samuel morse By facebooker_100002249884564 Apr 27, 1791 samuel morse was born birth Period: Jan 20, 1815 to Jan 20, 1825 painted Jan 20, 1819 the panic of 1819 Period: Jan 20, 1830 to Jan 20, 1832 morse traveled to inprove paintings May 20, 1837 invented the electric telegraph May 20, 1837 invented the electric telegraph Apr 2, 1872 samuel morse died he died at the age of 80