John Moran

1854 - 1921  (~ 66 years)

• Name	John Moran
  Born	Oct 1854	Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Apr 1879	Canada to the United States   [1]
  	Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario to Grand Forks Co., North Dakota
  Naturalization	17 May 1879	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [2, 3]
  	Declaration of intention (1st papers)
  Travel	Nov 1882	Forest River, North Dakota to East Grand Forks, Minnesota   [4]
  	"John Morin, Mrs. Moren, Forest River" staying at the Northwestern Hotel in East Grand Forks
  Land Patent	01 Mar 1883	Johnstown township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota   [5]
  	John Morin granted a cash sale patent by the United States government to 161.33 acres of land in section 3, township 154 north, range 53 west (Johnstown township), Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
  Land Patent	13 Feb 1884	Johnstown township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota   [6]
  	John Morin granted a cash sale patent by the United States government to 160 acres of land in section 4, township 154 north, range 53 west (Johnstown township), Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
  Naturalization	16 Jun 1890	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [2, 7]
  	Naturalization (2nd papers)
  	Witnesses: H.J. Hetherington and Udger Emard
  Newspaper	21 Mar 1908	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [8]
  	"Officers Chosen in Townships"
  Newspaper	21 May 1916	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [9]
  	"Jurors Drawn for June Court Term"
  Newspaper	14 Jan 1921	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [10]
  	Listed on the "Honor Roll" of donors to a Y.W.C.A. fund for "the starving children of Central Europe:" John Morin, Forest River, $5
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Variant Surname	Morin
  Cause of Death	Complications from surgery
  Died	16 Jul 1921	Rochester, Minnesota
  	Died in hospital, of complications from surgery
  Buried	19 Jul 1921	St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery, Ardoch, Walsh County, North Dakota
  Association	Patrick J. Carroll (Relationship: Pallbearer at John Moran's funeral)
  Person ID	I17	Moran
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Michael Moran,   b. Oct 1830, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 26 Jan 1892, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Leavy,   b. 1 Jan 1832, Co. Longford, Ireland ,   d. 27 Apr 1907, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	About 1853
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Malcomson,   b. About 1859, Nepean township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 17 Apr 1893, Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1879	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [11, 12]
  	Type: Presbyterian
  	Married by Rev. Francis W. Iddings, first pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Grand Forks, Dakota Territory
  Witnesses	Alexander Anderson, Canada, and Annie Malcomson, Forest River
  Census	1880	Township 155, Grand Forks County, Dakota Territory   [13]
  	Head of household is John Moren, white, married, age 23, Farmer. born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland. With wife Elisabeth, white, married, age 21, Keeping house, born Canada, father born England, mother born England.
  Census	1885	Milan twp, Grand Forks, North Dakota   [14, 15]
  	Head of household is Morin, John, age 32, Farmer, born Canada. With Morin, Eliza, age 26, Wife, born Canada; Morin, Alex, age 5, Son, born Dakota; Morin Lora, age 2, Daughter, born Dakota; Morin, John, age 1 month, born May, born Dakota [= Walter James, born 12 May 1885?]; Horey, Anthony, age 19, Servant, born Canada; and Tobin, Mary, age 17, Servant, born MI.
  Association	Anne Malcomson (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Children	+ 1. Alexander Edward Moran,   b. 03 Sep 1880, Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota ,   d. 25 Nov 1966, East Grand Forks, Polk Co., Minnesota  (Age 86 years)   2. Laura Moran,   b. 1883, Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota ,   d. 03 May 1894, Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota  (Age 11 years)   3. Walter James Moran,   b. 12 May 1885, Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota ,   d. 22 Sep 1966, San Bernardino, California  (Age 81 years)   4. Lee John Moran,   b. 13 Oct 1888, Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota ,   d. 03 Nov 1978, Hennepin Co., Minnesota  (Age 90 years)
  Marriage		Marriage of John Moran and Elizabeth Malcomson Grand Forks Herald, 27 November 1879. Note: "Last Thursday" = Thursday, 20 November 1879. Reportedly married by the Rev. Father Louis L'Hiver (1827-1907), born in France, the "pioneer Catholic priest of North Dakota."
  		Marriage of John Moran/Morin and Elizabeth Malcomson Grand Forks, Dakota Territory, 21 November 1879. Married by the Rev. Francis W. Iddings, first pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Grand Forks, Dakota Territory
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Mary Tierney,   b. 24 Jan 1874, Fallowfield, Carleton County, Ontario ,   d. 6 May 1940, Mankato, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota  (Age 66 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1896	St. Patrick's, Fallowfield   [16]
  Witnesses	21 Jun 1896
  	Thomas Moran and Ellen Tierney.
  Census	1900	Johnstown township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota   [17]
  	Head of household is John Morin, W (White), born Oct 1854, age 45, married 4 years, born Canada-Eng, father born Canada-Eng, mother born Canada-Eng [inaccurate], year of immigration 1879, has been in the US 21 years, is naturalized, Farmer. With wife Maggie, White, born Mar 1875, age 25, married 4 years, 2 children born to her, 2 children still living, born Canada-Eng, father born Canada-Eng, mother born Canada-Eng, year of immigration 1896, has been in the US 4 years; and children Norbert (born North Dakota May 1897) and Elmer (born North Dakota Apr 1899); also children from first marriage to Elizabeth Malcolmson: Alexander E. (born North Dakota Sep 1880, Day Laborer), Walter J. (born North Dakota May 1885), and Lee (born North Dakota Oct 1888, At School); and sister-in-law Emma Tierney, born Mar 1880, age 20, born Canada Eng, year of immigration 1897, has been in the US 3 years.
  Event	13 Aug 1920	Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota   [18]
  	Mr. and Mrs. John Moran give dinner party in honor of Miss Gertrude Malcomson and Mrs. Ed Kennedy of Houston, Texas
  Association	Thomas Edwin Moran (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Children	+ 1. Norbert John Moran,   b. 17 May 1897, Forest River, North Dakota ,   d. 23 Oct 1961, Grand Forks, North Dakota  (Age 64 years)   2. Elmer Mark Moran,   b. 25 Apr 1899, Forest River, North Dakota ,   d. 12 Jul 1967, Grand Forks, North Dakota  (Age 68 years) + 3. Muriel Moran,   b. 23 Nov 1901, Forest River, North Dakota ,   d. 9 Dec 1994, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota  (Age 93 years)   4. Rita M. Moran,   b. 26 Oct 1904, Forest River, North Dakota ,   d. 9 Apr 1993, Colorado Springs, Colorado  (Age 88 years)   5. Mary Teresa Moran,   b. 2 Oct 1907, Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota ,   d. 22 Sep 1995, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana  (Age 87 years) + 6. Monica Lillian Moran,   b. 4 Feb 1910, Forest River, North Dakota ,   d. 7 Sep 2010, Sedona, Arizona  (Age 100 years)   7. Joseph Earl Moran,   b. 6 Apr 1912, Forest River, North Dakota ,   d. 6 Jan 1976, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota  (Age 63 years)
  Documents		Mrs. John Vallely and children to Forest River for a week's visit Grand Forks Daily Herald, 9 August 1905 Note: John Moran, brother of Anna Lillian (Moran) Vallely, lived at Forest River, Walsh, N.D.
  		Mr. and Mrs. John Moran give dinner party in honor of Miss Gertrude Malcomson and Mrs. Ed Kennedy Grand Forks Daily Herald, 15 August 1920 Miss Gertrude Malcomson was the sister of John Moran's first wife, Elizabeth Malcomson
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Moran brothers, ca. 1892 John Moran, Alexander Michael Moran, James Moran.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Declaration of intention for John Morin/Moran (1st papers) Grand Forks, North Dakota, 17 May 1879
  		Naturalization record (2nd papers) for John Morin/Moran Grand Forks, North Dakota, 16 June 1890
  		John Moran visits his brother-in-law, M.J. Sullivan Grand Forks Herald, 7 December 1906 M.J. Sullivan = Michael Joseph Sullivan, husband of Helen/Ellen Elizabeth Moran

