Lorenzo Lothrop Moss (1831 - 1865)

Born 24 Jul 1831 in Bayham Twp, Elgin, Ontario, CAN

Ancestors

Husband of Mariah L. Lindsey — married 13 Dec 1853 in Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ont. CAN

Died 31 Mar 1865 at age 33 in De Valls Bluff, Prairie, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Lorenzo Lothrop Moss [ Morse ]. Surname: Moss. Given Name: Lorenzo Lothrop. Suffix: [ Morse ]. Also Known As: MORSE. The suffix [ Morse ] is non-traditional and may be too long for the WikiTree suffix.

Born 24 Jul 1831. Bayham Twp, Elgin, Ontario, CAN. ^[1][2]

Died 31 Mar 1865. Devall's Bluff, Prairie, AR. ^[3][4][5] Cause: "Black" Measles.

Christening: 12 Dec 1831. Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ont. CAN. ^[6]

Physical Description: 5'7" tall; Fair complexion; Grey eyes; Brown hair.

Residence Lroenzo L. Morse and family. 1860/1864 Benton Twp., Eaton Co., MI. ^[7]

Event: Civil War. Military Service. 22 Feb 1865. Enlisted in Michigan; died in Arkansas. ^[8]

Marriage Husband Lorenzo Lothrop Moss. Wife Mariah L. Lindsey. Marriage 13 Dec 1853. Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ont. CAN. ^{[9][10][11][12]}

Husband Daniel Watts (7) Moss. Wife Jane Dean. Child: Lorenzo Lothrop Moss. Child: Sidney S. Moss. Child: Emily Jane Moss. Child: Birdsey H. (8) Morse. Child: Caroline M. Morse. Child: Weltha E. Morse. Child: Augusta Rosetta Morse. Child: Valoise H. Morse. Child: Oscar Morrison Morse. Marriage 3 Jan 1831. <Bayham Twp, Elgin, Ontario, CAN>. ^[13][14][15]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S841 P 9 "Born in Bayham, U, Canada:" Lorenzo Lothrup born July 24 1831; son of Daniel W. and Jane Moss; Baptised Dec 12 183-
2. ↑ Source: #S2 Alaiedon Twp;. Ingham, Michigan; Page 81 238 140 Daniel W. Morse; age 39; Farmer; born NY Jane " 39 Canada Lorenzo L. " 18 " " Sydney S. " 17 " " Emily J. " 15 " Birdsey H, " 12 Michigan Caroline M. " 10 " Wealthy E. " 8 " Augusta R. " 6 (female) " Valoise " 3 (male) " Oscar " 1 " 5 Sep 1850
3. ↑ Source: #S842 Pedigree Chart: Death date of 30 Mar 1865 @ Duvals Bluff, Ark. Orestus Morse thinks perhaps he was bd. in a common grave at Duvall's Bluff because of fear of spreading the disease.
4. ↑ Source: #S843 P 74 Arkansas # 230 Morse, Lorenzo L Private 12th Mich. Co. I dod: Mar. 31, 1865
5. ↑ Source: #S269 P 111 (p 281 digitalized book @ Ancestry) MORSE, LORENZO L. Enlisted in the 12th Mich.Infantry, Co. I @ Jackson, MI on 22 Feb. 1865, for one year, age 34 Mustered Feb 22, 1865. Died of disease at DeVall's Bluff, Ark. April 1, 1865 (Other records say 31 March; possibly he was buried on 01 April?)
6. ↑ Source: #S841 P 9 "Born in Bayham, U, Canada:" Lorenzo Lothrup born July 24 1831; son of Daniel W. and Jane Moss; Baptised Dec 12 183-
7. ↑ Source: #S2 July 20, 1860 Census, Twp of Benton, Eaton Co., MI: PO: West Benton Page 124, Dwelling 1017, Family 968 Lorenzo L. Morse, age 28; Born Canada W. Maria Morse, age 25; born Canada W. John W. Morse, age 4, born Michigan Martha J. Morse, age 2, born Michigan Erastus B. Morse, age 3/12 born Michigan ============================================= (Michigan State Archives, Lansing, Michigan) 1864 State Census Eaton County, Michigan, Benton Twp. Page 24; #123 L.L. Morse, (1) Male 0-4; (1) Male 5-9; (1) Male over 21, under 45 (1) Female 0-4; (1) Female 5-9; (1) Female over 18-under 40 1 male married, Farmer; 1 Female married ======================================================== 1860/1880
8. ↑ Source: #S269 P 111 (p 281 digitalized book @ Ancestry) MORSE, LORENZO L. Enlisted in the 12th Mich.Infantry, Co. I @ Jackson, MI on 22 Feb. 1865, for one year, age 34 Mustered Feb 22, 1865. Died of disease at DeVall's Bluff, Ark. April 1, 1865 (Other records say 31 March; possibly he was buried on 01 April?)
9. ↑ Source: #S841 Lorenzo L. Moss and Mariah Lindsy ; Lorenzo of Bayham, Mariah of Malahide; married 23 December 1853; witnesses William Nisbeth & James Newel; married by Banns. [Information taken from the Registry of Marriages solemnized by the Rev Caleb Burdick, minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada. and made a part of the pension paper files of Lorenzo.]
10. ↑ Source: #S13 copy of obituary (no date or name of newspaper) sent by volunteer look up Shawn Spickerman: MRS. M. R. GODSMARK Mrs. M. L. Godsmark, nee Lindsey, married to Lorenzo Morse Dec 20, 1853 in Canada and emigrated to Ingham Co. Michigan the following spring,, settling on a farm. Three years later they moved to Eaton Co. on a new farm in the wilderness and resided there 41 years...
11. ↑ Source: #S176 "Married Dec. 13th 1853 in Canada, Lorenzo L. Moss to Mariah Lindsy. Record Evidence"
12. ↑ Source: #S842 Pedigree Chart: Orestus Bernard Morse, born 2 Feb, 1860, Benton, Mich. to Lorenzo L. Morse (Moss) & Mariah Lindsey
13. ↑ Source: #S636 P 159 Daniel Watts (7) married Jane Dean, Jan. 3, '31 [does not say where]
14. ↑ Source: #S820 Surrogate File #6: Dean, Daniel Matthew; Resident St. Thomas; 1846 File: 5 MFNO 1465 NOTES: "Death date uncertain - described as Cordwainer - Petition for probate of will dated Jan 7, 1847; granted Jan 23, 1847.".....son was William Dean--son was John Dean--- daughter was Elizabeth, wife of George Perry..... daughter was Jane, wife of Daniel Moss -
15. ↑ Source: #S637 p 108 848 848. Daniel (6) Moss.... Children: 1564. IV Daniel (7) Watts,...married, January 3, 1831, Jane Dean; resided at Bayham. (Marriage information also found on the Canadian IGI fiche @ LDS, San Diego) Not sure where they were married at the time, however...

