John Morton

1841 - 1898  (57 years)

• Name	John Morton
  Born	1841	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	United Presbyterian
  Land - Directory	1864	North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 38, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1884	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-199111
  Died	25 Jul 1898	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: Cause: Perforation of the Stomach (30 hours)
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I199111	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Morton,   b. 1812, , Scotland ,   d. 10 Jun 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Smith,   b. 1809, , Scotland ,   d. 20 Apr 1883, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F30988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellen "Ellen" McFadden,   b. 10 Dec 1860, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1936, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	28 May 1884	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Children	1. Norman R. Morton,   b. 15 Apr 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1967, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   2. Margaret S. "Maggie" Morton,   b. 22 Jun 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth Mary Morton,   b. 18 Feb 1897, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1989, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F15032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 19. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8793 (1884), Morton-McFadden. John Morton, farmer of North Dumfries, Birth Place: N Dumfries Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1844 Father Name: Robert Morton Mother Name: Mary Smith Spouse Name: Mary Ellen Mcfadden, residence Blenheim, Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim Spouse Father Name: James Mcfadden Spouse Mother Name: Margaret Ragan Marriage Date: 28 May 1884 Marriage Location: Oxford, Blenheim [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 23. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 14. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/Northeast] John Morton/ 1841 - 1898/ Gone Home./ also his wife/ Mary Ellen/ McFadden/ 1859 - 1936/ Daughter/ Margaret Jean/ Babcock/ Born May 25, 1982/ Died June 28, 2011/ Morton [Right/Northwest] Norman R. Morton/ Apr. 15, 1885/ Oct. 27, 1967/ his wife/ Harriet King/ Jan. 12, 1878/ Nov. 17, 1974/ Father/ George Hamilton/ Babcock/ Born May 27, 1886/ Died Feb. 4, 1951 [Back/Southwest] James/ son of/ Robert & Mary/ Morton/ born Dec. 1837/ died Feb. 1843/ Mother/ Elizabeth Mary/ Morton Babcock/ Born Feb. 18, 1887/ Died June 6, 1989/ Babcock [Left/Southeast] In/ Remembrance/ of/ Robert Morton/ who died/ June 10, 1881;/ also his wife/ Mary Smith,/ who died/ Apr. 20, 1883 [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 22. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Morton Age: 40 Birth Date: abt 1844 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 28 May 1884 Marriage County or District: Oxford Father: Robert Morton Mother: Mary Smith Spouse: Mary Ellen McFadden Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1860 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim, Ontario Spouse Father: James McFadden Spouse Mother: Margaret Ragan

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1841 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - Directory - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 38, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1884 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 May 1884 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Perforation of the Stomach (30 hours) - 25 Jul 1898 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth