Editing Samuel Morse (section)

===Last years and death===
[[File:New York University Samuel F. B. Morse Medal ND (1910) Art Nouveau, obverse.jpg|thumb|left|New York University Samuel F. B. Morse [[Art Nouveau]] medal by [[Paul Wissaert]], obverse]]
[[File:New York University Samuel F. B. Morse Medal ND (1910) Art Nouveau, reverse.jpg|thumb|The reverse of this annual university award for physics students, provided by Morse in his will]]
Samuel Morse gave large sums to charity. He also became interested in the relationship of science and religion and provided the funds to establish a lectureship on "the relation of the Bible to the Sciences".{{sfn|Standage|1998|p=189}} Though he was rarely awarded any royalties for the later uses and implementations of his inventions, he was able to live comfortably.

[[Morsemere, New Jersey|Morsemere]] in Ridgefield, New Jersey, takes its name from Morse, who had bought property there to build a home, but died before its completion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ridgefieldnj.gov/?SEC=9842071E-0EBB-4CC1-A535-56CF6832C4A8|title=History of Ridgefield – Ridgefield, New Jersey|website=www.ridgefieldnj.gov|quote=Among the noted people who owned property in the new borough was Samuel F. B. Morse. He owned property running from Morse Avenue east to Dallytown Road (Bergen Boulevard). Morse bought the property with the intention of building a home here. A barn was the only structure completed when the inventor died in 1872.|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806234340/https://www.ridgefieldnj.gov/?SEC=9842071E-0EBB-4CC1-A535-56CF6832C4A8|url-status=live}}</ref>

He died of [[pneumonia]] in New York City on April 2, 1872,<ref>{{cite web |title=Samuel Morse |url=https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/samuel-morse |website=lemelson.mit.edu |access-date=16 December 2024}}</ref> and was interred at [[Green-Wood Cemetery]] in Brooklyn.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.green-wood.com/scans/Volume%2020/Volume%2020_099.jpg |title=Green-wood Cemetery burial records |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=April 3, 1872 |publisher=Green-wood Cemetery |access-date=June 8, 2024 |quote=April 3, 1872 burial records}}</ref> By the time of his death, his estate was valued at some $500,000 (${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|500000|1872|r=0}}}} today).{{Inflation-fn|US}}

In his will he provided an award medal that is presented annually by New York University to one undergraduate student who shows special ability in physics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samuel F. B. Morse Medal |publisher=New York University |work=Department of Physics Prizes and Awards |access-date=February 5, 2024 |url=https://as.nyu.edu/departments/physics/programs/undergraduate/prizes-and-awards.html}}</ref>