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     Mary Ann Kelley married Anthony H. Morse, son of Wareham Morse and Elizabeth Lathrop, on 24 June 1842.¹ She died in New York, New York.¹
     She and her husband Anthony are listed in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, in the 1850 census, with children Warham (age 7), Eliza L. (5), and Eunice J. (9/12).² In 1860, after Anthony's death, she is listed in New Haven with Wareham and Eliza (listed as Warren and Elizabeth). Eunice is not listed, but Emma J. (age 10) is.³ Mary is again listed there in 1870, with Eliza L. and Emma C.⁴

     Wareham Anthony Morse was born about June 1843.² He died on 31 October 1863 at his mother's house on State St. in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, at age 20, from injuries suffered five weeks earlier when he was "run over by a horse railroad car, of which he was conductor."^3,4,5 He was buried at School Street Cemetery in Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.⁴
     He served during the Civil War as a sergeant in Co. H of the 27th Connecticut Infantry. The regiment was organized in late 1862, to serve nine months. He enlisted on 9 September, and the regiment left New Haven for Washington, D.C., on 22 October with 829 men. They fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg on 13 December 1862, the Battle of Chancellorsville on 3 May 1863, and the Battle of Gettysburg from 2 to 3 July 1863. Wareham was wounded at Fredericksburg, but apparently not seriously, as he was honorably discharged with the rest of the regiment on 27 July 1863.⁶

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     Elizabeth Lathrop Morse was born about 1845 in Connecticut.² She died on 31 May 1913.³ She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery (Section 5, Plot 313, Grave 2) in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.³
     She has not been found in the 1880 or 1900 census, but she is probably the Elizabeth L. Morse listed as a boarder in the household of Margaret E. Alden in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, in 1910.⁴

     Carlin Morse was born about January 1847.² She died on 21 July 1848 in Connecticut from cholera infantum, at 18 months.^3,2 She was buried at School Street Cemetery in Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire.²

     Emma C. Morse was born on 22 November 1850 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.^1,2,3 She married Charles LeMoyne Mitchell, son of Edward Anthony Mitchell and Elizabeth Mary Gorham, on 1 February 1871 at the Church of the Ascension in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.^4,1 She died on 22 April 1913 at her home in New York, New York, at age 62.^5,3 She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery (Forest Avenue section, Plot 1212, Grave 9) in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.⁶
     She and her husband Charles are listed in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, in the 1880 census, with their children Edward and Elise, Charles's mother Elizabeth, and six servants.⁷ Later, after her husband Charles left Congress in 1886, they moved to New York City.⁸ Emma is listed there in the 1900 and 1910 censuses at 635 Park Ave. in Manhattan, with two servants each time.^9,10

     Charles LeMoyne Mitchell was born on 6 August 1844 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.^2,4 He married Emma C. Morse, daughter of Anthony H. Morse and Mary Ann Kelley, on 1 February 1871 at the Church of the Ascension in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.^5,1 He died on 1 March 1890 at his home in New York, New York, at age 45.^2,4 He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery (Forest Avenue section, Plot 1212, Grave 2) in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.⁶
     He was a successful businessman, serving as a director at Bridgeport Brass Co., Benedict & Burnam Manufacturing Co. of Waterbury, Meriden Britannia Co., and Tradesmen's National Bank. He also had an interest in the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
     He entered politics in 1877, when he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, and ran for the state Senate the following year, but lost.² In 1882 he was elected as a U.S. congressman, and was re-elected in 1884. He chose not to run for a third term in 1886, wanting to devote more time to his business interests that he had largely given up while in Congress.^2,7 He joined the struggling Mitchell, Vance, & Co., bringing it back to financial soundness.²
     He and his wife Emma are listed in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, in the 1880 census, with their children Edward and Elise, Charles's mother Elizabeth, and six servants.⁸ Later, after he left Congress in 1886, he and Emma moved New York City.²

