John Morrison (abt. 1812)

Born about 1812 in Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Caroline (Hogan) Morrison — married 14 Nov 1844 (to 1865) in Montreal, Canada East

Died [date unknown] in Huntingdon, Montérégie, Canada East.

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Biography

DOB Notes:
per 1861 Huntingdon Census born NY 1812
Per 1851 Huntingdon Census born Scotland, 1816, (using this location and date)
more research is needed.

November 14, 1844: marriage Caroline Hogan White at Anglican Trinity Memorial Chapel, Montreal, Canada East.

1851: resided in Village of Huntingdon, Beauharnois County, Canada East.

1861: resided in Village of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Canada East.

Possible 2nd marriage: likely circumstantial evidence exists that this John Morrison, county clerk of Huntingdon Canada married a 2nd time to Catherine Anderson Copland on September 24 1866, and subsequently had 8 children, Wedding certificate states this was John's 2nd marriage but does not include name of 1st wife. More research is needed.
Names of children of above John Morrison and Catherine Anderson Copland
Alexander Copland Morrison
Katherine Anderson Morrison
John Salten Morrison
Philip Huntley Morrison
Mina Copland Morrison
Howard Bickersteth Morrison
Anna Rachel Morrison
Archibald Copeland Morrison

1867: Occupation: County Clerk, Village of Huntingdon, Beauharnois County, Canada East.

Sources

• Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp. Description: Year or Year Range: 1844. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original data:Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Folio:Nineteenth https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d13p_1170d1464?pId=13838107 Accessed October 18, 2022.

• Year: 1851; Census Place: Beauharnois, Canada East (Quebec); Schedule: A; Roll: C-1111; Page: 1; Line: 16. Description: Sub-district: Huntingdon (village). Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Census of 1851;Page: 1. (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM): Nova Scotia Board of Statistics, 1851.NS Archives and Records Management gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Infringement of this condition may result in legal action.Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1061/images/e092-e002295974?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=2725786 Accessed October 18, 2022.

• Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1282-1283. Description: County: Huntingdon. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1861 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index. Original data:Canada. "Census returns for 1861." Page: 3; LAC microfilm C-999 to C-1007, C-1010 to C-1093, C-1095 to C-1108, C-1232 to C-1331, M-1165 to M-1166, M-1168 to M-1171, M-556, M-874 to M-878, M-880 to M-886, M-896 to M-900. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.Census of Nova Scotia, 1861. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM): Nova Scotia Board of Statistics, 1861.NS Archives and Records Management gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Infringement of this condition may result in legal action.Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1570/images/4108706_00009?pId=793708008 Accessed October 18, 2022.

• The Eastern Townships Gazetteer and General Business Directory, Smith & Company St. Johns Canada, May 1867, Pages: 44, 93. https://books.google.com/books?id=h_pAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=john+morrison+huntingdon+circuit+clerk+canada+east&source=bl&ots=pYsNFDewUH&sig=ACfU3U1SmSksGHR2PPtjAu6F8fYeOavTVg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjL0YWwser6AhVfE0QIHcqFBQ8Q6AF6BAggEAM#v=onepage&q=morrison&f=false Accessed October 18, 2022.

• Huntingdon Gleaner Newspaper Extracts, Rootsweb.com website; John Morrison obituary, March 3, 1886 https://sites.rootsweb.com/~qchuntin/gleaner/1886.htm Occtober 18, 2022.