Hester Morris Marshall
(1774–1817)
BIRTH
July 30, 1774
PLACE
NAME
Hester Morris
DEATH
April 18, 1817
PLACE
FAMILY
BROTHER
Henry Morris
(1784–1842)
CHILDREN
Robert Morris
(1734-1806)
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RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Hester “Etty” Morris Marshall was born in Philadelphia in 1774, a daughter of financier Robert Morris and Mary White. She married James Markham Marshall in 1795, joining the family of his brother, Chief Justice John Marshall. Their first son, Thomas, was born aboard a ship on the Thames in 1796. She later lived at Fairfield in Virginia. Published family histories place her death on 18 April, but disagree between 1816 and 1817; that conflict remains unresolved.
EARLY LIFE
Hester Morris, also called Etty or Hetty, was born in Philadelphia on July 30, 1774. A scholarly genealogy cites the Morris family Bible for her birth and identifies her parents as financier Robert Morris and Mary White. She was a sister of Maria and Henry Morris and later married James Markham Marshall.
No distinct public profession or office for Hester Morris Marshall is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
Hester Morris Marshall died on Apr 18, 1817. Hester “Etty” Morris Marshall was born in Philadelphia in 1774, a daughter of financier Robert Morris and Mary White. She married James Markham Marshall in 1795, joining the family of his brother, Chief Justice John Marshall. Their first son, Thomas, was born aboard a ship on the Thames in 1796. She later lived at Fairfield in Virginia. Published family histories place her death on 18 April, but disagree between 1816 and 1817; that conflict remains unresolved. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.
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