William Morton Sawyer ¹⁵⁰⁰

   Cause of his death was angina pectoris (chest pain due to a lack of blood, thus a lack of oxygen supply and waste removal) of the heart muscle with paralysis of heart as a contributing factor.

  Events

• He worked as a shoe inspector in a shoe factory.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was head of household.

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. He was head of household.

• He appeared on the census in 1900 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. He was head of household.

• He appeared on the census in 1910 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. He lived in the household of his son, Charles.

• He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.

William married Betsey C. Bates, daughter of Charles Bates and Hannah Lindsey, 9 January 1864 in Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine.²⁷² (Betsey C. Bates was born 14 June 1840 in Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine,⁵⁵¹ died 10 October 1911 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan ¹⁵⁰³ and was buried 12 October 1911 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan at Woodlawn Cemetery ¹⁵⁰³.) The cause of her death was cancer of the gall bladder.