George Edwin Morris
Birth Date
On 1887 December 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1908 December 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Died in Pesega, Samoa, of sunstroke.
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Born in Rockville, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
1887 December 6
Mother
Eliza Sarah Smith
Father
Hyrum Bowles Morris
Date Details
Occurred On 1887 December 6
Baptized by Hyrum Bowles Morris
1895 December 6 (Age 8)
Served in
Samoan Mission
1908 May 14 – December 12 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Location Served
Samoa
Date Details
Started On 1908 May 14
Set Apart
Ended On 1908 December 12
Released
Died
1908 December 12 (Age 21)
Died in the field
1908 December 12 (Age 21)
Date Details
Occurred On 1908 December 12
Media
George Edwin Morris (1887 - 1908) Profile
Sources
Person
Liahona, The Elders' journal
"Death of an Elder in Samoa", Liahona, The Elders' journal, 6, Page 783.
Mission
Deseret Evening News
"Missionary Laboring in Samoa Succumbs to Sunstroke", Deseret Evening News, (7 January 1909), Page 1.
Inter-Mountain Republican
"Missionary Dies of Sunstroke in Samoa", Inter-Mountain Republican, (8 January 1909), Page 10.
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Moody, Ella Adelia", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 684.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 May 1908, Vol. D, Page 37, Line 338.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Dies in Samoa", Salt Lake Telegram, (8 January 1909), Page 3.
