Silas Morse (1767 - 1849)

Born 26 Aug 1767 in Granville Centre, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Helen (Grant) Morse — married 25 Jul 1791 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia

Husband of Elizabeth (Osborn) Morse — married 4 Jan 1803 in Cornwallis Township, Kings County, Nova Scotia

Died 30 Apr 1849 at age 81 in Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Silas Morse was born August 26, 1767, the son of Abner and Anna Church Morse of Annapolis, Nova Scotia^[1]

On 25 Jul 1791 he married Helen Grant, (b. 2 May 1770, New York, NY the daughter of Captain Grant)^[2], and had children, including:

1. Robert Grant, b. 1794, d. Abt 1820, East Indies
2. William Haliburton, b. 18 Jun 1796^[3], who married Catherine Troop^[4] and had 7 children, and who died in 1872

Helen died August 6, 1801, in Bridgetown, Annapolis Co., N.S^[5] and is buried in the Morse Cemetery, West Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

On 14 Jan 1803, Silas married Second Elizabeth (Osborn) Chipman^[6], widow of John H. Chipman, and had children, including:

1. Silas Livingstone Q.C., born 1804, Bridgetown, Annapolis Co., N.S. d. 17 Jan 1871^[7]
2. John Osborn, born 10 Oct 1806^[8]; who married Rhoda Parker and Harriet Stevens, and who died 10 Apr 1880, Grafton, Kings Co., N.S.
3. Helen Grant, b. 7 May 1808^[9], d. 4 Sep 1876^[10]
4. Sarah Alice, b. 25 Sep 1812^[11] and who died 26 Dec 1863, Bridgetown
5. Charles, b. 27 Jun 1814, Bridgetown^[12], who married Margaret Henderson, and who died 3 Nov 1870, Liverpool, Queens Co., N.S.
6. Elizabeth, b. 9 Jul 1816^[13]., who married James Smith in Windsor, NS and who died 30 Jun 1891, Saint John, N.B.
7. Thomas Ansley, b. 23 Jan 1820, Bridgetown, Annapolis Co., N.S. who married Margueretta Maria Oxley, daughter of George Oxley, and who 27 Jan 1895, in Everett, MA

Elizabeth died 10 Aug 1826, in Bridgetown.

In 1831, Silas married Sarah (Bishop) Chipman, the widow of Daniel Chipman^[14]

He died 30 Apr 1849 in Bridgetown, and is buried in the Morse Cemetery, West Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ HHennigar Genealogy Project Person IDI40299 Silas Morse 1767-1849
2. ↑ A genealogy and history of the Chute family in America by Chute, William Edward, 1832-1900, published 1894 Salem Mass; see page cxxxi for listing for Silas Morse
3. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR9-4XB : 27 November 2014), Silas Morse in entry for William H. Morse, 18 Jun 1796; citing , GRANVILLE TWP, ANNAPOLIS, NOVA SCOTIA, 18 Jun 1796, reference 2:16SV7FD; FHL microfilm 928,972.
4. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5Q-9MC : 5 December 2014), Silas Morse in entry for William H. Morse and Catharine Troop, 31 Mar 1824; citing All Saints Anglican,Granville,Annapolis,Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
5. ↑ Findagrave Memorial #152488928 for Helent Grant Morse 1770-1801
6. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5J-ZZZ : 5 December 2014), Silas Morse and Elizabeth Chipman, 14 Feb 1803; citing Saint John'S Anglican,Cornwallis Twp, Kings,Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 1,376,193.
7. ↑ "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMLW-RXG : 8 December 2014), Silas Livingstone Morse, 1871, Death; citing p. 51, volume 1801, Annapolis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
8. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5M-DLJ : 5 December 2014), Silas Morse in entry for John Orsborn Morse, 10 Oct 1806; citing ANNAPOLIS,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,012,328.
9. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLPB-4GZ : 5 December 2014), Silas Morse in entry for Hellen Morse, 07 May 1808; citing ANNAPOLIS,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,012,328.
10. ↑ "Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2P5-TM2 : 28 November 2014), Silas Morse in entry for Helen Morse, 04 Sep 1876; citing Cemetery, Bridgetown, reference p111 #209; FHL microfilm 1,298,878.
11. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLPB-K22 : 5 December 2014), Silas Morse in entry for Sarah Elice Morse, 25 Sep 1812; citing ANNAPOLIS,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,012,328.
12. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5M-KHJ : 5 December 2014), Silas Morse in entry for Charles Morse, 27 Jun 1814; citing ANNAPOLIS,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,012,328.
13. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLPB-8LJ : 5 December 2014), Silas Morse in entry for Elizabeth Morse, 09 Jul 1816; citing ANNAPOLIS,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,012,328.
14. ↑ [https://familysearch.org/search/tree/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Asilas~%20%2Bsurname%3AMorse~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22Nova%20Scotia%22~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1750-1780~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3AAbner~%20%2Bfather_surname%3AMorse~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3AAnna~%20%2Bmother_surname%3AChurch~ Familysearch shows various sources with this information
15. ↑ Findagrave memorial 152455299 for Silas Morse 1767-1849

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