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Samuel Wells Morris 1786 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1786

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 25 May 1847

Death Location: Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

Father: Benjamin Morris

Mother: Mary Wells

Spouse(s): Anna Ellis

Children(s): Benjamin Morris

The story of Samuel Wells Morris began in 1786 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Samuel Wells Morris married Anna Ellis, and had children including Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris. Samuel Wells Morris passed away in 1847 in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Wells Morris began in 1786 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Samuel Wells Morris married Anna Ellis, and had children including Benjamin Wistar Rev Morris.
  • Samuel Wells Morris passed away in 1847 in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Morris
1761 – 1825
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Wells
1761 – 1819
Birth Location: Phildelphia
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Spouses(s)

Anna Ellis
1796 – 1858
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
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Children(s)

Benjamin Morris
1819 – 1906
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Samuel Morris's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Morris
1786 – 1847
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Parents
Benjamin Wistar Morris
1761 – 1825
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Wells
1761 – 1819
Phildelphia
Grandparents
Rebecca Wistar
1736 – 1791
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Richard Wells
1734 – 1801
Hull, , , England
Great-Grandparents
Casper WISTAR
1696 – 1752
Katharine Jansen\Johnson
1703 – 1786
Gideon Wells
1701 – 1759
Mary Partridge
1707 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dirk Janson
1677 – 1760
Margaret Millan
1681 – 1753
Nathaniel Wells
1668 – 1734
Richard Partridge
1681 –

Samuel Morris's Descendants

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Samuel (Wells) Morris (1 Sep 1786 – 25 May 1847) m. Anna Ellis (abt 1796 – 26 January 1858)
  1. 1. 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

Samuel Morris's Timeline

5 Records

1786
1 Sep 1786
Birth of Samuel Wells Morris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1802
1802
Age 16
Samuel Wells Morris was married in Newtown (Elmhurst), Queens, New York
Newtown (Elmhurst), Queens, New York
1810
5 Dec 1810
Age 24
Samuel Wells Morris was married in Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
1810
5 Dec 1810
Age 24
Samuel Wells Morris was married in Ocean, New Jersey
Ocean, New Jersey
1847
25 May 1847
Age 61
Death of Samuel Wells Morris in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1786
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Newtown (Elmhurst), Queens, New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1810
    Event Place: Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1810
    Event Place: Ocean, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1847
    Event Place: Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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