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Abraham Morgart

Male 1823 - 1865  (42 years)


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  • Name Abraham Morgart  [1
    Born 20 Apr 1823  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1850  East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Residence 1850  East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    With wife Margaret (Morgart) and a son 
    Census 1860  East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Bloody Run P.O. 
    Occupation 1860  East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1860  East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    With wife Margaret (Morgart) and five children 
    Civil War Veteran 23 Feb 1865 - 21 Jun 1865  Washington Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Private, Co. D, 79th Pennsylvania Infantry 
    Died 21 Jun 1865  Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Carver General Hospital
    Buried Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Morgart Family Graveyard
    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
    Person ID I3002  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2014 

    Father Philip George Morgart,   b. 2 Sep 1780, Leesburg, Loudon, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1846, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Margaret Hess,   b. 10 Jun 1783, Bethel Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Mar 1880, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1847  East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1349  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S34635] Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Vol 3., p. 348.

    2. [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.

    3. [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.