Brief Life History of Joseph Riley
When Joseph Riley Morse was born on 4 February 1836, in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States, his father, Justus Morse, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Towne, was 31. He married Rebecca Elizabeth Richards in 1862, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Joseph, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 3 July 1918, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Joseph R Morse in household of Minnie Benton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Joseph Riley Morse, "BillionGraves Index"
- Joseph Rily Morse, "Arizona, Maricopa County, Voting Records, 1876-1932"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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BIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH RILEY MORSE
Joseph Riley was born on 4 February 1836 in Sheridan, Worth, Missouri. He was the third of seven children, three girls and four boys. His father Justus A. was born on 27 March 1809 in Cheste …
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