Rev.
John
Morrill
Born in Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Enoch Morrill
and Eunice (Pearson) Morrill
Brother of
Daniel Morrill and Israel Morrill
Husband of
Elizabeth Pierce (Danforth) Morrill
— married
29 Sep 1831 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jul 2019
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Biography
John Morrill was an early resident of Rockford, Illinois.
John was born in 1796 in New Hampshire. He was the son ofEnoch Morrill and Eunice Pearson . [1]
He married Elizabeth Danforth in 1831. [2][3]
They had one daughter, Mary Elizabeth, born in Indiana in 1835.
John's brother Israel married Elizabeth's sister, Elizabeth.
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| First Congregational Church of Rockford built by Germanicus Kent and George W. Brinkerhoff |
He came to Winnebago County as a home missionary and organized the First Congregational Church in Rockford in 1837. [4][5]
He served there one year then served at the organization of First Presbyterian Church in Belvidere.
In 1841 he founded the Seward Congregational Church. [6]
John passed away in 1874.
1870 US Census
Pecatonica, Illinois [7]
- Name: John Morrill
- Age in 1870: 73
- Birthplace: New Hampshire
- Home in 1870: Pecatonica, Winnebago, Illinois
- Occupation: Congl Clergyman
- John Morrill 73 New Hampshire
- Elisabeth P Morrill 67 New Hampshire
- Mary E Morrill 34 Indiana
Sources
- ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDXN-59K : 10 February 2018), John Morrill, 25 Sep 1796; citing Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire; FHL microfilm 15,334.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQW-L22 : 9 February 2018), John Morrill and Elizabeth P. Danforth, 08 Sep 1831; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 496,897, 767,599, 878,780.
- ↑ Ancestry Record 7853 #501439 Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
- Name: John Morrill
- Gender: Male
- Spouse: Elizabeth P. Danforth
- Marriage Date: 29 Sep 1831
- City: Waltham
- County: Middlesex
- Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0873745 item 3.
- ↑ Condon, William, Nuggets of History (PDF) July-August, 1971.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBV-HZC : 15 August 2017), John Morrill, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing p. 414, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 73; FHL microfilm 7,644.
- ↑ Seward Congregational Church History
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-JVF : 8 June 2019), John Morrill, 1870.
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #89844329: accessed 9 July 2019), memorial page for Rev John Morrill (25 Aug 1796–16 Dec 1874), citing Pecatonica Cemetery, Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by RobMinteer57 (contributor 47389024) .
- Rowland, Katherine E., C.G. ”The Pioneers of Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, Who Came before 1841”. Baltimore, MA: Gateway Press, 1990.
- Church, Charles. ”Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois”. Chicago, Illinois: Clarke S.J. Publishing, 1905. Page 21.
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