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Stephen Morton 1735–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1735

Birth Location: Greetland, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 11 Nov 1799

Death Location: Elland, Yorkshire, England

Father: Joshua Morton

Mother: Mary (Morton)

Spouse(s): Mary (Morton), Margaret (Morton)

Children(s): Stephen Morton, Betty (Dearden)

Stephen Morton was born in 1735 in Greetland, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Joshua Morton And Mary Crosland Morton. In 1797, Stephen Morton resided in Stainland, Yorkshire, England. Stephen Morton married Jenny Priestley, Margaret Peggy Dearden Morton, Mary Gamble Morton, and had children including Betty Morton Dearden, Stephen Morton. Stephen Morton passed away in 1799 in Elland, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Stephen Morton was born in 1735 in Greetland, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Joshua Morton And Mary Crosland Morton.
  • In 1797, Stephen Morton resided in Stainland, Yorkshire, England.
  • Stephen Morton married Jenny Priestley, Margaret Peggy Dearden Morton, Mary Gamble Morton, and had children including Betty Morton Dearden, Stephen Morton.
  • Stephen Morton passed away in 1799 in Elland, Yorkshire, England.

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Stephen Morton's Ancestors

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Stephen Morton
1735–1799
Birth Place: Greetland, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Joshua Morton
1690–1734
Blackley Top, Elland, West Yorkshire, England
Mary (Crosland) (Morton)
1695–1769
Elland, Yorkshire
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Morton's Descendants

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Stephen Morton (11 Jan 1735–11 Nov 1799) m. Mary (Gamble) (Morton) (1726?–August 1795) m. Margaret ((Peggy) Dearden) (Morton) (1776–20 Jun 1853)
  1. 1. Stephen Morton 1806–1867
  2. 2. Betty (Morton) (Dearden) 1796–1859

Stephen Morton's Timeline

4 Records

1735
11 Jan 1735
Birth of Stephen Morton in Greetland, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Greetland, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
1797
1797
Age 62
Stephen Morton resided here in Stainland, Yorkshire, England
Stainland, Yorkshire, England
1799
9 Nov 1799
Age 64
Death of Stephen Morton in Stainland, West Riding, Yorkshire
Stainland, West Riding, Yorkshire
1799
11 Nov 1799
Age 64
Burial of Stephen Morton in Elland, Yorkshire, England
Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1735
    Event Place: Greetland, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Stainland, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Select Land Tax Records, 1704-1932

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1799
    Event Place: Stainland, West Riding, Yorkshire

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1799
    Event Place: Elland, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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