Ellis Morse

Brief Life History of Ellis

When Ellis Morse was born on 31 August 1774, in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Major Joseph Morse, was 35 and his mother, Kezia Chickering, was 27. He died on 30 August 1775, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in South Natick Burial Ground, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Major Joseph Morse
1739–1779
Kezia Chickering
1747–1847
Ellis Morse
1774–1775
Ellis Morse
1777–1778

Sources (2)

  • Ellis Morse, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Ellis Morse, "Find A Grave Index"

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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