Reuben Morey

Male 1779 - 1870


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  • Born  12 Mar 1779  Fairlee, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  08 Mar 1870  Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Born on 12 Mar 1779 in Fairlee (or Strafford), Orange Co. VT. Reuben died in Strafford, Orange Co. VT on 8 Mar 1870; he was 90.

      History of Orange Co., Vermont: Zenas Morey, from Massachusetts, probably from the town of Dedham, was an early settler in Fairlee, and about 1780 located in the northern part of this town. He served in the Revolution, was wounded at the battle of Ticonderoga, and carried a bullet in his shoulder until his death, October 11, 1821, aged eighty-four years. His son Reuben, who was born in Fairlee in 1779, married Martha Frizzle, by whom he had eight children, of whom there are now living (ca. 1865) - Philemon, a merchant in Boston; Albert, a farmer in Durand, Ill.; Andrew J. and Mrs. Calma Morey, of this town, and Amelia (Fisk). Reuben Morey was one of the Plattsburgh volunteers. He served as selectman and justice of the peace, dying in 1870, aged ninety-one years. His wife died in 1878, aged 102 years, and her mother, Martha Frizzle, died in 1841, aged 101 years. Andrew J. Morey married Sarah Harris, and reared one son Arthur P., who served as
      captain and major for 4 years in the civil war, and is now a resident of Sedalia, Missouri.

      He married Martha FRIZZLE, daughter of John FRIZZLE & Martha BARTLETT, on 7 Dec 1803. Born on 16 Apr 1776 in Northfield, Franklin Co. MA. Martha died in Strafford, Orange Co. VT on 16 Jul 1878; she was 102.
    Person ID  I39  My Genealogy
    Last Modified  11 Jun 2012 

    Father  Zenas Morey,   b. Abt 1737, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1821 
    Relationship  Natural 
    Family ID  F123  Group Sheet

    Family  Martha Frizzle,   b. 16 Apr 1776, Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1878, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  07 Dec 1803 
    Children 
     1. Peleg Morey,   b. 10 Oct 1804, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1865
     2. Calma Morey,   b. 24 Feb 1806, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1890
     3. Harriet Morey,   b. 11 Dec 1807, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1874, Hartland, Windsor, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Reuben Morey,   b. 02 Dec 1809, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1868
     5. Albert Morey,   b. 25 Oct 1811, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location, Durand, Winnebago, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Amelia Morey,   b. 21 Aug 1813, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1872, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Andrew Jackson Morey,   b. 08 Sep 1815, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1889, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Philemon Morey,   b. 31 Oct 1817, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Ruth Louisa Morey,   b. 15 Aug 1825, Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F30  Group Sheet