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Elmer Joshua Morton 1896–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 OCT 1896

Birth Location: Manchester, New Hampshire

Death Date: 13 NOV 1952

Death Location: Amherst, MA., buried Wildwood Cemetary, Amherst, MA.

Father: Walter Morton

Mother: Myrtie Peaslee

Spouse(s): Ruth Graves

Children(s): Clifton Morton, Elmer Jr, Gladys Morton, Irving Morton, Stewart Morton

The story of Elmer Joshua Morton began in 1896 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Elmer Joshua Morton married Ruth Louize Graves, and had children including Carolyn Ruth Morton, Clifton Herbert Morton, Elmer Joshua Morton Jr, Gladys Louize Morton, Irving Charles Morton, Stewart Kendall Morton. Elmer Joshua Morton passed away in 1952 in Amherst, MA., buried Wildwood Cemetary, Amherst, MA..

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Biography

  • The story of Elmer Joshua Morton began in 1896 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
  • Elmer Joshua Morton married Ruth Louize Graves, and had children including Carolyn Ruth Morton, Clifton Herbert Morton, Elmer Joshua Morton Jr, Gladys Louize Morton, Irving Charles Morton, Stewart Kendall Morton.
  • Elmer Joshua Morton passed away in 1952 in Amherst, MA., buried Wildwood Cemetary, Amherst, MA..

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Morton
1871–1953
Birth Location: Thomaston, ME.
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Myrtie Peaslee
1874–1955
Birth Location: Whitefield, NH.
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Graves
1898–1975
Birth Location: Florence, MA.
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Children(s)

Clifton Morton
1923–
Birth Location: –
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Elmer Jr
1920–2004
Birth Location: Waltham Midd, Massachusetts
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Gladys Morton
1918–1982
Birth Location: Northampton, MA.
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Irving Morton
1930–1988
Birth Location: at Ellerslie Farm, Franklin, MA.
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Stewart Morton
1927–2006
Birth Location: Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elmer Morton's Ancestors

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Elmer Morton
1896–1952
Birth Place: Manchester, New Hampshire
Parents
Walter Kendall Morton
1871–1953
Thomaston, ME.
Myrtie (Estelle) Peaslee
1874–1955
Whitefield, NH.
Grandparents
Joshua (Kendall) Morton
1838–1914
Thomaston, Maine
Margaret (Gilchrist) Mitchell
1846–1920
Thomaston, Maine
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Morton
1789–1857
Mary Davis
1815–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Morton
1743–1791

Elmer Morton's Descendants

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Elmer (Joshua) Morton (24 OCT 1896–13 NOV 1952) m. Ruth (Louize) Graves (9 SEP 1898–24 MAY 1975)
  1. 1. Clifton (Herbert) Morton 1923– m. Jane Lannon 1922–1976
  2. 2. Elmer (Joshua Morton) Jr 1920–2004 m. Edith (May) Shedd 1925–2013
  3. 3. Gladys (Louize) Morton 1918–1982
  4. 4. Irving (Charles) Morton 1930–1988
  5. 5. Stewart (Kendall) Morton 1927–2006 m. Bethel (Elaine) Bolton 1926–1997

Elmer Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1896
24 OCT 1896
Birth of Elmer Joshua Morton in Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
1952
13 NOV 1952
Age 56
Death of Elmer Joshua Morton in Amherst, MA., buried Wildwood Cemetary, Amherst, MA.
Amherst, MA., buried Wildwood Cemetary, Amherst, MA.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1896
    Event Place: Manchester, New Hampshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 NOV 1952
    Event Place: Amherst, MA., buried Wildwood Cemetary, Amherst, MA.
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