Edward H. NORTON b. 18 Dec 1842 York, York, Maine, United States d. 26 Jan 1922 York, York, Maine, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1842 - 1922 (79 years)

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Name	Edward H. NORTON [1, 2, 3]
Birth	18 Dec 1842	York, York, Maine, United States [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
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Census	1850	York, York, Maine, United States [1]
1) John Norton age 62, a farmer; real estate: $1500, born in Maine. 2) Sarah Norton age 47, f, born in Maine. 3) Elizabeth Norton age 9, f, born in Maine. 4) Edward Norton age 7, m, born in Maine. 5) Olive Norton age 5, f, born in Maine. 6) William Matthews, age 24, m, sailor, born in Maine. 7) Joseph Matthews, age 22, m, mason, born in Maine. 8) Hannah Matthews, age 20, f, born in Maine. 9) James Hutchings, age 15, m, born in Maine. (Probably a relative of John's mother, Hannah Hutchins.)
Census	1860	York, York, Maine, United States [7]
Cape Neddock 1) Sarah Norton, age 57, f, $1600 real estate, $275 pers. estate, born in Maine 2) Joseph M. Mathews, age 32, m, Master Mariner, $1100 real estate, $300 pers. estate, born in Maine 3) Elizabeth Norton, age 19, f, born in Maine 4) Edward H. Norton, age 17, m, Farm Laborer, Attended school in last year, born in Maine 5) Olive A. Norton, age 15, f, Attended school in last year,born in Maine 6) Mercy M. Mathews, age 28, f, Domestic, born in Maine
Census	1870	York, York, Maine, United States [8]
1) Edward Norton, age 27, m, w, Farmer, $1500 real estate, $400 pers. estate, born in Maine 2) Juliette Norton, age 21, f, w, Keeping House, born in Maine 3) Charles E. Norton, age 3, m, w, at Home, born in Maine Note: House next to Edward's half-brother William G. Mathew's. Seems to be same neighborhood as 1860 census residence so may have inherited the farm from Sarah Norton.
Occupation	28 Mar 1873	Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States [2, 5, 6]
a Navy Yard employee
See daughter Edith's birth certificate.
Census	1880	York, York, Maine, United States [9]
1) Norton, Edward H., w, m, age 37, a farmer, born in Maine as were both parents 2) Juliette A., w, f, age 31, Wife, Keeping house, born in Maine as were both parents 3) Charles E., w, m, age 13, Son, at home, attended school in last year, born in Maine as were both parents 4) Edith F., w, f, age 7, Daughter, at home, attended school in last year, born in Maine as were both parents 5) George M., w, m, age 4, Son, at home, attended school in last year, born in Maine as were both parents 6) Julia L., w, f, age 1, Daughter, at home, born in Maine as were both parents
Census	1900	York, York, Maine, United States [10]
Household of Edward H. Norton
1) Norton, Edward H., Head, W, M, born Dec 1842, age 67, M 35 years, born in Maine as were both parents, Farmer, Educ. yes to all except school attendence, owned mortgage free faem #52 2) Norton, Julietta A., Wife, W, F, born Aug 1848, age 51, M 35 years, 4 out 4 children living, born in Maine as were both parents 3) Norton, Charles E., Son, W, M, born Oct 1866, age 33, S, born in Maine as were both parents, Farm laborer 4) Julia L., Dau., W, F, born Apr 1879, age 20, S, born in Maine as were both parents
Association	1900	York, York, Maine, United States [5, 11]
Member of Repulican Party
Association	1900	York, York, Maine, United States [5]
Member of The Odd Fellows
Religion	1900	York, York, Maine, United States [11]
a member of the Baptis Church
Residence	1900	York, York, Maine, United States [11]
Cape Neddick
Census	1910	York, York, Maine, United States [12]
Cape Neddick Road 1) Edward H. Norton, Head, m, w, age 67, married 44 years, born in Maine as were both parents, Farmer, Home farm, working own account, owned mortgage free farm 2) Julliette A. Norton, Wife, f, w, age 61, married, 4 of 4 children living, born in Maine as were both parents
Occupation	1860-1910	York, York, Maine, United States [2, 5, 11]
Farmer
Corroborated by US Censuses of 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 Also a carpenter and Navy Yard worker
Census	1920	York, York, Maine, United States [13]
Freeman Street 1) Charles E. Norton, Head, rented home, m, w, age 52, married, born in Maine as were both parents, Carpenter, wage worker 2) Mary A. Norton, Wife, f, w, age 42, married , immigrated 1892, Naturalized 1905, born in Ireland/English as were both parents 3) Edward H. Norton, Father, m, w, age 77, married, born in Maine as were both parents 4) Julette [sic], Mother, f, w, age 71, married, born in Maine as were both parents
Reference Number	WT Norton-11270
Death	26 Jan 1922	York, York, Maine, United States [2, 3, 4, 14]
	Edward Norton, 26 Jan 1922, York, Maine, Death Record (filed 28 Jan 1922)
	Edward Norton 1922 Death Record p1 Front
	Edward Norton 1922 Death Record p1 back
Burial	28 Jan 1922	York, York, Maine, United States [15]
	Norton-Dods-Nowell Headstone Inscription: 1879 Julia L. Nowell 1942/ 1876 Charles F. Nowell 1942/ 1842 Edward H. Norton 1922/ 1848 Juliette A. Norton 1925/ 1873 Edith F. Dods 1949/ 1879 William J. Dods 1955/ 1866 Charles E. Norton 1950/ 1879 Mary A. Norton 1957/ 1876 George M. Norton 1950/ 1881 Mary E. Norton 1955.
	Norton-Dods-Nowell Headstone, First Parish Cemetery, York, Maine (front) Inscription: NORTON-DODS-NOWELL
	Norton-Dods-Nowell Memorial First Parish Cemetery, York, Maine Photo taken 2017 by Gary Nowell
	Norton-Dods-Nowell Memorial First Parish Cemetery, York, Maine Photo taken 2017 by Gary Nowell
Person ID	I1018	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	24 Apr 2024

