Individual Details
Elizabeth "Betsey" Melven
(1791 - 5 Mar 1842)
Events
| Birth | 1791 | ||||
| Marriage | 26 Nov 1812 | Northport, Hancock County, Maine - Robert Morton | |||
| Death | 5 Mar 1842 | Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | |||
| Burial | Saint Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Robert Morton (1793 - 1857) |
| Child | Thankful D. Morton (1816 - 1825) |
Notes
Burial
Plot: Stone 35. MORTON, ---- , d. 5 Mar 1842, age 51 y "Christ is the only way to heavenly bliss"Betsey is the first wife of Robert Morton. They were married in Northport, Hancock County, Maine on November 26, 1812. Together they had two known children: Thankful D. Morton (1816-1825) and Elmira D. Morton (who married Daniel Considine).
Betsey's obituary ran in the Huron Reflector on March 8, 1842 on Page 3, Column 1.
It is transcribed as follows:
In this village, on Saturday afternoon last, after a long and distressing illness of the lung complaint, Mrs. Betsey Morton, in the 51st year of her age- wife of Robert Morton, Esq. She was an affectionate wife and tender mother. She bore her sickness with patience and Christian fortitude; and died rejoicing in her Redeemer.
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial# 89562544.