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Personal data William Nelson Morey 

Sources 1, 2

Household of William Nelson Morey

He is married to Susan Amanda Greene.


Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954
Name: Wm N Morey
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Mar 1865
Event Place: St Albans, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Age:
Estimated Birth Year:
Father:
Mother:
Spouse: S Amanda Green
Spouse's Father: Henry Green
Spouse's Mother: Hannah
Film Number: 0027566
Digital Folder Number: 4663746
Image Number: 00442

Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954
Name: Wm N Morey
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Mar 1865
Event Place: St Albans, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Age:
Estimated Birth Year:
Father: John Morey
Mother: Betsey
Spouse: S Amanda Green
Spouse's Father:
Spouse's Mother:
Film Number: 0027633
Digital Folder Number: 4667373
Image Number: 03948

They got married on March 15, 1865 at St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, USA, he was 27 years old.Source 7


Child(ren):

  1. Nellie Hannah Morey  1866-1959 
  2. John F Morey  1867-1874
  3. Edward Henry Morey  1870-1935 
  4. Martha Cornelia Morey  1876-1939 
  5. Mary E Morey  1877-1882
  6. Charlotte Amanda Morey  1879-1949 


Notes about William Nelson Morey


1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Nelson Mary (Mory)
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Birth Place: Vermont
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont
Family Number: 292
Household Members:
Name Age
John Mary 38
Betsey Mary 41
Nelson Mary 12
Sidney Mary 9
Franklin Mary 5

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: William N. Morey
Home in 1880: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Vermont
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Susan
Father's birthplace: Vermont
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Occupation: Carpenter
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

Household Members:
Name Age
William N. Morey 42
Susan Morey 35
Nellie H. Morey 14
Edward Morey 9
Mattie Morey 4
Mary Morey 2
Charlotte Morey 8M

possible death: 13 Apr 1885

possible brother?

United States Census, 1880
Name: E. D. Morey
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Center, Clinton, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date: 1831
Spouse's Name: Charlotte Morey
Spouse's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Page: 239
Page Letter: D
Entry Number: 178
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0334
GS Film number: 1254334
Digital Folder Number: 004240679
Image Number: 00483
HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace
Self E. D. MoreyM49 Massachusetts, United States
WifeCharlotte MoreyF47 Pennsylvania, United States
SonNathan MoreyM28 Ohio, United States
DaughterEmma MoreyF20 Iowa, United States
SonEdward MoreyM18 Iowa, United States
SonWilliam MoreyM16 Iowa, United States
DaughterMinnie MoreyF13 Iowa, United States

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possible census living with possible brother?

1860 United States Federal Census
Name:Nelson Morey
Age in 1860:24
Birth Year:abt 1836
Birthplace:Massachusetts
Home in 1860:Center, Clinton, Iowa
Gender:Male
Post Office:Elvira
Value of real estate:View image
Household Members:
NameAge
Edward Morey26
Charlotte Morey24
Nathaniel Morey9
Eliza Morey2
Emey N Morey5/12
Nelson Morey24

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1880 United States Federal Census
Name:Edward W. Morey
Age:45
Birth Year:abt 1835
Birthplace:Vermont
Home in 1880:Clinton, Clinton, Iowa
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Ellen Morey
Father's Birthplace:Vermont
Mother's Birthplace:Vermont
Neighbors:View others on page
Occupation:Machinist

Household Members:
NameAge
Edward W. Morey45
Ellen Morey41
Ellen Morey7
William Morey5
Marry Redden20

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)
Name:Edward W Helen D Morey
Residence Year:1903
Street Address:427 10th Ave
Residence Place:Clinton, Iowa
Occupation:Mchnst
Publication Title:Clinton, Iowa, City Directory, 1903

1910 United States Federal Census
Name:E W Marty
[E W Morey]
Age in 1910:75
Birth Year:abt 1835
[1835]
Birthplace:Vermont
[Vermont]
Home in 1910:Clinton Ward 4, Clinton, Iowa
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
[Head]
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Helen D Morey
Father's Birthplace:Canada English
Mother's Birthplace:Canada English
Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members:
NameAge
E W Marty75
Helen D Morey70

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name:Edward W. Morey
Birth Date:17 Jul 1834
Birth Place:Burlington, Vermont
Death Date:13 Dec 1919
Death Place:Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date:15 Dec 1919
Burial Place:Clinton, IA.
Death Age:85
Occupation:Machinist
Race:White
Marital Status:W
Gender:Male
Father Name:Benjamin Morey
Father Birth Place:Burlington, Vermont
Mother Name:Rebecca Wait
Mother Birth Place:Vermont
Spouse Name:Helen
FHL Film Number:1852837

U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: William N Morey
State Filed: Minnesota
Widow: Susan A Morey
Roll Number: T288_336

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: William Morrey
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birth Place: Vermont
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Census Date: 1885
Residence State: Iowa
Residence County: Clinton
Locality: Camanche
Roll: IA1885_168
Line: 6
Family Number: 129

Household Members:
Name Age
William Morrey 46
Susan A Morrey 39
Nellie H Morrey 18
Edward Morrey 23
Mattie C Morrey 8
Morrey 0

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Nelson Morey

Samuel Morey
1785-????
Mary Smith
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John S Morey
± 1812-????
Betsey C Stearns
± 1809-????

William Nelson Morey
1838-1885

1865

Susan Amanda Greene
1845-1925

Nellie Hannah Morey
1866-1959
John F Morey
1867-1874
Edward Henry Morey
1870-1935
Martha Cornelia Morey
1876-1939
Mary E Morey
1877-1882
Charlotte Amanda Morey
1879-1949

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    Sources

    1. Book, William Richard Cutter
    2. Lawrence Wisner & Martha Morey Marriage License (Vital Record)
    3. 1880 Federal Census (Census)
    4. Find A Grave.com (Web Site)
    5. 1850 United States Federal Census (Census)
    6. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Census)
    7. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954 (Web Site)

    Historical events

    Day of marriage March 15, 1865

    • The temperature on March 15, 1865 was about -0.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
      • May 5 » American Civil War: The Confederate District of the Gulf surrenders about 4,000 men at Citronelle, Alabama.
      • May 10 » American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.
      • July 30 » The steamboat Brother Jonathan sinks off the coast of Crescent City, California, killing 225 passengers, the deadliest shipwreck on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. at the time.
      • November 11 » Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.
      • December 24 » Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form The Ku Klux Klan.

    Day of death April 13, 1885

    • The temperature on April 13, 1885 was about 10.6 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
      • March 14 » The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.
      • March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
      • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
      • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
      • September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia


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