High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Benjamin Bates Morton
5 Jan 1842 – 27 Nov 1885 · about 43 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Benjamin Bates Morton lived from 5 Jan 1842 to 27 Nov 1885, a span of about 43 years.
Theirs is one of 4 markers bearing the name Morton in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
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What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched matching birth and death dates in the Morse family entry of the 1893 History of Hingham, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
Main St., near Wilder's Bridge. Ch.,— i. Benjamin Bates, b. at Scit. Jan. 5, 1842. m. June 2, 1866, Elizabeth Dunn of Ab'n, and d. 27 Nov. 1885, aet. 42 yrs. ii. Sarah, . iii. John R., b. in Hing. Aug. 29, 1847, d. 3 Oct. 1848. 76 Morton — Mott — Mulford — Murphy. iv. Harriet Russell, Sept. 29, 1849. m. Jan. 14, 1872, James W. Gushing, v. Georgiana, Dec. 20, 1851. in Nov. 5, 1871, John T. Siders. vi. Lillie A., March 10, 1854.
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
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