Dr. William Morton^{[1, 2]}

1841 - 1899  (57 years)

• Name	William Morton
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	23 Sep 1841	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197820618
  Residence	1851	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1866  [7]
  	Physcian and Surgeon - Doctor
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Physician - Doctor - Dr. and Surgeon
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Ch. of England
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	H, Doctor
  Occupation	1892	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-40749
  Died	16 Jan 1899	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I40749	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Morton,   b. 1811, , Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 1 Jun 1879, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Margaret Carson,   b. 4 Oct 1811, , Ireland ,   d. 16 Jul 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1837	Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec   [8]
  Family ID	F7452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Maria Rutherford,   b. 31 Jul 1849, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1895, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1869	Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Frederick William Morton,   b. 6 Jun 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 May 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   2. Grace Lilian Morton,   b. 5 Aug 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)   3. Ellen Carson Morton,   b. 6 Feb 1876, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1965, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   4. Mary Louise Morton,   b. 17 Aug 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 May 1965  (Age 86 years)   5. Boyd Rutherford Morton,   b. 30 Apr 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Feb 1974, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, United States  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F27698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH OF DR. MORTON. Wellesley's Oldest Medical Practitioner Passes Away on Monday Morning. Dr Wm Morton, one of the oldest and most successful medical practitioners in Waterloo County passed away on Monday morning at his home in Wellesley in his 58th year. He settled in Wellesley some thirty-one years ago and enjoyed a very large practice for many years. He was a man of broad and liberal views and enjoyed in a marked degree the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens. He filled the position of postmaster for the last fifteen or eighteen years, Medical Health Officer of Wellesley Township, and was an active and influential member of the High School Board. Four children survive him, three grown-up daughters and one son, fourteen years of age. One of the daughters is married to Dr. Glaister who has been associated with his father-in-law in his practice for the past three or four years. The funeral will take place (to-day) Thursday. Waterloo County Chronicle, 19 Jan 1899, p. 4 _________________ The site of Wellesley was first occupied by John Smith, a squatter, in 1847. He came in some time prior to the survey. When the post office was established in 1851 it was called Smithville, but the following year the name was changed to Wellesley. William Brown was the first postmaster. Smith was followed by such noted pioneers as Christian Boshart, Charles Ottmann and John Zoeger. The latter was the first merchant and hotel keeper. The building he occupied is the one now owned by Dr William Morton, who uses it for a drug store, post office and private residence. Waterloo County Chronicle, 14 Jul 1898, p. 8 ______________ High School Board. A meeting of the Berlin High School Board was held last Thursday afternoon. All the members were present, Very little business was done. The treasurer's financial statement was received and pronunced satisfactory. A resolution of condolence with respect as follows: to the death of Dr. Morton was passed "That this Board sincerely regrets the death of our late co-worker, Dr. Morton, who during his connection with the Board always manifested a deep interest in the welfare of the High School, and the Board will greatly miss his presence from all meetings, and the Secretary is hereby instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to the family of the deceased," Waterloo County Chronicle (186303), 26 Jan 1899, p. 3 __________ MORTON, WILLIAM was Ontario born, and a graduate of the University of Toronto in 1866. He settled in Wellesley in 1868, although the first mention of him is not found until September 1869. The Berliner Journal of January 20, 1870 carried the account of an indignation meeting held by the inhabitants of Wellesley and surrounding area in support of Dr. Morton. Some un-named villager had for the previous six months attacked his character, both personal and professional, in an undisclosed manner. In his defence a resolution was produced with 98 signatures, including the names of many of the prominent people in the area. This appears to have settled the matter. Apart from this episode he received little attention from the press, so that little information is available concerning his career. Politics was one of the outside interests for which he found time, and he was elected Recording Secretary and Treasurer of the North Waterloo Liberal Conservative Association. On January 16, 1899 he died following a lengthy illness. During the last couple of years his practice was taken over by his son- in-law, Dr. Glaister. The News Record of January 26, 1899 carried an obituary taken from the Stratford Beacon: Dr. William Morton, one of the oldest and most successful medical practitioners in Waterloo County, who passed away on Monday morning at his home in Wellesley in his fifty eighth year, settled in Wellesley some thirty one years ago and enjoyed a very large practice for many years, he was a man of broad and liberal views and enjoyed in a marked degree the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens. He filled the position of postmaster for the past fifteen or eighteen years, medical health officer of Wellesley township and was an active and influential member of the high school board of Berlin. Four children survive him, three grown up daughters and one son fourteen years of age. One of his daughters is married to Dr. Glaister who has been associated with his father- in-law in his practice for the past three or four years. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William Glaister Born: Wellesley Township Age: 29 Father: John Glaister Mother: Isabella Glaister Born: abt 1866 Spouse: Grace Lilian Morton Age: 23 born: Wellesley Father: William Morton Mother: Ellen Mary Morton married 25 Dec 1895 married: Waterloo, Wellesley [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Jul 1887. 16 Jul 1887 Widow Margaretha Morton, nee Carson, mother of Dr. William Morton, died in Wellesley at age of 77 years. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 42. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 5. [S241] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Rushes CC#4536 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. Ellen Maria/ Rutherford/ His wife/ July 31, 1849/ Sept. 30, 1895/ William Morton, M.D./ Sept. 23, 1841/ Jan. 16, 1899 [S2437] Census - Canada - 1851, Census Place: North Easthope, TwpPerth, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11747; Page: 51; Line: 38. [S2894] The Ontario Medical Register, Data of Registration 22 Jan 1868, Name William Morton, Residence: Wellesley, Co. Waterloo. Qualifications and Additioins: M. B. Univ Toronto 1866, Md Coll Phys and Surgs N Y 1866. [S2688] Montreal, Canada, non-Catholic Marriage Index, 1766-1899. NameWilliam Morton Marriage Year1837 Marriage PlaceMontreal (Montréal), Québec (Quebec), Canada SpouseMargaret Carson DenominationPresbytérien SourceCentre d'archives de Montréal, CE601,S126 Page77

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Sep 1841 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1851 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Jan 1869 - Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Physician - Doctor - Dr. and Surgeon - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Ch. of England - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - H, Doctor - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1892 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jan 1899 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth