Jeremiah MORSE

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20 August 1740 , Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

31 December 1804 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 20 August 1740 in Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Jeremiah married Experience WARE abt. 1770 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Experience WARE was born 27 March 1736 in Wrentham, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Experience died 2 April 1805 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Jeremiah MORSE died 31 December 1804 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Jeremiah MORSE married

Experience WARE
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Alpha MORSE

Born: 16 June 1777, Sturbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1845, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lucy SHEPARD 2 July 1800 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1740
20 August 1740
Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 Birth of Child
Alpha MORSE was born 16 June 1777, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Jeremiah was 36 years old.

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Alpha MORSE married 2 July 1800, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA to Lucy SHEPARD

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

Death — 1804
31 December 1804
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 64.

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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