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     Judith Morse was born on 9 July 1769.¹ She married James Moore.¹
     She and her husband James lived in Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York.¹ They had the following known children: William, Ger', Betsey, Emily.²

     James Moore married Judith Morse, daughter of William Morse and Sarah Leffingwell.¹
     He and his wife Judith lived in Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York.¹ They had the following known children: William, Ger', Betsey, Emily.²

     Sarah Morse was born on 13 March 1773.¹ She died unmarried on 13 August 1852 in Griswold, Connecticut, at age 79.^1,2

     Elizabeth Morse was born on 5 May 1776.¹ She married Albert Spicer.¹

     Albert Spicer married Elizabeth Morse, daughter of William Morse and Sarah Leffingwell.¹

     William Merrill Morse was born on 28 March 1778 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut.² He married Hannah Woodward, daughter of Moses Woodward and Lydia (?), on 30 November 1809.² He died on 30 March 1860 at age 82.³
     He lived in Griswold, Connecticut.² He and Hannah had the following known children: Hannah (b 22 June 1811, d 23 January 1851), Sarah Leffingwell (b 5 January 1814, d 20 May 1893), Lydia (b 27 September 1815, d 20 June 1835), Martha (b 23 March 1817), William (b 20 March (or May) 1819, d 24 March 1892), Moses (b 21 October 1821).^2,3

     Hannah Woodward was born on 26 August 1770.³ She married William Merrill Morse, son of William Morse and Sarah Leffingwell, on 30 November 1809.³ She died on 18 August 1863 at age 92.²
     She and William had the following known children: Hannah (b 22 June 1811, d 23 January 1851), Sarah Leffingwell (b 5 January 1814, d 20 May 1893), Lydia (b 27 September 1815, d 20 June 1835), Martha (b 23 March 1817), William (b 20 March (or May) 1819, d 24 March 1892), Moses (b 21 October 1821).^3,2

     Eunice Morse was born on 4 October 1780.¹ She married Henry Geer on 10 October 1807.^1,2
     She and her husband Henry lived in Massena, St. Lawrence Co., New York.¹ They had two known children, Emily and Cornelia.²

     Henry Geer married Eunice Morse, daughter of William Morse and Sarah Leffingwell, on 10 October 1807.^1,2
     He and his wife Eunice lived in Massena, St. Lawrence Co., New York.¹ They had two known children, Emily and Cornelia.²

     Sarah (?) was born about 1742.² She married Peter Morse, son of Peter Morse and Thomasine Hale.¹ She died on 12 January 1812 in Hampstead, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.²

     Mary (?) married David Morse, son of William Morse and Judith Hale.¹
     She and her husband David moved to Methuen, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ They had the following known children, all born in Methuen, Essex Co., Massachusetts: Moses (b 19 March 1779), William (b 16 October 1785), Sarah (b 16 October 1786).¹

     Dorcas (?) married Timothy Morse, son of Daniel Morse and Anne Carpenter.¹
     She and Timothy probably had a daughter, Miriam.¹

     Elizabeth Lathrop was born about 1791 (based on her age at death of 75).⁴ She married Wareham Morse, son of Anthony Morse and Huldah Taylor, on 22 May 1811 in Sharon, Windsor Co., Vermont.^1,2 She died on 13 December 1866 in Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, at age 75.^4,5 She was buried at School Street Cemetery (Plot 438) in Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.⁴
     She was of Sharon, Windsor Co., Vermont.²
     She died intestate, and Horace Hatch was appointed administrator of her estate on 15 March 1867. The inventory was filed on 25 March, and included $2925 in stock, and $1105.85 in notes, bonds, and cash. When the estate was settled on 15 October, it was worth $4159.85, with claims of $173.13, for a final value of $3986.72. The only heirs were two granddaughters (Elizabeth and Emma Morse, daughters of her son Anthony Morse).^6,7

     Electa Russell Wellman was born on 29 August 1798 in Piermont, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.^5,6 She married Anthony Wooster Morse, son of Anthony Morse and Huldah Taylor, on 25 November 1822 in Salem, Washington Co., New York.^7,2,6 She died on 23 April 1867 in Hanover, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, at age 68.^6,4
     She is listed in Hanover, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, in the 1850 census, after her husband Anthony's death, along with her sons Anthony and Lemuel, and daughter Helen.⁸ Lemuel was still with her there in 1860, along with her adult daughters Electa and Elizabeth, and a student, James Meacham(?; the surname his difficult to read).⁹

