ambrotype of Emeline Sylvester Morse in the Penobscot Marine Museum's collection
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52 Ancestors: Emeline Sylvester Morse

ByDeborah

In honor of Valentine’s Day, this week’s theme is, of course, “Love.” It is the perfect time to continue the Melcher family’s story. I’ve already written about Benjamin Morse Melcher, a sea captain living in Brunswick, Maine. His wife’s name was Emeline Sylvester Morse, daughter of Joseph Morse Jr. and Lucy Sylvester. They were first…