Carl Morton (1884 - 1965)

Born 22 Jul 1884 in Belhaven, Ontario

Ancestors

Husband of Clara May (Pringle) Morton — married 14 Jan 1914 in At the home of Dr. Hiram Pringle, 103 North Street, Sutton, Ontario

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1965 at age 80 in Toronto, Ontario

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Video of Carl Morton from 1961 here: https://youtu.be/_3Uay9P7-gA

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Note: Carl Morton owned an old "Eli Terry" clock (inherited from Clara Pringle's father). It is said to have come from Connecticut on horse back when the Pringle ancestors left as United Empire Loyalists. An article in Canada's national newspaper, "The Globe and Mail" focussed on the clock (20 July 1945): "Old clock with wooden works is much prized in the Home of York County Constable Carl Morton (above), Crescent Beach Road., North Gwillimbury Township. It was brought to Canada by Mrs. Morton's great-grandparents from New Jersey in 1778. On the back of its face is a pencilled recording that it had been repaired in August 1844.

The ancient timepiece had been idle for about 20 years in a storeroom of the home until recent weeks when Constable Morton did a bit of tinkering. Now it keeps good time." The clock is still in possession of the Morton family and still, "Keeps good time."

Eleanor Morton (wife of Gavin Pringle Morton) said in 1995: “Carl used to show how limber he was by putting both legs behind his head and scramble around on the floor. He looked as silly as hell, but he was in good shape for an old man.” _____________________________________________________

A work of music by John Brundle called "Culled Selections of the Mind: From the Pen of John, a Suffolk Herd Boy" Privately Printed work of music with accompanying foreward and description. July 1957. Excerpt from the Foreward: "I am indebted to Mr. Carl Morton of the Fifth Concession, North Gwillimbury for the history and of its [an architectural style] coming to Roche's Point, namely his paternal lineage were of United Empire Loyalist of Massachusetss (his maternal side were Grahams, also U.E.L.) and came up and settled on the cross road, their lot running down to the lake that now takes in Sun Set Lodge (John Morton of Vermont, Of Mass. had a large family which has had a lot to do in the development of North Gwillimbury). It was quite casually we happened to meet on the street, and Carl beckoned to me in "I want to ask you something, namely, can you tell me the where-abouts of the Widow's Walk, Roche's Point?" and I said, "I can't tell you the whereof of it, as I have never heard of it before." Then he gave the details of it and he added one thing to the details "but it has sad memories to it." Well, I come home and "the sad memories" would for the weekend roll over and over in my mind, and on Monday, April 1st the "Widow's Walk" began to form and on April 30th the hymn, music and all was a finished work.

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Carl Morton's son, Gavin recalls a time when he was travelling down a Belhaven road with his father (Carl Morton) in a wagon with a team of horses (ca. 1925). They approached a guy named Leslie Morton (a 2nd or 3rd cousin) who was also in a wagon pulled by a team of fine horses.

As they got closer, they saw that Leslie Morton was whipping the horses terribly. Carl Morton got out of his wagon, and grabbed Les by the scruff of the neck and hauled him to the ground.

"These animals have done nothing to you!" He shouted. "You treat horses better!"

Carl jumped back in his wagon and drove off.

Newmarket Era 06Mar1958 BELHAVEN --- Recently Mr. and Mrs. Carl Morton accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Morton and Elizabeth, Keswick, visited Mrs. Morton's brother [George Pringle] in Buffalo for a week.

Source

Source: #S1

Marriage

Husband: Franklin William Morton

Wife: Mary Jane Graham

Child: Mabel Edna Morton

Child: Ross Friend Morton

Child: Carl Morton

Child: Ella Lavina Morton

Child: Seymour B. Morton

Child: Harrison W. Morton

Source: #S518

Marriage:

Date: 20 MAR 1877

Place: Belhaven, Ontario

Note: Marriage record from Archives of Ontario

12540-78 (York Co): Franklin MORTON, 30, farmer, North Gwillimbury,

same, s/o Friend & Roxanna, married Mary GRAHAM, 25, North Gwillimbury, same, d/o David & Susan, witn: Silas MORTON & Lavinia GRAHAM, both of North Gwillimbury, 20 March 1877 at North Gwillimbury

Source: #S539

Page: 12540-78 (York Co)

Sources

Source S1

Abbreviation: Imported GEDCOM file

Title: GEDCOM file imported on 18 Sep 2009.

Author: Allan Morton

Source S518

Abbreviation: Index of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Newmarket

Title: Index of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Newmarket Public Library,

Newmarket, Ontario.

Source S539

Abbreviation: Archive of Ontario Marriages

Title: Archive of Ontario marriage records, Toronto, Ontario