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Edmund Morse 1726–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 December 1726

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 23 September 1816

Death Location: New Hampshire, United States

Father: Peter Lieut.

Mother: Thomasin Hale

Spouse(s): Rachel Rowell, Rebecca Charlton, Wife "Eaton"

Children(s): Daniel Morse, Jacob Morse, Rachel Morse, Morse None, John Morse, Moses Morse, Molly Morse, Ebenezer Morse, Samuel Morse, Joseph Morse

The story of Edmund Morse began in 1726 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. In 1811, Edmund Morse resided in Hampstead, Rockingham, Newhampshire. Edmund Morse married Rachel Rowell, Rebecca Charlton, Wife Eaton, and had children including Daniel Morse, Ebenezer Morse, Jacob Morse, John Morse, Joseph Morse, Molly Morse, Morse, Moses Morse, Rachel Morse, Samuel Morse. Edmund Morse passed away in 1816 in New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Morse began in 1726 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • In 1811, Edmund Morse resided in Hampstead, Rockingham, Newhampshire.
  • Edmund Morse married Rachel Rowell, Rebecca Charlton, Wife Eaton, and had children including Daniel Morse, Ebenezer Morse, Jacob Morse, John Morse, Joseph Morse, Molly Morse, Morse, Moses Morse, Rachel Morse, Samuel Morse.
  • Edmund Morse passed away in 1816 in New Hampshire, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Lieut.
1701–1778
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British America
PL
Thomasin Hale
1700–1780
Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
TH

Spouses(s)

Rachel Rowell
1725–1763
Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
RR
Rebecca Charlton
1771–1799
Birth Location: Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
RC
Wife "Eaton"
–1816
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Daniel Morse
1763–1831
Birth Location: Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire
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Jacob Morse
1751–1819
Birth Location: of Westfield, Mass
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Rachel Morse
1760–1821
Birth Location: Hampstead, N H
RM
Morse None
–1759
Birth Location: –
M
John Morse
1765–1839
Birth Location: of Hanover, N H
JM
Moses Morse
1766–
Birth Location: of Haverhill, Mass
MM
Molly Morse
1768–
Birth Location: –
MM
Ebenezer Morse
1770–
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Morse
1771–1846
Birth Location: of Hampstead, N H
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Joseph Morse
1773–1838
Birth Location: of Hampstead, N H
JM

Edmund Morse's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Morse
1726–1816
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Peter Morse Lieut.
1701–1778
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British America
Thomasin Hale
1700–1780
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
William Morse
1673–1749
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonies
Sarah (Merrill () Morse)
1677–1750
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Henry (Hale) Sr
1666–1724
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Kelley
1670–1741
Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Deacon
1640–1714
Ruth Sawyer
1648–1715
John Hale
1635–1707
Sarah Somerby
1645–1672
John ll
1642–1718
Sarah Knight
1647–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Morse
1607–1686
John Kelley
1615–1644
Richard Knight
1603–1683
Agnes Coffey
1605–1679

