Jedidiah MORSE

Born

23 August 1761 , Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

9 June 1826 , New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Jedidiah married Elizabeth Ann Finley BREESE 14 March 1789 in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Ann Finley BREESE was born 29 September 1766 in Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Elizabeth Ann Finley died 28 May 1828 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA .

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son of Jedidiah Morse and Sarah Child

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jedidiah MORSE

Jedidiah MORSE married

Elizabeth Ann Finley BREESE
Marriage date: 14 March 1789
Marriage place: Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA

Children of Jedidiah MORSE and Elizabeth Ann Finley BREESE

Samuel Finley Breese MORSE

Born: 27 April 1791, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*
Died: 2 April 1872 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Married: Lucretia PICKERING 29 September 1818 Place: Concord, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Sarah Elizabeth GRISWOLD 10 August 1848 Place: Utica, New York, USA

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Birth — 1761
23 August 1761
Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Jedidiah MORSE and Elizabeth Ann Finley BREESE 14 March 1789, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA

He was 27 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

1791 Birth of Child
Samuel Finley Breese MORSE was born 27 April 1791, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*

Jedidiah was 29 years old.

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)

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)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Marriage of Child
Samuel Finley Breese MORSE married 29 September 1818, Concord, New Hampshire, USA to Lucretia PICKERING

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

Death — 1826
9 June 1826
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 64.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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