Essex

MORSE, James

Vermont Historical Magazine, No. XI, October 1867, p 977
(extracted from a section on the history of Concord, Essex County, Vermont)

James MORSE, Esq., came to Concord [Essex County, Vermont] in February 1792, 
there being then only six families in town. He came from Barre [Worcester 
County], Massachusetts, bringing a pack upon his back weighing ninety-one and 
a half pounds. He was a man of strong, hardy endurance, great memory, and 
untiring energy. He filled many offices in the early history of the town.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly