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Joseph Morse 1610 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Henham, Uttlesford, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 Mar 1691

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: John Moore

Mother: Dorothy Barber

Spouse(s): Hester Pierce

Children(s): Isaac Morse, Joseph Morse, John Morse, Jonathan Morse, Hester Morse, Jeremiah Morse, Sarah Morse

Joseph Morse was born in 1610 in Henham, Uttlesford, Essex, England, the child of John Joseph Morse Moore and Dorothy Barber. In 1634, Joseph Morse resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Joseph Morse married Hester Pierce, and had children including Isaac Morse, Joseph John Morse, John Morse, Jonathan Morse, Hester Morse, Jeremiah Morse, Sarah Morse. Joseph Morse passed away in 1691 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Joseph Morse was born in 1610 in Henham, Uttlesford, Essex, England, the child of John Joseph Morse Moore and Dorothy Barber.
  • In 1634, Joseph Morse resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  • Joseph Morse married Hester Pierce, and had children including Isaac Morse, Joseph John Morse, John Morse, Jonathan Morse, Hester Morse, Jeremiah Morse, Sarah Morse.
  • Joseph Morse passed away in 1691 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Moore
1576 – 1646
Birth Location: Boxted, Suffolk, England
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Dorothy Barber
1575 – 1671
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Hester Pierce
1617 – 1673
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Isaac Morse
1635 – 1645
Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Joseph Morse
1637 – 1677
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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John Morse
1639 – 1672
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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Jonathan Morse
1643 – 1686
Birth Location: Chebacco, Ipswich, Massachusetts
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Hester Morse
1646 –
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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Jeremiah Morse
1651 – 1719
Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Sarah Morse
1669 –
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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Joseph Morse's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Morse
1610 – 1691
Birth Place: Henham, Uttlesford, Essex, England
Parents
John Joseph Morse Moore
1576 – 1646
Boxted, Suffolk, England
Dorothy Barber
1575 – 1671
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Morse's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Morse (1610 – 4 Mar 1691) m. Hester Pierce (1617 – 30 April 1673)
  1. 1. Isaac Morse (1635 – 2 Jun 1645)
  2. 2. Joseph (John) Morse (30 Apr 1637 – 1677) m. Susanna Shattuck (1643 – 16 Mar 1716)
    1. 1. Susanna (Shattuck) Morse (11 Jan 1663 – 13 May 1729) m. Daniel (Isaac) Newton (21 Dec 1655 – 29 Nov 1737)
      1. 1. Daniel Newton (29 May 1681 – 1747) m. Sarah Hutton (1685 – 1740)
        1. 1. Daniel Newton (14 Apr 1705 – 29 Nov 1739) m. Sarah Hutson (abt 1707 – 23 Feb 1735)
        2. 2. Ezekiel Newton (27 Aug 1707 – 1787)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Newton (18 Oct 1709 – )
        4. 4. William Newton (29 Nov 1711 – )
        5. 5. Judith Newton (22 Nov 1715 – 24 Mar 1716)
        6. 6. Judith Newton (29 Mar 1717 – )
        7. 7. Robert Newton (30 Apr 1720 – )
        8. 8. Jemima Newton (26 Mar 1723 – )
      2. 2. Isaac Newton (12 Mar 1686 – 11 Feb 1754)
      3. 3. Samuel Newton (10 Aug 1695 – 1771)
      4. 4. Nathaniel Newton (4 Sep 1697 – 14 Jun 1749)
    2. 2. Hester Morse (11 Sep 1664 – ) m. Nathaniel Joslin
    3. 3. Joseph Morse (11 Nov 1667 – ) m. Grace Warren (1672 – )
    4. 4. Samuel Morse (4 Sep 1670 – )
    5. 5. Mary Morse (11 Feb 1672 – ) m. John Barnard (30 Oct 1657 – 27 Mar 1732)
      1. 1. Lydia Barnard (2 May 1705 – 4 Feb 1783) m. Ebenezer Hager (13 Aug 1698 – )
        1. 1. Ebenezer Hager (16 Mar 1728 – 19 Dec 1798)
        2. 2. Lydia Hager (4 Mar 1730 – )
        3. 3. William Hager (21 Apr 1733 – 9 Jan 1811)
        4. 4. Thaddeus Hager (3 Jun 1741 – )
      2. 2. Grace Barnard (31 Mar 1706 – 18 Jan 1785)
    6. 6. Hannah Morse (7 Apr 1674 – ) m. John Newton
    7. 7. Jonathan Morse (1675 – 8 January 1754) m. Mary Howe (18 Jul 1685 – 10 Feb 1726)
      1. 1. Jonathan Morse (10 Feb 1704 – 5 Mar 1801)
      2. 2. Abigail Hapgood (12 May 1712 – 31 May 1798)
      3. 3. Mary Howe (4 Sep 1717 – 26 Jun 1803)
  3. 3. John Morse (28 Feb 1639 – 6 Jan 1672) m. Anne Smith m. Abigail Stearns (abt 1646 – )
  4. 4. Jonathan Morse (7 Nov 1643 – 31 Jul 1686) m. Abigail Shattuck
  5. 5. Hester Morse (7 Mar 1646 – ) m. Jonathan Bullard (12 Jul 1647 – )
  6. 6. Jeremiah Morse (1651 – 1719) m. Abigail Woodward
  7. 7. Sarah Morse (2 Jun 1669 – )

Joseph Morse's Timeline

4 Records

1610
1610
Birth of Joseph Morse in Henham, Uttlesford, Essex, England
Henham, Uttlesford, Essex, England
1634
1634
Age 24
Joseph Morse resided here in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1635
6 May 1635
Age 25
Joseph Morse resided here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1691
4 Mar 1691
Age 81
Death of Joseph Morse in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Henham, Uttlesford, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 320
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 320

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: From Pequossette Plantation to the town of Belmont, Massachusetts, 1630-1953

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1634
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 May 1635
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 May 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1691
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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