Benjamin Shoemaker Morris

Died unmarried. Not a known husband of Elizabeth Morris or father of Margaret Monroe

Origins

The children of Anna Shoemaker and Robert Morris (d. 1805) were:

1. Robert, b. 24 March 1797, bp. 24 March 1797, died young
2. Elizabeth Anna, b. 18 November 1798, bp 5 November 1815, d Dec 24, 1870. Married 1) Sylvester Malsan, 7 Jun 1821 2) John Cosgrove of Albany, NY Elizabeth Anna Cosgrove
3. Mary White, b. 28 November 1800, bp 5 November 1815, d June 14, 1838 Mary White Wilkins
4. Robert, b. 2 December 1802, bp 5 November 1815, m cousin Caroline Nixon May 27, 1836, who died within a year; m 2nd, cousin Lucy P. Marshall, June 1, 1854 Dr. Robert Morris
5. Benjamin Shoemaker, b. Birth Date,8 Jan 1804, bp 5 November 1815. Died 28 January 1840, unmarried.

Anna married second Francis Bloodgood November 3, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] Anna died March 5, 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5]

References

• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jan 18 2023, 0:28:21 UTC
• Date: November 5, 1815. Church Records. Norristown, Pennsylvania: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. < AncestrySharing >. (document attached). 4 children of Robert & Anna Morris baptized: Elizabeth Anna, Mary White, Robert, Benjamin Shoemaker.
• Date: Monday, February 3, 1840 Paper: Spectator (New York, NY) Volume: XLIII Issue: 46 Page: 1. < link >
• Proceedings of the Common Council, and the various religious corporations of the city of Albany, relative to the State Street burial grounds. Inscriptions. First Presbyterian Church. < AncestrySharing >. Bloodgood, B.S. Morris, son of Mrs. Frances, Jan. 28, 1840, 34 years.
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MP2B-3N7 shows with daughter “unknown Hart.”
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shoemaker-1344#_note-4 shows as “died young.”
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GJG5-QFL