Josiah
MORSE
(b.
4 May 1727
,
Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
5 November 1799
,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Josiah MORSE was born 4 May 1727 in Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Josiah MORSE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josiah married Anne BENJAMIN 11 April 1754 in Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne BENJAMIN was born 16 February 1732 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. Anne died October 1788 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Josiah MORSE died 5 November 1799 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
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Family and Children of Josiah MORSE
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Anne BENJAMIN-- Date: 11 April 1754 Place: Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Josiah MORSE and Anne BENJAMIN:
Eleanor MORSE (b.24 July 1763, Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1784, Cambridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Amos BRYANT 9 December 1779 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Anne BENJAMIN-- Date: 11 April 1754 Place: Watertown, Province of Massachusetts BayChildren of Josiah MORSE and Anne BENJAMIN:
Eleanor MORSE (b.24 July 1763, Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1784, Cambridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay)m. Amos BRYANT 9 December 1779 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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1727 Birth 4 May 1727
Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1754 Marriage / PartnerJosiah MORSE and Anne BENJAMIN 11 April 1754, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
He was 26 years old.
1763 Birth of ChildEleanor MORSE was born 24 July 1763, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Josiah was 36 years old.
1779 Marriage of ChildEleanor MORSE married 9 December 1779, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA to Amos BRYANT
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Death of Spouse/PartnerAnne BENJAMIN died October 1788, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
1799 Death 5 November 1799
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 72.
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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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