John Morton

1781 - 1858  (76 years)

• Name	John Morton  [1]
  Birth	26 Mar 1781	Cornwallis, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	!Ref: b-m-d; Hist. of Kings Co. 515, 754; Newcomb Fam. 63. John became Captain in the Militia in 1810, Lt. Col of the 6th Regiment in 1835. Representative for Cornwallis in the Assembly, eg. M. L. A. 1827-1840. 1835 made Justice of the Peace, and commissioner of Sewers and Dykes. 1841 appointed Honourable member of the Legislative Council. Owner/Director of the Western Stage Coach, The Cornwallis Bridge and Electric Telegraph Companies.
  Name	Hon. Morton  [1]
  Death	3 Mar 1858	Halifax, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Person ID	I17984	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Lemuel Morton,   b. 20 Jan 1753, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, -USA d. 30 Apr 1811, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Martha Newcomb,   b. 12 Oct 1760, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia d. 11 Feb 1838, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1780	Cornwallis, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Family ID	F4577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Cogswell,   b. 16 Jun 1785, Annapolis, Nova Scotia d. 18 Mar 1846, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1810	Cornwallis, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Children	1. George Elkana Morton,   b. 25 Mar 1811, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia d. 12 Mar 1892, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Age 80 years)   2. Isabella Alice Morton,   b. 9 May 1813, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia > 3. Lydia Morton,   b. 23 May 1815, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia d. 6 Nov 1856, Charlottetown, PEI (Age 41 years)   4. Martha Ann Morton,   b. 10 Jun 1817, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia d. 27 Jun 1872 (Age 55 years)   5. Lemuel James Morton,   b. 22 Nov 1819, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia   6. William Mason Morton,   b. 3 Jan 1822, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia d. 14 Apr 1839, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (Age 17 years)   7. Hezekiah Homes Morton,   b. 28 Sep 1824, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia d. 29 Jan 1827, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (Age 2 years)   8. Mary Rebecca Morton,   b. 20 Jun 1827, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia d. 28 Aug 1827, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F4576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

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