Samuel Finley Breese Morse

1791–1872 (age 81)

Inventor/Painter

Photograph of Samuel Finley Breese Morse

About Samuel Finley Breese Morse

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791–1872) lived to age 81. They were an inventor/painter. Born in Charlestown, they died in Manhattan. They are buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in New York.

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