Samuel
MORSE
(b.
20 February 1738
,
Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
13 January 1798
,
Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Samuel MORSE was born 20 February 1738 in Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Samuel MORSE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Samuel married Lydia CHURCH abt. 1768 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia CHURCH was born 6 April 1740 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia died 2 January 1820 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Samuel MORSE died 13 January 1798 in Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Samuel MORSE
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Lydia CHURCH-- Date: abt. 1768 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Samuel MORSE and Lydia CHURCH:
Lydia MORSE (b.27 September 1773, Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1 June 1835, Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Samuel YOUNG 1796 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
Lydia CHURCH-- Date: abt. 1768 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada Children of Samuel MORSE and Lydia CHURCH:
Lydia MORSE (b.27 September 1773, Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1 June 1835, Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Samuel YOUNG 1796 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
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1738 Birth 20 February 1738
Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1773 Birth of ChildLydia MORSE was born 27 September 1773, Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Samuel was 35 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1798 Death 13 January 1798
Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 59.
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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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