George Morry
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1828 - Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,283,1688,3835,4490 Christening: 1 Oct 1828 - Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,1688,3835,4490 Death: 4 Oct 1828 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,2958,3079 Burial: 4 Oct 1828 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2962 Cause of Death:Events
• Alt. Birth: 29 Sep 1828, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: P. Pering, Minister, 1 Oct 1828, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: P. Pering, 4 Oct 1828, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Burial: After 4 Oct 1828, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents
Father: Matthew Morry II, JP 78,105,109,168 Mother: Ann Sanders
Notes
General:
From Enid O'Brien in email of Nov. 2, 1999:
"George Morry, Born 29/9/1828, Baptised Oct. 1, 1828 and died Oct. 4th, 1828 (Petty Hr Records, CofE)."
Information agrees with Aunt Jean's LDS with only slight discrepancy on date of birth (Could be Christening). Actually my visit to NLGS records shows date of birth as 25 Sept. so I have revised to that.
180703: This name also appears on George LeMessurier's family tree.
April 5, 2004: Church of England Ferryland Burial Record on Newfoundland's Grand Banks website: October 4, 1828Morry, George Ferryland Infant P. Pering
080116:
It appears from a transcript of Morry births in the Petty Harbour C of E register made for Aunt Jean by Nimshi Crewe in 1965 that George had a twin who was named Priscilla Anne and who must have also died soon after birth since the couple had a THIRD daughter that they named Priscilla Ann in 1832. Note however, that the second Priscilla Anne who would have been the twin of George does not appear in the transcript of the Petty Harbour register that appears on the Newfoundland Grand Banks website, and it has been thoroughly reviewed and revised at least once. On balance I think Nimshi simply made a mistake but I would need to see the original Petty Harbour register myself before I would say this for a certainty.
George Morry
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Cir 1865 6948 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:Events
• Census: Farmer, 1891, Manitoba, Canada.
• Religion: Methodist, 1891.
Notes
General:
03/11/02:
Marquette District, Manitoba Census, 1891
1891 Cypress South T-6293 1-45-20-235 Morry? George 26 ONT Methodist farmer
I have no idea if this Morry is related or possibly a stray Jewish Morry of the Manitoba group who was afraid to list himself as such.
Capt. George Morry
Sex: MAKA: Capt. George Morey 500,6949, George Morrey 109,6950
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 17 Aug 1742 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 497 Christening: 17 Aug 1742 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 497,4321,6949 Death: Bef 29 Dec 1802 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 500,6787 Burial: 29 Dec 1802 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England 500,6787 Cause of Death:Events
• Occupation: On the PROVIDENCE under Capt. Edward Mayhall, Bef 20 Oct 1770, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Mate on the Brig PROVIDENCE, Michael Foran and William Crowle, Masters, Between 20 Oct 1770 and 10 Oct 1771, Fermeuse, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. A Muster Roll of the Brig Providence Michael Foran Master - Wm. Crowle from Lisbon - 25 March 1772 - 126 and 49
Names of Officers and Seamen. Post on Board. Age. Where Born and Place of Abode. Born. Abode. Name of Ship and Master, and what Voyage each Man last performed. Time when, and Place where Entered. Time when, and Place where Discharged, Run, Dead, Killed, Slain, or Drowned. Time when and Place where Hurt or Wounded.Number of Months and Days on Board Months Days of the Duty to be paid for each Man £ S Michael Foran Master 26 yr in Waterford Place of Abode in Dartmouth In the Betsey Schooner from Dartmouth to Newfoundland the Last Voyage Ferryland Octobr. the 20th 1770 Entered on Board the Providence Discharged in Fermeuse Newfoundland Octr. the 10th 1771 11.20 Eleven Months & 20 Daysrdrsrdrw10 rdrsrdrw10 George Mory [sic] Mate 29 yr in Dartmouth Place of Abode in Kingsware Last Performed in the Providence Edward Marshall Master Formuse [sic] Octr. the 20th Entered on Board 1770 Discharged in Fermeuse Newfoundland Octr. the 10th 1771 11.20 Eleven Months & 20 Days. Dartmo. 25 March 1772 John Whitty • Occupation: Mate on the Brig PROVIDENCE under Capt. Edward Mayhall, from Newfoundland, 1773-1774, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Captain of the COD FISH sailing from Dartmouth to Newfoundland, Between 28 Mar 1774 and 15 Dec 1774, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Finding Aid Reads:
Codfish -- George Morry -- Nfld -- Dartmouth -- 28-03-1774 -- 15-12-1774 -- Fol 107 -- Reel 7-9-2-4.• Occupation: Seaman on the Scooner FLY, John Temple, Master, Between 1 Jul 1776 and 6 Oct 1776, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Mate on the GREYHOUND, William Abraham, Master, from Newfoundland, Between 18 Oct 1776 and 13 Nov 1776, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Captain of the ADVENTURE from Figueroa to Dartmouth, 13 Apr 1789, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Finding aid reads:
Adventure -- George Morry -- Figuera/Dm -- 13-04-1789 -- 04-12-1789 -- Folio 44 -- Reel 7-9-2-4.• Residence: Near Combe, 31 Jan 1791, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents
Father: George Morey 499,500 Mother: Agnes Lowe 109,2180
Spouses and Children
1. *Ann Hunt 161,497 Marriage: 8 Aug 1758 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England 161,497,743,5263,5657Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Henry Holdsworth, Vicar, St. Clement's, 8 Aug 1758, St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Witnesses: Henry Land and Richard Blackler, 8 Aug 1758, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Alt. Marriage: At. Clement Townstal, 1759, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Marriage Notes
281007 Indicates marriage was "By license". Not sure why that was specified.Children: 1. George Street Morry 2. John Morry 3. William Morry 4. John Street Morey 5. Capt. Robert Stone Morry 6. Elizabeth Morrey 7. Ann Morey 8. Richard Morrey
211009: From The deanery of Totnes CD records for St. Clement GEORGE 08 08 1758 N HUNT ANN
070412 from DRO transcript of St. Clements marriages: 8/8/1758. George Morey & Ann Hunt, by Licence Both sign. Wits; Henry Land & Richard Blackler.
150821 from FamilySearch:
George Morry
Vital • England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887
"England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK5-BLSY : 11 September 2019), George Morry and Ann Hunt, Dartmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom; citing Marriage, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
NameGeorge Morry
Spouse's NameAnn Hunt
Marriage Date8 Aug 1758
Marriage PlaceDartmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Marriage Place (Original)Dartmouth, Devon, England
George Morry's Spouses and Children
Ann Hunt
Spouse
NameGeorge Morry
Spouse's NameAnn Hunt
Marriage Date8 Aug 1758
Marriage PlaceDartmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Marriage Place (Original)Dartmouth, Devon, England
Notes
General:
260712:
From Keith Mattews' Morry name file:
MORRY 1774 muster rolls Geo age 32 of dtmth CAPT "COD FISH"dtmth (ex same) 28 mar dtmth 15 dec dtmth fm nfld.
MOREY 1774 8 apr lloyd list codfish falmth fm dtmth
MOREY 1774 16 dec lloyd list codfish dtmth fm falmth
MORRY 1776 jul muster rolls Geo age 37 of dtmth at nfld joined "fly" temple [sic] dis nfld oct
MORRY 1776 oct muster rolls Geo age 28 [?] at nfld as MATE joined "greyhound"wm abrahams
MORRY 1779 newm 76-81 geo of Dtmth goods to newman 13/2/6
MORRY 1784 mar cust 65/2 Geo "Vigilant"plant cert at dtmth.
Morey 1785 23 jan lloyd list vigilant dtmth fm nfld
MORRY 1785 mar adm 7/104 Geo balloon 75/8 dtmth - nfld/med
Morry 1785 mar cust 65/2 geo "Balloon" plant cert at dtmth
MOREY 1785 mar pub ad balloon dtmth - nfld 24
MORRY 1785 10 mar lloyd list balloon dtmth fm lond
MORRY 1785 27 mar lloydlist balloon wtfd fm dtmth
MOREY 7 apr lloyd list balloon wtfd-nfld
MORRY 1786 ja lloydlist news balloon vigo fm nfld
MOREY 1786 feb white eve post balloon dtmth fm viana
MOREY lloyd reg G late balloon bg 100/10 own h studdy dtmth-nfld
MOREY 1787 lloyd reg Geo new vigilant bg 80/10 own studdy dtmth-nfld
MORRY 1787 jun-jun 88 muster rolls geo age 45 mate hy/chas goodridge (ex balloon) DIS NFLD
MOREY 1788 lloyds reg G late capt "Vigilant" 80/10 nfld owned Studdy/Co
MORRY 1788 adm 7/141 geo adventure 74/7 dtmth at bay bulls
MORRY 1788 muster rolls GEO age 47 of dtmth AT NFLD 28 jun apptd CAPT "ADVENTURE" (late whiddon). 28 jun nfld 25 oct-28 nfld
MORRY 1789 27 mar muster rolls geo "adventure" dtmth fm figuera
CLIFT 1789 "adventure" change to MORRY geo
MORRY 1789 muster rolls Geo CAPT adventure 13 apr dtmth 20 oct nfld
MORRY 1789 mar cust 65/4 Geo "Adventure"dtmth fm figuera with I HH wine for Reg Bidgood
MORRY 1789 apr cust 65/4 gep "Adventure"plant cert dtmth
MORRY 1790 29 jan muster rolls geo "Adventure" dtmth fm figuera
MORRY 1792 apr-sep muster rolls Geo age 55 kingswear bosun harmony dis gib [NB this may be a different George as there were George's in Kingswear as well; note that the ages differ]
torry/morey? 1800 ship J balloon bg 114/10 own h studdy dtmth-nfld
morey 1802 29 dec townstall geo buried
Morey 1802 townstal geo buried
The entries in Keith Matthew's name file conclusively prove that the George Morry who sailed to Newfoundland in these days was George Morry, son of George Moary and Agnes Lowe. He was a second cousin of Matthew Morry. The muster roll reference to George age 28 in 1776 is a bit of a mystery though. I suspect it is an error and should be 38.
I had always assumed that references to George Morry in regard to Newfoundland would have pertained to either Matthew's son or his brother. This clears up that error, though later references could be to his son, if indeed he had a son by that name. This is very much in doubt.
