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Josiah Morton 1763–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 April 1763

Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 23 February 1838

Death Location: Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Captain War**

Mother: Mary Anderson

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Josiah Morton was born in 1763 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Captain John Morton Of Morton Hall Rev War And Mary Elizabeth Anderson. Josiah Morton passed away in 1838 in Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Morton was born in 1763 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Captain John Morton Of Morton Hall Rev War And Mary Elizabeth Anderson.
  • Josiah Morton passed away in 1838 in Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Josiah Morton's Ancestors

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Josiah Morton
1763–1838
Birth Place: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Captain John MORTON of "Morton Hall" Rev War**
1730–1796
Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth) Anderson
1736–1822
Grandparents
Thomas Morton
1688–1730
Elizabeth Woodson
1699–1740
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Woodson
1662–1716
Ann Smith
1670–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Woodson
1632–1707
Elizabeth Ferris
1634–1689
Lt Smith
1625–1691
Hannah Daft
1644–1680

Josiah Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1763
26 April 1763
Birth of Josiah Morton in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
1838
23 February 1838
Age 75
Death of Josiah Morton in Fullerton, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
Fullerton, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 April 1763
    Event Place: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 February 1838
    Event Place: Fullerton, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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