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See also - John Fahey's dataBase.

RESIDENCE:
1796: "of" Danville, Vt [m.int]

BIOGRAPHY:
"Dr Oliver Morse, one of the early settlers of Danville, resided in the eastern part of the town on the farm where J Wesley Morse now (1887) lives [labeled "Mrs.Morse" on 1850 Walling map - at south end of what is now (2006) called "Winn High Drive"], was a farmer and a physician, and practiced his profession for many years. He married twice and reared twenty-one children,..." [Childs]. This apparently does not mean "raised to adulthood" as, the new family monument at Danville Green states "& 7 infants" - who apparently remained behind with the Morrills.

BURIAL:
Burial/Transit permits exist showing that the remains of Dr Morse, his two wives, and his son, Parker were "Removed from one cemetery to the Danville Cemetery Nov 8 1907" [bp] although the new monument mentions "& 7 INFANTS", their remains were apparently not moved as no permits were issued for doing so.
When a state law caused "the inscription on all gravestones in town erected to the memory of any person who died prior to 1870" to be copied in 1919, Dr Morse was recorded at Danville Green Cemetery where he appeared on the new family monument, disposition of original stone unknown.
Fred Badger (b.1911) recalls the old cemetery on the Oliver Morse farm "with all stones down when I was a boy [ca.1918], my uncle mowed over it, he'd use a hand rake to pull the hay down to where he could load it;... it was on the rise above the swampy area behind the barn".
In the 1950s the top half of a white marble gravestone was found for Abner & Abigail Morrill who d.1853 & 1842; it is now (2006) stored in the neighbor's shed down the hill with two matching footstones, a veteran's stone for Oliver's grson, Oliver Langdon Morse, plus several pieces of broken foot/infant stones of white marble.
Another stone which the present owner of the "Mrs Morse house" believes read "Betsey Morrill" or "Betsey Morse" has recently come up "missing"; it was a little over a foot wide, white marble, rounded on the top; it is probably the gs of Abner Morrill's 2nd wife, whose d. was never recorded anywhere but on this stone. Her daughter recalls doing some rubbings when she was a child, but does not know that any survive. A white marble footstone, 10" wide, 18" tall, with a rounded top has recently turned up on the Morse farm.

• Married: 17 NOV 1796 in Danville,Vt ⁹
• Event: Marriage Intentions 25 SEP 1796 in rec'd Danville,Vt ¹⁰
• Event: By in John Fitch,Pastor,Danville Cong'l Chh ¹¹

1. Josiah Morse b: 7 SEP 1798 in Danville,Vt
2. Salley Morse b: 20 FEB 1800 in Danville,Vt
3. Mary Morse b: 22 APR 1801 in Danville,Vt
4. Amos Morse b: 29 JUN 1802 in Danville,Vt
5. Parker Morse b: 10 NOV 1803 in Danville,Vt
6. Oliver Morse b: 27 NOV 1805 in Danville,Vt
7. Rachel Morse b: 8 JAN 1808 in Danville,Vt
8. John H Morse b: 7 AUG 1810 in Danville,Vt

• Married: 8 OCT 1811 in rec'd Danville,Vt ¹²
• Event: By in John Fitch,Pastor,Danville Cong'l Chh ¹³

1. Joseph Morse b: 18 APR 1812
2. Jewett Morse b: 2 APR 1813
3. Almira Morse b: 11 APR 1814 in Danville,Vt
4. Jewett Morse b: 12 APR 1815 in Danville,Vt
5. Walter H Morse b: 28 JAN 1817 in Danville,Vt
6. Joseph Morse b: 30 JAN 1819 in Danville,Vt
7. Betsey B Morse b: 26 APR 1821 in Danville,Vt
8. Hannah B Morse b: 19 MAR 1823 in Danville,Vt
9. Julia Ann Morse b: 6 AUG 1825 in Danville,Vt
10. Lemuel Morse b: 1 MAY 1827
11. Lydia Morse b: 28 NOV 1828
12. Abner Morse b: 24 JUN 1830 in Danville,Vt
13. Elmira Morse b: 7 JUL 1832
14. Infant child b: 1833

1. Title: dc
   Abbrev: dc
   Page: DVR (1:263)
   Note: At the bottom of the list of their children: "Oliver Morse died May 29, 1847 aged 75 years" => b.ab. 1772.
2. Title: [ej]
   Abbrev: [ej]
   Note:
   ex-journal: assorted unverified information and letters of memories.
   Page: John Fahey, FaheyJ@att.net OR jjalfahey@cmsinter.net
   Note: Quoting Chester, NH Town Records; "b. Aug 18 1772".
3. Title: [MG]Morse Genealogy
   Abbrev: [MG]Morse Genealogy
   Note:
   Being a Revision of the "Memorial of the Morses" Published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, J. Howard Morse; New York, 1903
   Page: pp.114,235
   Note: "was b. in Chester, NH Aug 16 1770".
4. Title: bp
   Publication: (burial permit)
   Abbrev: bp
   Page: (1:214)
   Note: "Removal from one cemetery to another Nov 08 1907 ... Dr Oliver Morse; d. May 28 1847 AE 75y" => b.ab. 1772.
5. Title: gs
   Publication: visited, verified, usually sketched, and often photographed as well
   Abbrev: gs
   Page: sketched
   Note: New family monument in West Corner section of Danville Green Cemetery, east side of Road 3, 1/3 from southern end. Disposition of original stones is unknown.
   "Oliver Morse M.D. / DI. May 28, 1847, AE.75. / ----- / Sally, His Wife / June 2, 1811, AE.35 / ----- / Betsey His Wife / Apr. 9, 1872, AE.83. / ----- / Parker, His Son, AE.68. / ----- / & 7 Infants". Note: no d.date for Parker.
6. Title: ch.dc
   Abbrev: ch.dc
   Page: DVR (5:09)
7. Title: Child's Gazetteer, 1887 - Caledonia/Essex Co
   Abbrev: Child's Gazetteer, 1887 - Caledonia/Essex Co
   Note:
   "Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt 1764-1887"; Hamilton Child; Syracuse Journal Co, Syracuse, NY; May 1887. NOTE: These gazetteers do contain errors - verify against primary sources!
   Page: p.180
8. Title: [SFA]Stiles Family in America
   Abbrev: [SFA]Stiles Family in America
   Note:
   Original Title: "Genealogies of the Massachusetts Family and the Dover, NH Family", Mrs Mary Stiles (Paul) Guild; Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, 1892
   Page: p.115
   Note: q.v.
9. Title: mc
   Abbrev: mc
   Page: DVR (1:190)
   Note: "Oliver Morfs Married Nov'r 17'th 1796 to Sally Hains"; by John Fitch Pastor of the Congregational Church in Danville.
10. Title: m.int
    Abbrev: m.int
    Page: DTR (1:73) per Marshall Kirk in Vt Genealogy Magazine (3:04) Oct 1998
    Note: Source of "Oliver Morse of Danville Published to Sally Hains of Chester State of Newhampshire".
11. Title: mc
    Abbrev: mc
    Page: DVR (1:190)
12. Title: mc
    Abbrev: mc
    Page: DVR (1:200)
    Note: "List of Marriages Solemized by John Fitch Pastor of the Congregational Church during the year 1811 ...
    "Oct'r 8 Oliver Morse, & Betsey Morrille both of Danville were united in marriage".
13. Title: mc
    Abbrev: mc
    Page: DVR (1:200)