     Alfred Carpenter Mosher was born on 17 May 1787 in Sharon, Windsor Co., Vermont.¹ He married first Huldah Morse, daughter of Anthony Morse and Huldah Taylor, on 1 July 1811 in Sharon, Windsor Co., Vermont.⁵ He married second Sarah Weatherbee on 11 July 1826.⁶ He married third Hannah Deming on 26 May 1836 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁷ He married fourth Jane Johnston on 22 August 1846. Alfred's fourth wife Jane (Johnston) Thayer was the mother of his son William's wife Margaret Thayer.⁶ He died on 20 March 1874 in Lenox Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 86.^8,9 He was buried at East Lenox Cemetery in Lenox Center, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹⁰
     He and his first wife Huldah may have had a rocky start to their marriage. In February 1813, about five months after the birth of their first child, Alfred placed a notice in a Windsor, Vermont, newspaper saying that as of 18 February he would not be responsible for his wife Huldah's debts because she "has left my board and protection and refuses to live with me & perform the duties of the marriage covenant." They apparently reconciled, however, and had five more children together.¹¹
     He is listed in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, in the 1820 and 1830 censuses.^12,13 He moved his family to Lenox Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1831, traveling first by canal boat to Buffalo, New York, then by ship on Lake Erie to Ashtabula¹⁴, and is listed there in Lenox Twp. in the 1840 census.¹⁵ In the censuses from 1850 to 1870, when the names of everyone in the household were recorded, he is listed in Lenox Twp. with his fourth wife Jane.^16,17,18
     His will was dated 15 February 1864, and proved in court on 28 March 1874 in Jefferson, Ashtabula Co. He left all his real estate in Lenox Twp., about 98 acres, to his son Joel, except his widow Jane was to have her dower interest in the property while living. Joel was to pay $100 within one year to each of Alfred's daughters Huldah A. Corliss, Sarah Jane Powlis, Frances Irena Mosher, and Mary E. Mosher, and to his sons Albert H. Mosher and Thomas A. Mosher, plus $50 each to his grandchildren George A. Mosher and Charles H. Mosher, children of his deceased son William H. Mosher. All the household goods not belonging to his widow were left to his daughters. The remainder was to go to his children equally, plus one share to his two grandchildren.¹⁹

     Thomas Freeman Mosher was born in 1812 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York. The Morse genealogy says he was born on 8 September, and the Mosher genealogy says on 8 August. But his death record says he died at age 17 months 3 days, which gives a birth date of either 28 or 30 September 1812, depending on how the calculation is done.^1,3,4 He died on 3 March 1814 in Windsor Co., Vermont.^1,2,3 He was buried at Old Village Cemetery in Rochester, Windsor Co., Vermont.²

     Albert Hart Mosher was born on 9 October 1814 (the Morse genealogy by Morse says 4 October) in Vermont.^2,3,1,4 He died on 9 June 1890 (the Mosher genealogy says 19 July) in Lenox, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 75.^3,2
     In 1850 he was living in the Ashtabula Co. Poorhouse in Kingsville, Ohio, and listed in the census as a pauper, with no occupation.⁵ In 1860 and 1870 he is listed in the census living with his father and stepmother in Lenox Twp., Ashtabula Co., and working as a peddler.^1,6 In 1880 he was living with his half-brother Joel Mosher's family in Lenox Twp., again working as a peddler.⁷

     Antoinette Huldah Mosher was born on 24 December 1816 in Rensselaer Co., New York.^6,2,7 She married John Moore Corliss, son of John Moore Corliss and Rosamond (?), on 20 April 1848 in Tappan, Rockland Co., New York.^1,8 She died on 31 May 1887 in Waterford, Saratoga Co., New York, at age 70.^6,4 She was buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Sect. B1) in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.⁶
     She and her husband John are listed in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, in the 1850 federal census and the 1855 state census.^9,2 After their house was burned in the 1862 "Great Troy Fire," they moved to Lansingburgh, Rensselaer Co.¹⁰, and are listed there in the 1865 and 1870 censuses.^11,12 They later moved to nearby Waterford, Saratoga Co., New York, and are listed there in the 1880 census. They had two servants in 1865 and 1870, and one in 1880.¹³

