Mary Morris

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Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, statue of Mary Wells Morris, April 2011Mary Wells Morris born September 4, 1764 and died November 6, 1819 (age 55) is the person that Wellsboro, Pennsylvania is named after. She was born in Burlington County, New Jersey.[1] She moved to Tioga County with her husband Benjamin, her son Samuel, and her daughter Rebecca. They were Philadelphia Quakers. They became the first residents of the Wellsboro.[2] She remained in Wellsboro until she died on November 6, 1819; she is buried with her husband in the Wellsboro Cemetery.[3]

Recently[when?] a life-size bronze statue was erected in her honor. Despite not finding any remaining images of Mary Wells, the designers of the statue crafted a likeness based on surviving images of her mother.[2]

Mary Wells Morris Birth: 16 Sep 1761 Death: 6 Nov 1819 (aged 58) Burial: Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial #: 46099584 Inscription: w/o Benj. Morris, born in Philadelphia, died Wellsboro Family Members Spouse Benjamin W Morris 1762-1825 Created by: Rodger (47146601) Added: 29 Dec 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46099584/mary-morris Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Mary Wells Morris (16 Sep 1761–6 Nov 1819), Find A Grave Memorial no. 46099584, citing Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Rodger (contributor 47146601) .

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