Brief Life History of Angelina
When Angelina Morrison was born in May 1838, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Richard Morrison, was 29 and her mother, Diantha Bebee, was 24. She married James Allen Kelsey in 1855. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Kinzua (historical), Mead Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Kinzua Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 18 July 1914, at the age of 76, and was buried in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Angeline Kelsey in household of James Kelsey, "United States Census, 1860"
- Angeline Morrison Kelsey, "Find A Grave Index"
- Angeline Morrison in household of Richard Morrison, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (7)
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.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’, a diminutive of Muirgheas, a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.
Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’, a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).
Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name Morris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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