Robert Morris

31 Jan 1734 - 8 May 1806

Robert Morris (1734-1806) was born 20 Jan. 1735 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He was the son of Robert Morris and Elizabeth Murphet. He married Mary White on 2 Mar. 1769 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. He died 8 May 1806 in Philadelphia. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the eminent men for whom Wilford Woodruff initiated proxy temple ordinance work in Aug. 1877.

Robert Morris Jr (LJYV-FLC), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 23 Aug. 2022). Robert Morris, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/robert-morris, accessed 23 Aug. 2022). "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 23 Aug. 2022); Robert Morris, 28 Jan. 1735, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, p. 2; citing “Records of churches and cemeteries of Liverpool, 1709-1900,” image 11/509; DGS 8085429. "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 23 Aug. 2022); Robert Morris and Mary White, 2 Mar. 1769, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, p. 4345; citing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, “Pennsylvania, various records,” image 332/799; DGS 102485325. "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 23 Aug. 2022); Robert Morris, 8 May 1806, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, p. 445; citing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, “Pennsylvania, various records : Greens and Browns collection,” image 447/643; DGS 102616322.
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