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George Austin Morrison
1864–1916
A careful New York family historian, he wrote genealogical works that still draw interest from readers tracing early American lines. His books focus on names, records, and family connections, with a clear emphasis on preserving the past.
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De Camp Genealogy: Laurent De Camp of New Utrecht, N.Y., 1664, and his descendants
by George Austin Morrison
About the author
Born in New York City in 1864, George Austin Morrison Jr. came from a prominent family and studied at Harvard, where he graduated in 1887. Later biographical accounts also note further study at Columbia. He became especially associated with genealogy and family history rather than with fiction or general literature.
Morrison worked with the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and served as editor of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record in the early 1900s. His known books include De Camp Genealogy: Laurent De Camp of New Utrecht, N.Y., 1664, and his descendants and The "King" Family Heraldry, both centered on tracing lineages and preserving documentary history.
He died in 1916. Today, he is remembered as one of those early genealogical writers whose work helped organize family records for later researchers, making him of lasting interest to readers drawn to ancestry, local history, and the stories hidden in old documents.