James Norton (1764 - abt. 1841)

Born 23 May 1764 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Olive (Chase) Norton — married 26 Mar 1789 in Tisbury, Dukes, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Hannah (Boyden) Norton — married after 26 Nov 1818 in Livermore, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died about 1841 at about age 76 in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth

James Norton was born at Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on 23 May 1764, the son of Sylvester Norton and Lydia (Jones) Norton.^[1] His birth does not appear in the published records of Edgartown, but after his parents moved to Livermore, Maine (then in Massachusetts), in about 1789, they recorded his birth there.^[2]

Marriages

1. James Norton of Chilmark, Massachusetts, married Olive Chase of Tisbury, Massachusetts, at Tisbury on 26 Mar 1789.^[3][4]
2. James Norton and Hannah (Boyden) Atwood published their intention to marry at Livermore, Maine (then in Massachusetts) on 26 Nov 1818,^[5] and they married at Livermore on 29 Nov 1818.^[6]

Residence

About 1789, James and Olive Norton moved from Martha's Vineyard to Livermore, Maine (then in Massachusetts) with James' parents and his brothers Ransom Norton and Zebulon Norton.^[7] He settled in the western part of the town.^[8]

Death

The 1874 history of Livermore says that James Norton died in 1841.^[8] According to the 1928 history of Livermore, he died in 1841 and "he and his first wife are buried in the Fuller [Cemetery] with nothing to indicate their graves."^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ Charles Edward Banks,The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, "Vol. 3: Family Genealogies" (Edgartown, Mass., 1925), page 365
2. ↑ Vital Records of Livermore, Maine; Vital and town records, 1797-1910; "Livermore Vital Records, 1786-1840," page 36; FHL Microfilm 11332, Image 47 of 718
3. ↑ Vital Records of Tisbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, 1910), page 118
4. ↑ Charles Edward Banks,The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, "Vol. 3: Family Genealogies" (Edgartown, Mass., 1925), page 373
5. ↑ Vital Records of Livermore, Maine; Vital and town records, 1797-1910;"Livermore Vital Records, 1762-1810," unpaginated; FHL Microfilm 11332, Image 338 of 718
6. ↑ Marriage record of James Norton and Mrs. Hannah Atwood, in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Vital and town records, 1797-1910 > unpaginated > Marriages and marriage intentions, 1811-1842 > image 343 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
7. ↑ Reginald H. Sturtevant, A History of Livermore, Maine, Second Edition (Trafford Publishing, n.p., 2010), 87
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Israel Washburn, Notes, Historical, Descriptive, and Personal of Livermore, in Androscoggin (Formerly in Oxford) County, Maine (Portland, Me., 1874), page 28
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #63025083
10. ↑ Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 178

See also:

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