William Morrill and Sarah Pidgeon


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Husband William Morrill
Born
16 APR 1760[1] at Salisbury, Mass.
Died
04 MAY 1846[2] at Salisbury, Mass.
Father Col. Henry Morrill
Mother Eleanor Currier
Married
09 OCT 1785[3] at Salisbury, Mass.
Wife Sarah Pidgeon
Born
31 JUL 1767[4] at Newburyport, Mass.
Died
26 JUL 1821[5] at Salisbury, Mass.
Father
Mother

William Morrill is found receiving a military pension in 1835, aged 75. He served under the Massachusetts Militia as a private. Pension Roll of 1835. [6]

William Morrill enlisted at Salisbury, Massachusetts, in the Revolutionary War and served as a private. Between 1776 and 1780, he served for three terms as a foot soldier. In 1781, he served on board the brig “Congress” under Capt. Seth Clark for six months off the coast of the West Indies. In 1782 he served on board the ship “Reprisal” under Capt. William P. Johnson for four months off the coast of the West Indies, and later on board the ship “Liberty” under Capt. William Russell for another three months. Records of the Veterans Administration, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application (National Archives Microfilm Publication M805), Source Medium: Microfilm
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CHILDREN

Name Sally Morrill
Born
02 FEB 1786[8] at Salisbury, Mass.
Died
06 NOV 1807
Married in Salisbury, Mass., 27 December 1806[9] to Isaac Webster
Name Henry Morrill
Born
05 APR 1788[10] at Salisbury, Mass.
Died
03 SEP 1872[11] at Haverhill, Mass.
Married Nancy Fogg
Name William Morrill
Born
28 FEB 1791[12] at Salisbury, Mass.
Died
07 DEC 1845[13] at Salisbury, Mass.
Married Mary G. Blaisdell
Name Rhoda Morrill
Born
06 APR 1795[14] at Salisbury, Mass.
FOOTNOTES

[1][Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915;), 176.
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[2]ibid.
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[3]ibid.
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[4][Anonymous], Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911;).
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[5][Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915;).
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[6]Pension Roll of 1835 , 1: 419.

[7]Records of the Veterans Administration, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application (Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication M805;), Roll 599, File S21388.

[8][Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915;), 174.
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[9]ibid.
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[10]ibid., 168.
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[11]Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Name: Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org;), 247: 231.
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[12][Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915;), 176.
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[13]Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Name: Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org;), 20: 120.
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[14][Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915;), 174.
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