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Miles Morgan (1616 – 28 May 1699) was a Welsh colonist of America, a pioneer settler of what was to become Springfield, Massachusetts. Being one of the few settlers whose homesteads were successfully defended during the Attack on Springfield, Morgan was lauded as a hero of King Philip's War in 1675 for providing shelter
Miles Morgan was a Welsh colonist of America, a pioneer settler of what was to become Springfield, Massachusetts. Being one of the few settlers whose homesteads were successfully defended during the Attack on Springfield, Morgan was lauded as a hero of King Philip's War in 1675 for providing shelter and successfully contacting troops in Hadley.
Apr 23, 2014 · Perhaps it was because he was a hero of King Phillip’s War. In 1675, Indians attacked Springfield and destroyed a considerable part of the town. Some of the villagers took refuge in Morgan’s house and returned fire with “spirit and success.” More likely the reason for the statue was one of Miles Morgan’s descendants: J.P. Morgan.
May 1, 2024 · Mother Elizabeth Winter b. c 1562, d. b 1650. Miles Morgan was born circa 1615 at Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales.1 He married Prudence Gilbert, daughter of Thomas Gilbert and Elizabeth Bennett, circa 1643 at Salem, Essex, MA.1 Miles Morgan died on 28 May 1699 at Springfield, Hampden, MA.1. Family Prudence Gilbert b. c 1617, d. 14 Nov 1660.
- Llandoff
- May 28, 1699
- Prudence Morgan, Elizabeth Morgan
From Titus Morgan Jr's account of the Morgan family; Miles Morgan from whom the family of that name in Massachusetts is descended arrived in New England in 1636. Of what part of Great Britain he was a native, or what was the condition or occupation of the family to which he belonged, no account has been preserved by his immediate descendants.
Miles Morgan (1616 – 28 May 1699) was an English colonist of America, a pioneer settler of what was to become Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield's hero of King Phillip's War in 1675, a statue of Miles Morgan still stands in the city's Court Square in Metro Center.
Sergeant Miles Morgan. b. 1616 Llandaff, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales d. 28 May 1699 Springfield, Colony of Massachusetts 28 May 1699 Springfield, Colony of Massachusetts
