Isabella Josephine F (O'Connor) Morton (abt. 1838 - 1893)

Born about 1838 in Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland [uncertain]

Wife of Henry H Morton — married 1 Jul 1860 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1893 at about age 55 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

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Biography

Isabella O'Connor was born in Ireland, possibly Listowel, County Kerry, in about 1838. Sometime before 1860 she came to New York supposedly with her maternal grandfather Reid and sisters, but no passenger record has been found.

On 1 Jul 1860 (license dated 30 June 1860) she married Henry Morton, an immigrant from Scotland, at St Joseph, Sixth Aveneue Catholic Church in Manhattan New York. He was listed as 30 years old and residing at 182 Grand Ave in the church record. Isabella was listed as 21 years old and living at 181 Hudson St. The witnesses were Patrick Meara and Mary Ann O'Connor. ^{[1] [2]} Their first two children were born in New York, and they were in San Francisco, California before their daughter Mary was born in May 1865. Henry and Isabell had seven children:

1. Katherine Elizabeth Morton (b. 24 Jul 1861 in Manhattan, NY, d. 11 Feb 1943 in Los Angeles, CA, m. 20 Oct 1889 in Sacramento, CA, Fred Fentzling)
2. Harry M Morton (b. c1863 in New York, d. 16 Sep 1930 in Troutdale, Multnomah, Oregon)
3. Mary A Morton (b. May 1865 in California, d. 16 Feb 1918 in Alameda Co., CA, m. c1882 Frederick W Bauer)
4. George E Morton (b. 22 Jun 1867 in San Francisco, CA, d. 22 Jan 1920 in Phoenix, AZ, m. 13 Jun 1895 in San Francisco Isabell Hirst)
5. Isabelle Morton (b. 23 Aug 1870 in California, d. 28 Jul 1958 in San Mateo Co, CA, m. c1888 John Paul Reynolds, m. Apr 1918 in Solano Co, CA Henry Ecklund)
6. Alexander Morton (b. c1874 in California, d. c1910)
7. Grace Eloise Morton (b. 4 Mar 1878 in San Francisco, CA, d. 29 Jun 1945 in Alameda Co, CA, m. c1900 Edwin Ruthven Waterman)

Isabella died on 6 Jul 1893 in San Francisco, ^[3] and was buried on 8 Jul 1893 at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo, California. ^[4]

Obituary ^[3] 10 JUL 1893. San Francisco, San Francisco, California. MORTON - In this city, July 6, 1893, Isabel, wife of Henry M. Morton, a native of Ireland, aged 58 years.

Residence

Jun 1860. 181 Hudson St. Manhattan, New York City, New York. ^[2]

14 Jul 1860. 1st District, 5th Ward, New York City, New York, New York Listed between Mary Connor a 24 year old seamstress from Ireland [and the same person who was a witness to her marriage two weeks before?] and Francis Morton, a 30 year old clerk from England [Is this Henry with the wrong first name? There were many people in the dwelling, so it is possible someone else gave the info to the ennumerator.] Note that Hudson St, the address on the marriage license was in the 5th Ward of New York. ^[5]

1870 San Francisco Ward 4, San Francisco, California, United States. ^[6]

1880 San Francisco, California, United States. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife. ^[7]

Research Notes

• Daughter of Agnes Reid and Unknown O'Connnor
• According to family story she came to the United States in 1860 with her Grandfather Reid and her sisters. Arrangements had been made for the girls to marry wealthy Italians. Isabelle met Henry in the hotel where they were residing as they were opening the windows in their rooms across from each other.
  • Marriage records for the sisters have not been found in New York or New Jersey around 1860
  • Mary Ann O'Connor was a witness to Isabella and Henry's wedding, and Mary Connor was listed with them in the 1860 census, so was likely a sister
• Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo, California. No headstone on grave. According to cemetery records one was never installed. Apparently this was common in this area/timeframe of the cemetery and there was originally a cement frame visible around the grave with the name on it.
• DNA analysis shows that John O'Connor (c1832-1908), Thomas Reginald O'Connor (1825 - 1906) and Isabella (O'Connor) Morton were related to each other, possibly siblings or cousins.
  • One descendent from each of these people shares a matching segment
  • Many other descendends who have tested their DNA with Ancestry are shared matches with each other
• Family information is that John O'Connor and Isabella (O'Connor) Morton both were born in Listowel, County Kerry.
• John lived in Portland in the late 1800s, Thomas lived in both Portland and San Francisco and Isabella moved to San Francisco from New York in the mid 1860s
• So far no record about where any of these people came from in Ireland or their families there have been found.
• Please leave a message on this profile or contact Paige Kolze if you have any information or family stories about any of these families.

Sources

1. ↑ FindMyPast. New York Roman Catholic Parish Marriages. Record for Isabella Josephine F O'Connor and Henry Morton, 1 Jul 1860 at St Joseph, Sixth Avenue. https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=US/NY/CATH/PR/MAR/PH2/00251913/B
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:248M-9P2 : 10 February 2018), Henry Morton and Isabella I. F. O'Connor, 30 Jun 1860; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,671,673.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The San Francisco Call, Vol. 74, no. 40, 10 July 1893
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 September 2020), memorial page for Isabell Morton (unknown–6 Jul 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #106574766, citing Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA ; Maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585) .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4V-BVY : 11 November 2020), Isabella Morton in entry for Sarah Eager, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6P-25V : 19 March 2020), Isabel Morton in entry for Henry Morton, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PC-YXS : 12 August 2017), Isabella Morton in household of Henry Morton, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 97, sheet 427A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,075.

See also:

• Ancestry.com U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;