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Maria Nixon Morris 1779–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 April 1779

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 11 Sep 1852

Death Location: , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Morris

Mother: Mary White

Spouse(s): Henry Nixon

Children(s): John Nixon, Mary Nixon, Caroline Nixon, Henry Nixon, David Nixon, Hetty Nixon, Emily Nixon, Elizabeth Nixon, Ellen Nixon

In 1779, Maria Nixon Morris entered the world in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Robert Rwp And Signer Of The Declaration Of Independence Morris And Mary Molly White. Maria Nixon Morris married Henry Nixon, and had children including Caroline Nixon, David Walker Nixon, Elizabeth Nixon, Ellen Cora Waln Nee Nixon, Emily Moss Nee Nixon, Henry Nixon, Hetty Nixon, John Nixon, Mary Nixon. Maria Nixon Morris passed away in 1852 in , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Maria Nixon Morris entered the world in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Robert Rwp And Signer Of The Declaration Of Independence Morris And Mary Molly White.
  • Maria Nixon Morris married Henry Nixon, and had children including Caroline Nixon, David Walker Nixon, Elizabeth Nixon, Ellen Cora Waln Nee Nixon, Emily Moss Nee Nixon, Henry Nixon, Hetty Nixon, John Nixon, Mary Nixon.
  • Maria Nixon Morris passed away in 1852 in , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Morris
1734–1806
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, , England
RM
Mary White
1749–1827
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
MW

Spouses(s)

Henry Nixon
1776–1840
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
HN

Children(s)

John Nixon
1802–1854
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
JN
Mary Nixon
1806–1852
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
MN
Caroline Nixon
1811–1837
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
CN
Henry Nixon
1813–1853
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
HN
David Nixon
1815–1903
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
DN
Hetty Nixon
1818–1856
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
HN
Emily Nixon
1821–1868
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
EN
Elizabeth Nixon
1809–1890
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
EN
Ellen Nixon
1825–1909
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
EN

Maria Morris's Ancestors

Self
Maria Morris
1779–1852
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert RWP and Signer of the Declaration of Independence Morris
1734–1806
Liverpool, Lancashire, , England
Mary ("Molly") White
1749–1827
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Grandparents
Robert (Hunter Morris) Sr.
1711–1750
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Murphet) ****
1705–1778
Yapton, Sussex, England
Col. (Thomas) White
1704–1779
London, Middlesex, England
Esther (White Hewlings Hawling) Hewlings
1717–1790
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Morris
1685–1728
Maudlin Simpson
1689–1729
John Murphet
1693–1779
Elizabeth Langman
1697–1786
William White
1668–1708
Elizabeth Leigh
1676–1744
Abraham Hewlings
1689–1725
Mary
1647–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Morris's Descendants

1.
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Maria (Nixon) Morris (24 April 1779–11 Sep 1852) m. Henry Nixon (1776–1840)
  1. 1. John Nixon 1802–1854
  2. 2. Mary Nixon 1806–1852
  3. 3. Caroline Nixon 1811–1837
  4. 4. Henry Nixon 1813–1853
  5. 5. David (Walker) Nixon 1815–1903
  6. 6. Hetty Nixon 1818–1856
  7. 7. Emily (Moss Nee) Nixon 1821–1868
  8. 8. Elizabeth Nixon 1809–1890
  9. 9. Ellen (Cora Waln nee) Nixon 1825–1909

Maria Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1779
24 April 1779
Birth of Maria Nixon Morris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1852
11 Sep 1852
Age 73
Death of Maria Nixon Morris in , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 April 1779
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1852
    Event Place: , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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