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Sterling MORTON 1885–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1885

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1961

Death Location: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbars, California, USA

Father: Joy MORTON

Mother: Carrie LAKE

Spouse(s): Sophia OWSLEY

Children(s):

The story of Sterling MORTON began in 1885 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Sterling MORTON married Sophia Preston Owsley. Sterling MORTON passed away in 1961 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbars, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sterling MORTON began in 1885 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Sterling MORTON married Sophia Preston Owsley.
  • Sterling MORTON passed away in 1961 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbars, California, USA.

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Sterling MORTON's Ancestors

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Sterling MORTON
1885–1961
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joy Sterling MORTON
1855–1934
Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA
Carrie (Jane) LAKE
1857–1915
Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Julius (Sterling MORTON (Founder of Arbor) Day)
1832–1902
Adams, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Caroline (Ann Joy) FRENCH
1834–1881
Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Julius MORTON
1808–1865
Emmeline STERLING
1812–1890
Hiram JOY
1809–1868
Caroline HAYDEN
1810–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner MORTON
1774–1863
Sarah FRENCH
1784–1870

Sterling MORTON's Timeline

2 Records

1885
25 Aug 1885
Birth of Sterling MORTON in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1961
24 Feb 1961
Age 76
Death of Sterling MORTON in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbars, California, USA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbars, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbars, California, USA

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