It is clear however that this is not the same George who died at age 60 and was buried in Ferryland on 18 Aug 1846. I am still torn as to whether that is a son or a nephew of Matthew or now possibly the grandson of this George.
Surname appears as Morey on most of Christenings of children
150517:
Note that the question of the George Morry [sic] who was the Mate on GREYHOUND in 1776 and reported his age as 28 is now up in the air again. I have photographed that page from the Muster Rolls at Kew and it gives his place of birth as Kingsware. This, therefore, is another George Morry; one whom I have yet to identify. However, in another Muster Roll in 1777 George Morry is shown as being born in Darmouth and residing in Kingsware so I think on balance that this is our guy and that occasional errors in the Muster Rolls are to be expected.
051018:
I am gradually coming to the realisation that there must have been more than one George Morey or Morry in the Dartmouth area raising their families during the 1750-1770 period because the records at St. Clements give some births and burials of children for a George Morry and others for a George Morey. The dates are so close to one another that it seems implausible that the clerk has incorrectly spelled the name. Moreover, there are conflicting facts pertaining to a John, son of George Morry/Morey, here shown as dying in 1763 but then shown again as John Street Morey being the parent of Ann Hunt Morey (which fits since that would be his mother's maiden name). This also has bearing on the identity of a John Mory in Dartmouth Muster Rolls in the mid 1770s who cannot otherwise be accounted for. These are questions that may be clarified with the emergence of more online original records over time.
141018:
Carrying on with the above discussion, I have now found a young (17) man working as a Seaman on the HENRY & CHARLES in 1791 whose name is given as Richard Morrey [sic] and whos birthplace and residence are both given as Kingsware. He is almost certainly a son of this family, as many of their events are associated with this sister town of Daartmouth across the harbour. I am going to tentatively assign him to the family now even though I had never previously had a son in this family named Richard. 497,500,4321
George Morry
Sex: MAKA: George Morey 497,2410
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 30 Jan 1789 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 493 Christening: 30 Jan 1789 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England 497,4321,5657,6951 Death: 16 Aug 1846 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,2958 Burial: 18 Aug 1846 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2410,2962,6952,6953 Cause of Death:Events
• Residence: Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Christening: Cir 1789, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Minister/Priest: Henry Holdsworth, Vicar of Townstall, 30 Jan 1789, St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Hallier, 1798, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Alt. Death: Caplin Bay (now Calvert), 18 Aug 1846, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: H. H. Hamilton, Minister, 18 Aug 1846, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents
Father: George Street Morry 743,2180,5658 Mother: Thomasin Mortimore 500
Notes
General:
This is the first and only family member Christened at St. Clement Townstall whose surname was spelled Morry, at least in the transcript of the church register made by the Cornwall and Devon Record Society and microfilmed by the Mormons.
email from Kevin Reddington 09/12/00:
"2/ George Morry - Generation 8 - died August 18 1846. My records show August 16 1846 - George Morry - Ferryland - (60). A few days in the difference of birth but his age allows us to calculate his birth abt 1785/1786"
My response:
"Here I was really stretching to make a connection at all. I took the information on George from the Colony of Avalon website ("Morry, George (died August 18, 1846) native of Dartmouth, England and long-time resident of Ferryland") and from the similarity in dates, location and other information, made the leap of faith that this George must be a child of Matthew Morry (born 1750). That is, this George Morry would be the brother of the Matthew Morry who was the grandfather of the Matthew Morry in 1/ above. I have no other evidence to support this except that I have been told by several others that Matthew's (1750) family was a good deal larger than I was showing names for. And as for the date of death, that is completely up in the air as I simply accepted what they had on the website. Your church records seem to be more authoritative in this case, giving an age at death too. More than likely August 16 was the date of death and August 18 the date of burial. I will record it as such citing you as a source."
Email 486 from Geoffrey Williams: Geoffrey Williams' also indicates that there was a George, son of Matthew, and this could not have been him reporting that information based on my earlier information sent to him since I only made this conclusion recently and Geoffrey wasn't aware of that.
20/06/02: I have uncovered new evidence that George is not a child of Matthew Morry I and Mary Graham but more likely a nephew, if a relative at all. In the court papers filed by Matthew II in relation to the intestate will of his nephew John Morry (1799-1837), Matthew II states that the only living relations of John who are as close in relationship as Matthew II himself are Matthew II's sisters Mary and Esther in Dartmouth. If that is so, then George cannot be a brother of Matthew II because he was still alive at this time and would have been mentioned.
I now believe that George was more likely Matthew I's nephew by his only brother who was known to have survived to adulthood, John. But I cannot prove this at this time and so I am leaving things as they are until proof is obtained.
April 5, 2004: Church of England Ferryland Burial Record on Newfoundland's Grand Banks website: August 16, 1846Morry, George Ferryland 60 H. H. Hamilton
Dec 2, 2007: From Newfoundland's Grand banks website (found by Geoffrey Williams):
Will of Thomas Norris Senior from Newfoundland will books volume 1 pages 352 & 353 probate year 1840
In re Thomas Norris Sr. deceased.
In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Norris Senior of Ferryland in the Southern District of the Island of Newfoundland Planter being weak in body but considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and formfollowing that is to say: First I give and devise unto my son Thomas Norris his heirs and assigns my dwelling house gardens meadows outhouses cellars fishing stage Fishing Flakes and appurtenances thereunto belonging and situate in Ferryland aforesaid. Also I give and devise unto my said son Thomas Norris his heirs and assigns a dwelling house and gardens situate at Freshwater in Ferryland aforesaid and under lease to Thomas LeMasseny Also I give and devise unto my son Thomas Norris his heirs and assigns a dwelling house and gardens situate at the north side of Ferryland aforesaid and under lease to Martin Stafford. Also I give and devise unto my son Thomas Norris his heirs and assigns a dwelling house and gardens situate in Ferryland aforesaid (and adjoining my present dwelling house) together with a beach and fish flake in front thereof and under lease to Lewis M. Lynch. Also, I give and devise unto my son Thomas Norris his heirs and assigns a potato garden situate at Ferryland aforesaid and under lease to Catherine Dullhunty. Also I give and bequeath unto my son William Norris the sum of five shillings sterling. Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Adams the sum of five shillings sterling. Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Johanna Molloy the sum of five shillings sterling. And lastly as to all the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate goods and chattels of what kind or nature whatsoever I give and bequeath the same to my said son Thomas Norris whom I hereby appoint sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty. Thomas Norris Senr (LS) Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Thomas NorrisSenior to be his last will and testament in presence of us H.G. Clowe. William Sanders. George Morry.
Certified Correct, D. M. Browning Registrar
Note that William Sanders was the brother of Ann Sanders who married Matthew Morry II. This seems to support the belief that George was a son of Matthew Morry the immigrant.
020313: OK, another round of thinking on this.
1) He is NOT the son of Matthew Morry I because he was not mentioned in the court papers as a survivor of John Morry, Matthew's grandson. That is definite.
2) He is NOT the son of Matthew Morry I's only other son (other than Matthew II and Thomas Graham) who is known to have made it to adulthood, John, because in his will we learn that he had only one son, John, the man whose will is mentioned in 1).
Therefore, if he existed at all and is not just an artefact of mistranscriptions, he is at best a distant relative of Matthew Morry I. On the basis of this conclusion I have removed him from that position in the family line but left him hanging loose in the family tree file on his own until I figure what to do with him.
