Joshua MORSE

Born

29 March 1728 , Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

13 November 1819 , Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

Joshua married Mary GOODNUFF 6 September 1763 in Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary GOODNUFF was born 7 November 1743 in Wareham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Mary died May 1779

Parents & Family of Joshua MORSE

Parents of Joshua MORSE

Father

Edward MORSE

Mother

Margaret WHITE

Grandparents of Joshua MORSE

Paternal grandparents

Joshua MORSE Elizabeth DOTY

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Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joshua MORSE

Joshua MORSE married

Mary GOODNUFF
Marriage date: 6 September 1763
Marriage place: Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Joshua MORSE and Mary GOODNUFF

Melatiah MORSE

Born: 5 September 1765, Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 8 May 1832, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joanna SWIFT 10 July 1788 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1728
29 March 1728
Rochester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Joshua MORSE and Mary GOODNUFF 6 September 1763, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 35 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Melatiah MORSE was born 5 September 1765, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

Joshua was 37 years old.

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)

1788 Marriage of Child
Melatiah MORSE married 10 July 1788, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA to Joanna SWIFT

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)

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

Death — 1819
13 November 1819
Rochester, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 91.

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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