*I thought I would send this along. The Morse you mention may be from the same family mentioned here. * * * *By Mary Messere “Backstreet Mary”* (Eaton – Jan. 11, 2010) Last night the historic Stone House of Joseph Morse burned in Eaton. I am told that it is a big loss. This is a terrible tragedy for the people of Eaton and a great loss to the history of Madison County. Though I am not in Eaton I feel the loss for the Morse family the members of which are good friends of mine. The museum in Eaton has many of the early belongings of the Morse family, which is a blessing in a way. No name is considered more important or well known in the history of the Town and Hamlet of Eaton than the name Morse. The Morse family from Sherburne, Massachusetts, came to the area between 1793 and 1796 after the first patents were issue for the land. First to come was Benjamin Morse and his wife Debra Swain. A Revolutionary War militiaman, he and Joshua Leland came together hoping to make a place for their families. Second came brother Hezekiah Morse followed later by younger brother Joseph Morse. Joshua Leland and Joseph Morse would become the people referred to as founders of Eaton. Originally, Joseph Morse settled with his brothers on the east side of the hill near the Town of Hamilton where he was an early justice. He then decided to purchase property on the west side of the hill along the swift running waters of the Alderbrook, today called the Eatonbrook. Joseph and his industrious sons built ponds and dams to accommodate all forms of mills the first of which were saw mills and grist mills need for building and feed. Joseph also started a distillery, later owned by Ellis, which brought in much needed cash; a distillery that used more grain by the late 1830’s than was grown by mechanical means in all of Madison County in 1878. This distillery shipped most of its goods to New York City via the Chenango Canal. The family encouraged travelers to come through town that now sported taverns and hotels, one of which was owned by the Morse family, the Exchange Hotel. Joseph’s son Bigelow moved out to Fabius on the Hamilton Skaneateles Turnpike and started a foundry. Son Alpheus owned the Eaton Woolen Mill, and Calvin Morse became a businessman and the New York State Assemblyman. Many of the Morse men served as Town of Eaton supervisors, school board members and church leaders. *Mary Messere served Eaton as its historian.* On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Patricia Jaquay <hjaquay@twcny.rr.com>wrote: > Sorry Barb - the name appears to be S. J. Pierson who was apparently the > Saboth School teacher as this was presented to 12 year old George Morse. > > Have no idea whaty church either. > > Pat > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Margo Frink Vice President - Managing Editor M3P Media LLC Margo@m3pmedia.com 315-363-4254 315-481-8732 www.madisoncountycourier.com www.oneidacountycourier.com www.onondagacountycourier.com www.jeffersoncourier.com www.herkimercountycourier.com www.oswegocountycourier.com Your News, Your Voice

That was a very interesting article. I appreciate your sending it. Do you know of any one in the Eaton Historical Society that might find these Bibles interesting enough to want them? It would please me no end to know they could find their 'space' Pat