160713: And yet another round of speculation:
1 Chris Morry From: Chris Morry <cjmorry@ncf.ca> Sent: July 16, 2013 9:48 AM To: 'calvertweb@nl.rogers.com'; 'Enid & Cyril O'Brien' Subject: RE: George Hi Kevin: Thanks for the resume, it is very useful in focussing in on this person or persons. One thing is certain; unlike the phantom William Morry whom we laid to rest earlier this year, this George (or Georges) did exist. The only question, therefore, is how did he (they) relate to the other Morrys in the area. My family tree database unfortunately is not likely to be of assistance here. I have not been able to connect the George Morry who died in 1846 (or 1838 in Aunt Jean's records) at the age of 60 to any of the likely families back in Dartmouth. Either there is a missing christening record (I've scoured all the churches, but this would not be the only christening record that doesn't show up in the local churches), or he was from a family in a nearby community, as Keith Matthews' name file suggests. In the latter case, he would be even more remote than a second cousin and that could explain why he does not seem to be associated with Matthew Morry and his family in Ferryland. He is most likely the one who got in the fracas with Pat Connolly in 1829 and who witnessed the Will of Thomas Norris. And, as Kevin suggests, he was most likely not a landowner and was probably single (he was not on voters' lists, and single men are more often involved in fights). I am at a loss to explain why Aunt Jean had the date of death wrong. Either she was going from memory when she wrote to Dad Morry, or the Rev. Loder/Yoder gave her misinformation. The latter gentleman was not an Anglican clergyman performing sacraments at any time in Ferryland, so far as the records show. He may have been a minister who chose to dabble in genealogy, possibly for profit, because he would have had easier access to church records than civilians would. We already know the parentage of the child named George who was buried in 1828 so this does not form a part of the puzzle. Piecing things together, it seems clear that there were at least two, and most likely three George Morrys involved in the Newfoundland trade. George Morry (1742-1802) who married Ann Hunt in Dartmouth (St. Clement Townstall) in 1758 was undoubtedly the crewman and later skipper on many vessels plying this trade out of Dartmouth. In 1788, for example, we see he was appointed Captain of the ADVENTURE at age 47, which fits. He was Matthew Morry, the immigrant's, 2nd cousin and they would have known each other very well. But, as noted, he died and was buried out of St. Clement Townstall in 1802. That George had a son named George Street Morry who was born in 1759. He married Thomasine Mortimore at St. Clement Townstall on 2 Oct 1871. There is no evidence in the Keith Matthew name file that this man went to sea. Certainly he did not wind up in Newfoundland because he had a family in Dartmouth. However, that George had a son named George too, born 1789, and we see a man who fits his description in reference to apprenticeship on a vessel out of Dartmouth in 1809. BUT……! After taking into account these three Georges, all related to Matthew Morry and his family, there is a fourth George Morry in Keith Matthews' name file involved in the maritime trade and he was from Kingswear or Brixham (there are 2 two references to serving on two different ships in 1822 and 1823 that appear to be the same man though the home port differs). This is more than likely the fellow that wound up being buried in Ferryland. So I believe we are only dealing with one mystery George and he is the one found in Keith Matthews' name file who came from either Kingsteignton or Kingskerswell initially, moved to the coast at Kingswear or Brixham, and worked as the crew-member and skipper on vessels plying the Newfoundland trade. For reasons best known to himself, he chose to settle there, even though he was single and was not about to set up a family in the new world, as most immigrants did. At a rough guess, I would say he was at most a fourth cousin of Matthew Morry or his sons, and they may not even have known if a relationship existed between them. Neither of the George Morrys who were more closely related to them and who plied the Newfoundland trade stayed in Newfoundland. That's probably as far as we can take it at this time unless other documentation shows up in time. Thanks to both of you for your input. Chris C. J. Morry cjmorry@ncf.ca
From: calvertweb@nl.rogers.com [mailto:calvertweb@nl.rogers.com] Sent: July 15, 2013 7:52 PM To: Chris Morry; Enid & Cyril O'Brien Subject: Re: George Hi Chris and Enid, Below is a list of entries that I am aware of which mention the name of George Morry. He was a person who kept a very low profile. As I mentioned before, he never appeared in the Voter's lists, so it appears that he was living in another household where the male head of the house was the entitled voter. It also seems likely he was a bachelor (or a widower with no offspring) and no other church records, other than his burial, make any mention of him. I don't know the source of the Colony of Avalon statement which says that George was a "long-time resident of Ferryland", but it occurred to me that, if accurate, it indicates that George did not have live with the main Morry family who called Caplin Bay home. Your g'g' grandfather John was actually the first Morry mentioned with an place of abode at Ferryland in the voter's list of 1849. I don't know who Rev. Loder was but I found a reference to a clergyman of that name in the Corner Brook area abt. 1953, but I don't know if it is the same Rev. Loder referred to by your Aunt Jean. Ferryland court records: per NGB http://ngb.chebucto.org/Legal-Documents/supcourt-2mq.shtml October 19, 1829 Morry, George Assaulted by: Connolly, Patrick Witness to the 1840 will of Thomas Norris Sr. of Ferryland - per NGB page: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/norris-thomas-1- 352.shtml Colony of Avalon Website: Morry, George (died August 18, 1846) native of Dartmouth, England and long-time resident of Ferryland. Anglican burials Ferryland per NGB page - http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/burials-ce-fer.shtml August 16, 1846 Morry, George Ferryland 60 H. H. Hamilton October 4, 1828 Morry, George Ferryland Infant P. Pering [son of Matthew Morry II and Anne Saunders] Kevin From: Chris Morry 3 Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 3:14 PM To: Enid & Cyril O'Brien ; Kevin Reddigan Subject: George Hi Enid and Kevin: I hardly have the courage to write the name in full, but I am afraid that I have to revive our discussions regarding the existence or not of a man named George Morry in Ferryland. We have been through the evidence so many times that it is hardly worth reviewing it with you, but it seems to me that the only hard evidence was a burial record and the source of the that information was tenuous at best (Colony of Avalon website - unattributed). So tentatively at least we agreed mutually to put it aside and pretend we never heard of him. Unfortunately he will not go away. During my last days in Newfoundland this year I spent a good deal of time at the Maritime History Archive reviewing information in the Keith Matthews Morry name file. In that file there are several pages concerning evidence of a George Morry, some of it pertaining to a man who allegedly came to Newfoundland. Some of it clearly pertained to another family altogether (residents of a nearby communities in Devon such as Kingsteignton and Kingskerswell, but not Dartmouth) . But there were also church records from Townstall (St. Clements) which was where many of "our" Morrys celebrated their sacraments. Near as I can figure these were cousins of Matthew Morry, not first cousins, but cousins just the same, coming from Stoke Gabriel initially. And here was the most telling thing. At least one of these Georges who was a contemporary of Matthew sailed on vessels (VIGILANT, BALLOON, ADVENTURE) going back and forth to Newfoundland in the 1780s. These were not the same vessels that Matthew sailed on and later owned but they were involved in the same trade at the same time. Can there be any doubt that they were related? I think not. And moreover, the opportunity would have existed for this George or these Georges to be identified in documents in Ferryland. Which brings up the last couple of entries in Keith Matthews name file for George Morry. In 1802 (December 20) he shows a burial record for a George Morry at St. Clement Townstall. So that is not the one who was buried in Ferryland, if such a man existed. But two decades later, on October 29, 1829, Matthews records a court action in Ferryland involving a George Morry suing a Pat Connolly for assault. This is one that you have checked out Kevin. What conclusions have you arrived at as to who he might be? What brought me to raise this again at this particular time is that it is an abysmally hot, humid day in Ottawa and I have retreated to my basement office to be able to breathe. While here I have been profitably spending my time going through some old documents of my grandfather's that I had never examined before. These go back to 1960 and pertain to the first efforts that he and my aunt Jean made to study the Morry family history. There is a letter from aunt Jean to Dad Morry enclosing a letter from the Genealogical Society that had been doing some research for her. In both letters the name George Morry comes into the picture once again (see enclosed). Aunt Jean was pursuing the possibility that the George she had heard about from a Rev. Yoder or Loder was a sibling of Matthew's. That George was supposedly buried in Ferryland on 15 Sep 1838 at the age of 60. Aunt Jean miscalculated his birth year as 1786 but it should have been 1778. The dates are all wrong compared to the ones on the Colony of Avalon website (died August 18, 1846) and the Ferryland burial records (died August 16, 1846 at age 60), with the exception of the fact that in both cases he was declared to be 60 years old at the time of death. I don't know who the Reverend was, do either of you? Needless to say I have no idea what source material he was using. Does this add anything to our debate, other than more confusion? Cheers 4 Chris C. J. Morry 43 Anna Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Z 7T5 Canada (613) 680-1894 home (613) 219-9193 mobile cjmorry@ncf.ca http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/r/Chris-J-Morry/index.h tml http://web.ncf.ca/fr307/ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3349 / Virus Database: 3204/6492 - Release Date: 07/15/13
160713: Chris Morry From: Chris Morry <cjmorry@ncf.ca> Sent: July 16, 2013 9:48 AM To: 'calvertweb@nl.rogers.com'; 'Enid & Cyril O'Brien' Subject: RE: George Hi Kevin: Thanks for the resume, it is very useful in focussing in on this person or persons. One thing is certain; unlike the phantom William Morry whom we laid to rest earlier this year, this George (or Georges) did exist. The only question, therefore, is how did he (they) relate to the other Morrys in the area. My family tree database unfortunately is not likely to be of assistance here. I have not been able to connect the George Morry who died in 1846 (or 1838 in Aunt Jean's records) at the age of 60 to any of the likely families back in Dartmouth. Either there is a missing christening record (I've scoured all the churches, but this would not be the only christening record that doesn't show up in the local churches), or he was from a family in a nearby community, as Keith Matthews' name file suggests. In the latter case, he would be even more remote than a second cousin and that could explain why he does not seem to be associated with Matthew Morry and his family in Ferryland. He is most likely the one who got in the fracas with Pat Connolly in 1829 and who witnessed the Will of Thomas Norris. And, as Kevin suggests, he was most likely not a landowner and was probably single (he was not on voters' lists, and single men are more often involved in fights). I am at a loss to explain why Aunt Jean had the date of death wrong. Either she was going from memory when she wrote to Dad Morry, or the Rev. Loder/Yoder gave her misinformation. The latter gentleman was not an Anglican clergyman performing sacraments at any time in Ferryland, so far as the records show. He may have been a minister who chose to dabble in genealogy, possibly for profit, because he would have had easier access to church records than civilians would. We already know the parentage of the child named George who was buried in 1828 so this does not form a part of the puzzle. Piecing things together, it seems clear that there were at least two, and most likely three George Morrys involved in the Newfoundland trade. George Morry (1742-1802) who married Ann Hunt in Dartmouth (St. Clement Townstall) in 1758 was undoubtedly the crewman and later skipper on many vessels plying this trade out of Dartmouth. In 1788, for example, we see he was appointed Captain of the ADVENTURE at age 47, which fits. He was Matthew Morry, the immigrant's, 2nd cousin and they would have known each other very well. But, as noted, he died and was buried out of St. Clement Townstall in 1802. That George had a son named George Street Morry who was born in 1759. He married Thomasine Mortimore at St. Clement Townstall on 2 Oct 1871. There is no evidence in the Keith Matthew name file that this man went to sea. Certainly he did not wind up in Newfoundland because he had a family in Dartmouth. However, that George had a son named George too, born 1789, and we see a man who fits his description in reference to apprenticeship on a vessel out of Dartmouth in 1809. BUT……! After taking into account these three Georges, all related to Matthew Morry and his family, there is a fourth George Morry in Keith Matthews' name file involved in the maritime trade and he was from Kingswear or Brixham (there are 2 two references to serving on two different ships in 1822 and 1823 that appear to be the same man though the home port differs). This is more than likely the fellow that wound up being buried in Ferryland. So I believe we are only dealing with one mystery George and he is the one found in Keith Matthews' name file who came from either Kingsteignton or Kingskerswell initially, moved to the coast at Kingswear or Brixham, and worked as the crew-member and skipper on vessels plying the Newfoundland trade. For reasons best known to himself, he chose to settle there, even though he was single and was not about to set up a family in the new world, as most immigrants did. At a rough guess, I would say he was at most a fourth cousin of Matthew Morry or his sons, and they may not even have known if a relationship existed between them. Neither of the George Morrys who were more closely related to them and who plied the Newfoundland trade stayed in Newfoundland. That's probably as far as we can take it at this time unless other documentation shows up in time. Thanks to both of you for your input. Chris
