Morgan Louis Eckert (1806 - 1871)

Born 4 Jan 1806 in Ulster, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Sahler (Quick) Eckert — married about 1827 in New York

Husband of Celindia Webster — married 10 Mar 1867 in Decorah, Winnesheik co. Iowa

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1871 at age 65 in Shell Rock, Freeborn Co., Minnesota

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Biography

1) Morgan Louis Eckert ... ^[1] 2) Morgan was born in Ulster, Ulster New York. He was married to Maria Quick in New York and Moved 1st to Paris Township, Howard County Iowa where he had a farm. He sold Part of this farm to Lemuel Buley and moved to Winnesheik Ia. Morgan was in Military Residence in London, Freeborn County, Minnesota in 1856. He also Homesteaded land in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Brother Cornelius and his children are also shown in Freeborn County Minnesota. This Eckert family came a long way from the Palatinate to Rhinebeck Flats and Kingston New York area, Through Iowa to Minnesota and the Dakotas.

A Significant fact occurs during this period with the interaction of the Rose family with the Eckert Family. The Rose family had relocated to Lime Springs, Iowa. Located approx 5 miles north of Paris Township. Electa Jane Rose Died 1868 and is buried in Rural Etna Cemetary in Filmore County, Minnesota.

Morgan and Maria had 7 or 8 children and apparently were instrumental in Moving many of the Eckert Family members from New York to Iowa and Minnesota.

Morgans First wife Mary Quick died in 1867 and he remarried to Celynda Webster in 1867. He died in 1871. Do you have information about Eckert? Please contribute to his biography. Everything on WikiTree is a collaborative work-in-progress.

Sources

• 1) Reformed Dutch Church of kingston Ulster New York

• 2) Register of Baptism and Marriage The old Dutch Church of Kingston Ulster New York.

• 3) U.S. Census 1860,1870,1880,1900

• 4) Iowa Marriage Records for Howard County, Iowa

• 5) Personal Memories of John Ellis from stories and records of Ida L. Eckert who was born in Shell Rock, Minnesota to James Hardenburg Eckert and Ida L. Thompson.

"Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDDV-81Q : 4 December 2014), Louis Eckert in entry for Benjamin Berger Eckert, 20 Oct 1936; citing Dale, Cottonwood, Minnesota, United States, reference No. 3064; FHL microfilm 2,242,376.

"Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDDS-QMF : 4 December 2014), Morgan L Eckert in entry for John Eckert, 28 Feb 1931; citing Dead Lake, Ottertail, Minnesota, reference 10580; FHL microfilm 2,242,306.

"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K679-VMJ : 7 September 2016), Morgan L Eckert, E.D. 5, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States; citing p. , line #3, family #307, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 842,646.

................Resources added by Tina (Smith) Ryle 7/29/2017.........................

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by John Ellis, Mar 15, 2013

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Ida L. Eckert for all the good memories. Thanks to Dean E. Ellis for the memories and research to prove this Profile Thanks to John Ellis for starting this profile.

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