This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RMunns7272 Surnames: Morse, Whitton Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.morse/1364/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 779. City of La Crosse SETH MORSE, hardware merchant, was born in Washington, Orange Co., Vt., March 30, 1832, and lived in that State till he was 21 years old. Served an apprenticeship at the tinner's trade in Lowell, Mass., with W. T. and C. P. Whitton; was there four years, then in Chelsea, Vt., one year; he went from there to Claremont, N. H., and was in business there till 1864, then came West, settled in Rushford, Minn., where he remained till 1870. In November of that year, he came to La Crosse and worked as a journeyman till 1876, since which time he has been in business for himself on Main street, between Fourth and Fifth, where he keeps on hand a general assortment of stoves, tin, sheet-iron and copper ware. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.