Elizabeth was born in 1731. She was the daughter of Lieut Joseph Bennett and Thankful Sprout.[1]
She married John Morton (son of Ebenezer Morton and Mercy Foster) on 21 Jan 1747/48 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts.[2]
They had at least 4 children; Hannah, Thomas, John and Elizabeth.
Elizabeth passed away in 1782 at the age of 51.
Burial
Cemetery at The Green, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA[3]
Note
Burial Source: "Old Cemeteries of Southeastern Massachusetts" by Charles M Thatcher
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHC3-DXJ : 13 July 2016), Elizabeth Bennet, 02 Jul 1731; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 945,015.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-1QMC : 13 July 2016), John Morton and Elisabeth Bennet, 21 Jan 1747; citing Marriage, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 945,014.
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