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Col Lewis Morris, II

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Birthplace: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, British America
Death: July 03, 1762 (63)
Bronx, Bronx, New York, British America
Place of Burial: Saint Ann's Episcopal Church Graveyard, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Governor Lewis Morris, I and Isabella Morris
Husband of Katrijntje Jochems Morris and Sarah Morris
Father of Mary Lawrence (Morris); Lewis Morris, signer of "The Declaration of Independence"; General Staats Long Morris; Chief Justice Richard Morris; Isabella Wilkins (Morris) and 4 others
Brother of James Morris Morris; Mary Pearse; Sarah Morris; Robert Hunter Morris, Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania; Isabella Ashfield and 7 others

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Lewis Morris, 1698–1762; born at Morrisania Manor, Bronx Co., New York. He was the 2nd Lord of the Manor of Morrisania.

He was one of the foremost men before the Revolution. His principal offices were Judge of the High Court of the Admiralty of New York, with jurisdiction over New Jersey and Connecticut, and Judge of the Court of Ayer and Terminer.

He was the father of Lewis Morris "Signer" of the Declaration of Independence from New York and Gouverneur Morris who was a "Signer" of the Articles of Confederation in 1778 and later becoming a Delegate and a Senator from New York 1800-1803.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 1 2021, 5:20:25 UTC

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Col Lewis Morris, II's Timeline

1698
September 25, 1698
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, British America
1724
November 1, 1724
Westchester County, New York, United States
1726
April 8, 1726
Morrisania, Westchester, (Bronx), NY, British Colonial America
1728
August 27, 1728
Morrisania, New York, United States
1730
August 15, 1730
Morrisania Bronx, New York City, New York County, New York, United States
1746
February 3, 1746
New York, New York, United States
1749
November 23, 1749
New York, United States
1752
January 31, 1752
Morrisania, Bronx, New York, Colonial America
1754
September 30, 1754
New York, New York, United States