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Person
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Morse, William Inglis
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Dates of existence
1874-1952
History
William Inglis Morse was born in Paradise, Nova Scotia, on 4 June 1874. He graduated from Acadia College in 1897 and the Episcopal Theological School in 1900. Morse preached in Connecticut and Massachusetts until 1929 and then devoted himself to historical research. He collected maps, books and manuscripts relating to Nova Scotia and Canada, donating his collection to Acadia University, Dalhousie University, Harvard University and Yale University. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 4 June 1952.