gorton, a a

Name variants

A. A. Gorton

Record count

10

Sources

life_events

Places seen

Bloomfield; Bloomfield, Missouri; Dexter; New Orleans

First event date

1883-11-24

Last event date

1886-04-10

Timeline — 10 events

• 1883-11-24 Bloomfield, Missouri. A. Sharp and a Mr. Brown have been in Bloomfield disposing of the county right to a patent quilting machine, the invention of A. A. Gorton of Bloomfield Co-mentioned: A. Sharp. Quote: "A Sharp and a Mr. Brown have been in this place this week disposing of the county right to a… business / professional / occupation / license / lodge / club / office · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1883-11-24 clip BV-1883-11-24-p3
• 1884-05-31 Bloomfield. A. A. Gorton is preparing to build a frame schoolhouse in the [neighborhood cut] ... Work is now in progress. [OCR uncertain; text partially obscured.] church / school / community · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1884-05-31 clip BV-1884-05-31-p2
• 1884-07-05 Bloomfield. A. A. Gorton has completed a neat frame school house in the Reed neighborhood, three miles west of town, at a cost of $375, which was paid for Quote: "A. A. Gorton has completed a neat frame school house in the Reed neighborhood." church / school / community · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1884-07-05 clip BV-1884-07-05
• 1884-11-29 Bloomfield. A. A. Gorton gave the Vindicator a sack of apples; he returned from New York Quote: "A. A. Gorton has the thanks of the Vindicator family for a sack of apples." birth / birthday / family visit · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1884-11-29 clip BV-1884-11-29
• 1885-02-28 New Orleans. Quote: "R. A. Boyd, Wm. Colbert, A. A. Gorton and Ligon Jones arriving last evening late" other / source-form context · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1885-02-28 clip 0228-s2-19
• 1885-06-27 Dexter. of Dexter, called in to see us a few moments Wednesday birth / birthday / family visit · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1885-06-27 clip BV-1885-06-27-p3
• 1886-03-06 Bloomfield. A. A. Gorton stepped in Monday and dropped into our til $1.25 on renewal of his subscription other / source-form context · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1886-03-06 clip BV-1886-03-06-u3
• 1886-03-20 Bloomfield. A post of heavy oak timber fell and struck a three-year-old horse on the head, severing the medulla oblongata, causing death instantly; the horse was the property of A. A. Gorton; the boy could not be blamed for the accident illness / accident / death / obituary / probate · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1886-03-20 clip BV-1886-03-20-u3
• 1886-03-27 Dexter. The contract for building the new school house was awarded to A. A. Gorton, of Dexter, at $2,700; bids ran all the way from $1,700 to $4,400 Quote: "new school house ... $2,700" business / occupation · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1886-03-27 clip BV-1886-03-27-u3
• 1886-04-10 Bloomfield. A. A. Gorton was last week awarded the contract for building the new school house at this place, but from some cause Mr. G. has failed to give the required bond and on Tuesday last decided to give up the contract; the building committee will now unless they re-advertise for bids or give… business / occupation · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1886-04-10 clip BV-1886-04-10-u3

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