Lois Elizabeth Morse

Female1809–8 December 1860

Brief Life History of Lois Elizabeth

When Lois Elizabeth Morse was born in 1809, in Addison, Addison, Vermont, United States, her father, Jeremiah Morse, was 48 and her mother, Sarah Lee, was 34. She married Benjamin Pidge on 9 October 1828, in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States. She lived in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1850. She died on 8 December 1860, at the age of 51.

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Benjamin Pidge
1804–
Lois Elizabeth Morse
1809–1860
Marriage: 9 October 1828

Sources (6)

  • Elizabeth Moore, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
  • Lois Elizabeth Morse, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
  • Lois Elizabeth Morse, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 October 1828Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (6)

    1811 · USS Revenge

    Age 2

    On January 9, 1811, the USS Revenge hits a reef off of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The load the ship is carrying is handed off to other ships and the USS Revenge is tied down by tow ropes. It brakes free from the ropes and later sinks. In 2011 divers find what are believed to be the remains of the ship.

    1812

    Age 3

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

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    Age 16

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    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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