Joshua Morton (1789 - 1857)

Born 16 Jun 1789 in Friendship, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jerusha Bartlett (Cobb) Morton — married 29 Oct 1812 in Warren, Lincoln, Maine, United States

Husband of Mary Ann (Davis) Morton — married 25 Mar 1832 in Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jan 1857 at age 67 in Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States

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Biography

Joshua was born in Massachusetts -- in the area which later became Maine -- in 1789. ^[1]

Joshua married twice. First, in 1812, he married Jerusha Barett COBB. ^[2] Together they had several children.

In 1832 he married Mary Ann DAVIS. ^[3]

They made their home in Thomaston, where they can be found in the 1850 US Census. ^[1]

He passed away in 1857. He was buried at (Thomaston) Village Cemetery. ^{[4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JY-BYF : 12 April 2016), Joshua Morton, Thomaston, Lincoln, Maine, United States; citing family 350, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [1]
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F466-QJH : 10 February 2018), Joshua Moreton and Jurusha Cobb, 29 Oct 1812; citing Warren, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,306. [2]
3. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F1-LXG : 4 December 2014), Joshua Morton and Mary Ann Davis, 25 Mar 1832; citing Thomaston,Knox,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,254. [3]
4. ↑ "Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXM-WD72 : 9 October 2015), Joshua Morton, ; citing Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States, Cemetery Village, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 2,184,568. [4]
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/93286088/joshua-morton : accessed 05 May 2021), memorial page for Joshua Morton Jr. (16 Jun 1789–25 Jan 1857), Find A Grave: Memorial #93286088, citing Thomaston Village Cemetery, Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Peter Morgan (contributor 47719987) .

• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQB-4XK : accessed 5 May 2021), entry for Joshua Morton, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.
• Cobb, Philip L. A History of the Cobb Family. Cleveland: pub. by author, 1907, p. 164.
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Memorial ID 93286088 (includes biography); Accessed by Rosa Lane on June 19, 2022; Created on July 8, 2012 by Peter Morgan and maintained by same, contributor 47719987: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93286088/joshua-morton