Alexander
Morton
Jr.
Born in Connecticut, USA
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Alexander Morton Sr.
and Ruth (Strong) Morton
Brother of
Ruth (Morton) Williams
Husband of
Martha (Anderson) Morton
— married
16 Nov 1820 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Joanna Anderson Morton, Mary Walters (Morton) Highshew, Martha Ann (Morton) Umphenour and Caroline Elizabeth (Morton) Franklin
Died
at age 80
in Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2014
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Biography
Alexander was born in 1796 in Connecticut. His parents were Alexander Morton and Ruth Strong.
Alexander married Martha Anderson. In 1860, they were living in Illinois.[1] They were still there in 1870.[2]
He passed away in 1876. Burial was in the Payne Cemetery in Chenoa, Livingston County, Illinois.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4Y-HSW : accessed 5 June 2016), Alex Morton, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H3-73Z : accessed 5 June 2016), Alexander Morton, Illinois, United States; citing p. 22, family 181, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,746.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK8-ZBVT : accessed 5 June 2016), Alexander Morton, 1876; Burial, Chenoa, Livingston, Illinois, United States of America, Payne Cemetery; citing record ID 39803973, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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Karen (Old) Panek
Karen (Old) Panek
Morton-3798 and Morton-3795 appear to represent the same person because: A clear duplicate.
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Rejected matches › Alexander Morton › Alexander Martin (abt.1784-1868) › Alexander Martin (1797-1876)
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