Jedidiah Morse
Geographer ‧ Samuel Morse's father
Jedidiah Morse was a geographer 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." Wikipedia
Born: August 23, 1761, Woodstock, CT
Died: June 9, 1826 (age 64 years), New Haven, CT
Children: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Richard Cary Morse, Sidney Edwards Morse, and more
Parents: Deacon Jedidiah Morse and Sarah Morse
Books: The American Geography, Geography made easy, The American Gazetteer, and more
Partner: Elizabeth Breese Morse
Great grandchildren: Frank Morse-Rummel and Gilbert Colgate