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Capt. John Morse 1797–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1797

Birth Location: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Death Date: 16 December 1874

Death Location: Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America

Father: John Morse

Mother: Rebecca Young

Spouse(s): Phebe Eaton, Elizabeth Knapp

Children(s): George Morse, Harriet Morse, Cyrus Morse, Margaret Morse, Olive Morse, Justina Morse, Cordelia Morse, Augusta Morse, Eben Eaton, Phebe French

Capt. John Morse was born in 1797 in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA, the child of John Morse And Rebecca Young. In 1850, Capt. John Morse resided in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Capt. John Morse married Elizabeth R Knapp, Phebe Eaton, and had children including Augusta Frances Morse, Cordelia P Morse, Cyrus K Morse, Eben Eaton, George Eaton Morse, Harriet B Morse, Justina A Morse, Margaret B Morse, Olive Jane Morse, Phebe French. Capt. John Morse passed away in 1874 in Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt. John Morse was born in 1797 in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA, the child of John Morse And Rebecca Young.
  • In 1850, Capt. John Morse resided in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
  • Capt. John Morse married Elizabeth R Knapp, Phebe Eaton, and had children including Augusta Frances Morse, Cordelia P Morse, Cyrus K Morse, Eben Eaton, George Eaton Morse, Harriet B Morse, Justina A Morse, Margaret B Morse, Olive Jane Morse, Phebe French.
  • Capt. John Morse passed away in 1874 in Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Morse
1770–1837
Birth Location: of Gray, ME
JM
Rebecca Young
1774–
Birth Location: Gray Cumberland City, Maine, USA
RY

Spouses(s)

Phebe Eaton
1799–1823
Birth Location: Washington, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
PE
Elizabeth Knapp
1796–1882
Birth Location: Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
EK

Children(s)

George Morse
1822–1911
Birth Location: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
GM
Harriet Morse
1819–
Birth Location: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
HM
Cyrus Morse
1824–1892
Birth Location: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
CM
Margaret Morse
1831–1833
Birth Location: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
MM
Olive Morse
1833–1910
Birth Location: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
OM
Justina Morse
1835–1912
Birth Location: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
JM
Cordelia Morse
1837–1904
Birth Location: Maine, USA
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Augusta Morse
1827–1911
Birth Location: Maine, USA
AM
Eben Eaton
1809–1872
Birth Location: Bradford, New Hampshire
EE
Phebe French
1793–1877
Birth Location: Bradford
PF

Capt. Morse's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Morse
1797–1874
Birth Place: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Parents
John Morse
1770–1837
of Gray, ME
Rebecca Young
1774–
Gray Cumberland City, Maine, USA
Grandparents
John (Foley) Morse
1746–1826
Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States
Sarah Saunders
1749–1805
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Phebe Colby
1752–
South Hampton, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Deacon Morse
1722–1807
David Sanders
1716–1777
Abigail Snow
1722–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Morse
1694–
Rebecca Adams
1698–1738
John Sanders
1677–1741
Hannah Dutton
1687–1741
Ebenezer Snow
1691–1738
Mary Pudney
1687–1741

