John Francis Morrill and Georgena M. Hogsett

Index

Husband

John Francis Morrill

Born

19 FEB 1855[1]

Boston, Mass.

Resided

1880[2]

Boston, Mass.

Resided

1900[3]

Boston, Mass.

Died

2 APR 1932

Brookline, Mass.

Father

Jeremiah Morrill

Mother

Bridget ____

Married

18 FEB 1878[4]

Boston, Mass.

Wife	Georgena M. Hogsett

Born

AUG 1860[5]

Canada

Father

Mother

"Honest" John Morrill played Major League Baseball in Boston beginning in 1876. Over the years he played every single position. Although he pitched a couple of games each season, he was primarily an infielder, and had a career batting average of .216. In an incredible season in 1883, he batted .319, played six different positions, managed the team, and won the National League Pennant.

Baseball card for "Honest" John Morrill. He was a Major League Baseball player for Boston 1876-1890.

CHILDREN

Name	Mary Irene Morrill

Born

28 NOV 1878[6]

Boston, Mass.

Died

23 JAN 1879[7]

Boston, Mass.

Name	Marion L. Morrill

Born

SEP 1885

Boston, Mass.

Name	Caroline E. Morrill

Born

FEB 1887

Boston, Mass.

Name	Georgena Morrill

Born

AUG 1892

Boston, Mass.

Name	Lillian M. Morrill

Born

MAR 1898

Boston, Mass.

FOOTNOTES

[1]Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 Database (Electronic Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org), 92: 18.

[2]1880 US Census , Boston MA, p. 466C.

[3]1900 US Census , Boston 21 Ward MA, p. 220a.

[4]Mass. Vital Records 1841-1910 (electronic library) [note 1], 300: 22.

[5]Date and place derived from 1900 census.

[6]Mass. Vital Records 1841-1910 (electronic library) [note 1], 297: 137.

[7]ibid., 312: 21.