Sarah Jane Morris
1844–
Boss, Dent, Missouri, United States
The Life of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Morris was born on 7 November 1844, in Boss, Dent, Missouri, United States, her father, Caleb Morris, was 27 and her mother, Mary Ann Polly Canady, was 24. She lived in Crawford, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Dent, Missouri, United States in 1860.
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Family Time Line
Caleb Morris
1817–1900
Mary Ann Polly Canady
1820–1865
Susanah A Morris
1839–
Julia Ann Morris
1841–1924
Edmond B Morris
1842–
Sarah Jane Morris
1844–
Mary Ann Morris
1847–
Abraham Franklin Morris
1850–1929
Charles Hyatt Morris
1852–1900
Ferdinand Monroe Morris
1854–1933
Victoria Isabelle Morris
1857–1918
Cornelia Francis Morris
1860–1919
Parents & Siblings
1817–1900Male
1820–1865Female
siblings
(10)
1839–Female
1841–1924Female
1842–Male
1844–Female
1847–Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 2
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860
Age 16
In 1860, the Pony Express used men riding on horseback to carry mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 31
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
1 English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, 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.2 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa ( see Morrissey ).3 Welsh: Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
S I Morris in household of Caleb Morris, "United States Census, 1850"
S J Morris in household of Caleb Morris, "United States Census, 1870"
Sarah Morris in household of Caleb Morris, "United States Census, 1860"
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