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Eliza Jane Morton 1855–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 August 1855

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 7 Feb 1914

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Father: George Morton

Mother: Eliza Morten

Spouse(s): Paul Thordsen

Children(s): James Thordsen

Eliza Jane Morton was born in 1855 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, the child of George Morton And Eliza E Morten. Eliza Jane Morton married Paul T Thordsen, and had children including James Thordsen. Eliza Jane Morton passed away in 1914 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Eliza Jane Morton was born in 1855 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, the child of George Morton And Eliza E Morten.
  • Eliza Jane Morton married Paul T Thordsen, and had children including James Thordsen.
  • Eliza Jane Morton passed away in 1914 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Morton
1815–1889
Birth Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
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Eliza Morten
1816–1892
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Paul Thordsen
1845–1906
Birth Location: Germany
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Children(s)

James Thordsen
1885–1941
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawamie, Iowa, USA
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Eliza Morton's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Morton
1855–1914
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Parents
George Morton
1815–1889
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Eliza (E.) Morten
1816–1892
England
Grandparents
Andrew Morton
1789–1866
Chatton, Ellingham, Northumberland, England
Ann Stewart
1793–1857
Chillingham, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Morton's Descendants

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Eliza (Jane) Morton (30 August 1855–7 Feb 1914) m. Paul (T.) Thordsen (14 Sep 1845–6 Sep 1906)
  1. 1. James Thordsen 1885–1941 m. Celia Bester 1896–1932
    1. 1. Jane (Ruth) Thordsen 1925–2003 m. Charles (Mathew) Gue 1925–1994
      1. 1. Teresa (Marie Gue) (Sherman) 1949–2022
    2. 2. Margaret (Harriet) Thordsen 1930–2007
    3. 3. Eugene (T.) Thordsen 1926–2008
    4. 4. James Thordsen 1925–2009
    5. 5. son Thordsen 1932–1932
    6. 6. Audrey (May) Thordsen 1926–2020

Eliza Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1855
30 August 1855
Birth of Eliza Jane Morton in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
1914
7 Feb 1914
Age 59
Death of Eliza Jane Morton in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 August 1855
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
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