Jonathan Morse

Brief Life History of Jonathan

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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Family Time Line

Jonathan Morse
1780–
Deborah McFarlane
1785–1867
Marriage: 5 September 1804
Ira Morse
1805–1856
Hosea Morse
1808–1861
Tilson Morse
1812–1862
John Cobb Morse
1814–1862
James Mcfarlin Morse
1818–
Olive Elmes Morse
1823–1871
Oliver Elmes Morse
1823–1877

Sources (30)

  • Jonathan Morse in household of Hosea Morse, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jonathan Morse, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
  • Johnathan Morse, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

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.

1783 · A Free America

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.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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