Brief Life History of John
When John Morse Sr. was born on 9 April 1746, in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Henry Morse, was 30 and his mother, Abigail Clapp, was 22. He married Martha Smith on 13 October 1768, in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died after 1800, in Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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- John Morse, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- John Morse, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
- John Morse in entry for Asa Morse, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
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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