C. J. Morry cjmorry@ncf.ca From: calvertweb@nl.rogers.com [mailto:calvertweb@nl.rogers.com] Sent: July 15, 2013 7:52 PM To: Chris Morry; Enid & Cyril O'Brien Subject: Re: George Hi Chris and Enid, Below is a list of entries that I am aware of which mention the name of George Morry. He was a person who kept a very low profile. As I mentioned before, he never appeared in the Voter's lists, so it appears that he was living in another household where the male head of the house was the entitled voter. It also seems likely he was a bachelor (or a widower with no offspring) and no other church records, other than his burial, make any mention of him. I don't know the source of the Colony of Avalon statement which says that George was a "long-time resident of Ferryland", but it occurred to me that, if accurate, it indicates that George did not have live with the main Morry family who called Caplin Bay home. Your g'g' grandfather John was actually the first Morry mentioned with an place of abode at Ferryland in the voter's list of 1849. I don't know who Rev. Loder was but I found a reference to a clergyman of that name in the Corner Brook area abt. 1953, but I don't know if it is the same Rev. Loder referred to by your Aunt Jean. Ferryland court records: per NGB http://ngb.chebucto.org/Legal-Documents/supcourt-2mq.shtml October 19, 1829 Morry, George Assaulted by: Connolly, Patrick Witness to the 1840 will of Thomas Norris Sr. of Ferryland - per NGB page: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/norris-thomas-1- 352.shtml Colony of Avalon Website: Morry, George (died August 18, 1846) native of Dartmouth, England and long-time resident of Ferryland. Anglican burials Ferryland per NGB page - http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/burials-ce-fer.shtml August 16, 1846 Morry, George Ferryland 60 H. H. Hamilton October 4, 1828 Morry, George Ferryland Infant P. Pering [son of Matthew Morry II and Anne Saunders] Kevin From: Chris Morry 3 Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 3:14 PM To: Enid & Cyril O'Brien ; Kevin Reddigan Subject: George Hi Enid and Kevin: I hardly have the courage to write the name in full, but I am afraid that I have to revive our discussions regarding the existence or not of a man named George Morry in Ferryland. We have been through the evidence so many times that it is hardly worth reviewing it with you, but it seems to me that the only hard evidence was a burial record and the source of the that information was tenuous at best (Colony of Avalon website - unattributed). So tentatively at least we agreed mutually to put it aside and pretend we never heard of him. Unfortunately he will not go away. During my last days in Newfoundland this year I spent a good deal of time at the Maritime History Archive reviewing information in the Keith Matthews Morry name file. In that file there are several pages concerning evidence of a George Morry, some of it pertaining to a man who allegedly came to Newfoundland. Some of it clearly pertained to another family altogether (residents of a nearby communities in Devon such as Kingsteignton and Kingskerswell, but not Dartmouth) . But there were also church records from Townstall (St. Clements) which was where many of "our" Morrys celebrated their sacraments. Near as I can figure these were cousins of Matthew Morry, not first cousins, but cousins just the same, coming from Stoke Gabriel initially. And here was the most telling thing. At least one of these Georges who was a contemporary of Matthew sailed on vessels (VIGILANT, BALLOON, ADVENTURE) going back and forth to Newfoundland in the 1780s. These were not the same vessels that Matthew sailed on and later owned but they were involved in the same trade at the same time. Can there be any doubt that they were related? I think not. And moreover, the opportunity would have existed for this George or these Georges to be identified in documents in Ferryland. Which brings up the last couple of entries in Keith Matthews name file for George Morry. In 1802 (December 20) he shows a burial record for a George Morry at St. Clement Townstall. So that is not the one who was buried in Ferryland, if such a man existed. But two decades later, on October 29, 1829, Matthews records a court action in Ferryland involving a George Morry suing a Pat Connolly for assault. This is one that you have checked out Kevin. What conclusions have you arrived at as to who he might be? What brought me to raise this again at this particular time is that it is an abysmally hot, humid day in Ottawa and I have retreated to my basement office to be able to breathe. While here I have been profitably spending my time going through some old documents of my grandfather's that I had never examined before. These go back to 1960 and pertain to the first efforts that he and my aunt Jean made to study the Morry family history. There is a letter from aunt jean to Dad Morry enclosing a letter from the Genealogical Society that had been doing some research for her. In both letters the name George Morry comes into the picture once again (see enclosed). Aunt Jean was pursuing the possibility that the George she had heard about from a Rev. Yoder or Loder was a sibling of Matthew's. That George was supposedly buried in Ferryland on 15 Sep 1838 at the age of 60. Aunt Jean miscalculated his birth year as 1786 but it should have been 1778. The dates are all wrong compared to the ones on the Colony of Avalon website (died August 18, 1846) and the Ferryland burial records (died August 16, 1846 at age 60), with the exception of the fact that in both cases he was declared to be 60 years old at the time of death. I don't know who the Reverend was, do either of you? Needless to say I have no idea what source material he was using. Does this add anything to our debate, other than more confusion? Cheers 4 Chris C. J. Morry 43 Anna Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Z 7T5 Canada (613) 680-1894 home (613) 219-9193 mobile cjmorry@ncf.ca http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/r/Chris-J-Morry/index.h tml http://web.ncf.ca/fr307/ 4321
George Aloysius Morry
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1934 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1131,6848 Christening: Death: 12 Dec 2016 - Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 82) 1131 Burial: Cause of Death:Events
• Alt. Birth: After 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: Household of Frederick T. Morey [sic], 29-31 Patrick St., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Emigration: From St. John's, Newfoundland, Cir 1948-1949, British Columbia, Canada. Note that the obit says they emigrated in 1947 but it would have been 1948 at the earliest since that was when the father died.
• Residence: Between 1948 and 1994, British Columbia, Canada.
• Living: 26 Apr 2012, British Columbia, Canada.
Parents
Father: Frederick T. Morry 5,53 Mother: Agnes J. Grant 5000
Spouses and Children
1. *Theresa Burke 1131 Marriage: Children: 1. Mary Morry 2. Living
Notes
General:
060318 from MyHeritage:
In Canadian Obituaries, 1997-2017
George Aloysius Morry
Death:Dec 12 2016
Published:Dec 17 2016
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Published By:Henderson's Fraser Valley Funeral Home
Obituary:George Aloysius Morry June 21, 1934 - December 12, 2016 George Morry, 82, passed away peacefully, December 12, 2016, in Abbotsford BC. George was born in St. John's Newfoundland, before Confederation, and moved to BC with his family in 1947. George is survived by his wife Theresa (née Burke), his daughters Lisa and Mary, and his grandsons Eli and Nial. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 16, at St. Ann's Parish, 33333 Mayfair Ave., Abbotsford. May he rest in peace. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your local food bank. Arrangements under the direction of Henderson's Fraser Valley Funeral Home, Abbotsford, BC. Henderson's Fraser Valley Funeral Home, BC, 2016-12-17
Source:View the full obituary on the Drouin Genealogical Institute's Website
George Joseph Morry
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 18 May 1916 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America 5764,6401,6954,6955 Christening: Death: 12 May 1968 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America ( at age 51) 5763,6401,6955 Burial: After 12 May 1968 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America 286 Cause of Death:Events
• Civil: Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: 1023 6th Avenue (now North), 1905-1916, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. (Occupant)
• Residence: List of Residences occupied by George William, George Joseph and George Richard Morry, 1905-2020, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. (Resident)
• Residence: 946 19th Avenue (now E.), Capitol Hill, After May 1916, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. (Occupant)
• Alt. Birth: 1917, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: 946 19th Ave. N., 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: 1557 16th Avenue North (now 1557 East Garfield Street), After 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. (Occupant)
• Census: 1930 Census of Mary K. Morry, widow, and family, 1930, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. (Household Member)
• Education: Seattle Preperatory, 1930-1935, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. George Morry elected vice-president of his freshman highschool class in 1930.
• Living: 1557 16th Ave. North, 1930, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Census: 1930 Census of Mary K. Morry, widow, and family, 1930, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Interesting: Coxswain of the State of Washington Rowing Team, 1935, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. Found out about this from Graham Morry on 031221. He was reading a book called "The Boys In The Boat" that mentioned George in the context of the university team that represented the US at the 1936 Olympics. Unfortunately George did not make it there: The sophomore boat was not now, in fact, quite composed entirely of sophomores. Ulbrickson had swapped a senior, Wink Winslow, for George Morry, as coxswain, to capitalize on Winslow's greater experience with river rowing. Other than that, though, it was the crew that had swept to victory here so effortlessly a year before.
• Living: 1557 16th Ave. North, 1940, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: 1557 16th Avenue North (now 1557 East Garfield Street), After 1939, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. (Occupant)
• Census: 1557 16th Ave. North, 1940, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Clerk, Casualty, Insurance Company, 1940, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: 1218 15th Ave - home of Margaret Durnford and Mary Morry & several children, 1940-1942, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. From Rick Morry, 310720
Dear Chris and Enid,
In 1920 after only four years on 19th Avenue, the Morry Family moved a few blocks away to 1557 16th Avenue North (now 1557 East Garfield Street). The home was roomy but perhaps the main impetus for the move was that it was in a better area just a block away from Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill's fabled parkland.
The Morrys lived in this house longer than in any other home. George William Morry died there in 1926. The five Morry children all finished their schooling there and moved on to the working world.
Unlike with past homes, neither the Dunfords nor the Grants came to join the Morrys there for an extended stay. However, in 1939 when Jack Dunford fell ill with stomach cancer, he and Margaret moved in with Mary Morry and Rose and Ellen plus George Joseph. By then Lucile was away teaching and Josephine was in the convent in Oregon. The Dunfords had been living at their Mercer Island property and probably moved in with the Morrys in the city to be nearer to medical treatment for Jack. Jack died in this home in 1940.
After Jack Dunford died, Margaret sold her Mercer Island and Capitol Hill properties. Mary Morry sold the 16th Avenue home. They then moved together into a home on 15th Avenue (now East) directly across the street from Volunteer Park which was purchased by Margaret. (I presume Mary did not share in ownership because she needed the funds from her house sale for basic living expenses because George William Morry had died so long before.) This 15th Avenue home was demolished for a condominium but I sent you previously historical photos on June 2, 2020.
Rose and Ellen lived with Margaret and Mary and basically cared for them for the rest of their lives. They lived in the 15th Avenue home until Mary Morry died in 1958. Margaret then sold the house. Thereafter Rose and Ellen lived in Capitol Hill apartments. Margaret lived with them in the first of these units until she died in 1960.
My father George Joseph Morry (other than for a temporary work absence in Dallas, Texas) lived with his mother, aunt and sisters first in the 16th Avenue house and then in the 15th Avenue house until he married my mother in 1942.
