William Morrill and Sarah Pidgeon
Salisbury, Mass. · married 09 October 1785 · 4 children
William Morrill
- Born
- 16 APR 1760[1]
Salisbury, Mass.
- Died
- 04 MAY 1846[2]
Salisbury, Mass.
- Married
- 09 OCT 1785[3]
Salisbury, Mass.
- Father
- Col. Henry Morrill
- Mother
- Eleanor Currier
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
- Born
- 06 APR 1795[14] · Salisbury, Mass.
Sources
- [Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915;), 176.
. - ibid.
. - ibid.
. - [Anonymous], Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911;).
. - [Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915;).
. - Pension Roll of 1835 , 1: 419.
- Records of the Veterans Administration, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application (Name: National Archives Microfilm Publication M805;), Roll 599, File S21388.
- [Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915;), 174.
. - ibid.
. - ibid., 168.
. - Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Name: Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org;), 247: 231.
. - [Anonymous], Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Name: Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915;), 176.
. - Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Name: Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org;), 20: 120.
. - [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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