Melatiah
MORSE
(b.
5 September 1765
,
Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
8 May 1832
,
Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Melatiah MORSE was born 5 September 1765 in Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Melatiah MORSE was the child of Joshua MORSE and Mary GOODNUFF and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edward MORSE and Margaret WHITESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Melatiah married Joanna SWIFT 10 July 1788 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joanna SWIFT was born abt. 1767 in Massachusetts, USA. Joanna died 21 May 1835 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA.
Melatiah MORSE died 8 May 1832 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA.
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Family and Children of Melatiah MORSE
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Joanna SWIFT-- Date: 10 July 1788 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Children of Melatiah MORSE and Joanna SWIFT:
Joshua MORSE (b.11 August 1793, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 October 1856, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Parnel MASON 12 November 1812 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
Joanna SWIFT-- Date: 10 July 1788 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Children of Melatiah MORSE and Joanna SWIFT:
Joshua MORSE (b.11 August 1793, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 October 1856, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA)m. Parnel MASON 12 November 1812 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
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1765 Birth 5 September 1765
Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Marriage / PartnerMelatiah MORSE and Joanna SWIFT 10 July 1788, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
He was 22 years old.
1793 Birth of ChildJoshua MORSE was born 11 August 1793, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA
Melatiah was 27 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1812 Marriage of ChildJoshua MORSE married 12 November 1812, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA to Parnel MASON
1832 Death 8 May 1832
Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 66.
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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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