Husband: Daniel Watts MOSS
Birthdate: 29 Jan 1811
Birthplace: Bolton Twp., Shefford Co, Lower Can (Quebec) (1, 2)
Death date: 26 Dec 1860
Place of death: Williamston, Ingham, MI (3, 4)
Burial: Branch (Foote) Cem. Williamston, Ingham, MI (5)
Father: Daniel MOSS (1785-1877)
Mother: Wealthy M. HUBBARD (????-1853)
Other Spouses: Eveline GRANGER (1808-1895) Date: 29 Jan 1857 (7, 8)

Marriage date: 3 Jan 1831
Marriage place: <Bayham Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Can> (1, 2, 6)

Wife: Jane DEAN
Birthdate: 28 Jun 1810
Birthplace: , , , Can (5, 10)
Death date: 10 Mar 1856
Place of death: Williamston, Ingham, MI (5)
Burial: Branch (Foote) Cem. Williamston, Ingham, MI (5)
Father: Daniel Matthew DEAN (1775-????)
Mother: Elisabeth (????-Aft 1847)
Other Spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Lorenzo Lothrop MOSS
Sex: M
Birthdate: 24 Jul 1831
Birthplace: Bayham Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Can (12)
Baptized: 12 Dec 1831 - Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ont. Can (12)
Death date: 31 Mar 1865
Place of death: Devall's Bluff, Prairie, AR (13, 14)
Burial:
Marriage date: 13 Dec 1853
Marriage place: Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ont. Can (15, 16)
Spouses' names: Mariah L. LINDSAY (1834-1915)

Child No. 2: Sidney S. MOSS
Sex: M
Birthdate: From 1832 To 1835
Birthplace: Bayham Twp, Elgin, Ont., Can (18)
Death date: 31 Jan 1864/21 Jan 1864/30 January
Place of death: Lexington, Fayette, KY (19, 20)
Burial: Lexington National Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, KY (19)
Marriage date: 1 Jan 1857
Marriage place: Alaiedon, Ingham, MI (8, 21)
Spouses' names: Mary E. LOVE

Child No. 3: Emily Jane MOSS
Sex: F
Birthdate: 24 Jul 1835
Birthplace: Bayham Twp, Elgin, Ont., Can (5, 22, 23)
Death date: 22 Mar 1908
Place of death: Lincoln Twp, Isabella, MI (5, 22, 24, 25)
Burial: Lincoln Cem., Coe Twp., Isabella, MI (5)
Marriage date: 27 Mar 1859
Marriage place: Michigan (22)
Spouses' names: David SANDERS (1817-1898)

Child No. 4: Birdsey H[Ubbard ?] MORSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 8 Jun 1838
Birthplace: <Waterloo/Jackson>, Jackson, MI (26, 27, 28)
Death date: 20 Mar 1874
Place of death: Delta Twp, Eaton, MI (29)
Burial: Oakwood Cem., Oneida Twp., Grand Ledge, Eaton, MI (5)
Marriage date: 3 Apr 1866
Marriage place: Oneida Twp, Eaton, MI (4, 30, 31, 32)
Spouses' names: Jane Ann "Ann" CLARK (1842-1901)

Child No. 5: Caroline M. MORSE
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt 1840
Birthplace: Michigan
Death date: Bef 14 Apr 1909
Place of death: Michigan (15)
Burial:
Marriage date: 28 Oct 1865
Marriage place: Allegan, Allegan, MI (34, 35)
Spouses' names: Philander LEONARD (1813-1881)

Child No. 6: Weltha E[Lizabeth?] MORSE
Sex: F
Birthdate: Abt 1842
Birthplace: Alaiedon, Ingham, MI (4)
Death date: Bef 14 Apr 1909
Place of death: Michigan (15)
Burial:
Marriage date: Abt 1865
Marriage place: Poss. Owosso, Shiawassee, MI (4, 11)
Spouses' names: Charles CULVER (Abt 1838-????)

Child No. 7: Augusta Rosetta MORSE
Sex: F
Birthdate: 18 Jan 1846
Birthplace: Alaiedon, Ingham, MI (5, 36)
Death date: 9 Mar 1858
Place of death: Williamston, Ingham, MI (5)
Burial: Branch Cem. Williamston, Ingham, MI (5)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 8: Valois(E) H MORSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 18 Jan 1846
Birthplace: Alaiedon, Ingham, MI (5)
Death date: 18 May 1865
Place of death: Memphis, Shelby, TN (37)
Burial: <Branch Cem. Williamston, Ingham, MI> (5)
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 9: Oscar M. MORSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 17 Jun 1849
Birthplace: Alaiedon, Ingham, MI (15, 24)
Death date: 16 Feb 1917
Place of death: Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI (15, 24)
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI (24)
Marriage date: 1 Jan 1873
Marriage place: Ithaca, Gratiot, MI (15, 38)
Spouses' names: Sarah J. VAN SCRIVER (1857-1937)
 
 
Documentation:
   1. Memorial of the Morses; Seven Person of the Name, Rev. Abner Morse, A.M., Memorial of the Morses; Seven Person of the Name, (Boston, published by William Veazie, No. 70 Cornhill 1850), P 159.
   2. Morse Genealogy, Morse &#38; Leavitt, Morse Genealogy, (1903), p 108.
   3. Abstracts of the Early Probate Records of Ingham County, Michighan 1838-1869, Joseph L. Druse & Eleanor Bachman LeDuc, Abstracts of the Early Probate Records of Ingham County, Michighan 1838-1869, (The Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society; Lansing, MI), Page 40; No. 267.
   4. Probate Records, Probate Records.
   5. Cemetery Index/ Records/Inscriptions/Readings/Photos, Cemetery Index/Records/Inscriptions/Readings/Photos.
   6. Elgin County Library Historical Collections, Elgin County Library Historical Collections, (Web-site).
   7. Valoyce (Maxwell) Morse, Valoyce (Maxwell) Morse.
   8. Ingham County Families, Hammell, Ingham County Families, Vol M-O.
   9. History of Eaton and Ingham Counties [Michigan], Samuel W. Durant, History of Eaton and Ingham Counties [Michigan], Philadelphia: D. W. Ensign & Co. 1880, p 216.
   10. Bible Records, Bible Records.
   11. Federal Census, Federal Census.
   12. Caleb Burdick Register, Caleb Burdick, Pastor, Caleb Burdick Register, P 9.
   13. Morse, Valoyce &#38; Orestus Bernard, Morse, Valoyce &#38; Orestus Bernard.
   14. Roll of Honor; Names of Soldiers who died in Defence of the American Union, Interred in AK, CA; IN, MI, & other states, Quartermaster General's Office, General Orders, No. 71, Sept 5, 1866, Roll of Honor; Names of Soldiers who died in Defence of the American Union, Interred in AK, CA; IN, MI, & other states, (Washington govt Printing Office 1866), P 74 Arkansas.
   15. Pension Index/ Papers, Pension Index/ Papers.
   16. Caleb Burdick Register, Caleb Burdick, Pastor, Caleb Burdick Register.
   17. Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 - 1865, Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 - 1865, (Published by the authority of the Senate & House of Reps of the Mich. Legislature, under the direction of the Adj. Gen.), P 111.
   18. Pension Index/ Papers, Pension Index/ Papers, LDS Film # 443,567; page 80R/160.
   19. Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 - 1865, Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 - 1865, (Published by the authority of the Senate & House of Reps of the Mich. Legislature, under the direction of the Adj. Gen.), P 69.
   20. Pension Index/ Papers, Pension Index/ Papers, P 69.
   21. Ibid, Vol M-O.
   22. Ancestral File, Ancestral File.
   23. Canadian Census/Index, Canadian Census/Index.
   24. Death Certificate/Index/Records, Death Certificate/Index/Records.
   25. Obituary, Obituary, P 2, Col 4.
   26. Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 - 1865, Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 - 1865, (Published by the authority of the Senate & House of Reps of the Mich. Legislature, under the direction of the Adj. Gen.), P 79: FOURTH INFANTRY.
   27. Cemetery Index/ Records/Inscriptions/Readings/Photos, Cemetery Index/Records/Inscriptions/Readings/Photos, LDS # 1311578.
   28. Eaton County, Michigan; County Clerk's Office, Eaton County, Michigan; County Clerk's Office, LDS # 966583; pp 99 (8-9?).
   29. Obituary, Obituary, Page 3 Column 3.
   30. Past and Present of Eaton County, Michigan, Past and Present of Eaton County, Michigan, (The Michigan Historical Publishing Association, Lansing, Michigan), P 434.
   31. Marriage Record/License/Announcement, Marriage Record/License/Announcement, LDS #0,966,597; Vol 3; P 3.
   32. Federal Census, Federal Census, P 20.
   33. National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration.
   34. Marriage Records for Allegan County, Michigan 1835 - 1870, Marriage Records for Allegan County, Michigan 1835 - 1870.
   35. I.G.I., I.G.I.
   36. Memorial of the Morses; Seven Person of the Name, Rev. Abner Morse, A.M., Memorial of the Morses; Seven Person of the Name, (Boston, published by William Veazie, No. 70 Cornhill 1850). 37. Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 - 1865, Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 - 1865, (Published by the authority of the Senate & House of Reps of the Mich. Legislature, under the direction of the Adj. Gen.), P 84. 38. Marriage Record/License/Announcement, Marriage Record/License/Announcement.

Notes:
Husband's notes
Events
1. Occupation (9)

Wife's notes
Events
1. Residence (11) , First found in Michigan in 1840, 1831/1840 or before the 1840 Michigan Census - Bayham Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Can

Notes for Lorenzo Lothrop
Events
1. Physical Description, 5'7" tall; Fair complexion; Grey eyes; Brown hair
2. Occupation, Farmer - Michigan
3. Military Service (15, 17) , Civil War, 22/1 Feb/Apr 1865 - Enlisted In Michigan; Died In Arkansas

Notes for Emily Jane
Events
1. Residence, Affidavit made for Maria Godsmark, widow, 23 Dec 1903 - Crawford, Isabella, MI

Notes for Birdsey H
Events
1. Physical Description, Ht: 5' 6-1/2"; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Light Complexion
2. Military Service (33) , Civil War - Enlisted Michigan
3. Occupation (33) , Carpenter, Mechanic

Notes for Oscar M
Events
1. Physical Description, 5'9" Tall; Dark complexion; Dark eyes; Dark hair
2. Military Service (15) , Civil War Pension Papers, From 4 Aug 1864 To 7 Sep 1865 - Enlisted Michigan
3. Residence (11) , Living w/sister Emily (Sanders) and family, 1865.1870 - Eaton County, MI
4. Occupation, Farmer; Merchant.