...V. HON. LEWIS HENRY MORGAN, (9 of I, above), b. Nov. 21, 1818 ; m. Mary E., dau. of Elizabeth Steele, of Albany, N.Y., Aug. 13, 1851.
Issue:
1. Lemuel Steele, b. March 24, 1853.
2. Mary Elizabeth, b. Dec. 7, 1855 ; d. May 15, 1862.
3. Helen King, b. March 11, 1860 ; d. infancy.
Hon. Lewis Henry Morgan was a graduate of Union College and was admitted to the Bar at Rochester, where he successfully practiced law. Becoming interested in the New York Indiana tribes he published in 1851 "The League of the Iroquois," the acceptance of which as a learned and valuable authority led him to study other Indiana tribes, and to prepare his best known work: "System of Consanguinity in the Human Family." He also printed "The American Beaver and His Works," "House and Home Live of the American Aborigines," "Laws of Descent of the Iroquois," "Objects of an Expedition to New Mexico and Central America," "Fabrics and Utensils of the Iroquois," "Seven Cities of Cibola," etc., etc. From 1861 to 1869 he was a member of the New York Legislature, until 1867 in the Assembly, afterwards in the Senate. ...
