Morris Brython Davies

1884 - 1971  (87 years)

• Name	Morris Brython Davies
  Birth	1 Apr 1884	Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	25691283
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25691283
  Residence-Occupant	Heron, South Dakota, United States
  	Ranch
  	Role: Occupant
  Occupation	20 Dec 1899	Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States
  	carpenter, blacksmith and machinist
  Occupation	30 Oct 1908	Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
  	blacksmith at Webster's shop
  Occupation	1925	Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
  	Blacksmith, owns shop,
  _UID	AB324499E2644EF2847323691D81677941EF
  Death	6 Jul 1971	Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
  	Address: 142 Park Street St Lawrence County Gouverneur, New York Gouverneur USA
  	His obituary appeared on 7 Jul 1971 in the Tribune Press in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, as follows: "Morris B. Davies. The funeral for Morris B. Davies, 87, of 142 Park street, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Burr-Green funeral Home with the Rev. Donald S. French, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wayside cemetery, Richville. "Mr. Davies died Tuesday morning at E. J. Noble Hospital. "Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon (Wednesday) from 3 to 5 and this evening. "Surviving Mr. Davies are cousins, Wendell Jones, Gouverneur, Meredith Jones and Mrs. Clyde (Edith) Gardner, Richville, Mrs. Ivan (Pauline) Breaky, Rensselaer Falls, Claude Oviatt, San Diego, Calif., and John Davies, Vista, Calif. "He was born April 1, 1884 at Gouverneur, a son of John G. and Aletia Patterson Davies. He moved with his parents to Heron, South Dakota, where they ranched until Mr. Davies father died June 19, 1899. "After moving to Richville Dec. 20, 1899, Mr. Davies worked as a carpenter, blacksmith and machinist for three years. On Oct. 30, 1908 he moved to Gouverneur and worked at Webster's Shop. He acquired the blacksmith shop after Mr. Webster's death in 1925. "Mr. Davies married the former Loean Townsley on Sept. 25, 1923. She died June 15 [sic], 1949. His mother, Mrs. Davies, died Aug. 15, 1955. "He retired from his business, the shop being located on Clinton Street, in 1966. "Mr. Davies was director of the Gouverneur Band for four years and the orchestra for 30 years. He was a member of the American Legion Band and was a member of the IOOF Lodge since 1912. "He joined the Presbyterian Church in 1913 and was an elder for 24 years and treasurer of the Sunday School for 50 years. He began singing in the Presbyterian Church choir in 1909 and sang in a chorus organized by Charles Taitt, the Community Chorus and the American Legion Chorus. "He was honored by the church on the occasion of his birthday in April, 1971." [http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn93063670/1971-07-07/ed-1/seq-8/]
  Burial	Wayside Cemetery, Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States
  Person ID	I6829	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	John D. Davies,   b. Abt 1857   d. 19 Jun 1899, Heron, South Dakota, United States (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Aletia Edith Patterson,   b. Abt 1861   d. 15 Aug 1955 (Age ~ 94 years)
  Family ID	F2162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Loean Emma Townsley,   b. 1 Oct 1886, DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States d. 3 Jun 1949, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1923	Gouverneur, St Lawrence County, New York, United States
  Family ID	F2160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Apr 1884 - Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States Occupation - carpenter, blacksmith and machinist - 20 Dec 1899 - Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States Occupation - blacksmith at Webster's shop - 30 Oct 1908 - Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States Marriage - 25 Sep 1923 - Gouverneur, St Lawrence County, New York, United States Occupation - Blacksmith, owns shop, - 1925 - Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States Death - Address: 142 Park Street St Lawrence County Gouverneur, New York Gouverneur USA - 6 Jul 1971 - Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States Burial - - Wayside Cemetery, Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth