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Name | John Moran | |
Born | Oct 1854 | Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Emigration | Apr 1879 | Canada to the United States ![]() |
Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario to Grand Forks Co., North Dakota | ||
Naturalization | 17 May 1879 | Grand Forks, North Dakota ![]() |
Declaration of intention (1st papers) | ||
Travel | Nov 1882 | Forest River, North Dakota to East Grand Forks, Minnesota ![]() |
"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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Naturalization (2nd papers) | ||
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Newspaper | 21 Mar 1908 | Grand Forks, North Dakota ![]() |
"Officers Chosen in Townships" | ||
Newspaper | 21 May 1916 | Grand Forks, North Dakota ![]() |
"Jurors Drawn for June Court Term" | ||
Newspaper | 14 Jan 1921 | Grand Forks, North Dakota ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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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 ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Mary Ann Leavy, b. 1 Jan 1832, Co. Longford, Ireland ![]() ![]() | |
Married | About 1853 | |
Family ID | F5 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 | Elizabeth Malcomson, b. About 1859, Nepean township, Carleton Co., Ontario ![]() ![]() | |||||||||
Married | 21 Nov 1879 | Grand Forks, North Dakota ![]() |
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Type: Presbyterian | ||||||||||
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Witnesses | Alexander Anderson, Canada, and Annie Malcomson, Forest River | |||||||||
Census | 1880 | Township 155, Grand Forks County, Dakota Territory ![]() |
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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 ![]() |
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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) | |||||||||
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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 ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Married | 21 Jun 1896 | St. Patrick's, Fallowfield ![]() |
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Witnesses | 21 Jun 1896 | |||||||||||||||
Thomas Moran and Ellen Tierney. | ||||||||||||||||
Census | 1900 | Johnstown township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota ![]() |
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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 ![]() |
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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) | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 |
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