Henry Morris (1784 - 1842)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Smith) Morris — married 29 Sep 1819 in Essex County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1842 at age 58 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Henry was born in 1784. Henry is the child of Robert Morris and Mary White. He married Eliza Jane Smith on September 29, 1819. They had eight children, among whom Mary married Joshua Leonard and Sarah married Dr. James Darrach.

From Find a Grave: "High Sheriff of Philadelphia. Died at 4:30 p.m. on December 1, 1842 due to chronic enlargement of the heart. "

Sources

Genesis of the White Family: A Connected Record of the White Family ... by Emma Siggins White, p. 143

See also:

• New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW5Y-6FC : accessed 10 September 2015), Henry Morris and Elizabeth Jane Smith, 29 Sep 1819; citing Essex, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 914,211.

• The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families, Howard L. Leckey, Leckey. Genealogical Publishing Co., 6-1-2009.

• Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6Z5-W6J : accessed 27 September 2015), Henry Morris, 02 Dec 1842; citing , Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,905,934.

• Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11322906