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Descendants of Joseph Morgan, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. Joseph¹ Morgan, Sr.¹ was born 1754 ², and died 31 Mar 1832 in New Fairfield, CT. He married Hannah Drue³ Bef. 1786.

Notes for Joseph Morgan, Sr.:
He was a farmer at Beaver Bogs, (Beaver dam being on his place) in the town of New Fairfield. They moved when Joseph Jr was a boy to this place, known as Beaver Bogs district [now Beaver Brook?], and lived and raised a large family. Both Joseph Sr and his wife lived to a grand old age, died respected, and were buried in the district burying-ground. (Wait B Morgan says, writing in the family bible in 1892.) "I never knew anything about grandfathers (Joseph sr) parents, but I did know my great grandfather Drue. He was a member of the Church of England. Grandmother was very much like him (i.e. the wife of Joseph Sr.) - DD-1, p.12 (written ca 1920?)
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Beaver Bog Cemetery OnLine: http://w3.nai.net/~nflibweb/beavbgas.htm
MORGAN

In memory of / Hannah wife of / Joseph Morgan / who died /
Dec. 16, 1831 / aged 71 yrs. /

In memory of / Joseph Morgan / who died /
March 21, 1832 / aged 78 years /

In memory of / Julia Morgan / daughter of /
Joseph & Hannah /

(no date, stone buried in ground)

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More About Joseph Morgan, Sr.:
Ahnentafel: 000,000,176

More About Hannah Drue:
Ahnentafel: 000,000,177

Children of Joseph Morgan and Hannah Drue are:

Drue² Morgan, born 1773-1810; died Unknown in Madison Co, NY.

Notes for Drue Morgan:
In after years, he changed his name to John Drue and settled in Madison Co, NY, where he raised a family by that name and died there.

ii.

Mary Morgan, born 1773-1810; died Unknown.

iii.

Stephen Morgan, born 1773-1810; died Unknown.

iv.

Hannah Morgan, born 1773-1810; died Unknown. She married Nehemiah Cleveland.

Notes for Nehemiah Cleveland:
A New Yorker who farmed, speculated etc and at one time kept a shoe store in Petersboro village. He had a family of girls. N Cleveland invested largely in swampland (cedars) in Oneida Co. - DD-1, p.12

James Morgan, born 1773-1810; died Unknown. He married Avis Crofoot.

vi.

John Morgan, born 1773-1810; died Unknown. He married Clarinda Taylor.

Notes for John Morgan:
John was rather wild. - DD-1, p.12

vii.

Clarey Morgan, born 1773-1810; died Unknown in New Fairfield, CT. She married Darius Hoyt Aft. 1783.

viii.

Joseph Morgan, Jr, born 25 Dec 1786; died Unknown.

ix.

Peter [1] Morgan, born 1773-1810; died Unknown.

Julia Morgan ⁴, born 1773-1810; died Unknown.

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