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Deacon Benjamin Morse 1640 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 March 1640

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Lt. Morse

Mother: Ann Cox

Spouse(s): Ruth Sawyer

Children(s): Benjamin Morse

Deacon Benjamin Morse Sr was born in 1640 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Lt. Anthony Morse and Ann Cox. Deacon Benjamin Morse Sr married Ruth Bitford Sawyer, and had children including Benjamin Morse. Deacon Benjamin Morse Sr passed away in 1716 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Deacon Benjamin Morse Sr was born in 1640 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Lt. Anthony Morse and Ann Cox.
  • Deacon Benjamin Morse Sr married Ruth Bitford Sawyer, and had children including Benjamin Morse.
  • Deacon Benjamin Morse Sr passed away in 1716 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Deacon Morse's Ancestors

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Deacon Morse
1640 – 1716
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Lt. Anthony Morse
1607 – 1686
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Ann Cox
1604 – 1679
England
Grandparents
Christian Folyat
1579 – 1630
Broad Chalk, Wiltshire, England
Ambrose Cox
1581 – 1679
Clent, Worcestershire, England
Alice Heale
1586 – 1646
Great-Grandparents
Walter FOLYAT
1549 – 1594
Alice Selby
1554 – 1600
Thomas Healye
1564 – 1629
Lady Champernowne
1560 – 1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Follett)*
1525 – 1586
Agnetis Wallis
1530 – 1599
Henry Champernon
1538 – 1570
Catherine Edgecumbe
1541 – 1624

Deacon Morse's Descendants

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Deacon (Benjamin) Morse (28 March 1640 – 1716) m. Ruth (Bitford) Sawyer (16 Sep 1648 – 22 Nov 1707)
  1. 1. Benjamin Morse (1668 – 1743) m. Susannah Merrill (14 Nov 1673 – 13 Mar 1709)
    1. 1. Mary Morse (1653 – 1713) m. Abner Brown (28 February 1691 – 27 April 1741)
      1. 1. Mary (Mercy) Brown (26 December 1718 – 26 June 1795) m. Richard Stubbs (19 Jul 1717 – 9 Jul 1785)
        1. 1. Jeremiah Stubbs (24 Apr 1754 – 02 Dec 1833) m. Jane (Bradbury) True (14 Mar 1760 – 1830)

Deacon Morse's Timeline

2 Records

1640
28 March 1640
Birth of Deacon Benjamin Morse Sr in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1716
1716
Age 76
Death of Deacon Benjamin Morse Sr in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 March 1640
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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