Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Morse was christened on 26 March 1786, in Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Justinian Morse, was 33 and his mother, Jane Mason, was 31.
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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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