John Morrill and Abigail J. Porter

1. Date derived from 1850 census. Place derived from birth record of son.
2. 1850 US Census, Amesbury MA, p. 59.
3. [Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915).
4. Date and place inferred from record of death.
5. Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org), 165: 150.
6. John Morrill was a carpenter in Salisbury, Massachusetts. In Salisbury vital records, John is known as “John, 5th” to distinguish him from the other John Morrills living in the same town at the same time.
7. Date and place derived from record of marriage.
8. Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org), 199: 286.
9. Date and place derived from record of marriage.
10. Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org), 72: 146.