When Justus Morse was born on 27 March 1809, in Chester, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Stephen Morse, was 28 and his mother, Mabel Adkins Riley, was 27. He married Sally Goodwin on 10 August 1828, in Mantua, Portage, Ohio, United States. He lived in Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Hamilton Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1885. He died on 30 October 1887, in Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1826: McDonough, Illinois, United States
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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