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Edward Judson Morton 1844–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1844

Birth Location: Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 3 April 1874

Death Location: San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Father: Russell Morton

Mother: Sarah Alden

Spouse(s): Sarah Ginty

Children(s): Henry Morton, Harriett Morton

Edward Judson Morton was born in 1844 in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Russell Morton And Sarah Bass Alden. Edward Judson Morton married Sarah Ehrman Ginty, and had children including Harriett Francis Morton, Henry Chesney Morton. Edward Judson Morton passed away in 1874 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edward Judson Morton was born in 1844 in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Russell Morton And Sarah Bass Alden.
  • Edward Judson Morton married Sarah Ehrman Ginty, and had children including Harriett Francis Morton, Henry Chesney Morton.
  • Edward Judson Morton passed away in 1874 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Morton's Ancestors

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Edward Morton
1844–1874
Birth Place: Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Russell Morton
1803–1859
Vermont, United States of America
Sarah (Bass) Alden
1807–1861
New Hampshire, United States of America
Grandparents
Isaac Morton
1766–1830
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Nancy Drake
1767–1862
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Isaac Alden
1770–1845
Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Anna Perry
1770–1862
Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Perry
1741–1826
Hannah Sherwin
1734–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliakim Perry
1716–1793
Sarah Joy
1720–1748

Edward Morton's Descendants

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Edward (Judson) Morton (1 January 1844–3 April 1874) m. Sarah (Ehrman) Ginty (21 July 1851–8 March 1917)
  1. 1. Henry (Chesney) Morton 1870–1951 m. Edith (W.) Auld 1870–
    1. 1. Ehrman (Uwini) Morton 1895–
    2. 2. Edith (May) Morton 1894–
  2. 2. Harriett (Francis) Morton 1871–1955

Edward Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1844
1 January 1844
Birth of Edward Judson Morton in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
1874
3 April 1874
Age 30
Death of Edward Judson Morton in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States of America
Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1844
    Event Place: Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 1874
    Event Place: Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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