When I tried to send this message with photos attached there was a problem so I am sending the text now only. The photos will hopefully follow in a separate email.
All the Best,
Rick
.• Residence: 1218 15th Ave. N. (now E.), Capital Hill, Cir 1940, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. (Occupant)
• Residence: 6851 57th Avenue N.E. now 6915 56th Avenue N.E., 1940-1944, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. (Occupant)
• Military: US Naval Reserve, Communications Officer, 1943-1945, Nouméa, New Caledonia.
• Residence: Between Feb and Aug 1945, Pass Christian, Harrison, Mississippi, United States of America.
• Residence: 1114-16 18th Avenue Former Vet Housing Duplex, Between Aug 1945 and 1946, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Occupation: co-owner Pettit-Morry Insurance Company, After 1945, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. From Rick Morry 051020:
In June of 1948 my father became a principal in the insurance agency which became known for many years as Pettit-Morry Company. Pettit had ben in the same fraternity as my father but before his time and that is how my father got to know him. In December of 1949 my sister Barbara was born. In 1954 my father was offered the position of Postmaster of Seattle. He accepted having found that the lingering effects of his wartime accident made it difficult to keep up with the fast pace of his insurance business. He held that position for the rest of his life.
.• Residence: 3701 East Union in Madrona District of Central Seattle, Between Aug 1947 and 1957, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. Dear Chris and Enid,
We are still pretty much homebound hear. It has been since the first week of March. We go out only for essentials and rarely can see our family - only on a few special occasions. One thing I have done is to tend to my senior citizen above the neck issues. I now have new upper mouth implants and am beginning to repair my lower mouth. I had cataract surgery on my right eye and the left eye gets done on Thursday. Next week I get new hearing aids. So by month's end I will be about as patched up as I can be at my age.
Back to homes. Enid mentioned in response to my last email that she was surprised we had so many homes. But that was mainly a function of my parents being poor newlyweds and the disruption of World War II. Soon after the war our lives stabilized
As I mentioned in my last email when my Dad got discharged from the Navy in late 1945 we lived in veteran's housing in Seattle. Because of his war injury my father could not work right away, but he had kidney surgery in January of 1946 and then in April got a position at a local insurance agency. We then moved to live in my grandmother's house in the Hambach Jahn family compound at Angle Lake just south of the present SeaTac International Airport.
With my father employed and my sister Mary on the way in June of 1947 my parents purchased our first family home at 3701 East Union in the Madrona District of Central Seattle. We moved into the house in August of 1947 after my sister Mary was born. Madrona was a middle income neighborhood more affordable than Capitol Hill. For that reason many young Irish Catholic families moved there. Most relocated back to Capitol Hill as soon as their finances permitted. We, however, remained in Madrona for ten years from 1947 to 1957.
The East Union House was my beloved childhood home. I attended pre-school, Madrona elementary public kindergarten, and eight great years at St. Teresa parochial school. When I started at St. Teresa it was mainly Irish Catholic but as the Irish moved out the school became most diverse. The parish boundaries encompassed the richest and poorest parts of Seattle from the lakefront properties to the colored enclave in the Valley. By the time I graduated in 1957 there were more Blacks and Filipinos than Irish and even a few Asians.
My time in Madrona was wonderful. We had a front yard bordering a T intersection which became the congregating spot for the many children in the area. We tossed footballs, played baseball catch, kicked the can, and did hide and seek. I attach a scan of an old photo showing how open out home was at that time.
I played CYO sports throughout the Central Area during my time in Madrona - basketball and baseball. We did soccer for two years but the Irish assistant pastor coach dropped the team out of frustration due to his inability to get the Blacks to understand his brogue and take directions. With the increasing number of African Americans in the school we became quite competitive in sports.
Our family stabilized and prospered in the Madrona era. In June of 1948 my father became a principal in the insurance agency which became known for many years as Pettit-Morry Company. Pettit had ben in the same fraternity as my father but before his time and that is how my father got to know him. In December of 1949 my sister Barbara was born. In 1954 my father was offered the position of Postmaster of Seattle. He accepted having found that the lingering effects of his wartime accident made it difficult to keep up with the fast pace of his insurance business. He held that position for the rest of his life.
I have nothing but found memories of Madrona. It was a great time and a wonderful experience with so many diverse races in our school. That all changed radically in 1957. In September, I had begun high school at The Lakeside School an elite prep school made famous later by Bill Gates and Paul Allen who began their computer empire there. There were no non-whites there save one Japanese student and a Pakistani exchange student in my senior year - quite a change from St. Teresa. In December we moved to Broadmoor a gated golf course community completely white. Indeed Catholics and Jews had not been welcomed there either. I was told by a Jewish friend that our family was famous because we were the first Catholics allowed in due to my father's status of Postmaster of Seattle More of Broadmoor next time.
I attach several photos of the East Union home which now has much foliage covering the vacant areas I played in during my youth. Comparing these photo's to the old scan I attached above shows that while the house is the same it looks completely different. And Madrona has changed with Seattle. It is no longer an affordable middle class area. The homes now cost in seven figures and only the wealthy can reside there.
Next time I will cover the Broadmoor era where my parents lived for the rest of their lives.
All the Best,
Rick
.• Social Security Number: 532-14-7503 WA, 1951, Washington, United States of America. MORRY, GEORGE Birth Date: 18 May 1916 (Historical Events) Death Date: May 1968 (Historical Events) Issuing State: WA SSN: 532-14-7503
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First name(s) George
Last name Morry
Birth year 1916
Birth month May
Birth day 18
Death year 1968
Death month May
Death day -
Social Security number 532-14-7503
Place of issue Washington
State Washington
Country United States
Record set Social Security Death Index
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Americas, United States
.• Occupation: Postmaster of Seattle, 1954-1968, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. From Rick Morry 051020:
In June of 1948 my father became a principal in the insurance agency which became known for many years as Pettit-Morry Company. Pettit had ben in the same fraternity as my father but before his time and that is how my father got to know him. In December of 1949 my sister Barbara was born. In 1954 my father was offered the position of Postmaster of Seattle. He accepted having found that the lingering effects of his wartime accident made it difficult to keep up with the fast pace of his insurance business. He held that position for the rest of his life.
171120 from Politicalgraveyard.com:
Morry, George J. — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Republican. Postmaster at Seattle, Wash., 1954-68 (acting, 1954-55). Still living as of 1968.
.• Arrival: From Vancouver, BC on ORONSAY, 5 Jan 1956, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America.
• Departure: From Honolulu on PanAm Flight, 23 Jan 1957, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. Name:
Geo Morry
Port of Departure:Honolulu
Port of Arrival:Seattle, Washington
Arrival Date:28 Jan 1957. • Residence: 1253 Parkside Drive, Broadmoor (a gated community), 22 Apr 1958, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Alt. Death: 1 May 1968, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
Parents
Father: George William Morry 5,1140 Mother: Mary Katherine Marshall 53
Spouses and Children
1. *Kathlyn Verone Jahn 5161,5164 Marriage: 24 Jan 1942 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America 286,5765,5766Marriage Events
• Marriage License: 73681, 17 Jan 1942, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Minister/Priest: Francis E. Corkery, 24 Jan 1942, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Witnesses: Paul Cantwell and Jeannette M. Jahn, 24 Jan 1942, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. Marriage Notes
From FindMyPast 030920Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living
Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008 Transcription
First name(s)Kathlyn V
Last nameJahn
Year1942
Marriage year1942
CountyKing
StateWashington
Spouse's first name(s)George J
Spouse's last nameMoory
CountryUnited States
Record setUnited States Marriages
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
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Enid O'Brien 03/05/00
"George Wm (1866-1926) md Mary "Minnie" Marshall . George discovered gold in the Nolan mine in Alaska and settled in Seattle. Minnie was of Irish descent. They had 5 children: Lucille, Ellen Margaret, Mary Josephine who joined the Sisters of the Holy Name and George who md Kathlyn Verone Jahn (these are Barbara's parents). George [George Jr., that is] was Post-Master General for the State of Washington." [NB: Barb Fraumeni later corrected to note he was the Postmaster of Seattle, not Washington State. I'm making the correction whereever I can find this note. 151204]
111204: The 1930 Census lists him at home with his mother (father deceased 1926) at age 13, born about 1917. Her place of residence at the time of the census was: Seattle, King, Washington
131204: Barb Morry Fraumeni corrected earlier mistake I had made interpreting Enid's note before. I had thought George William Morry was the Postmaster. It was his son George Joseph Morry, Barb's father. And he was Postmaster of Seattle, not Washington State.
231010 from Rick Morry:
DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE JOSEPH MORRY AND KATHLYN VERONE JAHN (LEVEL 4B5)
George Joseph Morry b. May 18, 1916, Seattle, Washington, d. May 12, 1968, Seattle, Washington m. Jan. 24, 1942, Seattle, Washington Kathlyn Verone Morry b. Jul. 1, 1919, Seattle, Washington, d. Jan. 16, 2005, Seattle, Washington
1. George Richard Morry b. Mar. 2, 1943, Seattle, Washington
2. Mary Verone Morry b. Aug. 3, 1947, Seattle, Washington
3. Barbara Jeannette Morry b. Dec. 9, 1949, Seattle, Washington
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Dear Chris and Enid,
We are still pretty much homebound hear. It has been since the first week of March. We go out only for essentials and rarely can see our family - only on a few special occasions. One thing I have done is to tend to my senior citizen above the neck issues. I now have new upper mouth implants and am beginning to repair my lower mouth. I had cataract surgery on my right eye and the left eye gets done on Thursday. Next week I get new hearing aids. So by month's end I will be about as patched up as I can be at my age.
Back to homes. Enid mentioned in response to my last email that she was surprised we had so many homes. But that was mainly a function of my parents being poor newlyweds and the disruption of World War II. Soon after the war our lives stabilized
As I mentioned in my last email when my Dad got discharged from the Navy in late 1945 we lived in veteran's housing in Seattle. Because of his war injury my father could not work right away, but he had kidney surgery in January of 1946 and then in April got a position at a local insurance agency. We then moved to live in my grandmother's house in the Hambach Jahn family compound at Angle Lake just south of the present SeaTac International Airport.
