Abner MORSE

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11 October 1759 , Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

11 March 1821 , Medfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Ezekiel MORSE Rebecca COZENS (COUSINS)

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Born: 11 October 1759 in Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Ezekiel MORSE

Mother: Rebecca COZENS (COUSINS)

Paternal grandparents: Henry MORSE , Sarah KIBBY (KIBBE) (KEBBE)

Maternal grandparents: Isaac COZENS (COUSINS) , Martha HAVEN

Abner had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Abner married Millie LELAND 2 May 1782 in Medway, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Millie LELAND was born 2 July 1762 in Holliston, Massachusetts, USA (Metcalf). Millie died 15 March 1821 in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding). Millie was the child of Asaph LELAND and Beulah LITTLEFIELD.

Abner MORSE died 11 March 1821 in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Millie LELAND
Marriage date: 2 May 1782
Marriage place: Medway, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Millie LELAND was the child of Asaph LELAND and Beulah LITTLEFIELD

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Millie MORSE

Born: 23 June 1789, Medway, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 November 1851,

Married: Alexander Hodgen JONES

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Birth — 1759
11 October 1759
Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Revolutionary War
MORSE, ABNER
Ancestor #: A081305
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 10-11-1759 MEDWAY SUFFOLK CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 3-11-1821 HOLLISTON MIDDLESEX CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 11 PP 77-8
Service Description: 1) ALSO DRUMMER, CAPTS HENSHAW,ELLIS; COLS CRAFT,HOWE
2) CAPT SAMUEL COWELL, COL L ROBINSON

RESIDENCE
1) City: MEDWAY - County: SUFFOLK CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

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1) MILLIE LELAND
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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)

1782 Marriage / Partner
Abner MORSE and Millie LELAND 2 May 1782, Medway, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

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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1789 Birth of Child
Millie MORSE was born 23 June 1789, Medway, Massachusetts, USA

Abner 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

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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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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

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Central Burying Ground Holliston Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1821
11 March 1821
Medfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 61.

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Central Burying Ground Holliston Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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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