David Morrill and Comfort Morrill

Husband

Capt. David Morrill

Born: 12 AUG 1798^[1] at Canterbury, N.H.
Resided: 1850^[2] at Canterbury, N.H.
Died: 06 OCT 1893^[3] at Canterbury, N.H.
Married: 09 JUN 1825^[4] at N.H.
Father: Reuben Morrill
Mother: Miriam Smith
Also m.: (2) Sally Sanborn Peverly

Wife

Comfort Morrill

Born: 24 OCT 1798^[5] at Canterbury, N.H.
Died: 02 JUL 1841^[6] at Canterbury, N.H.
Father: Masten Morrill
Mother: Sarah Coffin

Children

Sarah Coffin Morrill1827 – 1914

Born

01 MAR 1827^[7] · Canterbury, N.H.

Died

12 AUG 1914^[9] · Modoc County, Calif.

Buried

^[11] · Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Modoc, Calif.

Married

(1) Noadiah Wellington Towne — m. in Worcester, Mass., 29 August 1856^[12]
Noadiah b. in Thompson, Conn., 1828^[13]; d. ca. 1861.

(2) William P. Sickles — m. in Waseca, Minn., 22 November 1862^[14]

NOTE: Needs independent verification: the residence, death, birth and burial of Sarah Coffin Morrill rest on United States, Census, 1910, California, Death Index, 1905-1939, Find a Grave Index and United States, Census, 1900 (secondary/undetermined information) alone and have not yet been confirmed by a second source.

William Adams Morrill1829 – 1831

Born: 27 MAR 1829^[15] · Canterbury, N.H.
Died: 22 JUL 1831^[16] · Canterbury, N.H.

Lucian Morrill1831 – 1857

Born: 10 MAR 1831^[17] · Canterbury, N.H.
Died: 05 MAR 1857^[18] · Canterbury, N.H.
Married: Elizabeth S. Parker — m. ca. 1850
Elizabeth b. 1830^[19]; d. in Canterbury, N.H., 05 May 1892^[20]; m. (2) in Wayland, Mass., 09 March 1858^[21] to Frederick Weston.

Francis Eaton Morrill1833 – 1907

Born: 08 JUL 1833^[22] · Canterbury, N.H.
Died: 29 OCT 1907^[23] · Montalvo, Calif.
Married: Amelia Jane Mullen family page →

William Henry Morrill1835 – 1909

Born: 30 JAN 1835^[24] · Canterbury, N.H.
Died: 04 APR 1909^[25] · Huron, S.Dak.
Married: Minda Foster family page →

Oscar Smith Morrill1837 – 1905

Born: 10 SEP 1837^[26] · Canterbury, N.H.
Died: 02 JUN 1905^[27] · Montalvo, Calif.
Married: Rebecca P. Chase family page →

Charles Willard Morrill1839 – 1853

Born: 30 DEC 1839^[28] · Canterbury, N.H.
Died: 04 JUL 1853^[29] · Canterbury, N.H.

New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974).
1850 US Census, Canterbury NH, p. 208.
James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, Volume 2 (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1912), 256.
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to marriages, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975-6).
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974).
James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, Volume 2 (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1912), 263.
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974). See also Find a Grave Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-T6JV (accessed 2026-07-17), Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Modoc, California (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR7-RXZK). Sarah Coffin Morrill Sickles. Birth Date: 1 March 1827. Death Date: 12 August 1914. Event Type: Burial. Event Place: Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Modoc, California, United States.
California, Death Index, 1905-1939, certificate 24472 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-D38Q). Sarah C Sickles. Sex: Female. Age: 87 years. Birth Year (Estimated): 1827. Event Type: Death. Event Date: 12 August 1914. Event Place: Modoc, California, United States. Certificate Number: 24472. See also Find a Grave Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-T6JV (accessed 2026-07-17), Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Modoc, California (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR7-RXZK). Sarah Coffin Morrill Sickles. Birth Date: 1 March 1827. Death Date: 12 August 1914. Event Type: Burial. Event Place: Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Modoc, California, United States.
Find a Grave Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-T6JV (accessed 2026-07-17), Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Modoc, California (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR7-RXZK). Sarah Coffin Morrill Sickles. Birth Date: 1 March 1827. Death Date: 12 August 1914. Event Type: Burial. Event Place: Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Modoc, California, United States.
Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org), 101: 269.
Date and place derived from record of marriage.
Minnesota, County Marriages, 1853-1983, Waseca County, page 40 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-XQ98). William P Sickles. Event Type: Marriage. Event Date: 22 Nov 1862. Event Place: Waseca, Minnesota, United States. Certificate Number: Page 40. Spouse: Sarah C Town (Wife).
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974).
James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, Volume 2 (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1912), 256.
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974).
James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, Volume 2 (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1912), 256.
James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, Volume 2 (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1912), 256.
James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, Volume 2 (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1912), 256.
Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org), 118: 184. “Third marriage.”
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974).
James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, Volume 2 (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1912), 257.
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974).
James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, Volume 2 (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1912), 258.
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974).
James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, Volume 2 (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1912), 259.
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974).
New Hampshire, Registrar of Vital Statistics, [New Hampshire] Index to births, early to 1900 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974).