Aurelia Content (Morris) Jarvis (1797 - 1830)

Born 3 Jul 1797 in Otsego, New York, United States

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Died 27 May 1830 at age 32 in Fly Creek, Otsego, New York, United States

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Biography

Mayflower descendant of Governor William Bradford, John Alden, Priscilla Mullins, William Mullins, Alice Mullins, Thomas Rogers.

Chester Jarvis and Aurelia Content Morris were fourth cousins:

Chester Jarvis (1792-1870) and Aurelia Content (Morris) Jarvis (1797-1830) are both descendants of William Bradford Jr (1624-1704).

1. Chester is the son of Abigail (Griswold) Jarvis (1770-1862) [unknown confidence] 2. Abigail is the daughter of Anna (Hyde) Stearns (1753-1831) [unknown confidence] 3. Anna is the daughter of Althea (Bradford) Hyde (1715-1798) [unknown confidence] 4. Althea is the daughter of Joseph Bradford (1675-1747) [unknown confidence] 5. Joseph is the son of William Bradford Jr (1624-1704) [confident] This makes William the third great grandfather of Chester.

1. Aurelia is the daughter of Betsey (Bradford) Morris (1771-1832) [unknown confidence] 2. Betsey is the daughter of George Bradford (bef.1732-1794) [unknown confidence] 3. George is the son of Peris Bradford (1694-1746) [confident] 4. Peris is the son of Samuel Bradford (abt.1668-1714) [confident] 5. Samuel is the son of William Bradford Jr (1624-1704) [confident] This makes William the third great grandfather of Aurelia.

She was born in the town of Otsego, July 3, 1797. Her father, Samuel Morris, was born in Rhode Island, August 8, 1767. A genealogy of the Morris family has been compiled by Jonathan Flynt Morris. Samuel married Betsey Bradford, a native of Woodstock, Conn., and a lineal descendant of Governor Bradford of Pilgrim fame. The line of descent runs from this William Bradford, second Governor of Plymouth Colony, through Major William Bradford, Samuel Bradford, and Peres Bradford, father of Betsey (Bradford) Morris. Samuel Morris and Betsey Bradford were married January 1, 1793. He had come here previous to his marriage and had bought a tract of land in the Christian Hill School District, and had cleared a small piece of the land, on which he had built a log cabin, and when he returned with his bride, they began life together in that pioneer dwelling. Mrs. Morris soon opened a private school in that log house, which was one of the first schools taught in Hartwick, Not long after Mr. Morris sold that place to Rufus Steere, and purchased a tract of timber land across the line in the town of Otsego, that farm being now occupied by his great-grandson, Frank Jarvis. He and his wife were ever active in whatever good work was being carried on for the uplifting of the community, and their names will always be associated with the founding and up building of the first Universalist society organized west of the Hudson River, now known as Christ church and they were consistent members of that church as long as they lived. His death occurred May 7, 1838, that of his wife, September 21, 1867, and their last resting -place is on the home farm, as is that of Lemuel Morris, great-grandfather of subject. Lemuel Morris was grandfather of commodore Charles Morris. The latter visited his grandfather and Uncle Samuel before the death of the grandfather, about 1810, coming from Rhode Island.

• Fact: Burial Fly Creek Valley Cemetery, Fly Creek, Otsego, New York

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 June 2020, 15:44), entry for Aurelia Content Morris (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7GS-8SZ ); contributed by various users.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLV-H2RZ : 11 July 2016), Aurelia Content Morris Jarvis, 1830; Burial, , Otsego, New York, United States of America, Fly Creek Valley Cemetery; citing record ID 96539464, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Hall, Ruth Gardiner. Descendants of Governor William Bradford (through the first seven generations). Bradford Family Compact, 1951. Page 393. Accessed 11 February 2018 at: https://www.gengophers.com/book.html#/book/5451?page=409&given=Betsey&surname=Bradford

• Jarvis, George A., Jarvis, George Murray, Wetmore, William Jarvis. "The Jarvis Family; or The Descendants of The First Settlers of the Name in Massachusetts and Long Island." Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1879. Pages 160, 163-164. Accessed April 3, 2017 at https://ia902604.us.archive.org/18/items/jarvisfamilyorde00jarvuoft/jarvisfamilyorde00jarvuoft.pdf

• Frederick T. Jarvis Biography, Contributed by Rene' Treffeisen. Accessed 17 February 2019 at: http://theusgenweb.org/ny/otsego/bios/fredericktjarvisbio.htm