• Source: S2 Federal Census/Soundex/Index Italicized: Y
• Source: S269 Repository: #REPO1 Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 - 1865 Publication: Published by the authority of the Senate & House of Reps of the Mich. Legislature, under the direction of the Adj. Gen. Note: aka "the thin brown books" Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: REPO1 Ancestry.com
• Source: S841 Repository: #REPO42 Caleb Burdick Register (Methodist ); Malahide Caleb Burdick, Pastor Note: The Register of Births, Marriages, Deaths was transcribed by the WPA so all information may not be correct in that Caleb's handwriting was hard to read; the Register was donated to the United Church Archives in Toronto; a photocopy was placed by the Elgin OGS in St Thomas Library; info on my Moss members were sent to me by Margaret Daugharty of the Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Gen. Society, in 1993, at my request as a member of this society. . Italicized: Y
• Repository: REPO42 United Church Archives
• Source: S842 Morse, Valoyce & Orestus Bernard Note: Orestus & Valoyce live: 43220 N. 7th St. East; Lancaster, CA 93535 as of 1992. See letters, etc. sent. Italicized: Y
• Source: S843 Roll of Honor; Names of Soldiers who died in Defence of the American Union, Interred in AK, CA; IN, MI, & other states Quartermaster General's Office, General Orders, No. 71, Sept 5, 1866 Publication: Washington govt Printing Office 1866 Call Number: W 39.7.8 - [ Govt Docs Section ] Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y