Benjamin Franklin Morrill and Sarah A. Leighton
Benjamin Franklin Morrill
- Born
- 12 AUG 1810[1] at Salisbury, N.H.
- Resided
- 1860[2] at Vernon Township, Van Buren, Iowa
- Resided
- 1880[3] at Bentonsport, Iowa
- Died
- 23 OCT 1884[4] at Bentonsport, Iowa
- Married
- 19 MAR 1834[5] at Somerset Co., Maine
- Father
- Levi Morrill
- Mother
- Mary Bagley
- Also m.
- (2) Sarah B. ____
A Find a Grave memorial for Benjamin F. Morrill gives birth on 12 August 1810 in New Hampshire and death on 23 October 1884, aged 74, with burial in Bentonsport Cemetery, Van Buren County, Iowa, beside his wife Sarah B. (1821-1891). It supports the recorded death date and the locality; it does not itself state where he died. The memorial is a user-contributed page; needs independent verification: a photograph of the stone or an Iowa death record.[6]
Benjamin F. Morrell, aged 49 and born in New Hampshire, heads the 1860 census household at Vernon Township, Van Buren County, Iowa, with Sarah A. (45) and four children whose given names and ages agree with the tree’s family. Only the index entry has been seen; needs independent verification: the 1860 census page image.[7]
Sarah A. Leighton
- Born
- 12 DEC 1814 at Dexter, Maine
- Resided
- 1860[8] at Vernon Township, Van Buren, Iowa
Sarah A. is enumerated as Sarah A. Morrell, aged 45 and born in Maine, in the 1860 census household of Benjamin F. Morrell (49, born New Hampshire) at Vernon Township, Van Buren County, Iowa, with children Mary E. (20, born Illinois), Charles L. (15), Ben F. (12) and David B. (10). Her age agrees with her recorded birth in December 1814, and she was therefore living in 1860. Only the index entry has been seen; needs independent verification: the 1860 census page image.[9]
Children
- Born
- 03 APR 1837 · Guilford, Maine
- Died
- 15 OCT 1838 · Guilford, Maine
- Born
- 02 AUG 1839 · Ill.
- Married
-
S. Baldwin — m. 18 May 1866
- Born
- 18 JUL 1841 · Van Buren Co., Iowa
- Died
- 28 OCT 1878
- Married
-
Richard M. Thatcher — m. 1859
- Born
- 13 FEB 1845 · Van Buren Co., Iowa
- Died
- 07 MAR 1865 · Little Rock, Ark.
- Born
- 21 APR 1848 · Van Buren Co., Iowa
- Died
- 17 DEC 1874
Benjamin Morrill enlisted as a Private on 3 May 1864 at the age of 18 in Company K, 45th Infantry Regiment Iowa, and mustered out on 16 September 1864. [12]
- Born
- 27 AUG 1849 · Van Buren Co., Iowa
- Died
- 03 FEB 1876
- Born
- 18 OCT 1853 · Van Buren Co., Iowa
- Died
- 29 MAR 1854[13]
- Buried
- [15] · Thompson Cemetery, Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa
A Find a Grave memorial and its FamilySearch index give the death of Augustus P. Morrill on 29 March 1854 and his burial in Thompson Cemetery at Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa; the stone is read as 5 months 11 days, which counts exactly from his recorded birth on 18 October 1853. They state where he was buried but not where he died, so no death place is recorded. The two entries describe a single memorial and count as one witness, and the stone photograph has not been examined; needs independent verification: a photograph of the stone or an Iowa record of the death.[17]