Justin Morgan

Short Name: Justin Morgan
Full Name: Morgan, Justin, 1747-1798
Birth Year: 1747
Death Year: 1798

Justin Morgan, born February 28, 1747, died March 22, 1798, was a New England composer, born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, and later resident in Vermont. He was also a horse breeder, and is perhaps best known as the owner of Figure, the sire of the Morgan Horse breed.

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Justin Morgan (February 28, 1747 – March 22, 1798) was a U.S. horse breeder and composer. He was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, and by 1788 had settled in Vermont. In addition to being a horse breeder and farmer, he was a teacher of singing; in that capacity he traveled considerably throughout the northeastern states. He died in Randolph, Vermont, where he also served as town clerk. Justin Morgan's original 1798 gravestone is preserved in the Randolph Historical Society Museum. His burial site in the Randolph Center Cemetery is marked by a more recent stone.
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TextsTunesHymnals
Tunes by Justin Morgan (5)sort descendingAsInstancesIncipit
AMANDA (Morgan)Justin Morgan, 1747-1798 (Composer (attributed to))315434 53217 15715
HUNTINGTON (Southern Harmony)Justin Morgan (Composer)251231 55315 32172
MONTGOMERY (Morgan)Justin Morgan (Composer)313331 21765 51567
SOUNDING JOY (Morgan)Justin Morgan (Composer)251175 66553 56715
SYMPHONY (Morgan)Justin Morgan (Composer)213515 43215 51161

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