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Generation No. 1
1. JOSEPH1 MORSE was born 1755, and died September 28, 1833 in Poultney, Rutland Co., VT. He married ANNAH COLEMAN.
Notes: Joseph and Annah Morse burried in Rutland Co., Vermont. Joseph Morse is reported to be Joseph Moss born in New York in 1756--still be researched. Names of his children were listed on their gravestone as Morse. According to a document written by Jay Dana Morse, Joseph Morse was one of the first whiteman in the area of Poultney, Vermont and was the founder of Morse Hollow, an area that is now part of Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont. I have found conflicting dates for the date Poultney Vermont was incorporated as a town, one source reported 1751, the city of Poultney reports 1771. Much more research is needed.
Children of Joseph Morse and Annah Coleman are:
i. SALLY2 MORSE, b. September 13, 1782, Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont; d. November 29, 1809; m. (1) URIAH WRIGHT; m. (2) PHINEAS DERBY, 1800.
ii. ANNAH MORSE, b. January 16, 1784, prob. Poultney, VT; m. DAVID, March 01, 1802.
2. iii. STEPHEN MORSE, b. September 06, 1786; d. August 10, 1842, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT.
3. iv. JOSEPH MORSE, b. July 16, 1792, East Poultney, VT; d. May 12, 1876, Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont.
v. RACHEL MORSE, b. Abt 1800.
vi. ALVAH MORSE, b. Bef 1801.
vii. WORCESTER MORSE, b. Bef 1801.
4. viii. HARRIS MORSE, b. April 30, 1801, Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont; d. 1873, Montgomery Co., MO.
Generation No. 2
2. STEPHEN2 MORSE (JOSEPH1) was born September 06, 1786, and died August 10, 1842 in Poultney, Rutland Co., VT. He married EUNICE.
Children of Stephen Morse and Eunice are:
i. ELIZA3 MORSE, b. June 14, 1821, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT; d. September 20, 1822, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT.
ii. CAROLINE MORSE, b. November 1811, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT; d. February 01, 1830, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT.
3. JOSEPH2 MORSE (JOSEPH1) was born July 16, 1792 in East Poultney, VT, and died May 12, 1876 in Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont. He married (1) BEULAH LANGDON MOULTON. He married (2) BETSEY FRISBIE January 22, 1815. He married (3) SARAH HIGLEY HOOKER March 1841 in Castleton, VT.
Notes: 11/97 Ref. researcher Bob Morse: birthdates given as July 16, 1792 also states VRVT shows 3/8/1793.
Children of Joseph Morse and Betsey Frisbie are:
i. JULIA3 MORSE, b. December 21, 1816, prob. Poultney, VT; d. September 19, 1836, E. Poultney, VT.
ii. SARAH A. MORSE, b. October 15, 1817, Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont; d. December 05, 1903; m. H. TRUMAN.
iii. JOSPEH MORSE, b. February 01, 1819.
iv. ESTHER C. MORSE, b. August 24, 1831.
v. JULIAN PRESTON MORSE, b. March 11, 1837.
4. HARRIS2 MORSE (JOSEPH1) was born April 30, 1801 in Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont, and died 1873 in Montgomery Co., MO. He married ELECTA ROBERTS October 19, 1826 in prob. East Poultney, VT.
Marriage Notes: 11/97-Ref. Bob Morse: Shows Electa Morse place of death Martinsburg, MO
Children of Harris Morse and Electa Roberts are:
i. STEPHEN W. DANA3 MORSE, b. November 17, 1827; d. August 21, 1831.
ii. CAROLINE E. MORSE, b. November 29, 1829, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT; d. December 08, 1842, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT.
iii. FRANK A. MORSE, b. Abt 1832; d. June 22, 1923.
iv. AMOS F. MORSE, b. Abt 1835; d. September 1908.
v. WORCESTOR H. MORSE, b. Aft 1834; d. June 26, 1921.
5. vi. JAY DANA MORSE, b. February 04, 1834, Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont; d. April 03, 1927.
vii. LUCRETIA MORSE, b. August 15, 1843, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT; d. March 18, 1853, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT.
Generation No. 3
5. JAY DANA3 MORSE (HARRIS2, JOSEPH1) was born February 04, 1834 in Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont, and died April 03, 1927. He married ELIZA. A. OLMSTEAD April 21, 1858 in Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont, daughter of Joel Olmstead and Marilla Howard.
