Justus Morse

Justus Morse

Male 1809 - 1887  (78 years)

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  • Name Justus Morse 
    Born 27 Mar 1809  Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 30 Jul 1809  Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Oct 1887  Pleasanton, Decatur, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I571  Muse-Nagy
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2020 

    Father Stephen Morse 
    Mother Mabel Adkins Riley,   c. 17 Feb 1782, Cromwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 Jan 1805  Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sally Goodwin 
    Married 10 Aug 1828  Portage County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F1296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Towne,   b. 24 Feb 1804, Winfield, Herkimer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1845, Macedonia, Pottawatomie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married Abt 1835 
    Children 
     1. Harvey Charles Morse,   b. Mar 1833, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1882  (Age ~ 49 years)
     2. Joseph Riley Morse,   b. 4 Feb 1836, Sheridan, Worth, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1918, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +3. Mabel Ann Morse,   b. 10 Apr 1840, MacComb, McDonald, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1909, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. Charles Morse,   b. 1844, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Jenisah Morse 
    Married 15 Jul 1845  Hancock County, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2019 
    Family ID F1173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Eleanor,   b. Abt 1817, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charlotte Morse,   b. 1847, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Morse,   b. 1849, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2019 
    Family ID F1174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 5 Nancy L,   b. Abt 1826, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Justus Morse,   b. 1846, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Henry Morse,   b. 1851, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Hiram S Morse,   b. 1854, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Francis E Morse,   b. 1857, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2019 
    Family ID F1175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 6 Almira R,   b. Abt 1822, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2019 
    Family ID F1176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Mar 1809 - Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 30 Jul 1809 - Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Oct 1887 - Pleasanton, Decatur, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Photograph of Justus Morse
    Photograph of Justus Morse

    Ancestry.com, user green_donna68

    Documents
    1809 Baptisms for Justus and Marietta Morse
    1809 Baptisms for Justus and Marietta Morse
    30 July 1809, Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts

    Morse Justus, grand ch. Julius Rily and w[ife], bap. 30 Jul 1809
    Morse Marietta, grand ch. Julius Rily and w[ife], bap 30 Jul 1809

    Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    1828 Marriage of Justus Morse and Sally Goodwin
    1828 Marriage of Justus Morse and Sally Goodwin
    10 August 1828, Portage County, Ohio

    Justus Morse and Sally Goodwin married in Portage County by John Seward, Pastor of the Church in Aurora.

    FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013
    1838 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    1838 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    Caldwell County, Missouri, certificate no. 9632, 28 July 1838

    Justus Morse of Clay County

    Tract of land: NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 4 in Township 55 of Range 29
    Size: 40 acres

    U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records
    1838 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    1838 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    Caldwell County, Missouri, certificate no. 9641, 28 July 1838

    Justus Morse of Clay County

    Tract of land: NW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 4 in Township 55 of Range 29
    Size: 40 acres

    U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records
    1838 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    1838 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    Caldwell County, Missouri, certificate no. 9929, 28 July 1838

    Justus Morse of Clay County

    Tract of land: E1/2 of the NE1/4 of Section 10 in Township 56 of Range 29
    Size: 76.76

    U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records
    1838 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    1838 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    Caldwell County, Missouri, certificate no. 9238, 7 September 1838

    Justus Morse of Clay County

    Tract of land: SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 4 in Township 55 of Range 29
    Size: 42.49 acres

    U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records
    1839 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    1839 Land Patent for Justus Morse
    Caldwell County, Missouri, certificate no. 11737, 20 September 1839

    Justus Morse of Caldwell County

    Tract of land: E1/2 of the NE1/4 of Section 10 in Township 57 of Range 29
    Size: 80 acres

    U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records
    1845 Death of Elizabeth, wife of Justin [Justus] Morse
    1845 Death of Elizabeth, wife of Justin [Justus] Morse
    Elizabeth Morse died 9 March 1845 in Macedonia, Iowa Territory.

    FamilySearch, "Nauvoo deaths and marriages, 1839-1845" by Lyndon W. Cook, p. 55
    1845 Marriage of Justus Morse and Jenisah Morse
    1845 Marriage of Justus Morse and Jenisah Morse
    Hancock County, Illinois, 15 July 1845

    FamilySearch.org, Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940
    1850 US Census for Justus Morse Family
    1850 US Census for Justus Morse Family
    Utah County, Utah Territory

    In the household:
    Justus Morse, 41, joiner, born in MA
    Nancy, 25, born in MA
    Eleaner, 34, born in Canada
    Harvey, 18, laborer, born in PA
    Riley, 14, born in MO
    Ann, 11, born in IL
    Charles, 6, born in OH
    Justus, 4, born in MO (blind since 12 months old)
    Charlotte, 3, born in MO
    Mary, 1, born in MO
    Ambrose Ray, 19, laborer, born in France
    1860 US Census for Justice Morse Family
    1860 US Census for Justice Morse Family
    San Bernardino City, San Bernardino, California, p. 633

    In the household:
    Justice Morse, 51, shingle cutter, born in MA
    Nancy, 35, born in MA
    Joseph R, 23, laborer, born in IL
    Charles E, 15, born in OH
    Justice Jun, 13, born in MO
    Henry, 9, born in UT
    Hiram, 6, born in CA
    Francis E, 3, born in CA
    John Loren, 18, laborer, born in Unknown
    1880 US Census for Justus Morse Family
    1880 US Census for Justus Morse Family
    Hamilton, Decatur, Iowa, p. 328A, ED 62

    In the household:
    Justus Morse, 71, house carpenter, born in MA
    Almira R, 58, wife, keeping house, born in NY