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Edward Gorton

Male 1698 - 1786  (87 years)


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  • Name Edward Gorton 
    Born 18 May 1698 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1786 
    Person ID I03084  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Samuel Gorton,   b. 22 Jul 1672, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1721, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Collins,   b. 1 Nov 1672, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1724  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 9 May 1695  Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Notes 
    • Gorton Samuel, of John, and Elizabeth Collins, of Eliza, May 9, 1695 (Warwick VRs).
    Family ID F01159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Matteson 
    Married 9 Mar 1719/20 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Gorton,   b. 4 Jul 1724, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Caleb Gorton,   b. Abt 1730
     3. Edward Gorton, Jr.,   b. 24 May 1734, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1779, East Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F01869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Edwards' will, March 8, 1784, proved June 12, 1786, mentions his wife, Hannah; daughters Freelove Jerauld (wife of Duty), Sarah Stafford (wife of Stuckley), Hannah Greene, Anna (Anne) Rice (wife of Job); and son, Caleb."

  • Sources 
    1. [S012435] Genealogies of RI Families, Vol. II, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989), 180., 671.
      Genealogies of RI Families, Vol. II, 671, Family Tree Maker CD 180.

    2. [S012451] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Warwick -- Marriages.