Seth MORTON (1722 – 1802) was Alex’s 6th Great Grandfather; one of 128 in this generation of the Miller line.

Seth Morton was born 20 Jan 1722 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Mass. His parents were Manasseh MORTON and Mary TABER. He married Elizabeth ALLEN 4 Dec 1746 in Dartmouth, Mass.   Seth died 5 Oct 1802 in New Bedford, Bristol, Mass.

Elizabeth Allen was born 1 Dec 1725 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Mass. Her parents were William ALLEN and Elizabeth [__?__]

Children of Seth and Elizabeth:

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Children

3. Ruth MORTON (See Enoch DOW‘s page)

5. Jethro Morton

Jethro’s wife Jemima Eldredge was born 8 May 1767, Dartmouth, Bristol, Mass.  Her parents were Elnathan Eldredge and Anne Allen.

Child of Jethro and Jemima:

i. Timothy Morton b. 1790 Fairhaven, Mass.; d. 26 Jan 1882 Dartmouth, Bristol, Mass. m. Charlotte Howard (b. 1790 Mass) In the 1850 census, Timothy and Charlotte were living in Fairhaven, Bristol, Mass.

Sources:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jacmac/allen.pdf

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hoxieschenck/Genealogy%202007/MyHTMLFiles%202010/f_36c.html#0

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10708951/person/215853772

Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts …, Volume 3