With my father employed and my sister Mary on the way in June of 1947 my parents purchased our first family home at 3701 East Union in the Madrona District of Central Seattle. We moved into the house in August of 1947 after my sister Mary was born. Madrona was a middle income neighborhood more affordable than Capitol Hill. For that reason many young Irish Catholic families moved there. Most relocated back to Capitol Hill as soon as their finances permitted. We, however, remained in Madrona for ten years from 1947 to 1957.
The East Union House was my beloved childhood home. I attended pre-school, Madrona elementary public kindergarten, and eight great years at St. Teresa parochial school. When I started at St. Teresa it was mainly Irish Catholic but as the Irish moved out the school became most diverse. The parish boundaries encompassed the richest and poorest parts of Seattle from the lakefront properties to the colored enclave in the Valley. By the time I graduated in 1957 there were more Blacks and Filipinos than Irish and even a few Asians.
My time in Madrona was wonderful. We had a front yard bordering a T intersection which became the congregating spot for the many children in the area. We tossed footballs, played baseball catch, kicked the can, and did hide and seek. I attach a scan of an old photo showing how open out home was at that time.
I played CYO sports throughout the Central Area during my time in Madrona - basketball and baseball. We did soccer for two years but the Irish assistant pastor coach dropped the team out of frustration due to his inability to get the Blacks to understand his brogue and take directions. With the increasing number of African Americans in the school we became quite competitive in sports.
Our family stabilized and prospered in the Madrona era. In June of 1948 my father became a principal in the insurance agency which became known for many years as Pettit-Morry Company. Pettit had ben in the same fraternity as my father but before his time and that is how my father got to know him. In December of 1949 my sister Barbara was born. In 1954 my father was offered the position of Postmaster of Seattle. He accepted having found that the lingering effects of his wartime accident made it difficult to keep up with the fast pace of his insurance business. He held that position for the rest of his life.
I have nothing but found memories of Madrona. It was a great time and a wonderful experience with so many diverse races in our school. That all changed radically in 1957. In September, I had begun high school at The Lakeside School an elite prep school made famous later by Bill Gates and Paul Allen who began their computer empire there. There were no non-whites there save one Japanese student and a Pakistani exchange student in my senior year - quite a change from St. Teresa. In December we moved to Broadmoor a gated golf course community completely white. Indeed Catholics and Jews had not been welcomed there either. I was told by a Jewish friend that our family was famous because we were the first Catholics allowed in due to my father's status of Postmaster of Seattle More of Broadmoor next time.
I attach several photos of the East Union home which now has much foliage covering the vacant areas I played in during my youth. Comparing these photo's to the old scan I attached above shows that while the house is the same it looks completely different. And Madrona has changed with Seattle. It is no longer an affordable middle class area. The homes now cost in seven figures and only the wealthy can reside there.
Next time I will cover the Broadmoor era where my parents lived for the rest of their lives.
All the Best,
Rick
031221:
Graham Morry on Vancouver Island wrote to ask me if I knew who the George Morry was who was mentioned in the book The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (2013) about the Washington State Men's Olympic Rowing Team that went to the Berlin Olympics. I informed him that George was his father's 2nd cousin in Seattle. Upon further investigation I found The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics - Daniel James Brown (2013) Part III. The Parts That Really Matter 1935 in its entirety online and was able to find the part that referred to George Morry there. Turns out that George was indeed the coxwain of the team in 1935 when they qualified but did not make it to the Olympics for reasons not explained in the book.
Living
Sex: M
Parents
Father: George Joseph Morry 5,328,682,5164,5763,5764 Mother: Kathlyn Verone Jahn 5161,5164
Spouses and Children
1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. LivingGeorge Street Morry
Sex: MAKA: George Morey 4321, George Street Morey 161,497,500,743, George Morry 5657, George Stret Morry 4321
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 8 Jul 1759 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 497 Christening: 8 Jul 1759 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 4321,5657 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Capt. George Morry 161,477,743,5654,5655,5656 Mother: Ann Hunt 161,497
Spouses and Children
1. *Thomasin Mortimore 500 Marriage: 2 Oct 1781 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 161,743,2180,5658Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: George Gretton, Vicar, 2 Oct 1781, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Witnesses: George Morry & Richard Blackler, 2 Oct 1781, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Marriage Notes
St. Clement TownstallChildren: 1. Elizabeth Morey 2. George Morry 3. William Sparke Morey 4. Jane Morey
150517:
Note that she was illiterate and signed her marriage register with an "X"
150821 from Bishop's Transcript on FamilySearch:
George Street Morry
England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887
Name:
George Street Morry
Spouse's Name:
Tamey Mortemore
Spouse's Marital Status:
Single
Marriage Date:
2 Oct 1781
Marriage Place:
Dartmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Marriage Place (Original):
Dartmouth, Devon, England
Notes
General:
081106: Note that I am guessing at this time that the George Morey shown in Geoffrey Williams' database as having been baptised at St. Clement on 08 Jul 1759 is the same person as the George Street Morry identified in the marriage record shown in the Devon FHS transcription from St. Clement. It is a good guess because the DOB and DOM are reasonable. However the middle name Street would tend to make me believe he may be the grandson of John Street and Joan Moary. Needs to be verified against original register.
George William Morry
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 24 May 1866 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 6401,6956 Christening: 3 Jun 1866 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 6957 Death: 30 Jul 1926 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America ( at age 60) 6401,6956,6958,6959 Burial: After 30 Jul 1926 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America 5,5012 Cause of Death: Heart Attack 5012Events
• Alt. Birth: 1866, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Rev. W. Forristal, 3 Jun 1866, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Religion: Roman Catholic, 3 Jun 1866, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Sponsors: Henry White and Mary Ellen Stephenson, 3 Jun 1866, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: May 1867, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Immigration: from Newfoundland, 1890, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: Hibbard Building, Yessler Wharf, Deckhand, 1891, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: Hibbard Building, Yessler Wharf, Deckhand, 1893, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: Olympic Hotel, Steamboatman, 1895, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Emigration: To Seattle after Alaskan Gold Rush, 1897, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Immigration: To Alaska after failed attempt to stake mine in Klondike, Cir 1897, Alaska, United States of America.
• Occupation: Evening Telegram article regarding George William Morry arriving in Yukon, 2 Apr 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Immigration: Across the Chilkoot Pass from Alaska into the Klondike, 31 May 1898, Chilkoot Pass, Yukon Territory, Canada. NWMP records at Chilkoot: checkpoints listing people who entered the Yukon Source
NameDate Checkpoint
MORRY, G.May 31, 1898 NF. • Naturalization: In the District Court of Washington, "George Morry" of Newfoundland, 31 Jan 1902, Washington, United States of America. Name:
George Morry
Court District:Washington. • Property: John Nolan and George Morry staked claim that became the Nolan Mine, 16 Apr 1904, Coldfoot, Alaska, United States of America. This is the first report of the find that appeared in local newspapers:
Morry George 1904 April 16 Nolan Creek Miner Alaska Forum
(Rampart) John Nolan and George Morry have struck rich diggings on discovery claim, Nolan creek. Homestakes are in sight.
Morry George 1904 June 8 Nolan Creek Discovery Miner Nome Nugget Nolan & Morry have struck rish diggings on discovery claim on Nolan Creekhomestakes are in sight
Murray George 1904 June 25 Nolan Creek Miner Nome Nugget Nolan Creek produces $25,000. Nolan and George Murray. On Christmas eve, they panned out 82 cents and since that time the more they open it up the better it looks.• Residence: 1023 6th Avenue (now North), 1905-1916, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. Dear Chris,
One small comment on this email. The address listed for Gus in the 1906 Seattle City Directory, 1023 6th Avenue North, was the large house my grandfather George William Morry purchased from my great grandfather Robert Marshal in 1905 after he married my grandmother Mary Marshall Morry. It was frequently opened temporarily to various family members in need. Amazingly it still stands in good condition. It is on Queen Anne Hill directly North of Seattle's Space Needle. You can view a picture of it on the King County Assessor's website by entering the address in the property search section.
Rick.• Residence: List of Residences occupied by George William, George Joseph and George Richard Morry, 1905-2020, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Occupation: Article in Evening Telegram about George William Morry Alaska Gold Mine, 16 Jan 1905, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Arrival: From mine on Nolan Creek near Coldfoot on Koyakuk River on ZEALANDIA, 28 Jun 1905, Nome. Alaska, United States of America. As reported in the Nome Nugget:
Morry George 1905 June 28 Nolan Creek Miner Nome Nugget Morry is in Nome-travelled on the Zealandia-took out between $80,000 &
$90,000 from his Nolan Creek claim last winter
Morry 1905 June 28 Nolan Creek Miner Nome Nugget Nolan & Morry now have the largest steam boiler- it is 40 H.P.• Arrival: From Seattle, on the Princess of Victoria, 25 Jul 1905, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Name:
G Morry
Gender:Male
Arrival Age:37
Birth Year:abt 1868
Departure Port:Seattle, Washington
Arrival Date:25 Jul 1905
Arrival Port:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Vessel:Princess Victoria
Search Ship Database:Search for the Princess Victoria in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database. • Arrival: Information provided by Enid O'Brien, 25 Jul 1905, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In July 25th, 1905 there is a record of George coming from Seattle to Victoria BC as a passenger on the Princess Victoria. He is 37 years old, single, occupation miner. Ultimate destination - Victoria. Obviously he didn't stay in Victoria very long because he married Mary 'Minnie' Marshall on August 16, 1905 in Seattle.
• Departure: Leaving with their fortune to the "outside" for a period, 11 Oct 1905, Koyukuk, Alaska, United States of America. Morry 1905 October 11 Nolan Creek Miner Yukon Valley News Nolan and Morry the "Kings of the Koyukuk" went outside with $26,000 each from a rich pocket on Discovery Claim - all very coarse gold - their ground will be worked on a lay this year.
• Interesting: Claim on Nolan Creek is the banner claim in the Koyukuk and continues to yield the best pay in the country, 26 Mar 1906, Koyukuk, Alaska, United States of America. Murray 1906 March 26 Nolan Creek Discovery Miner Nome Nugget N. Abbott reports Murray & Nolan's Discovery Claim on Nolan Creek is the banner claim in the Koyukuk and continues to yield the best pay in the country.
