Junius Spencer Morgan I (1813 - 1890)

Born 14 Apr 1813 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Juliet (Pierpont) Morgan — married 2 May 1836 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1890 at age 76 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco

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Biography

Junius was the son of Joseph Morgan III and Sally (Spencer) Morgan.^[1]

14 APR 1813 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

14 APR 1813 West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Junius married on 02 MAY 1836 Hartford, Connecticut (The Barbour Collection) He was of Hartford, Conn., but later associated with the Banking-house of Peabody & Morgan of London, England, where he resided many years.

Junius was buried after 8 April 1890. Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (Find A Grave)

Age at Death: 77

08 APR 1890 Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Italy (Russell)

"Junius Spencer Morgan was injured in a runaway accident at Monte Carlo, Monaco, Italy, April 4, 1890 from the effects of which he died four days later. His body was brought to America, and now rests in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford." (Starr)

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 566612 / MLR Number A1 508; NARA Series: M1372; Roll #: 42

• Russell, Gurdon Wadsworth. Contributions to the History of Christ Church, Hartford (Belknap & Warfield, Hartford, 1895) Vol. 1, Page 474-5
• Wikipedia: Junius_Spencer_Morgan
• Barnum, Mary Pierpont. Pierpont Genealogy and Connecting Lines (Boston, 1928) Page 17
• Adams, Charles. Middletown Upper Houses, A History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut, from 1650 to 1800 (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) Page 547
• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934. Junius Spencer Morgan.Birth: 1813. Spouse Name: Juliet Pierpont
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. 1994-2002
• S698: UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Provo, UT 2008)
• Bobish, Sherri Title: New York Times (New York City, New York) Death and Marriage Index, 1890
• S705: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
• Find A Grave: Memorial #30848453: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
• Morgan, Nathaniel Harris. Updated Morgan Genealogy: A History of James Morgan, of New London, Connecticut, and His Descendants, from 1607 to 1997 (Heritage Books, Maryland, 1998)
• Page 243: "...settled first in Hartford, as a merchant; removed to Boston, and afterwards to London, England, and became a partner there in the widely celebrated banking house of George Peabody & Co. and is now the successor of that eminent banking house."
• Starr, Frank Farnsworth. The Miles Morgan Family of Springfield, Massachusetts (Hartford, Conn., 1904) Page 53
• "Junius Spencer Morgan was injured in a runaway accident at Monte Carlo, Monaco, Italy, April 4, 1890 from the effects of which he died four days later. His body was brought to America, and now rests in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford."