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STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1899, page 8, column 5
MARCUS FULTON MORSE, M.D., 14 Aug 1814 - 11 May 1899
DIED at his home in Angola, Ind., May 11, 1899, Dr. Marcus F. Morse,
aged 84 years, 8 months and 27 days.
In the death of Dr. Morse, another of Steuben county's earliest settlers has
passed away.
He was born in Cheshire, New Haven county, Conn., Aug. 14, 1814, and came to
Steuben county in 1840, and for many years was actively engaged in the practice
of medicine, driving and riding hither and thither over the rough and muddy
roads to every part of the county. December 2, 1841, he was joined in marriage
with Miss Elizabeth Gale, daughter of Judge Thomas Gale, one of the very first
settlers in Angola. To the union were born seven children, three of whom
survive him;
Mrs. Isora Latson, of Angola,
Mrs. R. T .McDonald, of Fort Wayne, Inc., and
Dr. Ralph W. Morse, of Lansing, Mich., and all were present at the funeral.
The wife and mother died in 1868, and in the fall of 1869, Mr. (Dr.) Morse
was united in marriage to Mrs. Mariah Nyce, who survives him.
Funeral services were held at the home on Saturday afternoon,
Elder C. S. Medbury of the Christian church, officiating.
Burial in Circle Hill cemetery.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Marcus Fulton Morse, M.D., 14 Aug 1814 - 11 May 1899, married 1st,
Elizabeth (Gale) Morse, 1822 - 12 May 1868, both buried at Circle Hill Cemetery,
Steuben County, Indiana. Married 2nd, Mariah (Nyce) Morse.
Jebediah Morse, 05 Aug 1842 - 06 Sep 1846, aged 4y. 1m. 1d.
Thomas C. Morse, 05 Dec 1844 - 15 Apr 1848, aged 3y. 4m. 10d.
Sarah E. Morse, 25 Jul 1846 - 15 Apr 1847, aged 6m. 4d.
Isora L. (Morse) Latson, 1849 - 1928,
married Simeon R. Latson, 1845 - 08 Dec 1888.
All the children are buried at Circle Hill Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana,
per "Cemeteries of Steuben Co., Ind., 1990" by Audree Siebel Lewis, Vol. II,
pages 1100, 1306, 1308, 1309.
Submitted by: Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail: hilbeck123@att.net
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