Edward George Morse

Brief Life History of Edward George

When Edward George Morse was born on 16 June 1836, in Stamford, Welland, Ontario, Canada, his father, Austin A. Morse, was 36 and his mother, Mira Cook, was 32. He married Elizabeth Roberts on 13 December 1860, in Welland, Niagara, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 14 June 1893, in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 56, and was buried in Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Edward George Morse
1836–1893
Elizabeth Roberts
1836–1896
Marriage: 13 December 1860
Abner Crysler Morse
1861–1940
Emma Ann Morse
1863–1947
Fanny M. Morse
1864–1867
Hattie M. Morse
1864–1867
Charles E Morse
1870–1946
Minnie Clift Morse
1872–1941
Alice Maud Morse
1874–1946
Ada Grace Morse
1877–1921

Sources (16)

  • Edward Morse, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Edward Morse, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
  • Edward Morse, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (4)

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

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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