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Richard Morris 1765 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 23 Oct 1847

Death Location: Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Greshon

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Richard Morris was born in 1765 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Thomas Morris Jr and Elizabeth Ann Greshon. Richard Morris passed away in 1847 in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Morris was born in 1765 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Thomas Morris Jr and Elizabeth Ann Greshon.
  • Richard Morris passed away in 1847 in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.

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Richard Morris's Ancestors

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Richard Morris
1765 – 1847
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Thomas Morris Jr
1730 – 1791
Halifax, Virginia or South Carolina ? (or 1720 ?)
Elizabeth (Ann) Greshon
1724 – 1761
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Richard Morris in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1847
23 Oct 1847
Age 82
Death of Richard Morris in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1847
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States

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