     Wareham Morse was born on 25 May 1815 in Chateaugay, Franklin Co., New York.^2,1 He married Elizabeth W. Potter, daughter of Henry Potter and Sarah Coughlan.¹ He died on 8 March 1880 in West Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont, at age 64, about seven months after his wife Elizabeth died by drowning. He had taken "an overdose of chloral ... to produce sleep."^3,4,1 He was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery (Plot 8-509) in Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont.¹
     The identification of Wareham's parents as Hiram Morse and Clarissa (?) is tentative, and based on circumstantial evidence. See Hiram's narrative for details.
     He is listed in the 1850 census in Canton, St. Lawrence Co., New York, as the head of the household, with (presumably) his mother Clarissa, listed with the surname Morse.⁵ He and his wife Elizabeth are listed in Canton in the 1860 and 1870 censuses, with their son Henry. Elizabeth's parents were living with them in 1860, along with Ja. Kelley, age 20 born in Ireland.^6,7 They moved from Canton to Windham Co., Vermont, about 1873.^8,9 He was listed as a farmer in 1850 and 1860^5,6, and as a harness maker in 1870 and in his death record.^7,4,10

     Elizabeth W. Potter was born on 6 October 1824 in Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont.¹ She married Wareham Morse, son of Hiram Morse and Clarissa (?).¹ She drowned on 7 August 1879 at Fisher's Pond in West Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont, at age 54. Two neighbor girls, Lettie Stowe and Hattie King, were on a raft, and invited her to join them. They were soon joined by Lettie's sister Alta. When the overloaded raft started to sink, Alta and Hattie jumped off toward the shore, and Lettie and Elizabeth jumped off the other side into 6-7 feet of water. They were rescued by Ezra Fisher and Wells Stowe. Lettie survived, and Elizabeth was conscious initially, but soon died.^3,1 She was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery (Plot 8-509) in Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont.¹
     She and her husband Wareham are listed in Canton, St. Lawrence Co., New York, in the 1860 and 1870 censuses, with their son Henry. Elizabeth's parents were living with them in 1860, along with Ja. Kelley, age 20 born in Ireland.^4,5 They moved from Canton to Windham Co., Vermont, about 1873.^3,6

     Henry P. Morse was born on 23 September 1855 according to a transcription of his cemetery marker (his death record says he died at age 27 years, 4 months, which gives a birth date of about September 1853) in Canton, St. Lawrence Co., New York.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Maria Delance, daughter of Delavan Delance and Sarah Palmer, on 23 September 1878.¹ He died on 31 January 1881 in Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont, at age 25 from "scrofula in head"², and was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery (Plot 8-509) in Brattleboro.¹
     He and his wife Elizabeth are listed in the 1880 census in West Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont,³ where he was a harness maker.^3,2
     His will was dated 15 July 1880 and proved in court on 25 March 1881. He left everything to his wife Elizabeth, and named her as executrix.⁴

     Elizabeth Maria Delance was born on 23 May 1857 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., New York.^1,2 She married first Henry P. Morse, son of Wareham Morse and Elizabeth W. Potter, on 23 September 1878.¹ She married second Hiram Fay Weatherhead on 25 August 1883 in Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont.^2,1 She died on 18 October 1941 in West Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont, at age 84 from bronchitis.^3,1 She was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery (Plot 8-509) in Brattleboro.¹
     She and her first husband Henry are listed in West Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont, in the 1880 census.⁴