Edmund Morse's Descendants

1.
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Edmund Morse (28 December 1726–23 September 1816) m. Rachel Rowell (12 January 1725–30 June 1763) m. Rebecca Charlton (28 October 1771–February 1799) m. Wife "Eaton" (–23 September 1816)
  1. 1. Daniel Morse 1763–1831 m. Mary (E) Eastman 1770–1821
    1. 1. Silas (Marshall) Morse 1790–1868 m. Huldah Saunders 1797–1888
      1. 1. Almira (Morse) Wife#2 1825–1853 m. Rev. (Jesse Milton Coburn) ll 1815–1889
        1. 1. Lizzy (Inez Almira "Myra" (Morse)) Coburn 1853–1934 m. Frank (Foster) Thomas 1849–1884 m. Eben (William) Pike 1845–1925
        2. 2. Dr. (Jesse Milton Coburn) Jr. 1853–1923 m. Catherine (E.) Locke 1850–1875
        3. 3. Napoleon Coburn 1846–
        4. 4. Zaphira (Owen) Coburn 1846–1874 m. Frank (O) French 1844–
        5. 5. Inez (A) Coburn 1848–
      2. 2. Druscilla (S) Morse 1819–1906 m. Orren (Strong) Saunders 1820–1898
      3. 3. Silas (Marshall) Morse 1826–1893 m. Sabrina (A) Hayes 1828–1906
      4. 4. Caroline (Lucinda) Morse 1821–1870 m. Cyrus (King) Drake 1819–1892
      5. 5. Huldah (Chastina) Morse 1835–1861 m. Charles Cullis 1833–1892
    2. 2. Silas ("Elias" Morse) l 1788–1789
    3. 3. Lucinda (Burdick) Morse 1792–1882 m. Timothy Emerson 1781–1837
      1. 1. Daniel (Burdick) Emerson 1821–1890 m. Fannie (F) Emerson 1825–
        1. 1. Nellie (F) Emerson 1848–
        2. 2. Fannie (B) Emerson 1856–
      2. 2. James (Eastman) Emerson 1824–1843
      3. 3. Hannah (Eaton) Dow 1813–1889
      4. 4. John (Milton) Emerson 1826–1890
      5. 5. Silas (Morse) Emerson 1817–1903 m. Sarah (A) Emerson 1826–1902
      6. 6. Sophronia (C.) Clough 1820–1881 m. John (K) Clough 1822–
    4. 4. Rachel Morse 1795–1871 m. Nathaniel Merrill 1796–1863
    5. 5. Irena (Smith Morse) #2 1807–1866 m. Ephriam (Knight) Downs 1806–1876
      1. 1. Marie (L) Downs 1834–1907
      2. 2. Jane Mighill 1829–1867
      3. 3. Louise Downs –1835
    6. 6. Mary (Eastman) Morse 1800–1845 m. Gilman Haynes 1796–1880
    7. 7. Louisa (Eastman) Morse 1802–1876 m. Samuel Plummer 1798–1880
    8. 8. Daniel Morse 1804–1878 m. Sarah (Ann) Webster 1810–1863
    9. 9. Chastina (Sophronia) Morse 1810–1882 m. Harvey (Moore) Towle 1800–1878
      1. 1. Melville (C) Towle 1836–
      2. 2. Ellen (M) Towle 1838–
      3. 3. Levi (W) Towle 1841–
    10. 10. Almira Morse 1812–1868 m. Jethro Blake 1811–1873
    11. 11. Daniel (G) Morse 1816–1916
    12. 12. Irena (Smith Morse) #1 1796–1803
  2. 2. Jacob Morse 1751–1819
  3. 3. Rachel Morse 1760–1821
  4. 4. Morse –1759
  5. 5. John Morse 1765–1839
  6. 6. Moses Morse 1766– m. Mary Carlton –1826
    1. 1. Hazen Morse 1790–1874 m. Lucy Cary –1860
      1. 1. George Morse 1815–1815
      2. 2. Mary Morse 1816–
      3. 3. Alpheus (Cary) Morse 1818–
      4. 4. George (Hazen) Morse 1820–1884
      5. 5. Moses Morse 1822–1823
      6. 6. Moses Morse 1826–
      7. 7. Henry (Dutton Morse Diamond) cutter 1826–1888
  7. 7. Molly Morse 1768–
  8. 8. Ebenezer Morse 1770–
  9. 9. Samuel Morse 1771–1846 m. Sally (wife #1, these might have been her) children –1805
    1. 1. John (P) Morse 1798–1800
    2. 2. Rebecca (P) Morse 1799–1830
    3. 3. Edmund Morse 1801– m. Sally Moulton 1815–
      1. 1. Thomas (W) Morse 1837–
      2. 2. Edwin (A) Morse 1843–1844
      3. 3. Florence (A) Morse 1845–
      4. 4. Frances Morse 1847–
    4. 4. Asenath Morse 1803–
    5. 5. Samuel Morse 1804–1805
    6. 6. Sally Morse 1806–
    7. 7. Hannah (P) Morse 1809–1811
    8. 8. Hannah (P) Morse 1811–
    9. 9. Dolly (P) Morse 1821–1828
    10. 10. Samuel Morse 1823–
    11. 11. Abagial (A) Morse 1825–
    12. 12. Polly (P) Morse 1827–
  10. 10. Joseph Morse 1773–1838

Edmund Morse's Timeline

5 Records

1726
28 December 1726
Birth of Edmund Morse in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1750
26 April 1750
Age 24
Edmund Morse was married
None
1811
Abt 1811
Age 85
Edmund Morse resided here in Hampstead, Rockingham, Newhampshire
Hampstead, Rockingham, Newhampshire
1816
23 September 1816
Age 90
Death of Edmund Morse in Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
1816
18 November 1816
Age 90
Edmund Morse - Probate in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 December 1726
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 121
    [4] New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Disinterment Records
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2328.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KC1
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Memorial of the Family of Morse : Compiled from the original records for the Hon Asa Porter Morse
    [7] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 April 1750
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Memorial of the Family of Morse : Compiled from the original records for the Hon Asa Porter Morse

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1811
    Event Place: Hampstead, Rockingham, Newhampshire
    Record Source: New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Estate Papers, Old Series, 1771-1869; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Rockingham County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hampstead, New Hampshire
    Record Source: New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826, New Hampshire Department of State; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Petitions

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newburyport
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War, Wright & Potter Printing Co.; Boston, MA, USA; Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War; Volume: Volume 01

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1816
    Event Place: Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949
    [2] New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Disinterment Records
    [3] New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Estate Papers, Old Series, 1771-1869; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Rockingham County)
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Memorial of the Family of Morse : Compiled from the original records for the Hon Asa Porter Morse

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Hampshire, United States
    Record Source: New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 November 1816
    Event Place: Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Estate Papers, Old Series, 1771-1869; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Rockingham County)
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