John Morse

1746 - 1829  (82 years)

• Name	John Morse
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	3 Aug 1746	Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine   [1, 2, 3]
  Moved To	say1766 (Age 20)	New Boston (now Gray), Cumberland County, Maine   [3]
  Married	1769 (Age 23)	New Boston (now Gray), Cumberland County, Maine   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Sarah Sanders, the daughter of David and Abigail (Snow) Sanders. She was born on 6 November 1749 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 30 December 1805 in New Boston, now Gray, Cumberland County, Maine. Issue: 1. John Morse (1770-1837) 2. Enoch Morse (1772-____) 3. Sarah Morse (1774-____) 4. Anthony Morse (1776-____) 5. David Morse (1778-____) 6. Hannah Morse (1778-____) 7. Susannah Morse (1781-____) 8. Abigail Morse (1785-____) 9. Joseph Morse (1787-____) 10. Benjamin Morse (1791-____) 11. Mary Morse (1793-____) 12. Mary Morse (1795-____)
  Military	1776 (Age 30)  [1]
  John served in the Revolution.
  Religion	1803 (Age 57)	Gray, Cumberland County, Maine   [5]
  He is listed as the owner of a pew in the First Church of Gray.
  Married	13 Apr 1806 (Age 60)	Gray, Cumberland County, Maine   [1, 2, 3]
  Leonice Riggs. She was born about 1768. She died on Wednesday 21 July 1858 in Gray, Cumberland County, Maine. Issue: 1. Lionice Morse
  Death	20 Jun 1829	Gray, Cumberland County, Maine   [1, 2, 3]
  	Little (1909) gives his place of death as Gerry, Maine, and obvious error. Gray (1992) gives his death date as 30 June 1829.
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  1. Joseph Morse,   b. 29 Feb 1745, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine d. 10 Feb 1817, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine   2. John Morse,   b. 3 Aug 1746, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine d. 20 Jun 1829, Gray, Cumberland County, Maine  (Age 82 years)   3. Mark Morse,   b. Abt 1747, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine d. 1826, Gray, Cumberland County, Maine  (Age 79 years)   4. Anthony Moss,   c. 1748, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine d. 10 Nov 1816, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine  (Age ~ 68 years) ▻ Susanna Elliot,  m. 4 Mar 1776   5. Mary Morse,   b. Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine   6. Ann Morse,   b. Abt 1892, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine   7. Hannah Morse,   b. Abt 1754, Maine   8. Eliphalet Morse,   b. 1757, Falmouth (now Portland), Cumberland County, Maine ▻ Sally Riggs,  m. 26 Apr 1787   9. Sarah Morse   10. Rebecca Morse   11. Patience Morse
  Person ID	I14364
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Deacon Anthony Morse,   b. 2 Sep 1722, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 1806, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Hannah Merrill,   b. 19 May 1726, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	1743
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 20 years and 3 months - She : ~ 16 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F2020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Aug 1746 - Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine Moved To - say1766 - New Boston (now Gray), Cumberland County, Maine Married - 1769 - New Boston (now Gray), Cumberland County, Maine Religion - 1803 - Gray, Cumberland County, Maine Married - 13 Apr 1806 - Gray, Cumberland County, Maine Death - 20 Jun 1829 - Gray, Cumberland County, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S870] Gray, Ruth. Maine Families in 1790, volume 3, (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1992). [S796] Little, George Thomas. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1909). [S868] Morse, J. Howard and Emily W. Leavitt. Morse Genealogy Comprising the Descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William, and Joseph Morse and John Moss Being a Revision of the Memorial of the Morses Published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, Anthony Morse Section 1903 & 1905. Reprint , (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1973). [S873] Eddy Fund. Vital Records of Billerica Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908). [S872] Hill, George T. History, Records, and Recollections of Gray, Maine, volume I, (Portland, Maine: Seavey Printers, Inc, 1978).