Individual Details

Edward Morris

(March 10, 1658 - August 29, 1727)

Events

BirthMarch 10, 1658Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
MarriageMay 24, 1683Elizabeth Bowen
Civil1689Woodstock, British America
DeathAugust 29, 1727Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
BurialWoodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
CivilTown services
OccupationDeacon

Families

SpouseElizabeth Bowen (1661 - 1743)
FatherEdward Morris (1630 - 1689)
MotherGrace Bett (1634 - 1705)
SiblingGrace Morris (1661 - 1723)
SiblingMargaret Morris (1668 - 1750)
SiblingElizabeth Morris (1666 - 1752)

Notes

Civil

A petition signed by John Chandler, Joseph Bugbee and Benjamin Sabin, asking that Edward Morris be made Lieutenant.

Burial

At Find a Grave there is a headstone from 1727 for Edward then another more recent, no date, large flat sone for Edward and Elizabeth, both Inscribed ‘Here lies buried the body deacon Edward Morris aged 69 years deceased August 29, 1727’ and on the larger shared stone the same plus ‘Born in Roxbury Mar 10 1658. Came to Woodstock in 1691 Selectman twenty four years between 1691 & 1721 and twenty two years deacon of the church. Elizabeth Bowen Morris born in Roxbury Jan 26, 1661died Nov 20, 1743’.

Civil

He was selectman twenty-four times from 1691 to 1722, was moderator of town meetings and proprietor meetings, was surveyor, assessor, and auditor. In 1691 he was on the committee to build the meeting house on Woodstock Hill.

Occupation

Deacon for 24 years is inscribed on his headstone.

Endnotes

1. Bowen, Clarence Winthrop. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut. Norwood, Mass.: Priv. print. by the Plimpton Press, 1926, Volume 7 page 453, 454 Morris Family.

2. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

3. Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896: Marriages, Intentions, Births, Deaths. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett historical publishing company, 1897, Volume 2 page 286 Roxbury Marriages.

4. Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896: Marriages, Intentions, Births, Deaths. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett historical publishing company, 1897, Volume 2 page 38 Roxbury Marriages.

5. (2008). || Volume 2 page 1059.

6. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

7. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .