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flag male ancestor  William A.  MORRISON

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14 October 1872 Flint, Michigan, USA

Cause of Death: Drowned in Wild Fowl Bay

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Born: 29 June 1815 in Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown


William A. MORRISON died 14 October 1872 in Flint, Michigan, USA.



Father: James Morrison
Mother: Nancy Morrison

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Recorded occupation: Merchant

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
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BirthBirth — 1815
29 June 1815
Massachusetts (District of Maine)
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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Name: William A. Morrison
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 14 Oct 1872
Death
Place: Flint, Genesee, Mi
Age: 57
Birth Date: 1815
Birth
Place: Maine
Occupation: Merchant
Race: w
Marital Status: Married
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Name: James Morrison
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51844-2
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
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Film Number: 1018929
Reference ID: v 1 p 57

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHXP-BLY : 9 December 2014), William A. Morrison, 14 Oct 1872; citing Flint, Genesee, Mi, reference v 1 p 57; FHL microfilm 1,018,929.'
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Glenwood Cemetery Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA

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Glenwood Cemetery Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA
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Did You Know?The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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