Jeremiah was a shipwright, he lived in Great Yarmouth and later Kings Lynn. It was on board the ship Norma that he died, and I am unsure if then he was buried at sea.
"England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNNJ-HV6 : 23 February 2021), Jeremiah Norton and Elizabeth Gillings, 02 Mar 1800, Marriage; citing Yarmouth St Nicholas, Norfolk, England, Record Office, Norwich; FHL microfilm 1,526,456.
"England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDT6-BB5 : 17 February 2021), Jeremiah Norton in entry for Mary Ann Norton, 06 Dec 1819; citing Christening, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, Record Office, Central Library, Norwich; FHL microfilm 1,278,921.
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