Anthony Morgan

Brief Life History of Anthony

When Anthony Morgan was born in 1799, in York, South Carolina, United States, his father, Peter K Morgan, was 30 and his mother, Noal Daffron, was 31. He married Eliza McAfee in 1837, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States in 1850. He died in 1857, in Talladega, Alabama, United States, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Anthony Morgan
1799–1857
Eliza McAfee
1816–
Marriage: 1837
Reece B Morgan
1830–
Perry Morgan
1834–1890
Charles Morgan
1837–
Charlecy A Telman Morgan
1838–
James T Morgan
1840–
Pinkney L Morgan
1844–
Elizabeth Morgan
1848–
Green T Morgan
–1856
Harriet Morgan
1843–1882

Sources (1)

  • Anthony Morgan, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

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. 

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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