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DUGWIL
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I am looking for any info on the following three brothers who were born in Llanelli Carmarthenshire UK.
JOHN MORSE born 9Jan 1822,died Jan1901 at Hyde Park, Cache,Utah,USA.
WILLIAM MORSE born 6 Jun 1830,died16 Apr 1904 inSAMARIA,ONEIDA,IDAHO,USA.
RICHARD MORSE born10 July 1837,died 11 Nov 1901 in SAMARIA,ONEIDA,UTAH, USA.
Any info as to when they Emigrated and their Occupations would be very welcome,Thanks.
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Willis family of carmarthenshire before 1837.
Howell or Howells family of Llansamlet Glamorganshire.
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shellyesq
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Try this site: http://labs.familysearch.org/ Richard & William are on the same page on the 1900 Census in Samaria, Idaho. It indicates that they immigrated in 1863 and were farmers. John is in Utah in 1900, also a farmer, and immigrated in 1865.
This seems to give immigration information, a picture, and biographical information about William: http://mark-bodell.net/price/EmmaMorsePrice.pdf
In the 1870 Census, John is in Hyde Park, Utah and is a farmer.
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stlred
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I am a great, great, great granddaughter of John Morse. I have family photos, histories and other materials.
How are you related and how can I get the information to you?
Shirley
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stlred
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I am having a little trouble navigating this site. I am sending a part of the family history for John Morse and hope you will be able to figure if this is the family you are looking for. The dates for the brothers are the same.
Mary has always been a question. We don't think she ever came to America. Any information on her would be welcome.
Stlred
John Morse
John Morse was born 9 Jan., 1822 in Llanelly, Carmenshire, South wales. He was the son of William Morse and Mary Thomas. There were ten children in the family. He was the fourth child and oldest son. He later had three brothers, William, Richard and Joseph. Joseph was an adopted son. As each of the boys came along, their father took them into the coalmines where they learned to work at an early age.
As a young boy, John?s father took him into the coalmines to work, in order to get an extra tram so that he could make a few more shillings. John knew what it was to work before daybreak and until after dusk, and many weeks went by without his ever seeing the sun.
When John was 21 years old, he had fallen in love with lovely Ann Bennett, who was also 21 years of age. They were married in Llanelly, Carmenshire, South Wales on 22 June, 1843. At this time they had both heard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, knew its truth and had been baptized.
To this union, four children were born; Mary, William Bennett, Joseph Bennett and Margaret. At the birth of Margaret, Ann contracted Dechice. (Meaning she did not recover after Margaret was born.) She passed away 29 Jan., 1855 in Merthyr, Tydvil, Carmenshire, South Wales. She was 33 years old at the time of her death.
John was heart broken, as he and his four little children moved into the home of his mother where she cared for them. John?s father had been dead 11 years at this time and his mother was 67 years old when he moved in with her.
On 21 May, 1855, just four months later, John married Alice Lewis. They were eventually the parents of ten children. Sarah Ann, Martha, Richard, Hyrum and Jane were all born in Merthyr, Tydvil, South Wales. Martha and Richard both died as babies.
John and Alice felt that they should come to America. There was much persecution in Wales because of their religious beliefs, and they felt life would be better if they came to Zion. Richard and William, John?s brothers had already come to America two years prior and they encouraged him to come with their letters.
John and Alice and six of their children, (William, Joseph, Margaret, Sarah, Hyrum and Jane) left Liverpool, England 18 Apr., 1865 on the old sailing vessel ?Bellwood?. John?s oldest daughter, Mary did not come with them. She was 21 years of age and had decided that she wanted to stay in Wales.
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