Capt. Morse's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (John) Morse (25 Nov 1797–16 December 1874) m. Phebe Eaton (19 Jul 1799–14 Nov 1823) m. Elizabeth (R) Knapp (31 August 1796–5 March 1882)
  1. 1. George (Eaton) Morse 1822–1911 m. Emma (H) Morse 1828–1913
    1. 1. Ada (Louise) Morse 1853–1904 m. Edwin (R.) Vining 1850–1929
      1. 1. Willis (Josiah) Vining 1877–1963 m. Helen (Sawyer) Fraine 1889–1972
        1. 1. John (Henry Fraine Vining) Sr 1915–1970 m. Mary (Ellen) Tobin 1907–1990
        2. 2. Murray (Fraine) Vining 1910–1978 m. Emma (Gertrude) Vining 1914–2006
      2. 2. Everett (Leander) Vining 1874–1954 m. Ida (May) Thompson 1882–1969
        1. 1. Kenneth (T) Vining 1903–1923
        2. 2. Edward (Leander) Vining 1906–1972 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Morrill 1915–1995 m. Marjorie Newcomb 1911–1973
      3. 3. John (Albion) Vining 1873–1923 m. Minnie (L) Vining 1878– m. Augusta (Eva) Pike 1879–1973
        1. 1. Ralph (Merton) Vining 1915–1990 m. Pearl (F) Vining 1923–
        2. 2. Ada (Lucille) Vining 1911–1995
      4. 4. Emory (Warren) Vining 1880–1881
      5. 5. Adie (O) Blackwell 1885–1982 m. Roscoe (Dyar) Vining 1886–
        1. 1. Mabel (A) Vining 1910–
        2. 2. Marion (Emma) Vining 1917–1994 m. Herbert (Levi Hall) Jr 1917–1987
      6. 6. Merton (Linwood) Vining 1888–1985 m. Margaret (E) Wilson 1893–1968
        1. 1. Glenne (Elise) Vining 1915–2002 m. Robert (Danahy) Albro 1911–1981
      7. 7. Albert Morse 1892–1943 m. Nora (Gertrude) Stevens 1906–1977
        1. 1. Vining 1929–2009 m. Ruth (Edna Vining) Conway 1922–2004
      8. 8. Mildred (L) Vining 1900–1990 m. Ralph (Warren) Webster 1899–1934 m. Charles (Percy) Morrison 1892–1965
        1. 1. Robert Webster 1926–1999 m. Helen (Ophaline) Bryan 1930–2001
      9. 9. Hiram (Murray) Vining 1882–1905
      10. 10. Infant (Son) Vining 1898–1898
    2. 2. Emma (Frances) Hobbs 1845–1920 m. Joseph (Stevens) Hobbs 1840–1914
      1. 1. William (Stevens) Hobbs 1882–1951
      2. 2. Lucretia (May) Leighton 1890–1970
    3. 3. Albert (Silsby) Morse 1870–1942 m. Minnie (Agnes) Pearson 1876–1948
      1. 1. Albert (Silsby Morse) Jr 1916–1980 m. Edna (V.) Gillin 1881–1967
    4. 4. Gertrude (A.) Morse 1868–
    5. 5. Carrie (B) Morse 1861–1947
    6. 6. Alice (Morse) Rideout 1868–1945 m. Albert (L) Rideout 1862–1941
  2. 2. Harriet (B) Morse 1819–
  3. 3. Cyrus (K) Morse 1824–1892 m. Mary (Abigail) Sargent 1830–
    1. 1. Ellen (Frances) Morse 1856–1900
      1. 1. Minnie (Ella) Ruth 1885–1967
        1. 1. Preston Apperson 1911–
        2. 2. Lafe (Elton) Apperson 1913–1994
    2. 2. Martha (Augusta) Morse 1865–1919
    3. 3. John (Frank) Morse 1857–
    4. 4. Henrietta Morse 1859–1922
    5. 5. Albert (H) Morse 1861–
    6. 6. Cyrus (William) Morse 1863–1921
    7. 7. Josephine Morse 1866–
    8. 8. Charles (B) Morse 1868–1907
    9. 9. Florentine (Morse) Washburn 1866–1938
      1. 1. Harriett (Abby) Washburn 1898–1975 m. John (Joseph) Burns 1889–1975
        1. 1. John (Marshall) Burns 1919–2015
  4. 4. Margaret (B) Morse 1831–1833
  5. 5. Olive (Jane) Morse 1833–1910
  6. 6. Justina (A) Morse 1835–1912
  7. 7. Cordelia (P) Morse 1837–1904
  8. 8. Augusta (Frances) Morse 1827–1911
  9. 9. Eben Eaton 1809–1872
  10. 10. Phebe French 1793–1877

Capt. Morse's Timeline

6 Records

1797
25 Nov 1797
Birth of Capt. John Morse in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1819
1 Apr 1819
Age 22
Capt. John Morse was married
None
1850
1850
Age 53
Capt. John Morse resided here in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1860
1860
Age 63
Capt. John Morse resided here in Gray, Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Gray, Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1870
1870
Age 73
Capt. John Morse resided here in Gray, Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Gray, Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1874
16 December 1874
Age 77
Death of Capt. John Morse in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1797
    Event Place: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Memorial of the Family of Morse : Compiled from the original records for the Hon Asa Porter Morse
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1819

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Gray, Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gray, Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1874
    Event Place: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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