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Eleazer Morton 1786–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 AUG 1786

Birth Location: Stoughton, MA.

Death Date: 4 JUL 1864

Death Location: Interred in Morton Cemetary, Of Benton Harbor, MI.

Father: Ambrose Morton

Mother: Sarah Tolman

Spouse(s): Joanna Cotton

Children(s): Caroline Morton, Charles Morton, George Morton, Henry Morton, James Morton, Jane Morton, Joanna Morton, Mary Morton, Sarah Morton, William Morton

The story of Eleazer Morton began in 1786 in Stoughton, MA.. Eleazer Morton married Joanna Cotton, and had children including Caroline Diana Morton, Charles Ambrose Morton, George Clinton Morton, Henry Cotton Morton, James Melvin Morton, Jane Elizabeth Morton, Joanna Dennis Morton, Mary Agnes Morton, Sarah Maria Morton, William Edward Morton. Eleazer Morton passed away in 1864 in Interred in Morton Cemetary, Of Benton Harbor, MI..

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Biography

  • The story of Eleazer Morton began in 1786 in Stoughton, MA..
  • Eleazer Morton married Joanna Cotton, and had children including Caroline Diana Morton, Charles Ambrose Morton, George Clinton Morton, Henry Cotton Morton, James Melvin Morton, Jane Elizabeth Morton, Joanna Dennis Morton, Mary Agnes Morton, Sarah Maria Morton, William Edward Morton.
  • Eleazer Morton passed away in 1864 in Interred in Morton Cemetary, Of Benton Harbor, MI..

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Spouses(s)

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Eleazer Morton's Ancestors

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Eleazer Morton
1786–1864
Birth Place: Stoughton, MA.
Parents
Ambrose Morton
1756–1832
Stoughton, MA.
Sarah Tolman
1756–1794
of Stoughton, MA.
Grandparents
Seth Morton
1722–1756
Plymouth, MA.
Abigail Paul
1739–1753
Dorchester, MA.
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Jr
1693–1730
Deborah Delano
1704–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Morton
1659–1733
Rebecca Marshall
1661–1730

Eleazer Morton's Descendants

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Eleazer Morton (1 AUG 1786–4 JUL 1864) m. Joanna Cotton (23 FEB 1785–12 SEP 1856)
  1. 1. Caroline (Diana) Morton 1828–1906 m. Samuel (George Dana) Howard 1818–1866
    1. 1. Carrie (Louise) Howard 1860–1958 m. Henry Keith 1846–1877
    2. 2. Charles (Alonzo) Howard 1853–1856
    3. 3. Frank (E.) Howard 1856–1917
    4. 4. Mary (Belle) Howard 1854–1859
  2. 2. Charles (Ambrose) Morton 1815–1838
  3. 3. George (Clinton) Morton 1819–1887 m. Charity (Jane) Rathbun 1826–1913
  4. 4. Henry (Cotton) Morton 1817–1895 m. Josephine (Stanley) Merwin 1830–1859
    1. 1. Charles Morton 1854–1862
    2. 2. Frank (Cotton) Morton 1858–1858
    3. 3. James (Stanley) Morton 1850–1851
    4. 4. William (Henry) Morton 1859–1878
  5. 5. James (Melvin) Morton 1824–1849
  6. 6. Jane (Elizabeth) Morton 1821–1859 m. William (C.) Hammill 1796–1847
  7. 7. Joanna (Dennis) Morton 1822–1849 m. William Raymond 1814–1849
  8. 8. Mary (Agnes) Morton 1826–1868 m. Samuel (Augustus) Raymond 1821–1868
    1. 1. John (Morton) Raymond 1846–1863
    2. 2. Marie Raymond 1851–1899 m. Henry Gibbons 1834–1868
    3. 3. Marie Raymond 1849–1849
    4. 4. Samuel Raymond 1866–1866
  9. 9. Sarah (Maria) Morton 1813–1850 m. Thomas Conger 1802–1880
    1. 1. Marie (Antoinette) Conger 1833–1836 m. Louis Whittingham 1829–1867
  10. 10. William (Edward) Morton 1818–1819

Eleazer Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1 AUG 1786
Birth of Eleazer Morton in Stoughton, MA.
Stoughton, MA.
1864
4 JUL 1864
Age 78
Death of Eleazer Morton in Interred in Morton Cemetary, Of Benton Harbor, MI.
Interred in Morton Cemetary, Of Benton Harbor, MI.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 AUG 1786
    Event Place: Stoughton, MA.
    Record Source:
    [1] Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Aug 12, 1996 SLAUGHT PEDIGREE CHART 1992 Footnote: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Aug 12, 1996 SLAUGHT PE
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUL 1864
    Event Place: Interred in Morton Cemetary, Of Benton Harbor, MI.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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