Samuel F. B. Morse On April 27, 1791 Samuel B. F. Morse was born to his parents Jedidiah Morse and his mother Elizabeth Breese in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was the first of the three sons. By the age of seven Samuel was in Phillips Academy. Though he was not a student star, his drawing skills were great. Both Samuel's teachers' and parents' encouragement led Samuel to success with miniature portraits. In 1810 Morse graduated from Yale Collage. His brothers helped him out many times in his adult years. He had wished to pursue an art career, but his father did not approve of it. In 1815 Samuel set up a studio in Boston, Massachusetts. Soon he discovered his large canvases attracted attention