  
  

  Obituary » Slide Show		Death of Joseph Lavallee The Almonte Gazette, 11 November 1887 Copied from the East Grand Forks Courier, 28 October 1887
  		Death of Mrs. Alex Moran The Grand Forks Daily Herald, 14 May 1907
  		Obituary of John Moran The Carp Review, 11 August 1921; copied from The Grand Forks Daily Herald

  
  

• Sources

  [S469] North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952. Name: John Morin Declaration Age: 23 Record Type: Naturalization Declaration Birth Date: 1856 Birth Place: Ontario Arrival Date: Apr 1879 Arrival Place: Huron Declaration Date: 17 May 1879 Declaration Place: Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA [S469] North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952. [S501] Declarations of intention, 1877-1956 (Grand Forks, North Dakota), North Dakota. District Court (Grand Forks County). Grand Forks, Vol. D-1, page 338. Image 206 of 916 [S44] Grand Forks Daily Herald, p. 4, 18 Nov 1882. Hotel Arrivals [S211] US Federal Land Patents. Document Nr.: 1722 [S211] US Federal Land Patents. Document Nr.: 6189 [S502] Final or second papers and petitions, 1878-1955 (Grand Forks, North Dakota), North Dakota. District Court (Grand Forks County) (Main Author). Grand Forks, Vol. F-23, page 206. Image 734 of 946 [S44] Grand Forks Daily Herald, p. 3, 21 Mar 1908. Johnstown: John Morin elected supervisor [S44] Grand Forks Daily Herald, p. 2 , 16 May 1916. John Morin, Johnstown selected as juror [S389] Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota), p. 5, 14 Jan 1921. [S327] Grand Forks County Marriage License Database. [S503] North Dakota, Grand Forks County, marriage records, 1875-1926. North Dakota Grand Forks County Marriages, #1-#548, 23 Nov 1875?10 Dec 1889. Image 33 of 1001. [S205] 1880 US Federal Census. Dakota Territory, Grand Forks, Not Stated, District 74, Family Number 80. [S497] Dakota Territory 1885 Census Index. ED 12-014-30 to 12-014-36 [S498] North Dakota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925. 1885, Grand Forks, Roll 7833, image 706 of 800, enumeration district 12, p. 14, lines 30-36. [S127] St. Pat's, Fallowfield. [S118] 1900 United States Federal Census. North Dakota, Grand Forks, Johnstown, District 71, Family Number 189. [S389] Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota), p. 6, 15 Aug 1920.