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Martha Jane Slack Morse 1852–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 June 1852

Birth Location: Brockville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 13 February 1940

Death Location: Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: John Slack

Mother: Margaret Slack

Spouse(s): Wellington Gardner, Charles Morse

Children(s): Olive Gardner, Spencer Gardner, Margaret Urban, Mattie Crawford, Sherman Gardner, Sophronia Morse, Eunice Jones

The story of Martha Jane Slack Morse began in 1852 in Brockville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. In 1919, Martha Jane Slack Morse resided in Canton, Lincoln. Martha Jane Slack Morse married Charles Nelson Morse, Wellington D Gardner, and had children including Eunice Alma Gardner Jones, Margaret May Gardner Urban, Mattie Idella Gardner Crawford, Olive Jeanette Gardner, Sherman Wellington Gardner, Sophronia Arvilla Gardner Morse, Spencer J Gardner. Martha Jane Slack Morse passed away in 1940 in Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Jane Slack Morse began in 1852 in Brockville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1919, Martha Jane Slack Morse resided in Canton, Lincoln.
  • Martha Jane Slack Morse married Charles Nelson Morse, Wellington D Gardner, and had children including Eunice Alma Gardner Jones, Margaret May Gardner Urban, Mattie Idella Gardner Crawford, Olive Jeanette Gardner, Sherman Wellington Gardner, Sophronia Arvilla Gardner Morse, Spencer J Gardner.
  • Martha Jane Slack Morse passed away in 1940 in Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Morse's Ancestors

Self
Martha Morse
1852–1940
Birth Place: Brockville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Palmer Slack
1822–1869
Lansdowne, Yukon Census Division, Yukon, Canada
Margaret (Wiltse) Slack
1819–1896
Canada
Grandparents
Henery Wiltse
1791–1855
Wiltsetown, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth Slack
1780–1872
Canada
Great-Grandparents
James Canada
1764–1827
Jane Lake
1768–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Smith.
1718–1792
Mary Wiltse
1719–1793

Martha Morse's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Jane Slack) Morse (12 June 1852–13 February 1940) m. Wellington (D) Gardner (4 June 1851–20 June 1914) m. Charles (Nelson) Morse (5 June 1851–17 March 1930)
  1. 1. Olive (Jeanette) Gardner 1886–1915
  2. 2. Spencer (J) Gardner 1878–1900
  3. 3. Margaret (May Gardner) Urban 1880–1966 m. Henry (Sherman) Urban 1875–1955
    1. 1. Alvia (Mae Urban) Bailey 1908–1996 m. Royal (Francis) Martin 1902–1971 m. Philip (Monroe) Bailey 1910–1938
    2. 2. Wilbur (Henry) Urban 1911–1977 m. Barbara (Kathryn) Hayes 1917–1986 m. Rosanne (Louise) Frey 1912–1951
    3. 3. Clarence (Madison) Urban 1906–1910
    4. 4. Herbert (Sherman) Urban 1915–1990 m. Julia (A) Bors 1916–2002
  4. 4. Mattie (Idella Gardner) Crawford 1876–1916 m. John (Seneca) Crawford 1872–1961
    1. 1. Hazel (H Crawford) Langill 1908–1979 m. John (James) Langill 1890–1971
      1. 1. Infant (Male) Langill 1927–1927
    2. 2. Baby (Boy) Crawford 1897–1897
    3. 3. Martha (Idella E) Crawford 1907–1907
    4. 4. William (Roy) Crawford 1895–1965 m. Ragnhild Christopherson 1899–1940
      1. 1. Arthur (LeRoy) Crawford 1921–2007 m. Eileen (May) Thompson 1924–2012
      2. 2. LaVonne (Arlene Crawford) Puffer 1924–2023 m. Bayard Puffer 1922–2015
    5. 5. Fred (Allen Dale) Crawford 1898–1972 m. Leah (Cathleen) Kittelson 1898–1994
      1. 1. Richard (Lee) Crawford 1925–2021
      2. 2. Cleo (Vivian Crawford) Belk 1921–2021 m. Harold (Everett) Belk 1922–2004
  5. 5. Sherman (Wellington) Gardner 1882–1953 m. Rosie (Bella) Ellis 1885–1964
    1. 1. Mildred (Martha Gardner) Studer 1911–1994 m. Vernon (Milborn) Studer 1910–1992
      1. 1. Maurice (Maynard) Studer 1936–2009
      2. 2. Donald (D) Studer 1938–1938
      3. 3. Rosella (Verbena Studer Bolton) Blanchet 1931–2005 m. Willard (Henry) Bolton 1923–1978 m. Herbert (Andre) Blanchet 1925–2010
  6. 6. Sophronia (Arvilla Gardner) Morse 1872–1918 m. Addison (Winfield) Morse 1862–1937
    1. 1. Amy (Eona Morse) Seeman 1892–1964
    2. 2. Hilda (Irene Morse) Leuch 1895–1967 m. William (Frederick) Leuch 1892–1984
  7. 7. Eunice (Alma Gardner) Jones 1895–1985 m. Clarence (Percy) Jones 1894–1980
    1. 1. Henry (Thomas) Jones 1925–1986 m. Dorothy (Ann) Melbraaten 1928–2005
      1. 1. Ronald (Edward) Jones 1949–2024

Martha Morse's Timeline

3 Records

1852
12 June 1852
Birth of Martha Jane Slack Morse in Brockville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Brockville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
1919
1919
Age 67
Martha Jane Slack Morse resided here in Canton, Lincoln
Canton, Lincoln
1940
13 February 1940
Age 88
Death of Martha Jane Slack Morse in Fort Laramie, Goshen County, Wyoming, United States of America
Fort Laramie, Goshen County, Wyoming, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 June 1852
    Event Place: Brockville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
    [2] South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota, USA; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Wyoming, U.S., Death Records, 1909-1969, Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, WY, USA; Wyoming State Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Canton, Lincoln
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota, USA; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1940
    Event Place: Fort Laramie, Goshen County, Wyoming, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Wyoming, U.S., Death Records, 1909-1969, Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, WY, USA; Wyoming State Death Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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