Lydia (Bradford) Morse (1780 - 1838)

Born 1780 in Meduncook, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Morse III — married 1800 (to 15 Apr 1835) in Meduncook, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1838 at about age 58 in Friendship, Knox, Maine, USA

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Descendant of William Bradford Mayflower passenger.

Biography

Lydia Bradford was born in 1780 in Meduncook (now Friendship), Lincoln (now Knox) County, Massachusetts (now State of Maine). Lydia was the daughter of Capt. Cornelius and Patience (Davis) Bradford, Bradford being a direct descendant of the Mayflower passenger Gov. William Bradford.

Lydia married John Morse III in 1800. Lydia and John resided on Morse Island, which is part of Friendship and where they are buried. Lydia and John had 13 children including: Hepsibeth (1801-1870), m. Jacob Fountain; Charles (1804-1826); Frederic B (1805-1880), m. Sarah Wotton; Patience (1806-1880), m. Charles Geyer; James B. (1807-1866), m. Catherine M. Morse; Warren (1811-1880), m. Mary Spear; Oliver T. (1812-1888), m. Mary S. McFarland; Cornelius (1816-1896), m. Mary A. Kerby; Lydia (1819-1888), m. Isaac Thompson; Edward (1822-1900), m. Orilla Simmons; Hannah (1824-1827; John (1826-1880); and Elizabeth (1827-).

A widow, Lydia passed away at age 58 years in 1838.

Sources

• Descendants of Governor William Bradford (through first seven generations), Compiled by Ruth Gardiner (Mrs. Francis C.) Hall under the Auspices of the Bradford Family Compact, 1951, p. 495.

• Descendants of John DeMorse, Sr., [website], Genealogy.com (http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/a/i/Gary-J-Baird/BOOK-0001/0008-0002.html : accessed 2 Oct 2017).

• Tribal Pages, Maine Family Connections--Family Tree, Created by Glenn Simmons, Maintained by Fred Simmons, for Lydia Bradford: https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=glenn510&view=6&pid=13955&ver=2916