• Residence: Postal address given to Post Office in Yukon to forward mail, 13 Jun 1906, Coldfoot, Alaska, United States of America. Benjamin Craig: post office worker list of people dying or leaving Klondike Source
NameDate Address
MORRY, GEO.JUN 13, 1906 Coldfoot, AK. • Interesting: Having made a fortune in Nolan gold mine, leaving Alaska for "sereval years", 1 Aug 1908, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America. Merry George 1908 August 1 Nolan Creek Miner Fbks. Daily Times G. Merry returned to the Koyukuk with J. Nolan to either work property on large scale or dispose of it-Nolan took out $128,000 including a $600 nugget before going outside for several years.
• Census: George Morry as boarder, 1910, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States of America. George Morry
United States Census, 1910
Name:
George Morry
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1910
Event Place:
Fairbanks, Division 2, Alaska, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
42
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race:
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Lodger
Relationship to Head of Household:
Lodger
Birth Year (Estimated):
1868
Birthplace:
Canada
Immigration Year:
1890
Father's Birthplace:
Canada
Mother's Birthplace:
Canada
Sheet Letter:
A
Sheet Number:
5.• Census: Household of George Morry, 1910, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. George Morry
United States Census, 1910
Name:
George Morry
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1910
Event Place:
Seattle Ward 3, King, Washington, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
40
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race:
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1870
Birthplace:
Canada
Immigration Year:
1890
Father's Birthplace:
Canada
Mother's Birthplace:
Canada
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
13
HouseholdRole Sex Age Birthplace
George MorryHead Male 40 Canada
Mary C MorryWife Female 31 Ireland
Lucille C MorryDaughter Female 3 Washington
Image of George Morry, United States Census, 1910
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.• Membership: Knights of Columbus and St. Joseph's Holy Name Society, Cir 1910-1926, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Occupation: Gold Miner, 1910, Alaska, United States of America.
• Residence: 3-Ward, 1910, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: 4-Division, 1910, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States of America.
• Property: Sold 1/2 interest in Nolan mine to F. Gilbert, Newton Ellingston and Joe Horton, 9 Aug 1910, Koyukuk, Alaska, United States of America. First newspaper report of the sale in theTanana Leader
Gilbert F. 1910 August 9 Nolan Creek #2 Below Miner Tanana Leader Gilbert with partners Newton Ellingston and Joe Horton purchased 1/2 interest in #2 Below on Nolan Creek from George Morry.• Residence: 1023 6th Ave. N, 27 Aug 1910, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: 2541 1st Ave. West, later renumbered 2547, 1911-1916, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: 946 19th Avenue (now E.), Capitol Hill, After May 1916, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. Dear Chris and Enid,
In May of 1916 when my father George Joseph Morry was born, the family moved to Capitol Hill to a large home at 946 19th Avenue (now E.).. Capitol Hill was the center of Irish Catholic life in Seattle.
The new home was just north of St. Joseph's Church Seattle's premiere Irish Catholic Church. My father went to grade school there (my parents were also married there, and I was baptized there). The house was also close to Holy Names Academy where the Morry girls went to school and Seattle College (now called Prep) where my father went to Jesuit high school.
The new Morry home had been owned previously by George William Morry as an investment. Perhaps because of the increased family size, he determined to move the family into this house. It was much larger than the former Queen Anne Hill one.
When the family moved there no other family members came to live with them then. However, in 1919 the Dunfords sold their then Queen Anne Hill home in anticipation of Jack taking a job in Oregon. But he had second thoughts and decided to stay with the Seattle City Engineer. Temporarily homeless, they moved in with the Morrys on 19th Avenue in late 1919 and remained there through early 1920 when they found a home to rent for awhile. Once again the old Irish family style accommodation prevailed as it had in the past and would continue into the future as we shall see.
The house is still in apparent good condition. It is currently rented out to students who live there in classic communal university fashion.
As with past houses, the first wo pictures attached were taken in 2012 and the second two this year.
All the Best,
Rick.• Occupation: Retired, Miner, 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Residence: 946 19th Ave. N., 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. Moved this year to 155716th Ave. N (now 1557 East Garfield St) according to Rick Morry, 310720
.• Residence: 1557 16th Avenue North (now 1557 East Garfield Street), After 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. From Rick Morry, 310720
Dear Chris and Enid,
In 1920 after only four years on 19th Avenue, the Morry Family moved a few blocks away to 1557 16th Avenue North (now 1557 East Garfield Street). The home was roomy but perhaps the main impetus for the move was that it was in a better area just a block away from Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill's fabled parkland.
The Morrys lived in this house longer than in any other home. George William Morry died there in 1926. The five Morry children all finished their schooling there and moved on to the working world.
Unlike with past homes, neither the Dunfords nor the Grants came to join the Morrys there for an extended stay. However, in 1939 when Jack Dunford fell ill with stomach cancer, he and Margaret moved in with Mary Morry and Rose and Ellen plus George Joseph. By then Lucile was away teaching and Josephine was in the convent in Oregon. The Dunfords had been living at their Mercer Island property and probably moved in with the Morrys in the city to be nearer to medical treatment for Jack. Jack died in this home in 1940.
After Jack Dunford died, Margaret sold her Mercer Island and Capitol Hill properties. Mary Morry sold the 16th Avenue home. They then moved together into a home on 15th Avenue (now East) directly across the street from Volunteer Park which was purchased by Margaret. (I presume Mary did not share in ownership because she needed the funds from her house sale for basic living expenses because George William Morry had died so long before.) This 15th Avenue home was demolished for a condominium but I sent you previously historical photos on June 2, 2020.
Rose and Ellen lived with Margaret and Mary and basically cared for them for the rest of their lives. They lived in the 15th Avenue home until Mary Morry died in 1958. Margaret then sold the house. Thereafter Rose and Ellen lived in Capitol Hill apartments. Margaret lived with them in the first of these units until she died in 1960.
My father George Joseph Morry (other than for a temporary work absence in Dallas, Texas) lived with his mother, aunt and sisters first in the 16th Avenue house and then in the 15th Avenue house until he married my mother in 1942.
When I tried to send this message with photos attached there was a problem so I am sending the text now only. The photos will hopefully follow in a separate email.
All the Best,
Rick
.• Obituary: Published in the Evening Telegram, Cir Aug 1926, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 100714 from Enid O'Brien:
Morry - At Seattle, Wash. USA on July 30th, 1926, Geo. Morry formerly of Ferryland, leaving a wife, four daughters and one son, also two sisters, Mrs Henry Carew, at Cape Broyle, Mrs F. Crane of this city and two brothers, Henry Morry of the city and John Morry of Fermeuse.
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Parents
Father: Henry Sweetland Morry 168,283,316 Mother: Mary Devereaux 316
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Katherine Marshall 53 Marriage: 16 Aug 1905 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America 53,6401Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: Sacred Heart RC Church, 1905, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Marriage License: 15 Aug 1905, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. Marriage Notes
090714Children: 1. Lucille Katherine Morry 2. Ellen Margaret Morry 3. Rose Elizabeth Geraldine Morry 4. Mary Josephine Morry 5. George Joseph Morry
Consecrated at Sacred Heart RC Church according to Rick Morry
050919 from FindMyPast:
United States Marriages Transcription
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First name(s)George
Last nameMorry
SexMale
Father's first name(s)-
Father's last name-
Mother's first name(s)-
Mother's last name-
EventMarriage
Year1905
Event date15 Aug 1905
Location-
CountyKing
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Spouse's first name(s)Mary Kathryn
Spouse's last nameMarshell
Spouse's sexFemale
Spouse's father's first name(s)-
Spouse's father's last name-
Spouse's mother's first name(s)-
Spouse's mother's last name-
FamilySearch film number004267782
Record setUnited States Marriages
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
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Notes
General:
Barbara Morry Fraumeni (granddaughter) reckons they had five children.
Enid O'Brien 03/05/00
"George Wm (1866-1926) md Mary "Minnie" Marshall . George discovered gold in the Nolan mine in Alaska and settled in Seattle. Minnie was of Irish descent. They had 5 children: Lucille, Ellen Margaret, Mary Josephine who joined the Sisters of the Holy Name and George who md Kathlyn Verone Jahn (these are Barbara's parents). George [George Jr., that is] was Post-Master General for the State of Washington." [NB: Barb Fraumeni later corrected to note he was the Postmaster of Seattle, not Washington State. I'm making the correction wherever I can find this note. 151204]
Enid O'Brien email 01/09/00
"George, as you know is the brother of Esther Graham Carew. He went to Alaska and stroke it rich when he and a friend discovered gold. I have accounts of his venture from the newspapers. The mine is called the Nolan mine (Nolan being his partner). They flipped a coin to see whose name would go on the mine and Nolan won.
John Carew (Esther's son) also was a bit of a prospector and went to Alaska with him. There is some small island there called Carew island (after John). At least that is what I was told. From what I can gather John was one of those "odd-ball" eccentric characters." [NB: Enid meant Gus Carew]
Enid O'Brien sent a photocopy of a hand-drawn map depicting the route followed by George William Morry in his quest for gold in the first the Klondike (unsuccessful) and later the Yukon gold rush, where he and his partner Nolan struck pay-dirt. A transcript of the text on the map follows and a copy of the map is included in the scrap book:
"Route of George William Morry Gold Fields & Discovery of Gold - 1897. From Seattle to Skagway by steamship. Supplies brought ashore by small boat and piled on beach at Dyea. Backpack north up steep Chilcoot Pass to Lake Bennett. Many trips needed to carry up supplies. Trees felled and boards sawed to build boat at Lake Bennett. By water thorugh dangerous Whitehorse rapids to Dawson. Too late for claims in area. Continued down Yukon. North up Koyukuk River at Nulato to Bettles (then Coldfoot). On to file claim on creek about 100 miles inside Arctic Circle. Flip of coin with partner Nolan decided name Nolan not Morry. 1898 - 1902 remained in Alaska working mine. In summer travelled by horse scow, in winter by dog sled. Shopped in Bettles (V. Richmond agent there). Supplies ordered from Seattle. Sent via NW Steamship Co. Ltd. Yukon River Boat to Bettles.1902 time chart lists 6 employees. 1904 brought in heavy machinery." 1905 - August 16 - married Mary Kathryn Marshall in Seattle.
