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Biographies
Source:
Early History of Cleveland
by Col. Chas. Whittlesey -
Publ. Cleveland, O.
1867
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EZEKIEL MORLEY
By Alfred Morley.
Kirtland, Ohio, June 7, 1858.
MR. WHITTLESEY: - In reply to your enquiries in regard to
EZEKIEL MORLEY, I will answer as nearly as I can.
He was an uncle of mine, not my father. He was born in
Glastenbury, Connecticut, in 1758; died in Chester, Geauga
county, Ohio, Aug. 6th, 1852, lacking nine days of ninety-three
years.
Emigrated from Genesee county, New York, to Chester,
Ohio, in 1832. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and drew a
pension of ninety-six dollars a year. Was one of the
surveying party in running the lines of the Western Reserve in
1796 - '97, and assisted in erecting the first log cabin that
was built in Cleveland. He supposed himself to be the
first white man that saw Chagrin Falls. Enclosed you will
find his signature.
My father was seventeen months older than uncle
Ezekiel and was a Revolutionary soldier. He died where
I now live, aged eighty-six years and six months, having lifed
with the wife of his youth sixty-three years.
Yours Truly, ALFRED MORLEY
Source: Early History of Cleveland
by Col. Chas. Whittlesey -
Publ. Cleveland, O. 1867 ~ Page 322 |
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