William J. Morrill and Abby H. Munsey

Husband

William J. Morrill

Born: AUG 1833^[1] at Belgrade, Maine
Resided: 1860^[2] at Waterville, Kennebec, Maine
Resided: 1870^[3] at Waterville, Maine
Resided: 1870^[4] at Waterville, Kennebec, Maine
Died: 12 APR 1871^[5] at Waterville, Maine
Married: 07 DEC 1854^[7] at Waterville, Maine

Wife

Abby H. Munsey

Born: 1835 at Augusta, Maine
Died: 21 AUG 1882^[10] at Waterville, Maine

Children

Emma Lorette Morrill1855 – 1876

Born: 02 OCT 1855^[11] · Waterville, Maine
Died: 20 JAN 1876^[13] · Boston, Mass.

William Fred Morrill1858

Born: 30 APR 1858^[14] · Waterville, Maine
Married: Elizabeth A. Howard — m. in Boston, Mass., 31 December 1884^[16]
Elizabeth b. in Boston, Mass., 1861.

Date inferred from age at death.
United States Census, 1860 — William J. Morrill household, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine (FamilySearch index), online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDC3-Z7P (accessed 2026-07-24), Waterville, Kennebec, Maine; p. 66; NARA M653. William J Morrill, Male, Age 26, b. abt 1834, Maine. 1860 census, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine. Other people on this record: Abby H Morrill F 25; Emma L Morrill F 4; William F Morrill M 2; Sarah Perkins F 60.
1870 US Census, Waterville ME, p. 575b.
United States Census, 1870 — William J. Morrill household, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine (FamilySearch index), online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DK-RZZ (accessed 2026-07-24), Waterville, Kennebec, Maine; household 637, line 24, p. 74; NARA M593. William J Morrill, Male, Age 36, b. abt 1834, Maine, Head. 1870 census, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine. Other people on this record: Abbie H Morrill F 35; Emma S Morrill F 14; Fred W Morrill M 12; Sarah W Perkins F 72.
[Anonymous], Death Records of Waterville, Maine, to 1892 (Electronic database at http://www.nehgs.org). See also Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1991 — William J. Morrill, Pine Grove Cemetery (FamilySearch index), online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-Q51L (accessed 2026-07-24), Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville/Augusta, Kennebec, Maine. William J Morrill. Age 37. Birth Year (Estimated) 1834. Death Date: 12 April 1871. Event Type: Burial. Event Place: Augusta (Original: Waterville), Kennebec, Maine. Cemetery: Pine Grove.
Waterville (Maine) Town Clerk, [Waterville, Maine] Vital Records 1830-1892 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953-1954). See also Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907 — William J. Morrill & Abba H. Munsey, 9 Dec 1854, Readfield (FamilySearch index), online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F5-5TG (accessed 2026-07-24), FamilySearch ark 1:1:F4F5-5TG. William J. Morrill, Male. Spouse’s Name: Abba H. Munsey, Female. Event Type: Marriage. Event Date: 9 Dec 1854. Event Place: Readfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States. See also Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907 — William J. Morrill & Abby H. Munsey, 7 Dec 1854, Waterville (FamilySearch index), online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NS-JZS (accessed 2026-07-24), Maine Marriages, Volumes A2 and 3-6; FamilySearch ark 1:1:F4NS-JZS. William J. Morrill, Male. Spouse’s Name: Abby H. Munsey, Female. Event Type: Marriage. Event Date: 7 Dec 1854. Event Place: Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States. Reference: Volumes A2 and 3-6.
[Anonymous], Death Records of Waterville, Maine, to 1892 (Electronic database at http://www.nehgs.org).
Waterville (Maine) Town Clerk, [Waterville, Maine] Vital Records 1830-1892 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953-1954). See also Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 — Emma Lorette Morrill, 2 Oct 1855, Waterville (FamilySearch index), online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4H1-227 (accessed 2026-07-24), FamilySearch ark 1:1:F4H1-227. Emma Lorette Morrill. Sex: Female. Father’s Name: William J. Morrill. Mother’s Name: Abby H. Event Type: Birth. Event Date: 2 Oct 1855. Event Place: Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org), 285: 17.
Waterville (Maine) Town Clerk, [Waterville, Maine] Vital Records 1830-1892 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1953-1954). See also Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 — William Fred Morrill, 30 Apr 1858, Waterville (FamilySearch index), online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4H1-BXW (accessed 2026-07-24), FamilySearch ark 1:1:F4H1-BXW. William Fred Morrill. Sex: Male. Father’s Name: William J. Morrill. Mother’s Name: Abby H. Event Type: Birth. Event Date: 30 Apr 1858. Event Place: Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org), 354: 230.