Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
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Name (Latin)
Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
Other forms of name
Morse, Jedediah, 1761-1826
Date of birth
1761-08-23
Date of death
1826-06-09
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His A discourse, delivered at the African Meeting House, in Boston, 1808:t.p. (Jedidiah Morse)
- Dexter, F.B. Biog. sketches of the grads. of Yale Coll., v. 4(Jedidiah Morse; grad. 1783; conducted school for young ladies in New Haven, 1783-84; in charge of academy in Norwich, Conn., 1785-1786; tutor at Yale, 1786-87; preached in Midway, Georgia and N.Y.C.; pastor First Congregational Church,Charlestown, Mass., 1789-1820; removed to New Haven 1820; b. Aug. 23, 1761; d. June 9, 1826)
- His A sermon delivered before the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at a public installation of the officers of the Corinthian Lodge, at Concord, in the county of Middlesex, June 25th, 1798, 1798:t.p. (Jedediah Morse)
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Jedidiah Morse by Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872)
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File:Jedidiah Morse Gravestone New Haven.jpg
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File:Jedidiah Morse by Samuel Finley Breese Morse.jpeg
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872)
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File:US map JedidiahMorse ca1824 engr byAnnin and Smith NYPL.jpeg
Annin & Smith, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Jedidiah Morse (August 23, 1761 – June 9, 1826) was an American geographer and preacher whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of the telegraphy pioneer and painter Samuel Morse, and his textbooks earned him the sobriquet of "father of American geography."
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