Joseph MORSE

Born

26 September 1649 , Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

19 February 1717 , Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Joseph MORSE Hannah PHILLIPS

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Born: 26 September 1649 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Joseph MORSE

Mother: Hannah PHILLIPS

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Joseph married Mehitable WOOD 17 October 1671 in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mehitable WOOD was born 22 July 1655 in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding). Mehitable died 12 November 1681 in Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA (Sherburne). Mehitable was the child of Nicholas WOOD and Mary PIDGE? WILLIAMS?.

Joseph married (2) Hannah BABCOCK 11 April 1683 in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah BABCOCK was born 8 February 1664 in Holliston, Massachusetts, USA (Metcalf). Hannah died 9 November 1711 in Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA (Sherburne). Hannah was the child of Robert BABCOCK and Joanna PHILLIPS.

Joseph MORSE died 19 February 1717 in Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Joseph MORSE married

Mehitable WOOD
Marriage date: 17 October 1671
Marriage place: Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mehitable WOOD was the child of Nicholas WOOD and Mary PIDGE? WILLIAMS?

Children of Joseph MORSE and Mehitable WOOD

Joseph MORSE

Born: 25 March 1679, Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 18 April 1734, Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Prudence ADAMS 14 April 1702 Place: Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA (Sherburne)

Joseph MORSE married

Hannah BABCOCK
Marriage date: 11 April 1683
Marriage place: Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hannah BABCOCK was the child of Robert BABCOCK and Joanna PHILLIPS

Children of Joseph MORSE and Hannah BABCOCK

Hannah MORSE

Born: 5 April 1689, Sherborn, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 11 December 1744, Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Isaac COOLIDGE 26 April 1710 Place: Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA (Sherburne)

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Birth — 1649
26 September 1649
Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1671 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MORSE and Mehitable WOOD 17 October 1671, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

He was 22 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Joseph MORSE was born 25 March 1679, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1681 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mehitable WOOD died 12 November 1681, Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA (Sherburne)

1683 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MORSE and Hannah BABCOCK 11 April 1683, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding)

He was 33 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Hannah MORSE was born 5 April 1689, Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA (Sherburne)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1702 Marriage of Child
Joseph MORSE married 14 April 1702, Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA (Sherburne) to Prudence ADAMS

1710 Marriage of Child
Hannah MORSE married 26 April 1710, Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA (Sherburne) to Isaac COOLIDGE

1711 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hannah BABCOCK died 9 November 1711, Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA (Sherburne)

Grave

Central Burying Ground Holliston Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Morse Lot

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Death — 1717
19 February 1717
Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 67.

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Central Burying Ground Holliston Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Morse Lot

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