Moses Morrill (abt. 1718 - abt. 1805)

Born about 9 Mar 1718 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Wadleigh — married 15 Apr 1742 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 23 Jul 1805 at about age 87 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Moses Morrill married Sarah Wadleigh on 15 Apr 1742 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts ^[1].

Moses S Morrill died 23 Jul 1805 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States^[2]

Research Notes

Moses Morrill served as a Captain in the Continental Army during Revolutionary War, as recorded on 28 Jun 1776^[3]. It needs to be confirmed that this is the correct Moses Morrill.

This is not the Moses Morrill that drowned 26 Mar 1799 (at age 7) and is buried in Corner Cemetary.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHN4-VX5 : 4 November 2017), Moses Morrill and Sarah Wadleigh, 15 Apr 1742; citing Marriage, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,105.
2. ↑ Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
3. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WB-9X9K?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-N29%3A355082801 : 31 October 2017), 42-Massachusetts (jacket 91-91) > image 145 of 240; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).

• From Kate Gibson noting: FN Topsfield Historical Society, 1915, Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Page 433 & Topsfield Historical Society, 1913, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Page 427.