyon about 1834, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 August 1878, in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- W B Morehouse, "United States Census, 1870"
- William B. Morehouse, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Wm. in entry for William B. Morehouse, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from any of the many places called Moorhouse in Yorkshire or Durham (from Old English mōr ‘moor’ + hūs ‘house’). In some cases the surname may have become Morris . This name is also established in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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