     Clarissa (?) married first Hiram Morse, son of Anthony Morse and Huldah Taylor.¹ She married second (?) Blanchard.¹ She died on 12 January 1868.² She was buried at Porter Hill Cemetery in Hermon, St. Lawrence Co., New York.²
     The identification of Hiram Morse's wife as Clarissa, and their son as Wareham, is tentative, and based on circumstantial evidence.
     According to the Morse genealogy by Henry Dutch Lord, Hiram Morse's wife drowned in a pond in West Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vermont, and he died shortly afterward, leaving a son.³ The Morse genealogy by Morse and Leavitt doesn't say anything about his death, but does say that he married and left one son, who lived in West Brattleboro, Vermont.⁴
     However, there's a Wareham Morse, born 1815 in Chateaugay, Franklin Co., New York, who married Elizabeth Potter.^5,6 Elizabeth drowned on 7 August 1879 in West Brattleboro, and Wareham died there from a drug overdose about seven months later.^7,8 So, the information about Hiram's death is very likely wrong. Lord's source for Hiram's death was either confused, or Lord misinterpreted the information. Given that Hiram had a brother with the somewhat unusual name Wareham (born 1778)⁹, it's likely that this Wareham (born 1815) is related to the family. Further, given that the Morse genealogy by Morse and Leavitt says Hiram's son lived in West Brattleboro, and given that Wareham died there, it seems likely that Wareham was Hiram's son.
     From a newspaper article about Elizabeth's death, and from the 1880 U.S. Census Mortality Schedule, Wareham and Elizabeth moved to Windham Co., Vermont, from Canton, St. Lawrence Co., New York, about 1872,^7,10 and they are listed in Canton in the 1860 and 1870 censuses, along with their son Henry.^11,12 In 1850, Wareham, age 33, is listed in Canton with a Clarissa Morse, age 53, born in Vermont.¹³ In Wareham's death record (which is a transcription) his father's first name is a little difficult to read, but looks like Henry, and his mother is listed as Clarisa.¹⁴
     Finally, there's a grave marker at Porter Hill Cemetery in Hermon, St. Lawrence Co., New York, that reads "Clarissa Blanchard, former wife of Hiram Morse, died Jan. 12 1868." Her age is also inscribed, and appears to be 73 or 78, but the marker is worn and difficult to read.²
     From the above evidence, it appears that Hiram Morse married Clarissa (--?--), and they had a son Wareham in 1815. Hiram probably died not long afterward, and Clarissa was remarried to (--?--) Blanchard. (Hiram and Clarissa may have divorced, but if so, it seems unlikely that Clarissa's grave marker would name him.)¹⁵

     Elizabeth Payne Berg was born on 26 April 1854 in New York, New York.¹ She died on 11 July 1941 at Midtown Hospital in Manhattan, New York, New York, at age 87.² She was buried on 14 July 1941 at Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Kisco, Westchester Co., New York.^2,3
     She was apparently born as Elizabeth Payne Berg. She's listed by that name in the Wellman genealogy, and in a news article about her parents' 50th anniversary^1,4, but used the name Lillie D'Angelo (her paternal grandmother's surname) Berg (or Bergh) most of her adult life.^5,2
     She was well-educated, traveled widely, and fluent in five languages. She grew up in Germany, where she studied under several well-known musicians, and graduated from the Royal School of Music in Stuttgart.⁶ She taught voice in New York City, and was very involved in organizing concerts and recitals in the area. It is said that she was the first woman in the U.S. to publicly conduct an orchestra, when she conducted Smart's "King Rent's Daughter" at Carnegie Hall in April 1891.⁶
     She's listed in New York City in various federal and state censuses from 1905 to 1940.^5,7,8,9,10 In 1905, 1910, 1925, and 1940 she was living with Rose McGregor, who was listed as the head of the household. Rose was listed as a widow in 1910, and as single in 1940. Lillie was listed as Rose's partner in 1905 and 1940, friend in 1910, and cousin in 1925. In 1920 Lillie was on her own as the head of the household, with one boarder. She was listed with a music-related occupation from 1905 to 1920, but was working in real estate in 1925.

