Mission
The mission of The Morse Society is to gather, organize and disseminate genealogical and historical information pertaining to North American Morse and Moss progenitors, their ancestors and their descendents, including those with variant spelling such as Morss and Mors. Our extensive databases focus on five New England progenitor lines, as well as current and pre-immigrant lines in the UK, Canada and Australia. The progenitor lines include Anthony Morse of Newbury, MA (1635), William Morse of Newbury, MA (1635), Samuel Morse of Dedham, MA (1635), Joseph Morse of Ipswich, MA (1635), and John Moss of New Haven, CT (1639).
Our families started coming to North America in 1635, from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Russia, Holland, Norway, and other far flung places. Some brought the surname with them and some changed their names after arriving. Clans settled in Canada, New England, the mid-Atlantic, and the Southeastern states. Some came as free men while others arrived as indentured servants, but all came to start a new life in the new world. No matter where your Morse or Moss family came from or where they put down roots, your family is part of our family.
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