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James Morton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gorham, Cumberland, ME, United States
Death: April 10, 1840 (86)
Gorham, Cumberland, ME, United States
Place of Burial: Gorham, Cumberland, ME, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Morton and Rachel Morton
Husband of Susannah Morton
Father of Hannah Morton; Thomas Morton; Anna Morton; Mary Morton; Elliot Morton and 6 others
Brother of Elisha Morton; David Elwell Morton; Rachel Bryant Lowell; Thomas Morton; Abigail Riley and 4 others

Occupation: Revolutionary war soldier, pension #S28818 , Mason
Managed by: Esther Rowe Irish
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About James Morton

James Morton (son of Thomas Morton and Rachel Elwell) was born Jun 1753 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, and died 16 Apr 1840 in Gorham, Cumberland, ME

  • DAR Ancestor A081801
  • MASSACHUSETTS    Rank: SERGEANT
  • Birth:  6- -1753    GORHAM ME DIST MASSACHUSETTS
  • Death:  4-10-1840     GORHAM MAINE
  • Service Description: 1) ALSO PVT, CAPTS H WILLIAMS,N BLASDEL 2) COLS WIGGLESWORTH, PHINNEY
  • Spouse Number Name   1) SUSAN DYER  

Sources

  1. History of Gorham, Me.  By Hugh Davis McLellan. Page 682.. "Married Susan Dyer, July 12, 1777." Links
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James Morton's Timeline

1753
June 23, 1753
Gorham, Cumberland, ME, United States
1778
August 12, 1778
Gorham, Cumberland, ME
1780
April 7, 1780
Gorham, Cumberland, ME
1781
March 30, 1781
Gorham, Cumberland, ME
1783
July 15, 1783
Gorham, Cumberland, ME
1789
December 13, 1789
Gorham, Cumberland, ME
1792
January 29, 1792
Gorham, Cumberland, ME
1794
January 29, 1794
Gorham, Cumberland, ME
1795
August 13, 1795
Gorham, Cumberland, ME