Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Morse was christened on 5 December 1779, in Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Justinian Morse, was 27 and his mother, Jane Mason, was 24.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England parish record from Ancestry.com
Parents and Siblings
1752–1821 Male
1756–1794 Female
Siblings (5)
1777– Female
1779– Male
1782– Female
1786– Male
1791–1878 Male
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
1815
1823
Name Meaning
Welsh and English: variant of Morris .
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames, especially Moses . Compare Morris .
History: Samuel Morse (1791–1872), inventor of the electric telegraph andof Morse code, was a direct descendant of Anthony Morse of Wiltshire,England, who had emigrated to MA in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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