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William Moreton 1719–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JUN 1719

Birth Location: Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 MAR 1763

Death Location: Astbury, Cheshire, England

Father: William Moreton

Mother: Susan Lenton

Spouse(s): Catherine (Dickens)

Children(s): John Morton

William Moreton was born in 1719 in Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England, the child of William Moreton And Susan Lenton. William Moreton married Catherine Moreton Dickens, and had children including John Morton. William Moreton passed away in 1763 in Astbury, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Moreton was born in 1719 in Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England, the child of William Moreton And Susan Lenton.
  • William Moreton married Catherine Moreton Dickens, and had children including John Morton.
  • William Moreton passed away in 1763 in Astbury, Cheshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Moreton's Ancestors

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William Moreton
1719–1763
Birth Place: Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
William Moreton
1685–1723
Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England
Susan Lenton
1690–1753
Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Morton
1654–
Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England
John Lenton
1660–1698
Great-Grandparents
John Morton
1616–1673
William Lenton
1630–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Moreton's Descendants

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William Moreton (9 JUN 1719–25 MAR 1763) m. Catherine (Moreton) (Dickens) (1720–22 SEP 1761)
  1. 1. John Morton 1748–1787 m. Susannah (Morton) (Reynolds) 1749–1823
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Carvill) (Morton) 1775–1815
      1. 1. Anne Carvell 1801– m. Samuel Killham 1795–
        1. 1. William Killham 1819–
        2. 2. John (Franklin) Killham 1823–1903
        3. 3. Mary (A) Killham 1827–
        4. 4. Jane Killham 1831–
        5. 5. Benjamin (A) Killham 1832–1914 m. Mary (Killham) (Gorman) 1837–1893

William Moreton's Timeline

4 Records

1719
9 JUN 1719
Birth of William Moreton in Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England
Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England
1719
9 JUN 1719
William Moreton was baptized in Souldrop, Bedford, England
Souldrop, Bedford, England
1763
FEB 1763
Age 44
Death of William Moreton in Finedon, Northamptonshire, England
Finedon, Northamptonshire, England
1763
25 MAR 1763
Age 44
Burial of William Moreton in Astbury, Cheshire, England
Astbury, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JUN 1719
    Event Place: Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 JUN 1719
    Event Place: Souldrop, Bedford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: FEB 1763
    Event Place: Finedon, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 894
    [3] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 MAR 1763
    Event Place: Astbury, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

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