Gazlay Family History
Roy Allen Morrish, Sr.
Parents
| Father | John Morrish (ca. 1860 - ) |
| Mother | Sarah A. McGuire (ca. 1863 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 13 November 2023; Last Edited: 15 November 2023 |
| Person ID | 14677 |
| Name | Roy Allen Morrish, Sr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 25 April 1886 in New Brunswick, Canada1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 27 September 1909 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Ethel May Phillips8 |
| Died | 15 December 1957 in Rhode Island1 |
| Buried | in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ethel May Phillips (daughter of Jeremiah Wheaton Phillips and Abbie May Ryan) |
| Born | May 1888 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 27 September 1909 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Roy Allen Morrish, Sr. |
| Died | 17 January 1987 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Children | of Roy Allen Morrish, Sr. and Ethel May Phillips: |
| +1. | Dorothy June Morrish |
| Born | 1 February 1912 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Married | to Charles Chase Harrall |
| Married | to Arthur A. Proulx |
| Died | 4 July 1992 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| +2. | Roy Allen Morrish |
| Born | 6 May 1915 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Married | to Pauline K. Tillinghast |
| Married | to Mamie Droitcour |
| Died | 15 February 1986 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| +3. | Marjorie Phillips Morrish |
| Born | 24 March 1919 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Married | to Harold Francis Arthur, Jr. |
| Died | 9 October 1992 |
| +4. | Elizabeth Ann Morrish |
| Born | 25 January 1930 in Rhode Island |
| Married | ca. 1949 to Robert Mason ‘Bob’ Drew |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Highland Memorial Park, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, Roy Allen Morrish, Sr., born: 25 April 1886; died: 15 December 1957 in Rhode Island (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and two children).
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Roy A. Morrish, born: 25 April 1886 in Canada.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence City, E.D. 237, Sheet No. 5B, John Morrish, 50, Canada, moulder, iron foundry; wife of 27 years Sarah A. Morrish, 47, Canada, 3 children, 3 living; daughter Helen M. Morrish, 25, Canada; son Roy A. Morrish, 23, Canada, tool maker, jewellery shop [sic]; daughter-in-law and wife of 6/12 years Ethel M. Morrish, 21, Rhode Island.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence City, E.D. 261, Sheet No. 12A, Roy A. Morrish, 33, Canada, supt., tool factory; wife Ethel M. Morrish, 31, Rhode Island; daughter Dorothy J. Morrish, 7, Rhode Island; son Roy A. Morrish (Jr.), 4, Rhode Island; daughter Marjorie P. Morrish, 8/12, Rhode Island.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, E.D. 4-75, Sheet Nos. 25A-B, Roy A. Morrish, 43, New Brunswick, Canada, first married age 23, toolmaker, jewelry; wife Ethel Morrish, 42, Rhode Island, first married age 21; daughter Dorothy Morrish, 18, Rhode Island; son Roy A. Morrish, Jr., 14, Rhode Island; daughter Marjorie Morrish, 11, Rhode Island; daughter Elizabeth Morrish, 2/12, Rhode Island.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, E.D. 152, Sheet No. 10A, Roy Morrish [indexed as Monast], 53, Canada, toolmaker, tool shop; wife Ethel Morrish, 51, Rhode Island; son Roy Morrish, Jr., 24, Rhode Island, laborer, jewelry; daughter Marjorie Morrish, 21, Rhode Island, cashier, department store; daughter Elizabeth Morrish, 10, Rhode Island.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, E.D. 4-108, Sheet No. 16, Roy A. Morrish, 63, Canada, toolmaker, curtain rods; wife Ethel M. Morrish, 61, Rhode Island.
- Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968, Roy A. Morrish, 23; Ethel M. Phillips, 21; married on 27 September 1909 in Chicago, Cook [County], Illinois.