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Samuel Morrison lived in Baltimore in 1784. He was the nephew of Montreal merchant James Morrison, and may have been a merchant himself.

Rev. Peter McIntyre Morrison was born on July 25, 1840, in St. James, New Brunswick, Canada.

He was a clergyman. He was educated at the St. Andrew's Academy and at the Presbyterian College, Halifax. He was ordained in 1865 and took charge of the congregation of St. Stephen, New Brunswick. In 1867, he moved to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, and in 1877, went to Dartmouth, and remained there until 1886, when he was called by the Synod of the Maritime Provinces, to be the agent of the eastern section of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. He served as treasurer for all missionary funds and secretary of several missionary committees.

In 1865, he married Catherine McGeachy (1841–1925). He died on July 8, 1899, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Jane Morison was the daughter of William Morison and Margaret Dawson, and the niece of James Dawson.

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.

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.

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.

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.