Father	John NORTON, b. 1790, York, York, Maine, United States d. 22 Mar 1859, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 69 years)
Mother	Sarah "Sally" DONNELL, b. Abt 1803, York, York, Maine, United States d. 1865 (Age ~ 62 years)
Marriage	1840	York, York, Maine, United States
Family ID	F1036	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Juliette Amelia STOVER, b. 3 Aug 1848, , , Maine, United States d. 7 Oct 1925 (Age 77 years)

Marriage 15 Apr 1866 York, York, Maine, United States [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16]

Children

	1. Charles E. NORTON, b. 20 Oct 1866, York, York, Maine, United States d. 18 Aug 1950, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 83 years)
	2. Edith F. NORTON, b. 28 Mar 1873, York, York, Maine, United States d. 1949 (Age 75 years)
+	3. George Miller NORTON, b. 23 May 1876, York, York, Maine, United States d. 9 Oct 1950, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 74 years)
+	4. Julia Louise NORTON, b. 13 Apr 1879, York, York, Maine, United States d. 17 Jun 1942, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 63 years)

Family ID F1018 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Apr 2024

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Dec 1842 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Census - 1850 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Census - 1860 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Marriage - 15 Apr 1866 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Census - 1870 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Occupation - a Navy Yard employee - 28 Mar 1873 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
	Census - 1880 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Census - Household of Edward H. Norton - 1900 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Association - Member of Repulican Party - 1900 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Association - Member of The Odd Fellows - 1900 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Religion - a member of the Baptis Church - 1900 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Residence - Cape Neddick - 1900 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Census - 1910 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Occupation - Farmer - 1860-1910 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Census - 1920 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Death - 26 Jan 1922 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Burial - 28 Jan 1922 - York, York, Maine, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1018&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Edward H. NORTON."

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