John
Gorton
Born in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Gorton
and Avis (Hulett) Gorton
Brother of
Susanna (Gorton) Wilbur, William Gorton, Joseph Gorton, Nancy Gorton, Benjamin Gorton, Amos Gorton and Samuel Gorton
Husband of
Hope (Brown) Gorton
— married
13 Feb 1787 (to 22 Feb 1811) in Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Husband of
Elizabeth Gorton
— married
18 Dec 1812 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Brown Gorton and Benjamin Borroughs Gorton
Died
at age 72
in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2014
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Biography
John Gorton was born in about 1765. He was the son of Benjamin Gorton and Avis (Hulett) Gorton. He passed away in about 1838.
John married Hope Brown on 13 Feb 1787 at Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Sources
- Gorton, Adelos,. The life and times of Samuel Gorton : the founders and the founding of the Republic : a section of early United States history and a history of the colony of Providence and Rhode Island plantations in the Narragansett Indian country now the state of Rhode Island, 1592-1636-1677-1687 : with a genealogy of Samuel Gorton's descendants to the present time. Philadelphia: unknown, 1907.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 August 2020), memorial page for John Gorton (1767–15 Sep 1839), Find a Grave Memorial no. 43972496, citing Northside Cemetery, Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by CNikosey (contributor 46920483) Find A Grave: Memorial #43972496.
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