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Author: cgfox
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Thanks for the help. I have checked Berrien County Michigan with no luck. Here is an
excerpt from Eliza's obituary that led me to Terre Coupee:
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Eliza Ann Morgan
May 30, 1825-April 17, 1876
Niles Democrat, Saturday, April 29 1876, page 3, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
DIED
In this city, Monday, April 17, 1876, Mrs. ELIZA A. MORGAN, relict of Henry Morgan, in her
51st year.
She was born at Liberty, Union county, Indiana, May 30, 1825. Her parents, (Mr. and Mrs.
David Deniston) with their family moved to the territory of Michigan in 1836, and settled
on Terre Coupee prairie, near where Dayton Village is now situated. In 1851, they moved to
Niles--father, mother, two sons and two daughters. Miss Eliza A. Deniston becoming the
wife of Henry Morgan, March 19, 1851, and with the exception of about one year's
residence in Dowagiac, Cass county, has since lived in Niles. She was converted and united
with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Hamilton, Ind., when 15 years of age, and from that
time to the day of her death (over thirty-five years) born evidence consistently of her
strong faith in God...
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Since I could not find the marriage in Niles, my next guess was that they were married in
the bride's church in nearby St. Joseph County. There is a similarly named church in
Hamilton, IN, but that is in the northeastern corner of the state so does not seem to be
as good a choice. Thanks again for the help. -Chris Fox
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