Alfred William Morse

Brief Life History of Alfred William

When Alfred William Morse was born on 24 March 1870, in Caseville Township, Huron, Michigan, United States, his father, Robert Morse, was 40 and his mother, Margaret Fisher, was 37. He married Harriet Elizabeth Philp on 28 December 1898, in Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Caseville, Huron, Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 18 January 1951, in McKinley Township, Huron, Michigan, United States, at the age of 80.

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Alfred William Morse
1870–1951
Harriet Elizabeth Philp
1875–1971
Marriage: 28 December 1898
Harry Homer Morse
1900–1983
Florence Marie Morse
1902–1963
Margaret Hannah Morse
1905–
Alfred Philp Morse
1908–1988
Harriet L. Morse
1910–1992
Oliver Wendell Morse
1914–1972

Sources (19)

  • Alfred W Morce in household of Robert Morce, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Alfred William Morse, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
  • Alfred W. Morse, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

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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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