CAPT. JOHN OSBORN MORSE of Edgartown, Massachusetts was a merchant and a Master Mariner.

b. 26 Jun 1802; son Uriah and Prudence (Fisher) Morse, of Edgartown. John was the second of 8 children of Uriah and Prudence Morse.
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1823: Married 1st:
Joanna Pease, dau. of Marshall & Eliz. (Vincent) Pease. Event took place Dec. 7, 1823. (Joanna died in 1833.) Children of this marriage:
- Sally Mirick
- Elizabeth P. b. abt 1830 (m. Thomas Morrison, a mariner, (b. Messina, NY abt 1823) in Edgartown, 2 Jun 1856
- Sarah M. Pease b. abt 1836 (m. William H. Monroe, d. 1902 in Danversport, Mass)
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1834: John married 2nd:
Mary Smith (b. 1813, dau of Ebenezer and Mary (Hulsart) Smith) of Edgartown. Event took place: Oct. 11, 1834

They had the following 6 living children (from birth records and the 1850 Census for John O and Mary Morse):
-Joanna P b. 1836
-John Osborn b. 1840
-James L b. 1841
-Jane Ann Ellen b. 13 Aug 1843
-Josiah Gorham b. 18 Jul 1845
-Mary H b. 6 Nov 1849
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Capt. John O. Morse was a wealthy ship owner. In 1841, in the "Report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries," are recorded two of his vessels:
"Rhine" 174 ton bark, captained by Morse
"York: 434 ton ship, captained by Pease

1850: Age 47; Living in Edgartown with wife Mary, 38, and seven children ranging in age from 20 yrs. to 6 mos. Occupation: Mariner.

1851: John died of dropsy in Paita, Peru, while on a whaling voyage aboard the bark "Sarah."
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1860: His widow Mary appears on the 1860 Census in Edgartown with children: James L and John O, Jr., both mariners, dau. Jennie (Jane Ann), and son Josiah in her household.
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** NOTE: For an in depth biography of John O. Morse, visit this link: https://captainmorsehouse.com/about/history/

CAPT. JOHN OSBORN MORSE of Edgartown, Massachusetts was a merchant and a Master Mariner.

b. 26 Jun 1802; son Uriah and Prudence (Fisher) Morse, of Edgartown. John was the second of 8 children of Uriah and Prudence Morse.
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1823: Married 1st:
Joanna Pease, dau. of Marshall & Eliz. (Vincent) Pease. Event took place Dec. 7, 1823. (Joanna died in 1833.) Children of this marriage:
- Sally Mirick
- Elizabeth P. b. abt 1830 (m. Thomas Morrison, a mariner, (b. Messina, NY abt 1823) in Edgartown, 2 Jun 1856
- Sarah M. Pease b. abt 1836 (m. William H. Monroe, d. 1902 in Danversport, Mass)
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1834: John married 2nd:
Mary Smith (b. 1813, dau of Ebenezer and Mary (Hulsart) Smith) of Edgartown. Event took place: Oct. 11, 1834

They had the following 6 living children (from birth records and the 1850 Census for John O and Mary Morse):
-Joanna P b. 1836
-John Osborn b. 1840
-James L b. 1841
-Jane Ann Ellen b. 13 Aug 1843
-Josiah Gorham b. 18 Jul 1845
-Mary H b. 6 Nov 1849
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Capt. John O. Morse was a wealthy ship owner. In 1841, in the "Report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries," are recorded two of his vessels:
"Rhine" 174 ton bark, captained by Morse
"York: 434 ton ship, captained by Pease

1850: Age 47; Living in Edgartown with wife Mary, 38, and seven children ranging in age from 20 yrs. to 6 mos. Occupation: Mariner.

1851: John died of dropsy in Paita, Peru, while on a whaling voyage aboard the bark "Sarah."
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1860: His widow Mary appears on the 1860 Census in Edgartown with children: James L and John O, Jr., both mariners, dau. Jennie (Jane Ann), and son Josiah in her household.
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** NOTE: For an in depth biography of John O. Morse, visit this link: https://captainmorsehouse.com/about/history/