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m. Chloe Copeland of W.; c. to Th. where he d. July 14,'47; being
fatally injured, July 11th, by caving in of a clay bank at his brickyard. Of the sons of Levi Morse of Union, 1, William Bradford, b.
Aug. 24, 1813; m. Emma G. (Parsons) Ross, Oct. 12,'37; r. Rock.,
a lime manufacturer, & d. Nov. 8,'52. Of the sons of Moses Morse
of U. Dexter P., b. ab. 1825; m. Emeline P. Eaton in 1858, and r.
Rock., a nelodian manufacturer.
Asa's ch. 1, Edwin P., b. July 20, 1836; r. Rock., corporal in U.
S. Sharpshooters, &c. 2, Fostena, b. March 7,'38; m. Charles H.
Haskell; r. Rock. 3, Argyl Dudley, b. March 28,'41; soldier of the
Sharpshooters, &c. 4, William Spofford, b. Nov. 29,'43. 5, Sidney
Adelbert, b. in Rock., Jan., 1851.
William Bradford's ch. 1, Penelope C., born Aug. 29, 1838. 2,
Serg't William Henry, b. Jan. 1,'41; a clerk, and soldier of 28th Me.
Reg., killed in battle, June 30,'63. 3, Charles Bradford, b. Dec. 24,'47; r.Rock.
MORSE, formerly DeMorse; of this Friendship family, 1, John, b.
ab. 1804; m. Mrs. Eliza Hall, p. Oct. 31,'33; r. Th., a carpenter 2,
Capt. Oliver, a cousin, b. ab. 1834; m. Catharine V. Haupt of Wal.,
May 25,'56; r. Th., a master mariner. 3, William, another cousin,
b. ab. 1835; m. Ann Stevens, Dec. 8,'53; r. Th., a mariner.
John's ch. Elizabeth, b. ab. 1837.
Capt. Oliver's ch. Jane, b. ab. 1860.
William's ch. 1, Frederic, b. ab. 1856. 2, Frank, b. ab.'58.
MORSE, James M., b. ab. 1828; m. Rebecca J. Briggs, p. Aug. 22,'53; r. Rock, a teamster. Their ch. 1, Wilmot, b. July,'56, d. May
30,'57. 2, Florabelle, b. ab.'59. 3, Ida E., b. Oct. 10,'61, d. Aug.
29,'62. Of this name, also, Archibald C. Morse, b. ab.'34; m. Frances A. --; r. Rock., a lime burner. Their ch. 1, William V.,
b. June 28,'56, d. March 9,'57. 2, Delora, b. ab.'58.
MORTON, Cornelius, c. from Kingston, Mass., early, to what is now
Friendship; m. Jane Johnson; r. & d. F. Their ch. 1, Cornelius,
(2d), m. Abiah Wadsworth; r. & d. F. 2, Joshua, m. Mercy Howard of Wal.; r. & d. Friendship. 3, Sarah. 4, Deborah, m. Robert
Jameson of Friendship.
Of Joshua's ch. 1, Joshua, (2d), b. June 16, 1789 in F.; m. 1st,
Jerusha Cobb of W., Oct. 29, 1812, 2d, Mary A. Davis of F., March
25,'32; came to Th. 1827, and began shipbuilding, continuing it,
building by himself and in company with his son, building no less
than 22 vessels; built the 2d house ever put up on Green St. 1826;
rem. in 1840 to the Seavy house near his ship yard, and d. Jan. 25,'57. 2, Cornelius, (3d), m. 1st, Sally (Morton) Lawry, 2d, Nancy
(Pitcher) Morse; r. F.
Joshua, (2d)'s ch. 1, Lucinda C., b. Aug. 7, 1813, m. Harvey G.
Snow; r. N. Y., d. and was buried in Th., Nov. 20,'64. 2, Mary
Ann, b. Feb. 17, 1815, m. Alexander Edwards; r. Th. 3, Charles C.
b. Feb. 16,'17, m. Sarah Waterman of Wal., Aug. 8,'44; r. Th., a shipbuilder, in firm of J. & C. C. Morton, &c. 4, Albert, b. March 16,'20,
m. Harriet M. Wiggen of Brooks, Nov., 1845; ship builder, in company with C. Lermond and L. B. Gilchrist; removed June, 1857, to
W. Springfield, Mass., and d. March 26,'58. 5, Rebecca C., b. May
18,'22, m. Charles Lermond; r. Th. 6, Alzina WV., b. Nov. 11,'24;
r. Th., and N. Y. 7, Jertsha A., b. Nov. 15,'29, d. Nov. 22,'43.
The mother, b. Nov. 5, 1786, d. Nov. 15, 1829. By 2d wife. 8, an