Alfred Edward Morgan (1872)

Born 12 Apr 1872 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Son of James William Morgan and Sarah (Barrett) Morgan

Husband of Mary Ann (Sullivan) Morgan — married 31 Oct 1906 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

Name: Alfred Edw Morgan
Event Date: 12 Apr 1872
Event Place: Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sex: Male
Father's Name: Jas W Morgan
Mother's Name: Sarah Barrett^[1][2]

He was born in Liverpool. His father was a cooper. The record states that Alfred's parents married Feb 2, 1854 in Liverpool.

Residence 1881

Census of Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia. Alfred Morgan, age 9, was living in the household of his father James Morgan and mother Sarah, along with a number of siblings.^[3]

Migration

Name: Alfred Morgan
Event Date: 1890
Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Birthplace: Nova Scotia
Ship Name: Dexter^[4]

Marriage

Name: Alfred Edward Morgan
Event Date: 31 Oct 1906
Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1878
Birthplace: Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Marriage Date: 31 Oct 1906
Father's Name: James W Morgan
Mother's Name: Sarah E Barrett
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Sullivan
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Birth Date: 1884
Spouse's Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Spouse's Father's Name: Daniel P Sullivan
Spouse's Mother's Name: Annie Gully^[5]

Residence 1920

Census of Somerville, Massachusetts. In household:
Alfred Morgan Head Male 43 Canada
Mary Morgan Wife Female 35 Canada
Alfred A Morgan Son Male 12 Massachusetts
George R Morgan Son Male 7 Massachusetts
Charles H Morgan Son Male 5 Massachusetts
Arthur Morgan Son Male 2 Massachusetts^[6]

DNA

Parents are confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Alfred's granddaughter C Morgan daughter of Arthur Morgan (1917-1993), and his great-great nephew Brian Foley, son of Reginald Brenton Foley (1920-2006). The MRCAs between Brian and C Morgan are James William Morgan (1832-1918) and Sarah (Barrett) Morgan (1834-), the great-great grandparents of Brian and the great grandparents of C Morgan. Estimated relation between Brian and C is third cousin, based on sharing 1.15% DNA.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7B88-FZMM : 15 July 2021), Alfred Edw Morgan, 1872.
2. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BXD-JDT2 : 15 July 2021), Alfred Edward Morgan, 1872.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV65-R83 : 2 March 2021), Alfred Morgan in household of James Morgan, Liverpool, Queens, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing James Morgan, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Index to Boston Passenger Lists, 1848-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV51-L7PH : 23 February 2021), Alfred Morgan, 1890; citing Immigration, ship Dexter, NARA microfilm publication M265 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1969), roll #M265.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N484-1T8 : 10 March 2021), Alfred Edward Morgan and Mary Ann Sullivan, 31 Oct 1906; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,298.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX1F-MHL : 1 February 2021), Alfred Morgan, 1920.