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Marcus Morton 1784–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 DEC 1784

Birth Location: Freetown, MA.

Death Date: 6 FEB 1864

Death Location: Taunton, MA.

Father: Nathaniel III

Mother: Mary Cary

Spouse(s): Charlotte Hodges

Children(s): Charlotte Morton, Charlotte Morton, Emily Morton, Frances Morton, James Morton, Joanna Morton, Lydia Morton, Marcus Morton, Nathaniel Morton, Nathaniel Morton, Sarah Morton, Susan Morton

The story of Marcus Morton began in 1784 in Freetown, MA.. Marcus Morton married Charlotte Hodges, and had children including Charlotte Morton, Emily Matilda Morton, Frances Wood Morton, James Hodges Morton, Joanna Maria Morton, Lydia Mason Morton, Marcus Morton, Nathaniel Morton, Sarah Carey Morton, Susan Tillinghast Morton. Marcus Morton passed away in 1864 in Taunton, MA..

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Biography

  • The story of Marcus Morton began in 1784 in Freetown, MA..
  • Marcus Morton married Charlotte Hodges, and had children including Charlotte Morton, Emily Matilda Morton, Frances Wood Morton, James Hodges Morton, Joanna Maria Morton, Lydia Mason Morton, Marcus Morton, Nathaniel Morton, Sarah Carey Morton, Susan Tillinghast Morton.
  • Marcus Morton passed away in 1864 in Taunton, MA..

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel III
1753–1832
Birth Location: Freetown, MA.
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Mary Cary
1756–1835
Birth Location: –
MC

Spouses(s)

Charlotte Hodges
1787–1873
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Charlotte Morton
1810–1814
Birth Location: –
CM
Charlotte Morton
1818–1869
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
CM
Emily Morton
1831–1845
Birth Location: –
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Frances Morton
1828–1900
Birth Location: Taunton, MA.
FM
James Morton
1824–1841
Birth Location: –
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Joanna Morton
1808–1878
Birth Location: –
JM
Lydia Morton
1812–1832
Birth Location: –
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Marcus Morton
1819–1864
Birth Location: Taunton, MA.
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Nathaniel Morton
1814–1814
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Morton
1821–1856
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Morton
1817–
Birth Location: –
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Susan Morton
1826–1840
Birth Location: –
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Marcus Morton's Ancestors

Self
Marcus Morton
1784–1864
Birth Place: Freetown, MA.
Parents
Nathaniel Morton III
1753–1832
Freetown, MA.
Mary Cary
1756–1835
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Morton) II
1722–1794
Plymouth, MA.
Martha Tupper
1724–1800
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Morton
1695–1727
Rebecca Clark
1698–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Morton
1659–1733
Rebecca Marshall
1661–1730

Marcus Morton's Descendants

1.
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Marcus Morton (9 DEC 1784–6 FEB 1864) m. Charlotte Hodges (23 DEC 1787–25 DEC 1873)
  1. 1. Charlotte Morton 1810–1814
  2. 2. Charlotte Morton 1818–1869 m. Samuel Watson 1807–1876
    1. 1. Alice Watson 1841–1844
    2. 2. Anne Watson 1837–1844
    3. 3. Marcus (Morton) Watson 1842–1838
    4. 4. Samuel Watson 1845–1915 m. Caroline ("Callie" M.) Hamm 1865–1930
    5. 5. William (Parsons) Watson 1849–1910 m. Jessie (Edna) Harlan 1867–
  3. 3. Emily (Matilda) Morton 1831–1845 m. Daniel (C.) Dawes 1832–1848
  4. 4. Frances (Wood) Morton 1828–1900 m. George (Henry) French 1825–1888
    1. 1. Alice French 1850–1851
    2. 2. Frances (Morton) French 1862–1863 m. Maxwell (Rice) Brothers 1868–
    3. 3. George (Watson) French 1858–1934 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Decker 1872–1943 m. Clara (Virginia) Decker 1861–1908
    4. 4. Morton French 1851–1852 m. Venice Dunford 1873–
    5. 5. Nathaniel French 1854–1852 m. Marian (Montgomery) Eldredge 1854–
    6. 6. Robert (Tillinghast) French 1872–1897
  5. 5. James (Hodges) Morton 1824–1841 m. Elizabeth Ashmun 1829–1916
  6. 6. Joanna (Maria) Morton 1808–1878 m. William (T.) Hawes 1806–1859
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hawes 1826–1832
    2. 2. John Hawes 1826–1832
    3. 3. Marcus Hawes 1826–1832
  7. 7. Lydia (Mason) Morton 1812–1832 m. Henry (W.) Lee 1815–1874
    1. 1. Caroline Lee 1844– m. Eugene Lewis 1839–
    2. 2. Henry Lee 1839–1838 m. Hariett (B.) Lee 1840–
    3. 3. William Lee 1851– m. Florence Ferguson 1861–
  8. 8. Marcus Morton 1819–1864 m. Abby Bowler 1820–1895
    1. 1. Abby (H.) Morton 1857–1896 m. David (Bates) Douglas 1858–1893
      1. 1. David (Bates) Douglas 1893–1894
      2. 2. Sarah (Hale) Douglas 1884–1885
    2. 2. Amy Morton 1844–1879 m. William Charnley 1843–1879
      1. 1. Elizabeth Charnley 1874–1875
      2. 2. Lorania Charnley 1876–1877
      3. 3. Marcus (Morton) Charnley 1868–1873
      4. 4. William Charnley 1867–1894
    3. 3. Charlotte (M.) Morton 1845–1874 m. Frank (Ames) Mullany 1845–1875
    4. 4. Lorania Morton 1859–1860
    5. 5. Marcus Morton 1862–1863
    6. 6. Mary (H.) Morton 1850–1892 m. Clarence Whitman 1847–1892
      1. 1. Arthur (McGregor) Whitman 1879–1880
      2. 2. Clarence Whitman 1877–1878
      3. 3. Esmonde Whitman 1886–1887
      4. 4. Gerald Whitman 1890–1891
      5. 5. Harold (Cutler) Whitman 1883–1884
  9. 9. Nathaniel Morton 1814–1814
  10. 10. Nathaniel Morton 1821–1856 m. Harriet Baylies 1823–1852
  11. 11. Sarah (Carey) Morton 1817– m. Willard (Lovering) Taunton 1801–
    1. 1. Charlotte (Morton) Lovering 1844–1934
    2. 2. Henry (Morton) Taunton 1840–1840 m. Isabel (F.) Morse 1841–
  12. 12. Susan (Tillinghast) Morton 1826–1840 m. Day Kimball 1808–1843

Marcus Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1784
9 DEC 1784
Birth of Marcus Morton in Freetown, MA.
Freetown, MA.
1864
6 FEB 1864
Age 80
Death of Marcus Morton in Taunton, MA.
Taunton, MA.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 DEC 1784
    Event Place: Freetown, MA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1864
    Event Place: Taunton, MA.
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