Gazlay Family History
Morton Ellis Weaver
Parents
| Father | Leon Morton Weaver (20 March 1889 - 22 July 1926) |
| Mother | Nellie Dora Burdick (20 December 1886 - 23 January 1936) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 January 2017; Last Edited: 12 December 2020 |
| Person ID | 8367 |
| Name | Morton Ellis Weaver |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 25 October 1907 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 7 March 1927 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut to Mildred Benjamin1, 6 |
| Died | 9 July 1971 in New London, New London County, Connecticut1 |
| Buried | in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mildred Benjamin (daughter of James H. Benjamin and Emily Sarah Park) |
| Born | 27 January 1912 in New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 7 March 1927 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut to Morton Ellis Weaver |
| Died | 16 July 1966 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Morton Ellis Weaver and Mildred Benjamin: |
| 1. | Donald Ellis Weaver |
| Born | 29 May 1929 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Died | 10 July 1988 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut |
| +2. | Marie Ellen Weaver |
| Born | 26 December 1935 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | to Robert D. ‘Bob’ Stockwell |
| Died | 18 December 1998 in Davidson County, Tennessee |
| 3. | Lois Ann Weaver |
| Born | 31 July 1937 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 1959 to Richard John ‘Dick’ Smith |
| Married | 1967 to Thomas Marion Wheeler |
| Died | 13 May 2002 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Morton Ellis Weaver, born: 25 October 1907 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut; died: 9 July 1971 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names of his spouse and three children). Gravestone; Weaver / Morton E. / 1907-1971 / Mildred B. / 1912-1966.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Enumeration District 506, Sheet No. 21A, family of Henry E. Sisson (36, Connecticut, divorced, laborer, fertilizer works); housekeeper Dora Weaver [this is Henry’s second wife before they were married] (23, Connecticut, married [shown as m1, meaning first marriage, but appears to be crossed out], years present marriage: 3 years, 2 children, 2 living, housekeeper, private family); border Morton Weaver (3, Connecticut); border Hillard [this is believed to be Hayward] Weaver (6/12, Connecticut).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Enumeration District 246, Sheet No. 10B, family of Horace G. Watrous (71, Connecticut, stone mason, contract worker); wife Georgiana J. Watrous (56, Maine); son Kenneth Watrous (36, Connecticut, civil engineer U.S. [unreadable] Dept.); daughter Aida Watrous (34, Connecticut, teacher, high school); servant Morton Weaver (12, Connecticut, farm laborer, home farm).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 6-28, Sheet No. 5A, Morton Weaver, 23, Connecticut, first married age 21, fish cutter, fish plant; wife Mildred Weaver, 20, first married age 17; son Donald Weaver, 9/12, Connecticut.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Quaker Hill, E.D. 6-115, Sheet No. 1A, Morton E. Weaver, 33, Connecticut, research checker, W.P.A., checks town records; Mildred Weaver, 29, Connecticut; son Donald E. Weaver, 10, Connecticut; Marie E. Weaver, 4, Connecticut; Lois A. Weaver, 2, Connecticut.
- Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Morton Weaver and Mildred Burjaniece [sic, apparently a misinterpretation of Benjamin], married on 7 March 1929 in Waterford, Connecticut.