flag male ancestor  William  MORSE

  (b. 23 January 1674 Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 10 May 1749 Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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William MORSE was born 23 January 1674 in Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

William MORSE was the child of Benjamin MORSE   and   Ruth SAWYER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Anthony MORSE and Ann COX (maternal)  William SAWYER and Ruth BITFORD (BITFIELD)

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William  married  Sarah MERRILL 12 May 1696 in Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah MERRILL  was born 15 October 1677 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA .  Sarah died 20 November 1750 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA .  Sarah was the child of Daniel MERRILL and Sarah CLOUGH.

William MORSE died 10 May 1749 in Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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William MORSE married flag female ancestor Sarah MERRILL-- Date: 12 May 1696 Place: Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sarah MERRILL was the child of Daniel MERRILL and Sarah CLOUGH




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birth1674 Birth
23 January 1674
Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1696 Marriage / Partner
William MORSE and Sarah MERRILL 12 May 1696, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.
1697 Birth of Child
Daniel MORSE was born 26 April 1697, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

William was 23 years old.
marriage1720 Marriage of Child
Daniel MORSE married 20 June 1720, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth MORSE
death1749 Death
10 May 1749
Newbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 75.
Added: 8/4/2021 2:56:12 PM - Updated: 8/4/2021 2:59:32 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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