Brief Life History of George Leon
When George Leon Morse Sr. was born on 6 October 1883, in Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, George Edwin Morse, was 29 and his mother, Emma L. Arnold, was 27. He married Bessie Winifred Howlett on 19 September 1903, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years and East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1965. He died on 26 December 1965, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- George L Morse, "United States Census, 1950"
- George Leon Morse, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- George Leon Morse, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
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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