The Welsh Saints Project

Given Name: John
Surname: Morse

Gender: Male

Birth date: 9 January 1821

Birth place: Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales View Sources

Death date: 1 January 1901

Death place: Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States View Sources

Burial date: 4 January 1901

Burial place: Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States View Sources

Father: William Morse
Mother: Mary Thomas

Siblings

Ann Bennett (1825-1855)

Married 22 February 1845 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales * Merthyr Tudful, Glamorganshire, Wales

Children

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Lewis, Alice (1836-1912)

Married 21 May 1855 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales * Merthyr Tudful, Glamorganshire, Wales

Children

Morse, Sarah Ann
Morse, Martha
Morse, Richard
Morse, Hyrum
Morse, Jane
Morse, John Lewis
Morse, Brigham Lewis
Morse, Alice Elizabeth
Morse, James Edward
Morse, Berkley Hugh

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1841 UK Census	Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales	Extract	Image
1851 UK Census	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales	Extract	Image
1870 US Census	Hyde Park, Cache, Utah	Extract	Image
1880 US Census	Hyde Park Precinct, Cache, Utah	Extract	Image
1900 US Census	Hyde Park Precinct, Cache, Utah	Extract	Image

Left Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 29 April 1865 aboard the ship Belle Wood.
Arrived in New York, Kings, New York, United States on 31 May 1865.

"Pioneer Database,” database (history.churchofjesuschrist.org: accessed 2 June 2020), John Morse entry, Thomas E. Ricks Company (1866).

"Saints by Sea," database and images (saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu: accessed 2 June 2020), John Moss entry, age 42, arrived 31 May 1865 on the Belle Wood.

John Morse was also known as "John Moss."
Thanks to Barbara Anderson (bgander@ji-net.com) for the photos.