Lt. Samuel Morse

Other Events and Attributes:

• Parents: Father: Joseph Morse Mother: Hannah Philips
• Land/House: 1663, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He is known to have had a house in 1663, which stood on a little knoll a short distance east of the junction of Main and Pound Streets in Medfield, Massachusetts. It was burned by the Indians in 1676, and was never rebuilt.
• Offices Held: say 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He served six years as one of the selectmen of Medfield.
• Occupation: 1705, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In 1705 in Medfield, Massachusetts, he kept school.
• Occupation: 1706, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was granted the right to flow for his fulling mill "near the cowpens." in 1706 in Medfield, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1707, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In 1707 he was was a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Medfield.
• Last Full Review: 25 Aug 2020

Samuel married Elizabeth Wood on 10 Feb 1664 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Nicholas Wood and Mary Pidge) died in 1682 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Sarah Thurstune on 29 Apr 1684 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Thurstune and Sarah Thaxter) was born on 16 Sep 1662 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Apr 1688 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]