Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Edmund Morton

Male Cal 1854 - 1933  (~ 78 years)


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  1. 1.  Edmund Morton was born CALC 24 Apr 1854, , Ontario, Canada (son of Alexander Morton and Anne Tennar); died 9 Mar 1933, Vegreville, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Vegreville, , Alberta, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236562830
    • Name: Edward Morton
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-429850
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1878, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; harness maker
    • Residence: 1878, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Edmund Morton \endash The death occurred in Vegreville, Alberta, on Thursday, March 9th, of Edmund Morton, a former resident of this village, aged 78 years, 10 months and 13 days. Deceased was a son of the late Alex Morton, who at one time conducted a saddlery and harness shop here. His wife, whose maiden name was Janet Watson, daughter of Robert Watson of Portage la Prairie, formerly of Ayr, died several years ago. He is survived by four sons and one daughter; also a brother, Crammond Morton of Toronto. The late Robert Morton, a former storekeeper here, was also a brother. Deceased left here for the west in the '80's.

    The Ayr News Mar 23 1933 pg 1

    Edmund — Janet Pettigrew Watson. Janet (daughter of Robert W. Watson and Annabella "Anne" Stark) was born 23 Oct 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1920; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Vegreville, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Anna Belle Morton was born 1 Nov 1878, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alexander MortonAlexander Morton was born 1820, , Ireland; died 4 Apr 1897, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Apr 1897, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179952455
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-119024
    • Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saddler
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ayr
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harness Maker
    • Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harness Maker
    • Residence: 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

    Notes:

    Died In Ayr, Ontario, Sunday, April 4, 1897, at 4: 30 A.M. Alexander Morton In the Seventy-seventh year of his age. The Funeral Will leave the residence of Dr. Lovett, Stanley St., at 2: 30 p.m., on Tuesday, April 6, 1897. Services at 2: 00 p.m.

    Funeral Card

    Alexander — Anne Tennar. Anne was born 1815, , Ireland; died 28 Mar 1887, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Mar 1887, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Anne Tennar was born 1815, , Ireland; died 28 Mar 1887, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Mar 1887, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179952469
    • Name: Anne Morton
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-119025
    • Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

    Notes:

    Died, In Ayr, on Monday, March 28th, at 9.30 A.M., Anne Tennar, Wife of Alexander Morton, Sr., Aged 71 Years. The Funeral Will take place on Wednesday, 30th inst., at 2 o'clock p.m., from her late residence, Stanley Street, to the New Cemetery, Ayr. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited. Ayr, March 28th, 1887.

    Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies

    Children:
    1. Alexander Morton was born 1849, , Quebec, Canada; died 7 Oct 1889; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Eliza Jane "Jenny" Morton was born 24 Jul 1852, , Quebec, Canada; died 1912; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. Edmund Morton was born CALC 24 Apr 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1933, Vegreville, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Vegreville, , Alberta, Canada.
    4. Jane Morton was born 1856, , Quebec, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Crammond Kennedy Morton was born 1 Jan 1861, Sagueney, Quebec; died 6 Aug 1943, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 Aug 1943, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.