Settler of township lots: Lot 9, Conc. 4, Stanhope

Location: Map point is 1112 Boshkung Lane Road, on this 101 lot running south from Boshkung Lake Road west of Mason Lane.

Land acquisition: 1861 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register - 101 acres to Jeffrey Morton BUT Isaac Morey received the patent for this land in 1873. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 101).

Dates of residency: He appears to have lived his entire life in Manvers township in Durham county. His sister was Ann Jane Morton, who married neighbour Joseph Beatty.

Interesting facts:

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Jeffrey Morton, b.17 Nov 1833, Manvers Twp, Durham Ontario, d. 9 Oct 1890, Manvers. COD: Accidentally killed by a runaway ? (abt 11 hrs)
  Parents:
  • Richard Morton, b. Abt 1798, Ireland 
  • Sarah (Morton), b. Abt 1798, Ireland
  Sister:
  • Ann Jane Morton, b. 29 May 1839, Manvers, Durham, Ontario ,d. 21 May 1927, Minden,  (Age 87 years)
  • Husband: Joseph Beatty, b. 1829, Northern Ireland  d. 19 Dec 1908, Stanhope, (Age 79 years)