Elizabeth (Bugbee) Morse (1731 - 1821)

Born 22 Jul 1731 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Morse — married 1754 (to 25 Aug 1819) in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1821 at age 89 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Elisabeth (Bugbee) Morse was born in Connecticut.

Elisabeth, the daughter of Benjamin Bugbee and Elizabeth Earl was born on 22 July 1731 at Woodstock, Connecticut Colony.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Elizabeth married Deacon John Morse, the son of John and Sarah (Peake) Morse in 1754 at Woodstock, Connecticut.^[2]Elisabeth and John had ten children born at Woodstock:

1. Elizabeth Morse (b. 1752; d. 25 Oct 1754, Woodstock, CT),
2. Mary Morse (b. 25 Oct 1755; d. 1843),^[3]m. 2 Feb 1789 at Woodstock, CT, Peter Perrin (1750-1796)
3. Priscilla Morse (b. 5 Sep 1756; d. 1841),^[4]m. 30 May 1776 at Windham, CT, Elder William Grow (1749-1830)
4. Elizabeth A. Morse (b. 29 Apr 1757; d. 1836 ),^[5]m. 26 Dec 1781, Daniel Fiske (1748-1839)
5. Abiel Morse (b. 28 May 1760; d. 1857),^[6]m. 24 Apr 1783, Mary Johnson (1756-1840)
6. Hannah Morse (b. 20 Jun 1762; d. 1836), ^[7]m. 20 Dec 1787 at Woodstock, CT, Jacob Leonard (1766-1810)
7. Amos Morse (b. 24 Feb 1764; 1866),^[8]m. 10 Feb 1791 at Killingly, CT, Tamar Buck (1765-1834)
8. Asa Morse (b. 31 Oct 1765; d. 1856),^[9]m. 11 Oct 1792 at Woodstock, CT, Polly Learned (1771-1872)
9. John Morse (b. 28 Jul 1768; d. 1847),^[10]m. 18 Aug 1790, Lucretia Baker (1770-1812)
10. Isaac Morse (b. 30 Jan 1772; d. 1858)^[11]m. 17 Oct 1798, Nancy Goodell (1778-1814)

Death and Burial

Elisabeth (Bugbee) Morse died on 15 January 1821 in her 89th year at Woodstock, and is buried in the Bradford-Marcy Cemetery at Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77X-PFQ : 7 January 2020), Elizabeth Bugbee, 1731.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSF-RLJJ : 21 September 2019), John Morsse in entry for Elizabeth Bugbee, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272223.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WK-PFH : 7 January 2020), John Morse in entry for Mary Morse, 1755.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WK-58V : 7 January 2020), John Morse in entry for Prisella Morse, 1756.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WK-PXC : 7 January 2020), John Morse in entry for Morse, 1757.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-XD3 : 7 January 2020), John Morss in entry for Abiel Morss, 1760.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WK-5ZR : 7 January 2020), John Morss in entry for Annah Morss, 1762.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-X4W : 7 January 2020), John Morse in entry for Amos Morse, 1764.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-XZX : 7 January 2020), John Morss in entry for Asa Morss, 1765.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-X84 : 7 January 2020), John Morss in entry for John Morss, 1768.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-X6L : 7 January 2020), Jno Morse in entry for Isaac Morse, 1772.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67899268/elisabeth-morse : accessed 14 November 2021), memorial page for Elisabeth Bugbee Morse (28 Jun 1731–15 Jan 1821), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67899268, citing Bradford-Marcy Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Joe (contributor 46542358).

• Vital Records of Woodstock, 1686-1854 (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, 1914) Page 44.