Son of Adin & Emeline (Brown) Morton. Husband of Dorothy Jane Smith. In 1868-1869, along with brother, George Morton, was a farmer & owned 78 acres in Groton.
OBITUARY - PORTER MORTON DIES; LAST OF 7 BROTHERS - Porter Morton, 68 whose death after a long illness occurred on the morning of Jan 22, was the last survivor in his generation of one of Groton's pioneer families. Mr. Morton's great grandfather, David Morton, was one of the first settlers in the Township of Groton, coming here near the close of the eighteenth century from his earlier home in Colraine, MA. He was one of a party of five New England householders who made the jouney through the wilderness with their ox teams, bringing with them the necessary tool and household utensils with which to establish homes in an unsettled country. The homestead on which Mr. Morton spent his life was purchased by this David Morton at that time and has descended from father to son through the succeeding generations. Porter Morton was the youngest of seven sons born to Adin and Emeline Brown Morton; Franklin, who died in infancy, and Horace, David, Miles, Harvey, George and Porter, all of whom were practically lifetime residents of Groton. Mr. Morton is survived by his wife, who is Dorothy Jane Smith, and by three sons, Vern, Ray and Neil. The only daughter, Ina, died in girlhood. The funeral was held at 11 o'clock Saturday and was in charge of the Rev. C. E. Burr of Providence, RI. One who had known Mr. Morton for years pays tribute to him: "Of exceptional integrity of character and of unswerving devotion to his convictions of right, modest, simple and sincere, Mr. Morton was highly esteemed by all who knew him and beloved by those who knew him well. In the death of such as he there is not alone the sense of personal loss but also of loss to our best citizenship."
Source: Obituary clipping, date & newspaper unknown.
OBITUARY - PORTER MORTON DIES; LAST OF 7 BROTHERS - Porter Morton, 68 whose death after a long illness occurred on the morning of Jan 22, was the last survivor in his generation of one of Groton's pioneer families. Mr. Morton's great grandfather, David Morton, was one of the first settlers in the Township of Groton, coming here near the close of the eighteenth century from his earlier home in Colraine, MA. He was one of a party of five New England householders who made the jouney through the wilderness with their ox teams, bringing with them the necessary tool and household utensils with which to establish homes in an unsettled country. The homestead on which Mr. Morton spent his life was purchased by this David Morton at that time and has descended from father to son through the succeeding generations. Porter Morton was the youngest of seven sons born to Adin and Emeline Brown Morton; Franklin, who died in infancy, and Horace, David, Miles, Harvey, George and Porter, all of whom were practically lifetime residents of Groton. Mr. Morton is survived by his wife, who is Dorothy Jane Smith, and by three sons, Vern, Ray and Neil. The only daughter, Ina, died in girlhood. The funeral was held at 11 o'clock Saturday and was in charge of the Rev. C. E. Burr of Providence, RI. One who had known Mr. Morton for years pays tribute to him: "Of exceptional integrity of character and of unswerving devotion to his convictions of right, modest, simple and sincere, Mr. Morton was highly esteemed by all who knew him and beloved by those who knew him well. In the death of such as he there is not alone the sense of personal loss but also of loss to our best citizenship."
Source: Obituary clipping, date & newspaper unknown.
Son of Adin & Emeline (Brown) Morton. Husband of Dorothy Jane Smith. In 1868-1869, along with brother, George Morton, was a farmer & owned 78 acres in Groton.
OBITUARY - PORTER MORTON DIES; LAST OF 7 BROTHERS - Porter Morton, 68 whose death after a long illness occurred on the morning of Jan 22, was the last survivor in his generation of one of Groton's pioneer families. Mr. Morton's great grandfather, David Morton, was one of the first settlers in the Township of Groton, coming here near the close of the eighteenth century from his earlier home in Colraine, MA. He was one of a party of five New England householders who made the jouney through the wilderness with their ox teams, bringing with them the necessary tool and household utensils with which to establish homes in an unsettled country. The homestead on which Mr. Morton spent his life was purchased by this David Morton at that time and has descended from father to son through the succeeding generations. Porter Morton was the youngest of seven sons born to Adin and Emeline Brown Morton; Franklin, who died in infancy, and Horace, David, Miles, Harvey, George and Porter, all of whom were practically lifetime residents of Groton. Mr. Morton is survived by his wife, who is Dorothy Jane Smith, and by three sons, Vern, Ray and Neil. The only daughter, Ina, died in girlhood. The funeral was held at 11 o'clock Saturday and was in charge of the Rev. C. E. Burr of Providence, RI. One who had known Mr. Morton for years pays tribute to him: "Of exceptional integrity of character and of unswerving devotion to his convictions of right, modest, simple and sincere, Mr. Morton was highly esteemed by all who knew him and beloved by those who knew him well. In the death of such as he there is not alone the sense of personal loss but also of loss to our best citizenship."
Source: Obituary clipping, date & newspaper unknown.
OBITUARY - PORTER MORTON DIES; LAST OF 7 BROTHERS - Porter Morton, 68 whose death after a long illness occurred on the morning of Jan 22, was the last survivor in his generation of one of Groton's pioneer families. Mr. Morton's great grandfather, David Morton, was one of the first settlers in the Township of Groton, coming here near the close of the eighteenth century from his earlier home in Colraine, MA. He was one of a party of five New England householders who made the jouney through the wilderness with their ox teams, bringing with them the necessary tool and household utensils with which to establish homes in an unsettled country. The homestead on which Mr. Morton spent his life was purchased by this David Morton at that time and has descended from father to son through the succeeding generations. Porter Morton was the youngest of seven sons born to Adin and Emeline Brown Morton; Franklin, who died in infancy, and Horace, David, Miles, Harvey, George and Porter, all of whom were practically lifetime residents of Groton. Mr. Morton is survived by his wife, who is Dorothy Jane Smith, and by three sons, Vern, Ray and Neil. The only daughter, Ina, died in girlhood. The funeral was held at 11 o'clock Saturday and was in charge of the Rev. C. E. Burr of Providence, RI. One who had known Mr. Morton for years pays tribute to him: "Of exceptional integrity of character and of unswerving devotion to his convictions of right, modest, simple and sincere, Mr. Morton was highly esteemed by all who knew him and beloved by those who knew him well. In the death of such as he there is not alone the sense of personal loss but also of loss to our best citizenship."
Source: Obituary clipping, date & newspaper unknown.
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