Born in Deles Lane, Rochester, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Edward Cousins Norton
and Amelia Ann (Martin) Norton
Sister of
Annie Norton [half], Rosie Norton, George Norton, Sydney Norton, Ernest Norton and Archibald Norton
Wife of
William Laurence Smith
— married
16 Jul 1906 [location unknown]
Mother of
Mordaunt Emory Francis Smith
Died
at about age 95
in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2014
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Biography
Jessie was born in 1865 in Deles Lane, Rochester, Kent, England to George Edward Cousins Norton & Amelia Ann Martin. She was christened on the 5th of March a St. Peters, Rochester. (third child). She married my great Uncle William 18 Jul 1906. She passed away in 1960 at age 90. Jessie & Laurence had one child who died in early childhood. [1]
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Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by E. Lauraine Syrnick, Thursday, August 7, 2014.
Found on cityark.medway.gov.uk, Parish Registers, (from K. Garrad) P305D_ROCHESTER_ST_PETERS_CHURCH_WITH_ST_ANDREWS_MISSION_1860_1981/P305D_01_01 00000091.jpg
Jessie Norton Canada Census, 1871 Name Jessie Norton Gender Female Age 6 Birth Year (Estimated) 1865 Birthplace England Nationality English Religion C E Event Place Lake Vernon l, Muskoka 85, Ontario Page Number 3 House Number 13 Affiliate Film Number C-10023 CITING THIS RECORD "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QS-CL7 : accessed 1 September 2015), Jessie Norton, Lake Vernon, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 3, line 18; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10023, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,312.
Jessie Norton Canada Census, 1891 Name Jessie Norton Gender Female Age 26 Birth Year (Estimated) 1865 Birthplace England Marital Status Single Religion Church Of England Province Ontario District Toronto City District Number 119 Sub-District St Patricks Ward Affiliate Film Number 30953_148174 CITING THIS RECORD "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWGX-P8Y : accessed 1 September 2015), Jessie Norton, St Patricks Ward, Toronto City, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives See her father for the rest of her census data.
Manitoba Vital Statistics SMITH, William Lawrence to NORTON, Jessie 18 Jul 1906 in South Norfolk, MB, Cda
- 1906–03082
Death Certificate - see photo
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jessie:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
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