Samuel Morse (1585-1654) was an original proprietor of Dedham, Massachusetts[1] who served on the board of selectmen for two years.[2] He was also a founder of Medfield, Massachusetts when it broke away from Dedham.[3][4] He was elected a selectman before joining the First Church and Parish in Dedham.[5] He was a signer of the Dedham Covenant.[6]
Morse was born in England in 1585[3] and came to Dedham from London.[7] With his wife, Elizabeth, he was the father of Joseph, Abigail, John, Daniel, Samuel, Jeremiah, and Mary.[7][3][4] He died in 1654.[3] It was said in 1907 that "no family has ranked higher in eastern Massachusetts for the past two hundred and fifty years than the descendants" of Morse.[8] He was the grandfather of Ezra Morse.[9]
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- ^ Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
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