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60 SAMUEL MOmSON OF LONDONDERRY, N. H.
Martha Alison, the sister of the subject of this sketch. Sam-
uel Morison^ was b., probably, in the parish of Aghadowey,
Ireland (from which came Rev. James McGregor, and a portion
of his flock, who settled in Londonderry, N. H.), in
1719, and came with his father previous to 1723 (but not in
1719) and settled on the farm which had been deeded to
their "honored father," John Morison,i by Charter James
Morisou,^ ancestor of the Morrisons of Windham, and Char-
ter John Morison,^ ancestor of the Morisons of Peterborough,
N. H., and of Londonderry, Nova Scotia. On this farm,
Samuel Morison^ and his wife, Janet Allison, spent their
lives. It is an exceedingly pleasant farm and locality, in
Derry (Dock), N. H., owned by Charles Day. They lived
to a rare old age, she dying Jan. 8, 1800, at 87 yrs. He d.
June 21, 1802, at 92 yrs.
[For fuller record of Janet Allison's descendants, see pp. 246-254, " History
of the Morison or Morrison Family."]
CHILDREN BORN IN LONDONDERRY (nOW DEURY),
N. H.
7. Joseph Morrison,^ b. 1742; single; lived on the homestead in Londonderry,
N. H., where he died April 16, 1814, at 72 yrs.
8. Samuel Morison,^ moved to Walpole, N. H., and d. there Dec. 8,
1833.
CHILDREN.
1. Jane Morrison,* b. April 10, 1780; m. John Cooper in 1808, vv^ho vras
b. Dec. 28, 1775, and d. in Alstead, N. H., April 1, 1854. She d.
there July 12, 1857. Children:
1. Charles Lewis (Jooper," b. March 5, 1809; d. June 8, 1868.
II. Laura A. Cooper,'* b. June 30, 1810; d. Aug. 22, 1847; m. in Langdon,
N. H., Esdras Smith.
III. George W. Cooper,' b. Oct. 21, 1818; m. Katherine Buchanan; res.
St. James, N. B.; d. Dec. 18, 1878. Four children.
IV. James S. Cooper,"* b. Oct. 18, 1820; res. St. James, N. B. ; m. Janet
Cameron. Nine children.
V. Mary Ann Cooper,"* b. Nov. 15, 1820; m. William F. Kennedy; res.
St. James, N. B. Eight children.
VI. Margaret E. Cooper,' b. Nov. 23, 1823; m. William Barbour; res. St.
James, N. B. She d. April 12, 18.57. Three children.
VII. Robert C. Cooper," b. Dec. 8, 1828; m. Sarah J. Allen; res. St.
James, N. B. Ten children.
2. Samuel Morrison,* lived and d. in Walpole, N. II. ; single.
3. Robert Morrison,* b. Londonderry, N. H., Jan. 27, 1786; d. Alstead,
N. H., in 1S47; m. Sally Prouty. She d. Somerville, Mass.,
Aug. .30, 1856. Children:
I. Solon D. Morrison,' b. June 30, 1816; res. Alstead, N. H.
ir. Samuel J. Morrison,'!). Oct. 27, 1817; d. Boston, Mass.
III. Sarah Ann Morrison,' b. Dec. 28, 1818; m. John S. Winn; d. Boston,
Aug. 2, 1870.
IV. Joseph H. Morrison,' b. Jan. 14, 1820; res. San Francisco, Cal.