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Daniel Morgan (1736–1802)

Description

Daniel Morgan was born on 6 July 1736 in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Virginia in 1753 and served as a teamster under Edward Braddock during the French and Indian War. In the later years of that conflict, Morgan met Abigail Curry (17431816); they would have two daughters before legally marrying in 1773.

Citations

Bellesiles, Michael. "Morgan, Daniel." Encyclopedia of the American Revolution: Library of Military History, edited by Harold E. Selesky, vol. 2, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006, pp. 748-749. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3454901064/UHIC?u=viva_uva&sid=bookmark-UHIC&xid=4824dd77. Accessed 2 Nov. 2023.

Ariel Wilks, "Daniel Morgan," Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington (George Washington's Mount Vernon).

A Guide to the Daniel Morgan Papers, 1763–1800, Library of Virginia, Richmond (Archival Resources of the Virginias).

Daniel Morgan at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Daniel Morgan at Find a Grave.

Brigadier General Daniel Morgan at FamilySearch.