Samuel Morse
American inventor and painter
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, Morse, in his middle age, contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. Wikipedia
Born: April 27, 1791, Charlestown, Boston, MA
Died: April 2, 1872 (age 80 years), New York, NY
Children: William Morse, Edward Morse, Charles Morse, and more
Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Griswold (m. 1848–1872) and Lucretia Walker (m. 1818–1825)
Education: Royal Academy of Arts (1811–1815), Yale College (1805–1810), and Phillips Academy — Andover
Siblings: Sidney Edwards Morse and Richard Cary Morse
Parents: Jedidiah Morse and Elizabeth Ann Finley Breese
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Apr 26, 2016 · “We must begin to feel proud of your acquaintance,” Morse's wife, Lucretia, wrote to him from their home in New Haven, Connecticut, a four-day ...
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, ...
Morse's first wife, Lucretia, died suddenly at the young age of twenty-five on February 7, 1825. Morse was away in Washington, D.C., taking up a commission to ...
Aug 22, 2023 · On February 7, 1825, Samuel Morse's wife, Lucretia, died suddenly, at the age of 25, while Morse was working in Washington, D.C. By the time ...
Sep 11, 2019 · In 1848, Morse had married Sarah Griswold, with whom he had four children, and after he was recognized as the “inventor of the telegraph,” he ...
Feb 4, 2023 · In 1825 painter Samuel Morse received a letter which read that his wife was sick. The day after that a new one said that she was dead.
Sep 26, 2024 · Letter to Morse's wife Lucretia describing his work on a portrait painting of President James Monroe, with mentions of Monroe's family.
Sep 16, 2023 · The death of Samuel Morse's wife, Lucretia, had a significant impact on his motivation to create the telegraph. In February 1825, Morse was ...
Lucretia Pickering Walker and Morse are married in Concord, New Hampshire. Morse spends the winter in Charleston, South Carolina, where he receives many ...
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born on April 27, 1791, in Charlestown, Massachusetts as a first child of Pastor Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826) and Elizabeth Ann ...