I recently received some ancestry information pertaining
to the maternal side of the family. I
only had a vague awareness of the Morse family history and was surprised at a
few similarities:
·
My great-great-great grandparents came to the
U.S. from England. I too came to the
U.S. from England. I was born in Wimpole
Park.
·
My great-great –great grandfather was the
brother of Jedediah Morse, father to Samuel F.B. Morse (Inventor of the
telegraph – Morse Code). No wonder I’m
such a chatterbox!
·
My great-great grandfather (Ahira) and his wife
Ann were Catholic. Through the years,
many of the Catholic Morse Clan converted to Protestantism. I was raised Protestant and converted to
Catholicism in 2006.
·
My great-great grandmother (Ann) smoked a
pipe. I smoked a pipe in college – not
pot mind you, regular pipe tobacco…always the rebel!
·
My great-grandfather (Samuel) married Amanda
Jane Dunbar (I was named after her – Patricia Jane). Amanda was the only child of eight that survived
into adulthood. I too struggled to
survive into adulthood due to a plethora of health issues … made of strong
stock!
* Our ancestors have been traced back to the Gauls of France.
* My great-great-great grandfather fought in the Revolutionary War under George
Washington.
* My great-great grandfather (Ahira) fought in the war of 1812.
* My great-grandfather (Samuel) settled in the Washington Territory and became friends
with Chief Joseph, Chief Lawyer and Chief Looking Glass - all of the Nez Perce Tribe.
* My grandmother, Nellie Morse Davis, was a matron at the Washington State Penitentiary.
