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Dr. Samuel Gorton IV 1717–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Samuel III

Mother: Freelove Gorton

Spouse(s): Ruth (Gorton)

Children(s): Slade Gorton

Dr. Samuel Gorton IV was born in 1717 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Samuel Direct Line Gorton Iii And Freelove Mason Gorton. Dr. Samuel Gorton IV married Ruth Theodosia Slade Gorton, and had children including Slade Gorton. Dr. Samuel Gorton IV passed away in 1777 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Dr. Samuel Gorton IV was born in 1717 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Samuel Direct Line Gorton Iii And Freelove Mason Gorton.
  • Dr. Samuel Gorton IV married Ruth Theodosia Slade Gorton, and had children including Slade Gorton.
  • Dr. Samuel Gorton IV passed away in 1777 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel III
1690–1784
Birth Location: Rhode Island
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Freelove Gorton
1695–1748
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth (Gorton)
1724–1764
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Children(s)

Slade Gorton
1756–1832
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Dr. IV's Ancestors

Self
Dr. IV
1717–1777
Birth Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Samuel (Direct Line) gorton III
1690–1784
Rhode Island
Freelove (Mason) Gorton
1695–1748
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Gorton
1630–1723
Gorton, Lancashire, England
Susannah Burton
1665–1737
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Elder (Joseph) Mason
1663–1748
Rehoboth,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA
Lydia Bowen
1666–1758
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Maplett
1609–1677
William Burton
1630–1714
Hannah Wickes
1634–1714
Sampson army.
1625–1676
Mary Butterworth
1629–1714
Mary Clifton
1628–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burton
1608–1684
Elizabeth Bowers
1600–1676
John Wickes
1609–1675
John )
1600–1643
Hannah (9thGGM)
1600–1642
Mary Lanbotham
1608–1687
Mary Lanbotham
1608–1687

Dr. IV's Descendants

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Dr. (Samuel Gorton) IV (1717–1777) m. Ruth (Theodosia Slade) (Gorton) (13 Oct 1724–18 Dec 1764)
  1. 1. Slade Gorton 1756–1832 m. Mary Whitford 1761–1844
    1. 1. Job Gorton 1787–1868 m. Antha Matteson 1798–
      1. 1. Mary (Whitford) Gorton 1833–1910 m. Caleb (Matteson) Sweet 1831–1880
        1. 1. George (Weden) Sweet 1869–1956 m. Emma Shively 1873–1956

Dr. IV's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of Dr. Samuel Gorton IV in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
1777
1777
Age 60
Death of Dr. Samuel Gorton IV in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
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