     Albert Ellery Berg was born on 23 September 1855 in New York, New York.^2,3 He married Annie Agnes Campbell, daughter of Matthew Campbell and Mary Carroll, in 1909 in New Jersey.^4,5 He died on 6 May 1919 at the House of Calvary in the Bronx, Bronx Co., New York (his obituary says 7 May, at home at 1445 Cromwell Ave.), at age 63 from stomach cancer.^6,1 He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Kisco, Westchester Co., New York.⁷
     He was born with the surname Berg, and his marriage record and obituary use that spelling^2,8,1, but he used the surname Bergh most of his adult life.^9,10,11
     After receiving his education in France and Germany, in 1880 he began his career as a writer and editor, joining the editorial staff at Harper Bros. in New York City.¹ He was then living there as one of 17 boarders in the house of M. Covert Debevoise, and listed in the census with the occupation journalist.⁹ He was later managing editor of the musical publication The Keystone, served on the editorial staff of the New York Dramatic Mirror for eleven years, was managing editor of The Columbian and Continental magazines, and edited several books.¹ He also worked in real estate for a time; in the 1910 census his occupation is listed as real estate agent.¹⁰ He was an active member of the New York Press Club, serving as secretary for five years.¹
     He has not been found in the 1900 census, but in 1910 he and his wife Annie are listed in the Bronx, New York City. Listed with them are Annie's children from her first marriage Robert, Albert, Harold, and William Harrison, listed as Albert's stepsons, and Albert and Annie's daughter Helen. They also had a servant, Bridget Corcoran, listed as a nurse.¹⁰ They are again listed in New York City in the 1915 state census, with the children Robert, Albert, Harold, and William listed as Albert's sons, with the surname Bergh.¹¹

     Louis De Coppet Berg was born on 20 December 1856 in Manhattan, New York, New York.^1,3 He married first Grace Bunker, daughter of Thomas Raymond Bunker and Emeline Birkbeck, on 1 June 1881 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.² They were divorced in June 1907. Grace was awarded alimony, and custody of their two minor children, Grace and Donald.⁴ Later that same year he married second Ivah Richardson in New Jersey.^5,6 He died on 26 January 1913 in Washington, D.C., at age 56 from heart disease.⁶ He was buried at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.⁶
     He was born with the surname Berg, and his census entries use that name^1,7,8, but he later used the surname Bergh.^4,6
     He was a well-known architect in New York City. He received his formal education in Germany, Prussia, and Switzerland, and joined the architecture firm of J. Cleaveland Cady in New York in 1873, at age 17. The firm became J. C. Cady & Company in 1882, and Cady, Berg & See in 1890. He was likely the company's principal expert in structural and mechanical engineering. During his time there the firm designed many churches, including the Church of the Covenant, many college buildings, including 17 at Yale, Gallatin National Bank in New York City, the original New York Metropolitan Opera House, and the main building at the American Museum of Natural History.^9,6 He also served as architectural adviser to William L. Strong, mayor of New York City from 1895 to 1897.⁶
     He and his first wife Grace and their children are listed in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, in the 1892 state census and the 1900 federal census. In 1892 Magret Soden and Annie Johnson were listed with them, both as domestics, and in 1900 Lorretta Hamilton was listed with them as a cook.^7,8

     Grace Bunker was born on 1 May 1857 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.^3,1 She married Louis De Coppet Berg, son of Albert Wilhelm Berg and Helen MacGregor Morse, on 1 June 1881 in Brooklyn.¹ They were divorced in June 1907. Grace was awarded alimony, and custody of their two minor children, Grace and Donald.⁴ She died in Brooklyn on 2 December 1918 at age 61, from a stroke suffered three months earlier.³ She was buried on 5 December 1918 at The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn.³
     She and her husband Louis and their children are listed in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, in the 1892 state census and the 1900 federal census. In 1892 Magret Soden and Annie Johnson were listed with them, both as domestics, and in 1900 Lorretta Hamilton was listed with them as a cook.^5,6 She remained in Brooklyn after she and Louis divorced, and is listed there with her children in the 1910 federal census and the 1915 state census.^7,8

