Mr. John Morton
Feb 4, 1680 – Feb 4, 1739
Buried at Burial Hill
Transcription
HERE LYES y_e BODY OF _m_r. JOHN MORTON: WHO DEC_d FEb._y y_e 4th 1739 IM y_e 59th YEAR OF HIS AGE
- Surveyed On
- September 1, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Border
- On this stone, the border is comprised of larger concentric circles and smaller nautilus-shaped ones. Across the top of the stone, the border is larger and takes the place of the tympanum and includes larger concentric circles.
- Remark
- This stone is embedded in a concrete frame. It is cracked along several vertical fissures. It was not cleaned in any way.
- Physical Status
- straight cracked
- Intelligibility
- readable
- Biological Contaminants
- medium incursion
Buried among fellow family members
- Deacon George Morton Aug 2, 1645 – Aug 2, 1727
- Ephraim Morton Feb 18, 1648 – Feb 18, 1732
- Mrs. Reliance Morton Dec 4, 1679 – Dec 4, 1735
- Mr. Thomas Morton Mar 8, 1690 – Mar 8, 1738
- Sarah Morton Apr 3, 1785 – Apr 3, 1785
- Mr. Seth Morton Apr 17, 1726 – Apr 17, 1789
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