flag male ancestor  Samuel  MORSE

  (b. 10 January 1639 Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 28 February 1718 Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Samuel MORSE was born 10 January 1639 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Samuel MORSE was the child of Joseph MORSE   and   Hannah PHILLIPS

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Samuel  married  Elizabeth WOOD 10 February 1664 in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth WOOD  was born abt. 1648 in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding).  Elizabeth died 26 June 1682 in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding).  Elizabeth was the child of Nicholas WOOD and Mary PIDGE? WILLIAMS?.

Samuel MORSE died 28 February 1718 in Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Samuel MORSE married flag female ancestor Elizabeth WOOD-- Date: 10 February 1664 Place: Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Elizabeth WOOD was the child of Nicholas WOOD and Mary PIDGE? WILLIAMS?




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birth1639 Birth
10 January 1639
Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1664 Marriage / Partner
Samuel MORSE and Elizabeth WOOD 10 February 1664, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

He was 25 years old.
1677 Birth of Child
Joshua MORSE was born 2 April 1677, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

Samuel was 38 years old.
1682 Birth of Child
Benoni MORSE was born 19 June 1682, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

Samuel was 43 years old.
1682 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth WOOD died 26 June 1682, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Joshua MORSE married 12 December 1698, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach) to Elizabeth DOTY
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Benoni MORSE married 28 September 1702, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Rachel BULLARD
1704 Death of Child
Benoni MORSE died 30 November 1704, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

Samuel was 65 years old.
death1718 Death
28 February 1718
Medfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 10/20/2016 10:54:47 AM - Updated: 3/1/2025 2:49:22 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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