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Morrison, James

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  • Died 1807

James Morrison was a Montreal merchant and fur trader. Born in England, Morrison had migrated to Montreal by 1762. He was very involved in the fur trade in the 1760s, going on canoe journeys to buy and sell furs and other goods. In Montreal, he traded more generally in goods including wheat, sugar, and textiles, and had connections with other merchants in Quebec City, England, and parts of the United States. He enslaved at least one Black woman who worked in his household. He married Susanne LePallieur on 30 March 1772. They had 8 children together: Susan, Nancy, Charles James, Samuel Morrison, Charlotte, Polly, Catherine, and Harriet Ann. He died on 30 March 1807.

Morrison, J. D. (James Dow), Rev., 1844-1934

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  • 1844-1934

Rev. James Dow Morrison, D.D. L.L.D was born on October 16, 1844, in Waddington, New York.

He was a clergyman and author. He was a rector of St. John's Church, Ogdensburg, New York, from 1875 to 1897. In 1896, he became the first bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Diocese of Duluth of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (Missionary Bishop, 1896-1906, and Diocesan Bishop, 1907-1921). He published the book "Fundamental Church Principles" (1900).

In 1869, he married Harriet Matilda Townsend (1848–1941). He died on January 31, 1934, in Ogdensburg, New York.

Morrison, Charlotte, 1778-1818

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  • 1778-1818

Charlotte Morrison was born in Montreal on 5 April 1778, the daughter of merchant James Morrison and his wife Suzanne LePallieur. She married John Hall, then a baker, on 15 February 1807. Her sister, Harriet, married John Hall's brother, Benjamin. They had two daughters who survived to adulthood, Charlotte and Harriet Ann. Charlotte died on 22 September 1818, and her husband John died on 15 July 1822. After their deaths, their daughters were raised by their aunt and uncle, Harriet and Benjamin Hall.

Morrison, Charles J., 1775-1801

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  • 1775-1801

Charles James Morrison was the son of James Morrison and Susanna LePallieur, born on 6 February 1775. Charles followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a businessman. He traveled to Jamaica to find work in 1800 and died there in 1801.

Morrisey, T. S. (Thomas Sydney), 1890-1975

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  • 1890-1975

Born in St. John, New Brunswick, civil engineer Thomas Sydney Morrissey studied engineering at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, before enlisting in 1914. He was awarded Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in June 1916. Later the same year he married Beatrice Hilda Coristine, daughter of a prominent Montreal businessman. In 1918-1919, as a lieutenant–colonel, he was sent with 55 men to Omsk in Siberia in support of British battalions there. After returning to Canada, he eventually became Vice President and general manager of the Combustion Engineering Corporation at the Canadian headquarters in Montreal. The family lived in the Westmount neighborhood just blocks from the homes of his father, who was in the insurance business, and sister, the painter Darrell Clara Morissey, a member of the Beaver Hall group of artists.

Morris, W. J. (William John), 1832-1907

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  • 1832-1907

William John Morris was born on October 17, 1832, in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, son of Col. Hon. William Morris (1786-1858), Receiver-General for Canada and brother of Alexander Morris (1826-1889), Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.

He was a mining engineer, surveyor, merchant, and businessman. He was a partner in the Canadian Bark Works, a factory that, from 1868 through 1874, extracted tannin from hemlock bark for use in tanning leather. He also served as a Postmaster of Perth in the 1860s.

In 1860, he married Sarah Louisa Radenhurst (1837–1920). He died on March 6, 1907, in Toronto, Ontario.

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