Children of Jay Morse and Eliza. Olmstead are:
6. i. FRANK BLACKSHIRE4 MORSE, b. April 23, 1871, Yell Tf., Iowa; d. November 16, 1931.
ii. MILA A. MORSE, b. March 22, 1860, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT; m. GEORGE F. SCOTT, Abt December 31, 1879.
iii. HATTIE L. MORSE, b. August 08, 1862, Beloit, Wisconsin; m. (1) CLYDE E. ELLIS, November 07, 1880; m. (2) CHARLES BURNER, April 22, 1896.
iv. JOHN J. MORSE, b. October 16, 1864, Orwell, Rutland Co., Vermont; m. ROSALYN KNOWLES, October 20, 1898.
v. CHARLES ARTHUR MORSE, b. August 18, 1866, Ft. Dodge, Iowa; d. November 20, 1866, Ft. Dodge, Iowa.
vi. CARRIE E. MORSE, b. September 26, 1869, Yell TF., Iowa; m. JAMES W. COOPER, May 15, 1899.
vii. EDWIN K. MORSE, b. April 03, 1873, Yell TF., Iowa; m. (1) DOLLY DUDGEON, August 24, 1898; m. (2) MARY, November 18, 1903.
viii. CHARLES D. MORSE, b. January 22, 1875, Yell TF., Iowa; m. DOLLIE ENGLER, November 24, 1898.
Generation No. 4
6. FRANK BLACKSHIRE4 MORSE (JAY DANA3, HARRIS2, JOSEPH1) was born April 23, 1871 in Yell Tf., Iowa, and died November 16, 1931. He married GRACE MAY BUNDY April 17, 1895, daughter of George Bundy and Julia Patrick.
Children of Frank Morse and Grace Bundy are:
7. i. FLETCHER BUNDY5 MORSE, b. December 03, 1901, St. Louis, MO; d. March 12, 1985, Tucson, Arizona.
8. ii. FRANKIE MAY MORSE, b. June 02, 1899, Arapahoo, Nebraska.
iii. ETHEL LORETTA MORSE, b. November 12, 1903, Kokomo, Indiana; d. February 12, 1904, Kokomo, Indiana.
9. iv. JAY DANA MORSE, b. December 10, 1905, Kokomo, Indiana.
10. v. ETTA GRACE MORSE, b. Private.
11. vi. CHARLES WALTER MORSE, b. Private, Kansas City, MO.
Generation No. 5
7. FLETCHER BUNDY5 MORSE (FRANK BLACKSHIRE4, JAY DANA3, HARRIS2, JOSEPH1) was born December 03, 1901 in St. Louis, MO, and died March 12, 1985 in Tucson, Arizona. He married ROWENA MAY PEGG March 12, 1923, daughter of Byron Pegg and Elsie Green.
Children of Fletcher Morse and Rowena Pegg are:
12. i. GLESNA RUTH6 MORSE, b. Private, Hernado, Florida.
13. ii. ROWENA MAY MORSE, b. May 30, 1924; d. July 01, 1989, Tucson, Arizona.
8. FRANKIE MAY5 MORSE (FRANK BLACKSHIRE4, JAY DANA3, HARRIS2, JOSEPH1) was born June 02, 1899 in Arapahoo, Nebraska. She married (1) CHARLES BURLEIGH. She married (2) WILFRED TYHURST.
Child of Frankie Morse and Charles Burleigh is:
14. i. BERNICE ELAINE6 BURLEIGH, b. July 21, 1921, Kansas City, MO.
9. JAY DANA5 MORSE (FRANK BLACKSHIRE4, JAY DANA3, HARRIS2, JOSEPH1) was born December 10, 1905 in Kokomo, Indiana. He married RUTH MILDRED SPAUR November 02, 1937 in Kansas City, MO.
Child of Jay Dana Morse and Ruth Spaur is:
i. JERRY ALAN6 MORSE. Private.
10. ETTA GRACE5 MORSE (FRANK BLACKSHIRE4, JAY DANA3, HARRIS2, JOSEPH1) was born Private. She married JOHN THOMAS LABELLE August 06, 1930.
Children of Etta Morse and John LaBelle are:
15. i. JOHN DELSON6 LABELLE, b. Private, Kansas City, Kansas.
ii. FRANK DEXTER LABELLE, b. Private, Kansas City, MO.
16. iii. JEANINE IRENE LABELLE, b. Private, California.
11. CHARLES WALTER5 MORSE (FRANK BLACKSHIRE4, JAY DANA3, HARRIS2, JOSEPH1) was born Private in Kansas City, MO. He married DOROTHY IRENE SCOTT July 28, 1935.
Child of Charles Morse and Dorothy Scott is:
i. KENNETH ERLE6 MORSE, b. Private, Kansas City, MO.
Sources: Family verbal and written history, census records, vital records for Rutland and Poultney, VT; and fellow researchers.
Last updated 09/26/1998.
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