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Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris 1819 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1819

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 7 Apr 1906

Death Location: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Father: Samuel Morris

Mother: Anna Ellis

Spouse(s): Hannah Rodney

Children(s): Mary Adair

Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris was born in 1819 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Samuel Wells Morris and Anna Ellis. In 1870, Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris resided in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA. Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris married Hannah Rodney, and had children including Mary Rodney Adair. Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris passed away in 1906 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris was born in 1819 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Samuel Wells Morris and Anna Ellis.
  • In 1870, Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris resided in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.
  • Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris married Hannah Rodney, and had children including Mary Rodney Adair.
  • Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris passed away in 1906 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Morris
1786 – 1847
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Anna Ellis
1796 – 1858
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Rodney
1824 – 1909
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Adair
1855 – 1921
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
MA

Benjamin Morris's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Morris
1819 – 1906
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Samuel Wells Morris
1786 – 1847
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anna Ellis
1796 – 1858
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Benjamin (Wistar) Morris
1761 – 1825
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Wells
1761 – 1819
Phildelphia
William Ellis
1751 – 1806
of East-town, Chester, Pennsylvania
Mercy Cox
1761 – 1811
Deer Creek, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Wistar
1736 – 1791
Richard Wells
1734 – 1801
Benjamin Ellis
1701 – 1753
William Cox
1718 – 1782
Mary Goldhawk
1723 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Casper WISTAR
1696 – 1752
Katharine Jansen\Johnson
1703 – 1786
Gideon Wells
1701 – 1759
Mary Partridge
1707 – 1789
Ellis Ellis
1659 – 1706
John Goldhawk
1690 – 1735
Mary Allerly
1700 – 1750

Benjamin Morris's Descendants

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Benjamin (Wistar Rev) Morris (30 May 1819 – 7 Apr 1906) m. Hannah Rodney (30 December 1824 – 22 October 1909)
  1. 1. Mary (Rodney) Adair (28 May 1855 – 18 December 1921) m. Samuel (D.) Adair (Abt 1848 – 5 July 1916)
    1. 1. Hannah Adair (Dec 1880 – 18 September 1976) m. Laussat (Richter) Rogers (21 July 1866 – 17 January 1957) m. R (R) Rogers (abt 1870 – )
      1. 1. Daniel Rogers (abt 1911 – )
      2. 2. Adair Rogers (abt 1912 – 16 Jun 1994)
      3. 3. Diana Rogers (abt 1919 – )
    2. 2. Henry (Rodney) Adair (13 April 1882 – 21 June 1916)
    3. 3. John Adair (20 October 1883 – 25 December 1885)
    4. 4. Wistar (Morris) Adair (3 January 1886 – 18 November 1978) m. Margaret (L.) Weeks (abt 1897 – 19 December 1971) m. Margaret (L) Weeks (19 October 1894 – 19 December 1971)
      1. 1. Wistar (Morris) Adair (9 Dec 1925 – 10 Jun 2001) m. Charlotte Meek
      2. 2. Henry (Rodney) Adair (15 Apr 1924 – 6 November 1954)
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Adair (3 August 1889 – 5 July 1926)
    6. 6. Alexander Adair (4 May 1892 – 14 November 1973) m. Irene (G) Pattiani (2 Nov 1889 – 5 Feb 1971)
      1. 1. Alexander (M) Adair (29 May 1919 – 8 Jan 2012) m. Janet (S) Adair (2 October 1927 – 14 April 2009)
      2. 2. Valerie Adair (23 Jun 1921 – 12 Mar 2011) m. Thomas Merrill

Benjamin Morris's Timeline

4 Records

1819
30 May 1819
Birth of Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1852
21 Jun 1852
Age 33
Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris was married in Delaware, United States
Delaware, United States
1870
1870
Age 51
Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris resided here in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
1906
7 Apr 1906
Age 87
Death of Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1819
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: M593_1287; Page: 275B; Family History Library Film: 552786

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1852
    Event Place: Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: M593_1287; Page: 275B; Family History Library Film: 552786

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1906
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
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