When Daniel Morse was born on 1 April 1772, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jonathan Morse, was 33 and his mother, Dorothy Dolly Morse, was 34. He died on 10 April 1792, in his hometown, at the age of 20.
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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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