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Seth Morton Sr.

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Birth	:	11 Mar 1732 Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	30 Jan 1810 Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Cemetery at The Green, Middleborough, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9094440, -70.8830560
Inscription	:	SETH MORTON died January 30 1810 in the 78th Year of his Age
Description	:	Seth Morton, s. of Capt. Ebenezer and Mercy Foster, b. of record Mar. 11, 1731/32 at Middleboro, Mass. He d. of record Jan. 30, 1810 at Middleboro and was interred at the "Old Cemetery on the Green" at Middleboro [re: NEHGR 14 (1912):81]. Following the intention of marriage pub. May 2, 1751 at Middleboro, on Oct. 10, 1751 at Sandwich, Mass. (VRs, by Rev. Abraham William), Seth m. 1) Lydia Hall, dau. of Elisha Hall and Mary Hawes, b. of record Jan. 6, 1732/33 at Yarmouth, Mass. She d. of record July 29, 1756 at Bridgewater, Mass. (Æ 24.)... Read More	Seth Morton, s. of Capt. Ebenezer and Mercy Foster, b. of record Mar. 11, 1731/32 at Middleboro, Mass. He d. of record Jan. 30, 1810 at Middleboro and was interred at the "Old Cemetery on the Green" at Middleboro [re: NEHGR 14 (1912):81]. Following the intention of marriage pub. May 2, 1751 at Middleboro, on Oct. 10, 1751 at Sandwich, Mass. (VRs, by Rev. Abraham William), Seth m. 1) Lydia Hall, dau. of Elisha Hall and Mary Hawes, b. of record Jan. 6, 1732/33 at Yarmouth, Mass. She d. of record July 29, 1756 at Bridgewater, Mass. (Æ 24.) She is interred at the so-called "First Cemetery" at Bridgewater. There were three children of the marriage: • i. Phebe Morton, b. Oct. 18, 1752; d. in infancy Nov. 2, 1752. • ii. Joshua Morton, b. Nov. 6, 1753, d. Oct. 11, 1789 at Middleboro, Mass. (g.s.); m. of record Nov. 12, 1778 at Middleboro (by Ebenezer Hinds, Bapt. Min.), Sarah Cushman, dau. of Isaac Cushman and Sarah Miller, b. of record May 13, 1757 at Middleboro. She d. Nov. 19, 1844 at Middleboro having never remarried (g.s.). Four recorded children of the marriage. • iii. Seth Morton, Jr., b. Feb. 27, 1756, d. Dec. 3, 1805 at Middleboro, Mass. (g.s.); m. 1) of record Nov. 20, 1783 at Middleboro (by Joseph Barker), Rosamond Finney, dau. of Lieut. Nelson Finney and Rosamond Thomas, b. of record Aug. 18, 1758 at Middleboro. She d. May 16, 1786 at Dorchester, Mass. One child of the marriage, dau. Virtue. Seth m. 2) his 1st cousin Priscilla Morton, dau. Ebenezer Morton and Sarah Cobb, b. of record Oct. 4, 1762 at Middleboro, where she d. Oct. 4, 1762 (g.s.) Seven recorded children of the marriage. On Sept. 12, 1757 of record at Bridgewater, Seth m. 2) Hepzibah Packard, dau. of Samuel Packard and Anne Leach (grdau. of original proprietors of Bridgewater, Giles Leach and Ann Nokes), b. circa 1733 at Bridgewater, Mass. She d. of record Nov. 25, 1820 at Middleboro and was interred at the "Old Cemetery on the Green" at Middleboro [re: NEHGR 14 (1912):81]. There were nine children of the marriage who will be separately summarized in their mother's memorial. Revised 1/12/2021. Date and place of 1st marriage added.

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Seth Morton Sr.'s memorial is located at: Cemetery at The Green, Middleborough, Plymouth County, USA.
When did Seth Morton Sr. death?
Seth Morton Sr. death on 30 Jan 1810 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Latitude: 41.9094440
Longitude: -70.8830560

Family Members:

Parent

Ebenezer Morton

(1696 - 1750)

Mercy Foster Morton

(1698 - 1782)

Spouse

Hepzibah Packard Morton

(1735 - 1820)

Siblings

Mercy Morton Eddy

(1722 - 1802)

John Morton

(1724 - 1784)

Ebenezer Morton

(1726 - 1775)

Deborah Morton Morton

(1730 - 1789)

Lucia Morton Clarke

(1738 - 1789)

Children

(1753 - 1789)

(1756 - 1805)

(1758 - 1822)

(1763 - 1844)

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