Samuel
MORSE
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Born: 20 February 1738 in Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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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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Lydia CHURCHMarriage date: abt. 1768
Marriage place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Samuel MORSE and Lydia CHURCH
Lydia MORSEDied: 1 June 1835, Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 173820 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)
Death — 179813 January 1798
Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 59.
Record added: 12/17/2025 5:51:18 PM
Last updated: 12/17/2025 5:52:01 PM
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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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