When William Amos Morse was born on 14 December 1786, in Kingston, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Amos Moss, was 26 and his mother, Mary Sperry, was 32. He married Hannah Finn about 1810, in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Clinton Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Iron, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 23 January 1853, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Parowan Cemetery, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.
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Welsh and English: variant of Morris .
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames, especially Moses . Compare Morris .
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