     Sarah Jane Mosher was born on 29 January 1819 (based on her age at death of 85 years 3 months 17 days) in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.^5,6,2,3 She married Paul Powles on 13 July 1840 at the True Reformed Dutch Church in New York, New York.^1,7 She died on 16 May 1904 at age 85.⁵ She was buried at Tappan Cemetery in Tappan, Rockland Co., New York.⁵
     She and her husband Paul are listed in Harrington Twp., Bergen Co., New Jersey, in the censuses from 1850 to 1880. In addition to their own chilldren, Paul's children John, Matthew, and Matilda were with them in 1850, along with Matilda Powles, age 79, probably Paul's mother. John and his wife Margaret were with them in 1860. Paul and Sarah's sons Abraham, born in 1843, and William, born in 1853, are not listed with them in 1860, but are in 1870. Also with them in 1870 was Mary Powless, age 24, born in New York. This is probably their recently-deceased son Alfred's widow Mary (Watts). They had two servants in 1850, a family of four in 1860, three in 1870 (erroneously listed in the census with the surname Powless), and one in 1880.^8,6,9,10
     She is again listed in Harrington Twp. in the 1900 census, after her husband's death, along with her daughter Margaretta.¹¹

     William Henry Mosher was born on 18 June 1821 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.^1,4,3 He married Margaret Euphenia Thayer, daughter of Calvin Thayer and Jane Johnston, on 24 December 1849 in Lenox Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^5,1,4 He died on 8 November 1853 (the Mosher genealogy says 1854) in Lenox, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 32, from a disease he initially contracted while serving in the Mexican War.^6,7,4,8 He was buried at East Lenox Cemetery in Lenox Center, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁹
     On 19 June 1839 he enlisted in the U.S. Army at Cleveland, Ohio, in the 2nd Artillery Division, Company E, for five years service. He gave his age as 21, but had actually just turned 18 the day before. He was discharged on 4 February 1840, after serving about 7 1/2 months, at Lockport, New York, with the reason given as "Civil Authority."¹⁰
     Eight years later, on 26 April 1847 under the name Charles Franklin, he enlisted again, this time in Buffalo, New York, for service with the 10th Infantry Division during the Mexican War. He was discharged on 24 August 1848 at Matamoras, Mexico, when his term expired. Why he enlisted under a different name is unklnown; it may have had something to do with the circumstances of his earlier discharge.^11,12
     After the war he returned to Ohio, and he and his wife Margaret are listed in the 1850 census in Austinburg Twp., Ashtabula Co.¹³, where he was working as a harness maker.¹³

     Thomas Anthony Mosher was born on 30 October 1823 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.^3,5,6,7 He married Elizabeth Brown on 8 September 1846 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁸ He died from "old age" on 30 November 1904 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 81.^9,10 He was buried on 4 December 1904 at Edgewood Cemetery (Sect. 8, Block 2, Lot 6, Grave 1) in Edgewood, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^7,11
     He moved to Lenox Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 7, when his father moved the family there in 1831.⁷
     After their marriage he and his wife Elizabeth lived on the family farm in Lenox Twp. for a short time.⁷ They and their children are listed in Ashtabula Co. in the censuses from 1850 to 1880, in Ashtabula District 7 in 1850, in Ashtabula Twp. in 1860, in Ashtabula Borough in 1870, and in Ashtabula Village in 1880.^12,13,14,15 They later moved to a farm in Ashtabula Twp.⁷, and Thomas is listed there in the 1900 census, after his wife's death, along with his divorced daughter Catherine Hendershot and her daughter Florence.⁵
     As a young man he captained passenger ships on Lake Erie, and he is listed as a sailor in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.^9,12,13 According to his obituary, he also worked in the construction of several ships, later went into the lumber export business, and was in charge of the first swing bridge constructed at Ashtabula Harbor.⁹ However, he is listed as a fire insurance agent in the 1870 census¹⁴, as a mail carrier in 1880¹⁵, and as a farmer in 1900.⁵
     His will was dated 8 November 1904, and proved in court on 1 April 1905. He left all his personal property to his daughter Catherine. His real estate, consisting of 35 acres in Ashtabula Twp., was to be divided equally between Catherine and her daughter Florence, with Florence to receive her share at age 20, or at her marriage to a "good, sober, and industrious man." The real estate was inventoried at $1400, but actually sold for $1000.¹⁶

     Mary Dana married Lewis Richard Morris Morse, son of Anthony Morse and Huldah Taylor, on 19 June 1821 in Brighton, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts (Henry Lord's Morse genealogy says in Woodstock, Windsor Co., Vermont).^1,2