070806: Enid O'Brien email: "On the info I received from Kay Jahn Morry her husband, George, had four sisters as follows: (1) Lucille Katherine B. 2/10/1906-26/9/1988; (2) Ellen Margaret 27/8/1920-23/12/1978 (3) Rose Elizabeth B. 4/8/1911-D.4/2/1987; (4) Mary Josephine B.3/8/1913-D. 1986."
110807: On the 1910 Census he appeared in both Fairbanks, Alaska and Seattle,Washington (given as George Marry in the Ancestry.com index). On the former form he was a boarder and listed as a miner, gold. It also shows that he was born in May 1867 and since this was not a year of birth calculated by the census taker from the stated age, as is often the case, I suspect that this is information George gave himself. Therefore I am correcting the year of birth formerly given to me by Barbara Morry Fraumeni. It is interesting that his place of birth on that census (both forms) is given as Canada and not Newfoundland (or England) since Newfoundland was not a part of Canada at the time. He is also listed as a gold miner on the Seattle form.
In the 1920 Census the Ancestry.com index had the whole family mis-labelled as "Mowy".
090714 from Rick Morry:
Dear Chris,
All this confusion has provoked me to recheck my records on the date for my grandfather George William Morry. Both my Mother and Jim Dunford (my dad's cousin who did the family genealogy until he passed away several years ago) have his birth date as May 24, 1866. We also have his Ferryland RC baptismal certificate which I have sent you certifying his baptism on June 3, 1866. Washington State death records list his date of death as July 30, 1926 (as does his obituary) but state his date of birth as about 1867 and give his age as 59 (as does his obituary). But his tombstone says 1866. 1866 on balance seems right, however. Because he was not a twin, I would think Mary therefore must have been born before 1866.
Rick
100714 from Enid O'Brien:
Morry - At Seattle, Wash. USA on July 30th, 1926, Geo. Morry formerly of Ferryland, leaving a wife, four daughters and one son, also two sisters, Mrs Henry Carew, at Cape Broyle, Mrs F. Crane of this city and two brothers, Henry Morry of the city and John Morry of Fermeuse.
151214:
On viewing the 1920 Census for George Morry and family I suddenly realised that he was sharing the house at 946, 19th Ave. North in Seattle with not only his wife and five children but also his sister in law, Margaret née Marshall and her husband John A. Dunford and their four sons. I've tried to check the address on Google Earth to see if it was a duplex or if they all lived together in the one house but the naming of the streets is ambiguous because there are now houses numbered 946, 19th Ave., 946, 19th Ave. NE and 946, 19th Ave. E. The latter is in the correct Electoral District (No. 182) so I am pretty sure I have seen the correct house. It is a single family dwelling, not exceptionally large by today's standards and it certainly would have been a bit of a squeeze with two families of six occupying it. Perhaps the Dunfords were only just visiting when the Census was taken.
This is the feedback I received from Rick Morry on this somewhat unusual situation:
Dear Chris,
You are right. The families did live together on 19th Avenue (now denominated 19th Avenue E.). The Dunfords were between houses then. The house was a single family one that my grandfather had initially bought as an investment. The family moved there just before my father was born because it was bigger than the one they were living in on Queen Anne Hill. It was right down the street from St. Joseph's Catholic Church where they all went to primary school and which was the center of Irish Catholic life then and still is today. Later my family moved to a still larger house on 16th Avenue E. (now addressed on the cross Street E. Garfield). The Dunfords ultimately built a new house on 22nd Avenue (now E.). They later retired to their summer home on Mercer Island. When My great uncle Jack Dunford got ill in 1939 he and his wife Margaret moved back into town with the Morrys (my grandmother and some children with my grandfather having died in 1926). Jack Dunford died there in early 1940. After that my grandmother sold the 16th Avenue house, and moved to 15th Avenue (now E) to a home Margaret Dunford bought. My grandmother lived there with my great aunt Margaret and my Aunts Rose and Ellen until she died in 1958. Then Aunt Margaret moved to an apartment with Rose and Ellen and remained with them until she died. So the families regularly lived with each other. The third sister Elizabeth who married Grant also lived with Morrys from time to time in between times in Eastern Washington. But I will spare you all that detail for now.
Rick
200819:
Benjamin Craig: post office worker list of people dying or leaving Klondike Source
Name Date Address
MORRY, GEO. JUN 13, 1906 Coldfoot, AK
Benjamin Craig: post office worker list of people dying or leaving Klondike
Benjamin F. Craig was a post office worker in Dawson City. He maintained a list of people leaving the Klondike by death or departure. Many of the almost 14,000 entries list forwarding addresses or destinations for those leaving the Klondike. The predominance of Nome, Alaska as one listed destination is consistent with other historical records documenting a mass exodus from Dawson to Nome in 1899. Like a giant nomadic tribe, thousands streamed toward Nome when rumours hit Dawson that there were flakes of gold in the sands of Nome's beaches.
From: http://yukongenealogy.com/search?search=Morry
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040919:
Enid's latest attempt at building a timeline of George William Morry's movements after leaving Newfoundland:
Since your note I have tried to put a timeline together to get an idea as to when George went out to western Canada and onto the Yukon, Seattle and Alaska. I can only go by my notes and I have reasoned it this way:
Published in the Evening Telegram on 18 02 1899 is a letter from George to his sister (it doesn't say which sister but I am assuming it is Mary Crane because she was in St. John's). The day George wrote the letter was 05 12 1898 from Dawson City, Yukon. He was working at Gold Hill about 20 miles from Dawson City for the past month. So we know for sure he was in the Yukon in November 1898.This letter says that he met his countryman, Bill Devereaux,who was also there but he was going to leave the digging and go home.
In the same letter he mentions that "Captain Coffin is here, too, and has been sick a long time. I am going to see him tomorrow, and if he is as bad as I hear, I will give up my job to look after him and nurse him back to health". (My note- If Capt Coffin is in the Yukon, and is such a good friend that George would give up his job to nurse him, he is probably someone from his past, because he hasn't yet met up with him in the Yukon). Most likely he met this Capt. Coffin from Seattle and possibly even brought him back there. Possibly this might have been when he worked on Puget Sound. This is conjecture on my part.
Kay Jahn Morry states "He was the son of a seafaring Captain who commanded ships in the fishing industry off the Newfoundland Banks, he worked on Puget Sound boats as a pilot before joining the Gold Rush to Alaska. It was on his return from the Klondyke, where he had struck a rich claim, after that he and Minnie Marshall were married".
Published in the Evening Telegram, January 16, 1905 (written Nov.28, 1904) he describes he spent all last summer buying machinery, etc (he must have struck gold by this time and was committed to mining). Keep in mind he was married Aug 16, 1905 so he was in Seattle in 1904 where he probably met Minnie and they married the following year.
In July 25th, 1905 there is a record of George coming from Seattle to Victoria BC as a passenger on the Princess Victoria. He is 37 years old, single, occupation miner. Ultimate destination - Victoria. Obviously he didn't stay in Victoria very long because he married Mary 'Minnie' Marshall on August 16, 1905 in Seattle.
In the biography Kay Jahn Morry sent me she states that George William Morry came west from NL in August 16/1905. We know, of course, that was the time he was married. We also know that he was in the Yukon at least as early as 1898.
In a letter to Henry Morry (George's brother) published in the Evening Telegram April 2, 1898 it states his brother, George, 'has been in Seattle, USA, for the past few years, struck out to the Klondyke sometime January last (my note, i.e., Jan 1898). By the last mail his friends in Ferryland received letters from him stating his party had arrived in Dyea, Alaska...."
He shows up in Fairbanks, Alaska, on the 1910 US Census, he was 42 years old at the time, married and was a lodger. Both his father/mother are given as Canadian. (This has always puzzled me in US records because NL wasn't part of Canada until 1949). His immigration into the United States is given as 1890.
On the 1920 Census Seattle his immigration into the USA is given as 1890.
My feeling is that he went to the Klondyke and dabbled in mining where he got experience. He left that (possibly to nurse Capt Coffin) and went to Seattle worked on the Puget Sound. When the Gold Rush started in Alaska George was well placed both with experience in mining, being not too far from the source, was able to get the right equipment together and was extremely lucky.
I didn't find an obit for Henry Sweetland Morry but his headstone says he died August 11, 1897.
The following did appear in the paper here MORRY - At Seattle, Washington, USA, on July 30th,1926 George Morry, formerly of Ferryland, leaving a wife, four daughters and one son. Also, two sisters, Mrs. Henry Carew of Cape Broyle, Mrs. F. Crane of this city, and two brothers, Henry Morry of this city and John Morry of Fermuese. RIP.
Gerald Francis Morry
Sex: MAKA: Gerald H. Morry 6960
Individual Information
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1926 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 343 Christening: Death: 26 Nov 2001 - Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada ( at age 75) 343,5074 Burial: 29 Nov 2001 - Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada 6961 Cause of Death: Cancer 343Events
• Alt. Birth: Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 29 Nov 1924.
• Alt. Birth: Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 1927.
• Census: Household of John Henry Morry in 1935 Newfoundland Census, 1935, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Seaman; in 1950 aboard the vessel MS STRATH, 1942-1950, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Census: John Henry Morry family in 1945 Newfoundland Census, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Fisherman, Cod Fishery, $1700 pa, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Religion: RC, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Member)
• Residence: House valued at $2000. This was the house originally willed to my father., 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
• Living: Cir 1950-1960, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada.
• Arrival: As seaman on board MS STRATH out of Victoria, BC, Nov 1950, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States of America.
• Departure: As Seaman on board MS STRATH headed for Tacoma, Nov 1950, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Living: 28 Feb 1997.
• Residence: Jul 1997, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada.
• Residence: 2000, Weston, Ontario, Canada.
Parents
Father: John Henry Morry 168,316 Mother: Mary Elizabeth Sesk 919
Spouses and Children
1. *Barbara Grover 343 Marriage: 23 Apr 1955 5075 Children: 1. Living 2. Living
Notes
General:
21/07/01
The information on birth dates provided by Roberta and Richard Sullivan in May 2001 would make Graham and Gerald a twin of each other. No one else's information shows this to be so and I suspect a transcription error in the email sent by Roberta. I will check this out.
21/10/01
In an email from sister Ursula it was reported that Gerald is gravely ill with cancer.
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