Ancestry of
Tennessee Williams
Author of A Streetcar Named Desire
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- 3rd Great-grandfather of Tennessee Williams — 6th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 36
- Father:
- Gideon Morgan
- Mother:
- Rachel Kibbe
- Birth Date:
- 15 Jun 1751
- Birth Location:
- Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 15 Nov 1830
- Death Location:
- Kingston, Roane, Tennessee
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Bethel Cemetery, Kingston, Roane, Tennessee
- Spouse Name:
- Patience Cogswell
- Marriage Date:
- 16 Jun 1772
- Marriage Location:
- New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Children:
Rufus Morgan (Ahnentafel No:18 )
Gideon Morgan
Luther Morgan
- Notes:
Born Rufus Morgan in 1751, Rufus is said to have changed his name to Gideon after his father's death.
Gary Boyd Robert discusses some issues regarding the parentage of Gideon Morgan in his book Notable Kin, Vol. 2
on page 167.
Gideon Rufus Morgan
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Sources for Gideon Rufus Morgan
- 1 Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, New Milford, p. 112, Marriage record for Gideon Morgan and Patience Cogswell.
- 2 Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A080392.
- 3 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 12/29/2014).
- 4 Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Springfield, Vol. 1, p. 235, Birth record for Gideon Rufus Morgan.
- 5 Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Springfield, Vol. 1, p. 223, Birth record for Rufus Morgan.
- 6 NEHGS NEXUS: New England Across the United States, 1991, Vol. 8, p. 30.
- 7 Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 2, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1999), 169.