Eliphalet Morse

1757 -

• Name	Eliphalet Morse
  Birth	1757	Falmouth (now Portland), Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine)   [2]
  Military	From 1777 to 1780 (20 years)  [8]
  He served three times during the Revolutionary War.
  Census	1830 (73 years)	Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1830 US Census he and his family were recorded living in Waterford, Maine: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 2 - Total Free White Persons 2 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
  Legal	1833 (76 years)	Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.   [8]
  In 1833 he submitted an application for a pension based on his Revolutionary War service while living in Waterford, Maine.
  Miscellaneous	1835 (78 years)	Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.   [7]
  His name appears on the pension roll of 1835.
  	Pension Roll of 1835
  Siblings	4 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Joseph Morse,   b. 29 Feb 1745, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 10 Feb 1817, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.   2. John Morse,   b. 3 Aug 1746, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 20 Jun 1829, Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years)   3. Mark Morse,   b. Abt 1747, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 1826, Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years) + 4. Anthony Moss,   c. 1748, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 10 Nov 1816, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 68 years) ▻ Susanna Elliot,  m. 4 Mar 1776   5. Mary Morse,   b. Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.   6. Ann Morse,   b. Abt 1892, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.   7. Hannah Morse,   b. Abt 1754, Maine, U.S.A. > 8. Eliphalet Morse,   b. 1757, Falmouth (now Portland), Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) ▻ Sally Riggs,  m. 26 Apr 1787   9. Sarah Morse   10. Rebecca Morse   11. Patience Morse
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Anthony Morse and Susanna Wallace)
  1. Thomas Morse   2. Capt. Ephraim Morse,   b. 26 Jul 1764, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 9 Oct 1843, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years)   3. Lucy Morse
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Anthony Morse   d. 12 Oct 1686, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Anna Knight  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14369
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Deacon Anthony Morse,   b. 2 Sep 1722, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1806, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah Merrill,   b. 19 May 1726, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sally Riggs,   b. 5 Apr 1769, Falmouth (now Portland), Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine)
  Marriage Intent	29 Mar 1787	Portland, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [5]
  	Marriage Intentions Record of Sally Riggs and Eliphalet Morse Jr.
  Marriage	26 Apr 1787	Portland, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 30 years and 4 months - She : 18 years.
  Notes	Marriage: Morse (1903 & 1905) gives their marriage date as 1783. [6]
  Family ID	F3215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Eliphalet Morse(1757 – ) 2Deacon Anthony Morse(1722 – 1806) 4Deacon Joseph Morse(1694 – ) 8Ensign Anthony Morse(1662 – 1710) 16Lt. Anthony Morse(1638 – 1677) 17Elizabeth Knight( – 1667) 9Sarah Pike(1666 – 1717) 18Joseph Pike 19Susannah Kingsbury 5Rebecca Adams(1689 – 1737) 10Robert Adams(1674 – ) 20Sgt. Abraham Adams(1639 – 1714) 21Mary Pettingell( – 1705) 11Rebecca Knight 22 23 3Hannah Merrill(1726 – ) 6John Merrill(1701 – 1775) 12Nathan Merrill(1676 – 1742) 24Abel Merrill(20 Feb 1643/44 – 1689) 25Priscilla Chase(14 Mar 1648/49 – ) 13Hannah Kent(1679 – 3 Feb 1735/36) 26John Kent Junior(1645 – 1703) 27Sarah Woodman(12 Jan 1641/42 – 1718) 7Anne Knight(12 Jan 1702/03 – ) 14Benjamin Knight(1668 – 1737) 28John Knight(1626 – 1678) 29Bathsheba Ingersoll(1630 – 1705) 15Abigail Jaques(1674 – 1763) 30Henry Jaques 31Anna Knight

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1757 - Falmouth (now Portland), Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) Marriage Intent - 29 Mar 1787 - Portland, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Marriage - 26 Apr 1787 - Portland, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. Census - 1830 - Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. Legal - 1833 - Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. Miscellaneous - 1835 - Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S505] Bureau of the Census, 1830 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1830; Census Place: Waterford, Oxford, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 50; Page: 216; Family History Library Film: 0497946. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S870] Gray, Ruth. Maine Families in 1790, volume 3, (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1992). [S1944] Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). [S250] Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Marriage Intention Record of Sally Riggs and Eliphalet Morse Jr. [S868] Morse, J. Howard and Emily W. Leavitt. Morse Genealogy Comprising the Descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William, and Joseph Morse and John Moss Being a Revision of the Memorial of the Morses Published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, Anthony Morse Section 1903 & 1905. Reprint , (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1973). [S1946] U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.). [S1945] U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).