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Edmund Morse 1695–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 February 1695

Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: September 1780

Death Location: Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Samuel Morse

Mother: Bethia Holbrook

Spouse(s): Rachel Sheffield

Children(s): William Sr

Edmund Morse was born in 1695 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Samuel Morse And Bethia Holbrook. Edmund Morse married Rachel Sheffield, and had children including William Morse Sr. Edmund Morse passed away in 1780 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edmund Morse was born in 1695 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Samuel Morse And Bethia Holbrook.
  • Edmund Morse married Rachel Sheffield, and had children including William Morse Sr.
  • Edmund Morse passed away in 1780 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Morse
1676–1776
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
SM
Bethia Holbrook
1671–1750
Birth Location: Sherborne, Middlesex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
BH

Spouses(s)

Rachel Sheffield
1702–1781
Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

William Sr
1746–1800
Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
WS

Edmund Morse's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Morse
1695–1780
Birth Place: Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Morse
1676–1776
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Bethia Holbrook
1671–1750
Sherborne, Middlesex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Morse's Descendants

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Edmund Morse (26 February 1695–September 1780) m. Rachel Sheffield (12 October 1702–24 February 1781)
  1. 1. William (Morse,) Sr 1746–1800 m. Mary Eddy 1748–1843
    1. 1. Joseph Morse 1770–1819 m. Sarah (Lawton) Vinnicum 1772–1846
      1. 1. Anthony Morse 1800–1878 m. Rhoda Morrison 1800–1843
        1. 1. Sarah (Anthony Jane) Morse 1823–1863 m. Andrew (Jackson) Borden 1822–1892

Edmund Morse's Timeline

3 Records

1695
26 February 1695
Birth of Edmund Morse in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1722
4 May 1722
Age 27
Edmund Morse was married in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1780
September 1780
Age 85
Death of Edmund Morse in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 February 1695
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 May 1722
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1780
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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