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He became superintendent of the Sunday-
school, and held that position for fifty-two
consecutive years, a record which proba-
bly has no equal in the country.
MORGAN, Albert D.,
Hardware Merchant.
The patronymic, Morgan, is a Welsh
name of high antiquity. It is a Cymric
derivative, meaning one born by the sea,
or a son of the sea. It is derived from
muir (sea) and gin (begotten), and is
often found written Margan and Morecan
in the very early records. A worthy scion
of this distinguished surname, Albert D.
Morgan, was born in High Ridge, town
of Stamford, January 12, 1880, son of
John Smith and Annie E. (Jones) Mor-
gan.
The great-grandfather of Mr. Morgan
was Zalmon Morgan, probably a native of
Wilton. He was a farmer, and married
Sarah Mead, of Ridgefield.
Curtiss Morgan, son of Zalmon and
Sarah (Mead) Morgan, was born in Fair-
field county, July 23, 1819, and died Jan-
uary 20, 1899. He spent his early life in
Wilton, and was a shoemaker and farmer
all his life. At one time he lived in New
Canaan, thence removed to Poundridge.
His death occurred in the town of Stam-
ford, in the section known as High Ridge.
Curtiss Morgan married Mary E. Tucker,
daughter of David Tucker, of Stamford;
she was born September 4, 1821, and died
October 5, 1897.
John Smith Morgan, son of Curtiss and
Mary E. (Tucker) Morgan, was born in
Poundridge, New York, March 12, 1848.
He was educated in the district school,
and learned the trade of carpenter, which
he followed for some years. He then
took up stair building, and at one time
did contract work. After his marriage he
lived for five years in Norwalk, removing
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later to Federalsburg, Maryland, where
he followed his trade. Mr. Morgan then
removed to High Ridge and for fifteen
years made his home there. During all
this time he worked at his trade as a
journeyman, until April 20, 1890, in which
year he became a resident of East Nor-
walk, and worked for George Norvell for
some years. After the death of the latter,
Mr. Morgan carried on his business for a
number of years. At that time, 1897, Mr.
Morgan entered the employ of A. R. Mal-
kin, the builder, and was with him for
twenty years, until his retirement from
active duties in 1917. Mr. Morgan is a
member of Wooster Lodge, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, of New Canaan.
Mr. Morgan married, December 23,
1868, Annie E. Jones, daughter of Ebene-
zer and Mary E. (Palmer) Jones; she
was born January 14, 1851. Her father,
Ebenezer Jones, was born in Poundridge,
June 20, 1809, and died January 14, 1892.
He married, February 5, 1834, Mary Elizabeth
Palmer, born March 2, 1819, daugh-
ter of William and Betsey (Ferris) Pal-
mer, of Coscob. Ebenezer Jones was a
farmer in Poundridge, and he and his
family were members of the Presbyterian
church there. His father, Jesse Jones,
was a farmer, and married a cousin, Deborah
Jones. John S. and Annie E.
(Jones) Morgan were the parents of the
following children: 1. Ernest Jones,
born July 4, 1870, resides in Berlin, Connecticut.
2. Russell Eugene, born December
18, 1875, is a practicing dentist in
East Norwalk. 3. Albert D., of further
mention. 5. Martha A., born May 27,
1882, of East Norwalk. 6. Percy C, born
July 7, 1886, resides in East Norwalk. 7.
Jessie E., born July 7, 1889, married William
H. Moffett, of East Norwalk. The
family attend the Methodist Episcopal
church of East Norwalk.
Albert D. Morgan obtained his educa-