1823 - 1865 (42 years)
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Name |
Abraham Morgart [1] |
Born |
20 Apr 1823 |
Bedford Co., Pennsylvania [2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania [2] |
Occupation |
1850 |
East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania [2] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1850 |
East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania [2] |
With wife Margaret (Morgart) and a son |
Census |
1860 |
East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania [3] |
Bloody Run P.O. |
Occupation |
1860 |
East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania [3] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1860 |
East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania [3] |
With wife Margaret (Morgart) and five children |
Civil War Veteran |
23 Feb 1865 - 21 Jun 1865 |
Washington Co., Pennsylvania |
Private, Co. D, 79th Pennsylvania Infantry |
Died |
21 Jun 1865 |
Washington, DC |
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Buried |
Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania |
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Notes |
- Abraham and Margaret are 2nd cousins. Both are great grandchildren of Philip and Catherine Morgart.
Morgart Family Bible:
Abraham Morgart son of Phillip & Margaret was born April 20th A.D. 1823.
Am. Morgart & Margaret Morgart was married August 12th A.D. 1847.
Abraham Morgart, son of Philip & Margaret, departed this life June 20th A.D. 1865. Age 42 years, 2 months.
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Remarks from Freddie: Abraham (1823)
Abraham was drafted and mustered in the Civil War on February 23, 1865, for one year at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania as a Private with Company "D" 79th Regiment of Pennsylvania Infantry. (Company "D" recuited in Washington County). The soldier contracted chronic diarrhea on the march between Richmond, Virginia and Washington D.C. by reason of exposured and heavy marching and that he was admitted to Carver General Hospital, Washington D.C., June 15, 1865 from Regimental Hospital for treatment where he died.
The National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia had no record of his burial as had recorded. Believed his widow had his body removed to old Morgart graveyard.
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON CO, PA by Boyd Crumrine, Philadelphia, 1882 p. 322: 79th Pa Regiment, Company D:
Abraham Morgrett, drafted, must. in Feb. 23, 1865; died June 21, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Family Group Sheet: Information from Frederick Royer, Pennsylvania; IGI #7116020;
CENSUS RECORDS:
1850 Census, Bedford Co, PA
ast Providence Twp:
p. 117, #18/18:
Abram Morgert 27 PA Farmer 2000
Margaret 26 PA
Benjamin F. 2 PA
1860 Census, Bedford Co, PA
East Providence Twp:
p. 187, #360?/359?:
Abraham Morgart 36 PA Farmer 5000 500
Margaret 33 PA
Franklin 11 PA
Philip P. 9 PA
William 7 PA
Andrew J. 5 PA
Ester E. 3 PA
1870 Census, Bedford Co, PA
Rays Hill, East Providence Twp:
p. 451, #107/108:
Margaret Morgart 44 PA 5000 1200
Philip P. 19 PA
William L. J. 17 PA
Andrew J. 14 PA
Ester E. 12 PA
Martha E. 9 PA
Mary Alice 7 PA
- Not found in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania index to wills
Not found in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Orphan's Court docket
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Person ID |
I3002 |
Wm L Gann Ancestors |
Last Modified |
14 Oct 2014 |
Father |
Philip George Morgart, b. 2 Sep 1780, Leesburg, Loudon, Virginia , d. 25 Jan 1846, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania (Age 65 years) |
Mother |
Margaret Hess, b. 10 Jun 1783, Bethel Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania , d. 22 May 1837 (Age 53 years) |
Married |
7 Sep 1802 |
Family ID |
F1342 |
Group Sheet |
Family |
Margaret Morgart, b. 02 Jan 1826, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania , d. 06 Mar 1880, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania (Age 54 years) |
Married |
12 Aug 1847 |
East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania |
Family ID |
F1349 |
Group Sheet |
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Sources |
- [S34635] Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Vol 3., p. 348.
- [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 18, p. 117, East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 12 Aug 2010.
- [S40178] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 558, p. 53, East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 11 Jul 2010.
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