Francis Morton
and Mary Elliott
The last Morton to leave Ireland was Francis  ,
son of Francis and Elizabeth. Those people who record the stories of the
Mortons of Tinahely here: Nancy Morton Mather, Bill Morton, Stan Stych
and myself, are all descendants of Francis Morton.
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| Francis
marries Mary Elliott
c.1864 |
Francis Morton and Mary Eleanor Elliott 
were married in 1864 in the nearby town of Shillelagh. Mary's family is
from Clones on the edge of Counties Fermanagh and Monaghan in what is now
Northern Ireland. Her parents were Michael Elliott, a lawyer who died before
1880, and Anna Fitzgerald, who lived up until the end of the century. The
Elliott name has been associated with this area for a long time. |
| The family in Ireland | Francis and Mary had six children in Ireland. The first five were Michael,
William, Geraldine, Elizabeth, and Martha. In 1875, Geraldine caught her
hand in a machine and later died with lockjaw (tetanus) from the infection.
She was 7 years old. The next year, a new baby was born so ill, the preacher
baptized her in the house fearful she would soon die. This was Anna, who
became known as Aunt Nancy, writer of the first history of the Morton family.
=Mary Eleanor Elliott (b.c.1845) m.c. 1864 |
| The family emigrates
1880 |
In 1880 the family of 
Francis and Mary emigrate to Ontario,
Canada. There, they are aided by Francis' brothers who have been building
their physician's practises for many decades. George is especially helpful
in providing the land on which Francis will settle, and the house, which
once belonged to George's father-in-law, Captain Laughton. |