When Jonathan Morse was born on 9 November 1780, in Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Morse, was 35 and his mother, Sage Staples, was 35. He married Deborah McFarlane on 5 September 1804, in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Carver, Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States in 1850 and Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States in 1855.
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Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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