     Walter Gilman Berg was born on 12 January 1858 in New York, New York.^3,4,2 He married first Dora Hyacinth Henry, daughter of Charles W. Henry and Susie Virginia Lee, on 24 March 1882.^2,5,6 He married second Ruby Burke, daughter of Samuel Burke and Alice Moncure, on 28 February 1893 at her parents' home in Burkeville, Nottoway Co., Virginia.^7,8,2 He died suddenly on 12 May 1908 at his home, 261 W. 52nd St., in Manhattan, New York, at age 50 from "acute indigestion."^9,1 He was buried at Wards Chapel Cemetery in Jennings Ordinary, Nottoway Co., Virginia.¹⁰
     His parents moved the family to Europe around 1867, when he was nine years old⁴, and he was educated in France and Germany.¹ He graduated in 1878 from the Royal Polytechnic Institute in Stuttgart, Germany, with a degree in civil engineering.¹
     Returning to the U.S., he went to work for the Delaware Bridge Co. in 1878, and the next year joined the newly-formed Richmond and Alleghany Railroad, headquartered in Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia.¹ He may be the Walter Berg listed in Richmond in the 1880 census as a boarder in the home of the lawyer Robert Howard, with the occupation clerk.¹¹ He moved to the East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad in 1882, then joined the Lehigh Valley Railroad the following year, where he remained the rest of his life, and was appointed chief engineer in 1900.¹
     He was a member of several professional organizations, a former president of the Association of Railroad Superintendents of Bridges and Buildings, and at the time of his death was president of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association. He was also the author of several papers and books.¹
     He and his wife Ruby are listed at 261 W. 52nd St. in Manhattan, New York Co., New York, in the 1900 census, along with their son Walter Jr. They had a cook, Nellie Gordon, and a nurse, Nellie Dooner.¹² In 1905, a few months after Ruby's death, he and his children Walter and Moncure were listed at the same address in the 1905 state census. Ruby's mother Alice Burke was living with them, along with a maid, Jane Winfrey, and a cook, Fannie Downs.¹³
     His will was dated 6 July 1906, and proved in court in New York Co., New York, on 28 May 1908. He left "the old homestead property known as the 'Wellman Grange'" in Piermont, New Hampshire, to his mother Helen of New York City. He also canceled any debts owed by her to him. He left the property known as the "Old Homestead" at Jennings Ordinary in Nottoway Co., Vitginia, that had been left to him by his deceased wife Ruby, to his son Walter. If Walter were to die before age 21 (and he did), the property was to go to his son Moncure. The rest of his property was to be held in trust for his sons Walter and Moncure.
     He appointed his brother-in-law Moncure Burke of Washington, D.C., Robert Valentine, and Phillip H. DeWitt as executors, giving them authority to sell his real estate and personal property. He directed that any "distinctly personal" property (clothing, jewelery, pictures, etc.), that they felt should not be sold, should be distributed among those "as I would probably have desired if living." He also asked that, if possible, his New York City home at 261 W. 52nd St. and its contents not be sold, but kept "as the home of my children ... on account of the associations of said home with their childhood and with their deceased mother and myself." Moncure Burke was also appointed guardian of his children while they were minors, and he asked that he live with his children.¹⁴

     Dora Hyacinth Henry was born on 23 March 1863 in Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,4 She married Walter Gilman Berg, son of Albert Wilhelm Berg and Helen MacGregor Morse, on 24 March 1882.^3,1,2 She died on 18 April 1891 in New York, New York, at age 28.^1,2,3 She was buried on 22 April 1891 at Presbyterian Cemetery (Sect. A, Lot 19) in Lynchburg, Virginia.^1,2

     Ruby Burke was born on 20 March 1874 in Notoway Co., Virginia, probably in Jennings Ordinary, an unincorporated community about four miles northeast of Burkeville.^4,5,6,7,8 She married Walter Gilman Berg, son of Albert Wilhelm Berg and Helen MacGregor Morse, on 28 February 1893 at her parents' home in Burkeville, Nottoway Co., Virginia.^1,9,2 She died on 6 November 1904 in Manhattan, New York, at age 30.¹⁰ She was buried on 10 November 1904 at Wards Chapel Cemetery in Jennings Ordinary, Notoway Co., Virginia.^11,10
     She and her husband Walter are listed at 261 W. 52nd St. in Manhattan, New York Co., New York, in the 1900 census, along with their son Walter Jr. They had a cook, Nellie Gordon, and a nurse, Nellie Dooner.⁵
     Her will was dated 14 June 1901, and proved in court in New York Co., New York, on 26 January 1905. She left all her estate to her husband Walter, and named him as executor.¹² Her real estate was valued at about $12,000, and her personal property at about $5,700.¹³