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Nov 01, 1688

Morgan Morgan was born in Wales

1712

Morgan Morgan emigrated to Delaware

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1714

Morgan Morgan married Catherine Garretson

1729

Morgan Morgan and family moved to Virginia

1731

Earliest recorded settlement by Morgan Morgan near Bunker Hill in present Berkeley County; Morgan Morgan is later credited as the first white settler in present West Virginia

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Feb 17, 1735

Morgan Morgan was commissioned captain of the militia which later became 201st Field Artillery (West Virginia Army National Guard)

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Nov 12, 1735

Morgan Morgan acquired 1,000 acres west of present Bunker Hill in Berkeley County

1740

The first Episcopal Church in West Virginia was built at Bunker Hill

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Nov 17, 1766

Morgan Morgan died at Bunker Hill

1976

Morgan Morgan's log house was restored by the Berkeley County Historical Society

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