Robert Morris, Sr
Birth: 1711
Greater London, England
Death: Jul. 12, 1750
Oxford
Talbot County
Maryland, USA
Colonial Merchant. Robert Morris was an iron monger in Liverpool, England until he immigrated to America in 1738 where he set up a tobacco shipping company in Oxford , Maryland. In 1750 Morris had been aboard the Liverpool Merchant, which had just arrived, welcoming the captain. He climbed into a small boat to go ashore. The captain readied the ship's guns to fire a salute, as was custom, when a fly lit on his nose. He swat at the fly was misinterpreted by the crew, who fired the cannon prematurely, when Morris' boat was only 20 yards away. Wadding struck Morris' right arm, breaking it and inflicting a wound that became infected. Morris died six days later. Robert Morris Sr, bequeathed his considerable fortune to his son Robert Morris Jr.(1734-1806) Financier of the American Revolution and Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Children:
Margaret Morris Cox (1732 - 1799)*
Robert Morris (1734 - 1806)*
Ann Morris Parsons (1740 - 1844)*
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