Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Morse was born on 22 August 1783, in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, her father, James Barbour Morse, was 36 and her mother, Hannah Lee, was 40. She married Abel Beebe in 1802, in Oneida, Madison, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1850 and Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1860. She died on 20 March 1861, at the age of 77, and was buried in Arkwright, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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- Sarah Beebe in household of John C Tanto, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Sarah Morse, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Findagrave: Memorial for Sarah Beebe
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1785
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
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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