A cenotaph marker —-"Elkanah Morse, father of Henry K., was born at Wallingford, Connecticut, and was a young man when he came to Poland Township in 1814. He was a man of energy and enterprise and his life was filled with many adventures and much business success. In partnership with Henry Kirtland, his brother-in-law, Mr. Morse built a flat-boat on the Mahoning river and loaded it with flour, bearskins, oil and other commodities, proceeded down the river to Beaver, then down the Ohio to the Mississippi and on to New Orleans, to the market. While Mr. Morse had business interests across the country, each year increasing their scope, he continued to live in Poland township. He operated a store in Poland Village and for several years carried on a large commission and shipping business in Detroit. He became interested in growing broomcorn and in one year raised 400 acres, with about 20 men employed in broom-making. He encouraged others to follow his example.
"Elkanah Morse was married (first) to Nancy Kirtland, a daughter of Turhand Kirtland. They had three children: Lois, Henry Kirtland, and Edwin who died in 1853. Mrs. Morse died in 1825. Mr. Morse then married Comfort Eliza Waller; they had one son William who was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Stone River and died at Atlanta. Elkanah's life came to an end when he was stricken with cholera, on the great plains, while on his way to recover from business losses in the California gold fields, in
1849."
From "TOWNSHIP 1, RANGE 1, OUR WESTERN FRONTIER, POLAND TOWNSHIP HISTORY" Compiled by Connie Coloutes; Editor:
Carole Klingler, 1996. See http://www.polandtownship.org/historical_society/intro_section.pdf
"Elkanah Morse was married (first) to Nancy Kirtland, a daughter of Turhand Kirtland. They had three children: Lois, Henry Kirtland, and Edwin who died in 1853. Mrs. Morse died in 1825. Mr. Morse then married Comfort Eliza Waller; they had one son William who was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Stone River and died at Atlanta. Elkanah's life came to an end when he was stricken with cholera, on the great plains, while on his way to recover from business losses in the California gold fields, in
1849."
From "TOWNSHIP 1, RANGE 1, OUR WESTERN FRONTIER, POLAND TOWNSHIP HISTORY" Compiled by Connie Coloutes; Editor:
Carole Klingler, 1996. See http://www.polandtownship.org/historical_society/intro_section.pdf
A cenotaph marker —-"Elkanah Morse, father of Henry K., was born at Wallingford, Connecticut, and was a young man when he came to Poland Township in 1814. He was a man of energy and enterprise and his life was filled with many adventures and much business success. In partnership with Henry Kirtland, his brother-in-law, Mr. Morse built a flat-boat on the Mahoning river and loaded it with flour, bearskins, oil and other commodities, proceeded down the river to Beaver, then down the Ohio to the Mississippi and on to New Orleans, to the market. While Mr. Morse had business interests across the country, each year increasing their scope, he continued to live in Poland township. He operated a store in Poland Village and for several years carried on a large commission and shipping business in Detroit. He became interested in growing broomcorn and in one year raised 400 acres, with about 20 men employed in broom-making. He encouraged others to follow his example.
"Elkanah Morse was married (first) to Nancy Kirtland, a daughter of Turhand Kirtland. They had three children: Lois, Henry Kirtland, and Edwin who died in 1853. Mrs. Morse died in 1825. Mr. Morse then married Comfort Eliza Waller; they had one son William who was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Stone River and died at Atlanta. Elkanah's life came to an end when he was stricken with cholera, on the great plains, while on his way to recover from business losses in the California gold fields, in
1849."
From "TOWNSHIP 1, RANGE 1, OUR WESTERN FRONTIER, POLAND TOWNSHIP HISTORY" Compiled by Connie Coloutes; Editor:
Carole Klingler, 1996. See http://www.polandtownship.org/historical_society/intro_section.pdf
"Elkanah Morse was married (first) to Nancy Kirtland, a daughter of Turhand Kirtland. They had three children: Lois, Henry Kirtland, and Edwin who died in 1853. Mrs. Morse died in 1825. Mr. Morse then married Comfort Eliza Waller; they had one son William who was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Stone River and died at Atlanta. Elkanah's life came to an end when he was stricken with cholera, on the great plains, while on his way to recover from business losses in the California gold fields, in
1849."
From "TOWNSHIP 1, RANGE 1, OUR WESTERN FRONTIER, POLAND TOWNSHIP HISTORY" Compiled by Connie Coloutes; Editor:
Carole Klingler, 1996. See http://www.polandtownship.org/historical_society/intro_section.pdf
Inscription
"Elkanah Morse / Died June 22, 1849 / Age 60 Yrs."
Gravesite Details
Born about 1789 . This marker is a cenotaph. Elkanah was buried in Fort Laramie, Wyoming (riversidecemeteryjournal.com)
Family Members
Siblings
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