 1780 - 1872
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| Name |
Eliakim Morse |
| Born |
08 Oct 1780 |
Franklin, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
28 Mar 1872 |
Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts [2, 3] |
- Eliakim Morse
Mar 28, 1872
Male, Widower
Age: 91 years, 5 months, 21 days
Cause: Old Age
Place of Death: Oakham
Occupation: Cabinet maker
Birthplace: Franklin
Father: Moses Morse, b. Walpole
Mother: Lydia Daniels, b. Holliston
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| Buried |
South Cemetery, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts |
| Notes |
- Eliakim and Lucinda removed from Franklin to West Springfield about 1810. They settled in Oakham, Worchester Co, Massachusetts about 1816. He was a manufacturer of household furniture, and owned a small farm about three-quarters of a mile south of the center village (Oakham). For several years he used as a furniture shop and store a part of the house later owned by Frank S. Conant. In 1840 there were 1038 habitants in Oakham.
Gravestone:
Father & Mother
Eliakim Morse & Lucinda, his wife
28 Mar 1872 14 Aug 1863
aged 91 aged 76
Eliakim MORSE was among those who voted 2 March 1829, to form a religious society called the Evangelical Congregational Society of Oakham, MASS. This was a very controversial split from the established Congregational Church. He was signer number 39. Lucinda MORSE is listed as a member of the Evangelical Congregational Church in Oakham, MA in 1833 and 1834. Eliakim is listed as a member of the Evangelical Congregational Society 1 May 1856 in Oakham.
!Records of the Evangelical Congregational Church, Oakham, MA
In the Settlement and Story of Oakham, Mass., Eliakim is listed as "of Franklin and West Springfield. He was the son of Moses and Lydia (Daniels) Morse and a descendant of Samuel Morse of Dedham (1637). He was "Surveyor of Highways" 1817, 1824, 1829, 1833, and 1841 (excused in 1841). Eliakim was "Field Driver" in 1830 and 1839 for the town of Oakham. He was chairman ("centre") of the school committee in 1823.
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| Person ID |
I5769 |
Bryant |
| Last Modified |
16 Dec 2006 |
| Father |
Moses Morse, b. 17 Jun 1739, Walpole, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 04 Apr 1790, Franklin, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| Mother |
Lydia Daniel, b. 17 Jul 1739, Holliston, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts , d. 19 Nov 1825, Franklin, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| Married |
04 Jun 1766 |
Wrentham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts [4, 5] |
| Family ID |
F362 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Lucinda Pond, b. 05 Jul 1787, Franklin, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 14 Aug 1863, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts |
| Married |
28 Mar 1809 |
Franklin, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts [6, 7] |
- Pond Genealogy gives May 28. History of Franklin (Blake) says Lucinda, married Eliakim Morse and went to Oakham.
"MARRIED, At Franklin, on Tuesday Evening last, by the Rev. Dr. Emmons, Mr. Eliakim Morse, of Medway, to the amiable Miss Lucinda Pond."
!The Democrat, 1 Apr 1809; Vol. VI, Issue 26, Page 3
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| Children |
| | 1. Lucinda Morse, b. 13 Jun 1809, Franklin, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 03 Jan 1863, Milford, Worcester Co, Massachusetts |
| | 2. Elvira Metcalf Morse, b. 04 Nov 1812, West Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts , d. 16 Feb 1827, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts |
| | 3. John Norman Morse, b. 01 Feb 1814, West Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts , d. 11 Jan 1899, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts |
| | 4. James Morse, b. 14 Feb 1816, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts |
| | 5. Julia Ferry Morse, b. 09 Jul 1817, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts , d. 21 Dec 1896, Bellingham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 6. Hiram Conant Morse, b. 03 Feb 1821, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts , d. Bef 1910 |
| | 7. Electa Bothwell Morse, b. 30 May 1822, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts , d. 28 Jun 1864, Hubbardston, Ionia Co, Michigan |
| | 8. Jasper Pond Morse, b. 08 Feb 1824, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts , d. 03 Apr 1899, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts |
| | 9. Sabin Aldis Morse, b. 18 Aug 1827, Oakham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts , d. 15 Oct 1887, Worcester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts |
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| Family ID |
F339 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S60] MASS, Vital Rec., Wrentham.
- [S166] Wright & Harvey, Story of Oakh, Wright, H. B. and E. D. Harvey, (Ernest L. Hayward, New HAven, CT, 1947), p.926.
- [S60] MASS, Vital Rec., Oakham 249:347.
- [S60] MASS, Vital Rec., Wrentham, V.R.:345.
- [S255] Morse, J. Howard, Morse Gen., Morse, J. Howard., (Author, New York, 1903), p.38.
- [S172] Franklin, MA, VR, Doe, Orestes T., (Town of Franklin, Franklin, MA, 1898), p.97.
- [S217] Blake, Franklin, Blake, Mortimer, (Town Committee, Franklin, MA, 1879), p.269.
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