Mary (Rutter) Morrison (1784 - aft. 1870)

Born 18 Jan 1784 in Kirk Leavington, Yorkshire, England

Wife of Martin Morrison — married 14 May 1805 in Long Newton, County Durham, England

Descendants

Died after 1870 after age 85 in Niagara, New York, United States

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Biography

When Mary Rutter was born on January 18, 1784, her father, George, was 33, and her mother, Jane, was 22. She married Martin Morrison on May 14, 1805. They had nine children in 21 years:

• Matthew Morrison, 1805–1881
• Margaret Morrison, 1807–1855
• George R. Morrison, 1809–1870
• Thomas Morrison, 1814–1886
• Andrew Fisher Morrison, 1817–1867
• Martin Morrison, 1820–1830
• William Henry Morrison, 1822–1891^[1]
• Joseph A. (Adelbert??) Morrison, 1823–1910
• Eleanor (Ellen) Morrison, 1826–1870

She died in/about 1876 at the impressive age of 92.

Note from Ancestry.com user, ellen morrison, Sept, 2017:
To date, I have not been able to confirm Mary's place/year of death. After Martin's death in 1852, Mary lived in the household of her youngest daughter, Eleanor, until Eleanor died abt. 1866. My theory is that Mary may have lived with her grand-daughter, also Mary, following Eleanor's death and traveled back and forth between New York and Canada (her husband being a Canadian by birth) until her death. Eleanor's husband (George Boswell) eventually (1904) died in a Poor House and I suspect that Mary Rutter Morrison may have experienced the same fate in Niagara County, NY. By 1876, most of Mary/Martin's children had moved out of NY....she was probably left to be cared for by a transitory grand-daughter, who had no resources to care for her.....return her to Cape Vincent for burial with Martin..or a proper burial at all. IF Mary died in a Niagara County "Poor House", she is likely in an unmarked cemetery.

Birth
Jan. 18, 1784 • Kirklevington, York, Eng.

Baptism^[2]
18 Jan 1784 • Kirk Leavington, Yorkshire, England

Marriage
May 14, 1805 • Long Newton, County Durham, England
per LDS records; St. Mary's church

Residence
1850 • Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York, USA^[3]

1855 • Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York, USA^[4]
Relation to Head of House: Head

Property
1858 • Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, USA
sold her property in Cape Vincent; vol. 137, page 288 of Deed Records

Residence
1860 • Clayton, Jefferson, New York, United States^[5]
Age: 75; living with daughter, Eleanor/Ellen, and her family

Census
1865 New York state census • Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York, USA^[6]
living with daughter, Eleanor, and her husband, G.W. Buswell

Residence
1870 • Clayton, Jefferson, New York, USA^[7]
Residence Post Office: Depauville; living with daughter, Eleanor, and her family

Death
1876 • Niagara County, New York, USA
per 1880 History of Dane County, WI. article on her son, William Morrison

Sources

1. ↑ The Archives of the Reformed Church in America; New Brunswick, New Jersey; Stone Arabia Church, Baptisms, Members, Deaths, 1739-1987. Event Type: Baptism, Church: Stone Arabia Church
2. ↑ England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906; Place: Kirk Leavington, Yorkshire, England; Date Range: 1730 - 1812; Film Number: 1546298
3. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 402B; Image: 566
4. ↑ Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. Various County Clerk Offices, New York. District E.D. 1, Household Number 241, Line Number 18
5. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Clayton, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 447; Image: 448; Family History Library Film: 803761
6. ↑ New York, State Census, 1865, District 01, Line Number 37, Page number 73
7. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Clayton, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M593_944; Page: 279B; Family History Library Film: 552443