Brief Life History of Moses Jefferson
When Moses Jefferson Morse was born on 14 March 1801, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Moses Morse, was 22 and his mother, Mrs. Moses Morse, was 19. He married Jane Mounts about 1825, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1860. He died in 1862, in San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.
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- Moses Morse, "United States Census, 1860"
- Moses Moss, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Moses Morse, "Find A Grave Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1818
Oldest listed burial : Baby Anderson Birth unknown Death 19 May 1818 Burial Pioneer Memorial Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA Plot block 2-8-7- Memorial ID 30014373
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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