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William Moreton 1856–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1856

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 5 Oct 1922

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Father: Jonathan MORETON

Mother: Emma Boys

Spouse(s): Cora Moreton

Children(s): Cora Moreton, Althea Moreton, Ray Moreton, William Moreton, Roy Moreton

In 1856, William Moreton entered the world in England, born to Jonathan Moreton And Emma Boys. In 1860, William Moreton resided in Great Salt Lake City Ward 20, Great Salt Lake, Uta. William Moreton married Cora J Moreton, and had children including Althea M Moreton, Cora Jeannette Moreton, Ray Moreton, Roy M Moreton, William H Moreton. William Moreton passed away in 1922 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

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Biography

  • In 1856, William Moreton entered the world in England, born to Jonathan Moreton And Emma Boys.
  • In 1860, William Moreton resided in Great Salt Lake City Ward 20, Great Salt Lake, Uta.
  • William Moreton married Cora J Moreton, and had children including Althea M Moreton, Cora Jeannette Moreton, Ray Moreton, Roy M Moreton, William H Moreton.
  • William Moreton passed away in 1922 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan MORETON
1800–1873
Birth Location: Swinford,Leicester,England
JM
Emma Boys
1823–1890
Birth Location: Leamington, Warwicks, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Cora Moreton
1853–1936
Birth Location: New York
CM

Children(s)

Cora Moreton
1890–1974
Birth Location: Salt Lake, Utah
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Althea Moreton
1879–1970
Birth Location: Utah
AM
Ray Moreton
1881–
Birth Location: Utah
RM
William Moreton
1885–
Birth Location: Utah
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Roy Moreton
1881–1913
Birth Location: Utah
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William Moreton's Ancestors

Self
William Moreton
1856–1922
Birth Place: England
Parents
Jonathan MORETON
1800–1873
Swinford,Leicester,England
Emma Boys
1823–1890
Leamington, Warwicks, England
Grandparents
Thomas MORETON
1764–1831
Swinford, Leicestershire, England
Mary CLARK
1766–1825
Leicestershire, England
Thomas Boys
1785–1852
Cubbington Country, Warwick, England
Elizabeth Hobbs
1789–1873
Leamington Priors, Warwick, England
Great-Grandparents
William Moreton
1740–1756
Katherine PORTER
1742–1828
Thomas CLARK
1761–1831
Mary Philipps
1747–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William MORETON
1715–1787
Mary HARMAN
1720–1806
John PORTER
1707–1780

William Moreton's Descendants

1.
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William Moreton (abt 1856–5 Oct 1922) m. Cora (J) Moreton (Apr 1853–9 Sep 1936)
  1. 1. Cora (Jeannette) Moreton 1890–1974
  2. 2. Althea (M) Moreton 1879–1970
  3. 3. Ray Moreton 1881–
  4. 4. William (H) Moreton 1885–
  5. 5. Roy (M.) Moreton 1881–1913

William Moreton's Timeline

8 Records

1855
24 Oct 1855
Birth of William Moreton in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1856
abt 1856
Birth of William Moreton in England
England
1860
1860
Age 4
William Moreton resided here in Great Salt Lake City Ward 20, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
Great Salt Lake City Ward 20, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
William Moreton resided here in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
William Moreton resided here in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
William Moreton resided here in Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1922
5 October 1922
Age 66
Death of William Moreton in Salt Lake
Salt Lake
1922
5 Oct 1922
Age 66
Burial of William Moreton in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1855
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah Cemetery Inventory
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1337; Page: 54D; Enumeration District: 043
    [3] Utah, Death Registers, 1847-1966, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; File Number #: 1922003976
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0010
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 20, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1313; Page: 295; Family History Library Film: 805313
    [7] Salt Lake City, Utah, Cemetery Records, 1848-1992

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1856
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 20, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 20, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1313; Page: 295; Family History Library Film: 805313

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1337; Page: 54D; Enumeration District: 043

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0010

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, United States
    Record Source: Utah, Death Registers, 1847-1966, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; File Number #: 1922003976

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1922
    Event Place: Salt Lake
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah Cemetery Inventory
    [2] Utah, Death Registers, 1847-1966, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; File Number #: 1922003976
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Salt Lake City, Utah, Cemetery Records, 1848-1992

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah Cemetery Inventory
    [2] Salt Lake City, Utah, Cemetery Records, 1848-1992
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