Dr. Shadden Cobb/Mrs. Debra Stout
ELA/Social Studies
8 May 2017
The Life of Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse will always be one of the greatest American inventors of all time. He was a man
of many talents, including a painter, inventor, traveler, husband, and father. He has made many artwork
masterpieces like the Dying Hercules and the Gallery of Louvre. He is most commonly known for the
invention of the telegraph and the Co creator of morse code. His life story is one of the best ever told.
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was born on April 27, 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
He was the first child of Elizabeth and Jedidiah Morse whom had a total of 6 children. His parents said
that “He