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About Elizabeth Morton
Daughter of John Morton, signer of the "Declaration of Independence" and Ann Justis. Died unmarried at the age of 20.
From http://colonialhall.com/morton/mortonAnne.php
The surviving children of John Morton included:
Elizabeth died of consumption, unmarried.
Source: Wives of the Signers: The Women Behind the Declaration of Independence, by Harry Clinton Green and Mary Wolcott Green, A.B. (Aledo, TX: Wallbuilder Press, 1997). Orignaly Published in 1912 as volume 3 of The Pioneer Mothers of America: A Record of the More Notable Women of the Early Days of the Country, and Particularly of the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons). Pages 192-195. (Some minor spelling changes may have been made.)
- "Chester (And Its Vicinity,) Delaware County, In Pennsylvania". 2017. Google Books. Accessed March 28 2017. page 145 "From page 145: John Morton, the signer, married Ann Justis, of Chester County, and they had issue, as appears by his will duly registered at West Chester, Aug.26, 1778, three sons and five daughters; Aaron, Sketchley, John, Mary, Sarah, LYDIA, Ann, and Elizabeth." "Elizabeth, daughter of the signer, died of consumption at the residence of her brother Aaron, in Ridley, before he moved west. My aunt, Ann C. Smith, recollects the event perfectly."
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Elizabeth Morton's Timeline
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1780
Age 20
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at her brother Aaron's home
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