Abijah
Morse
Born in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Lydia (Fairbanke) Morse
— married
10 Oct 1751 in Sherborn, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 98
in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2017
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This profile is part of the Morse Name Study.
Biography
Abijah Morse was born in Sherborn, Massachusetts in 1716, son of Samuel Morse and Mary. [1]
- Note: He was not the son of Samuel Morse II (1687-1735) and Mary (Lovewell) Morse (1695-1787). They lived in Needham/Natick, not Sherborn, and did not have a son named Abijah. Also, as shown on that profile, there was no room for him. They had a child born Aug 23 1715 and the next Jun 7 1717. The Morses are tricky. By now there were 4 generations of them living the general area.
His first marriage was toLydia Fairbanke in 1751 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. [2]
Massachusetts Town Clerk and Town Records [3] "Abijah Morse of Uxbridge and Lydia Fairbanks of Sherborne were married Oct. 10, 1751 by Rev. Samuel Porter." Some of the marriage records show Sherborne as location and some show Uxbridge as location. Lydia's last name is usually shown as Fairbanke, with this exception above.
Abijah married 2d Mary Maxwel in 1763. [4]
Marriage MAXWEELL
- Marcy, of Hopkinton, and Abijah Morse, int. Dec. 12, 1763. [5]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45Z-VW5 : 4 December 2014), Abijah Morse, 09 Sep 1716; citing Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, P 55 R 3; FHL microfilm 872,789.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHL7-4MH : 4 December 2014), Abijah Morse and Lydia Fairbanke, 10 Oct 1751; citing reference P 192 R 4; FHL microfilm 872,789.
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-Y9G5-D
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHG-8MZ : 4 December 2014), Abijah Morse and Mary Maxwell, 28 Nov 1763; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0547197 IT 1.
- ↑ Natick - Marriages - Massachusetts Vital Records
- Son Samuel: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDM-2BF : 4 December 2014), Abijah Morse in entry for Samuel Morse, 14 Aug 1758; citing NATICK,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873745 IT 1.
- Dau Lydia: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8T-S85 : 4 December 2014), Abijah Morse in entry for Lydia Morse, 07 Mar 1760; citing NATICK,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873745 IT 1.
- Son James: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDM-NW1 : 4 December 2014), Abijah Morse in entry for James Morse, 16 Jan 1766; citing NATICK,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873745 IT 1. [with spouse named Mercy]
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~6.25%
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This Samuel, alto he was born in Sherborne, lived in Needham. He lived in what was called the Needham Leg. Ill add that to his bio. to help clarify.
If you expand the linked record it says father Samuel Morse, mother Mary Morse. Do you think it is a different Samual and Mary that had this Abijah? Im happy to look into it. Thanks for the heads up.