Samuel MORSE

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21 May 1745 , Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

abt. 1803 , Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

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Moses MORSE Sarah FISH

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Born: 21 May 1745 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Moses MORSE

Mother: Sarah FISH

Paternal grandparents: Daniel MORSE , Elizabeth MORSE

Maternal grandparents: Samuel FISH , Elizabeth WILLIAMS

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Samuel married Eunice BROWN 24 April 1766 in Griswold, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Eunice BROWN was born 2 July 1749 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Eunice died 20 September 1836 in Williamsfield, Ohio, USA. Eunice was the child of John BROWN (BROWNE) and Amie (Ame) FELLOWS.

Samuel MORSE died abt. 1803 in Worthington, Massachusetts, USA.
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Eunice BROWN
Marriage date: 24 April 1766
Marriage place: Griswold, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Eunice BROWN was the child of John BROWN (BROWNE) and Amie (Ame) FELLOWS

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Second Congregational Church in Preston

Name: Samuel Morse

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 24 Apr 1766

Event Place: Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Spouse's Name: Eunice Brown

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Note: Marr Place: First Congregational;

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Reference ID: p 262

GS Film Number: 000004374

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Digital Folder Number: 007592458

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"Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch : 11 February 2018), Samuel Morse and Eunice Brown, 1766.

Children of Samuel MORSE and Eunice BROWN

Elijah MORSE

Born: 27 November 1767, Worthington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 5 April 1835, Williamsfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Eunice MORSE

Born: abt. 1770, Worthington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elias MORSE

Born: 6 April 1776, Worthington, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 December 1856, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Married: Abiah PHELPS 1790

Samuel MORSE

Born: abt. 1782, Worthington, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 30 September 1867, Andover, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

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Birth — 1745
21 May 1745
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

1766 Marriage / Partner
Samuel MORSE and Eunice BROWN 24 April 1766, Griswold, Connecticut, USA (Jewett City)

He was 20 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Elijah MORSE was born 27 November 1767, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 22 years old.

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

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

1776 Birth of Child
Elias MORSE was born 6 April 1776, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 30 years old.

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

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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

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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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