John Wesley MORRIS

Born

November 10, 1818 , Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Died

March 30, 1880 , Elburn, Kane, Illinois, USA

Age: 62

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Born: November 10, 1818 in Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

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John Wesley married Rebecca YOUMANS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rebecca YOUMANS was born February 15, 1824 in New Jersey, USA. Rebecca died January 30, 1888 in Batavia, Illinois, USA.

John Wesley MORRIS died March 30, 1880 in Elburn, Kane, Illinois, USA.

Parents:
Samuel Morris (1770 - 1853)
Catherine Bennett Morris (1777 - 1850)

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of John Wesley MORRIS

John Wesley MORRIS married

Rebecca YOUMANS
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Children:

John Wesley Morris (1850 - 1898)*

Edgar T Morris (1854 - 1924)*

Walter K Morris (1860 - 1933)*

Children of John Wesley MORRIS and Rebecca YOUMANS

Franklin Lee MORRIS

Born: January 4, 1858, , New Jersey, USA
Died: May 7, 1922, Kane, Illinois, USA

Married: Anna Eliza ECHTERNACH

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Birth — 1818
November 10, 1818
Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From 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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.