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Sylvanus Morton 1729–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1729/30

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Death Date: 26 Dec 1778

Death Location: Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Abigail Pratt

Spouse(s): Mary Marshall

Children(s): James Morton

The story of Sylvanus Morton began in 1729 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Sylvanus Morton married Mary Marshall, and had children including James Morton. Sylvanus Morton passed away in 1778 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvanus Morton began in 1729 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • Sylvanus Morton married Mary Marshall, and had children including James Morton.
  • Sylvanus Morton passed away in 1778 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Sylvanus Morton's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Morton
1729–1778
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Thomas Morton Sr
1690–1738
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Pratt
1703–1790
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
George Morton
1645–1727
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Joanna Kempton
1647–1728
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Sr
1623–1693
Ann Cooper
1623–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Morton
1585–1624
Julyaen Carpenter
1584–1665
John Deacon
1590–1675

Sylvanus Morton's Descendants

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Sylvanus Morton (24 Feb 1729/30–26 Dec 1778) m. Mary Marshall (28 Jun 1722–21 Mar 1792)
  1. 1. James Morton 1755–1838 m. Lucy Gorham 1762–1838
    1. 1. Abigail ("Nabby") Morton 1785–1856 m. Theodosius Ford 1783–1854
      1. 1. Lucy (M.) Ford 1815–1819 m. Smith (Freeman) Harlow 1814–1876
        1. 1. Alexander (Ford) Harlow 1846–1934 m. Edith Harlow 1856–1940

Sylvanus Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1729
24 Feb 1729/30
Birth of Sylvanus Morton in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1778
26 Dec 1778
Age 49
Death of Sylvanus Morton in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1729/30
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1778
    Event Place: Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

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