Edith F. NORTON b. 28 Mar 1873 York, York, Maine, United States d. 1949: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1873 - 1949 (75 years)

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Name	Edith F. NORTON [1, 2, 3]
Birth	28 Mar 1873	York, York, Maine, United States [3, 4, 5]
	Edith F. Norton, 28 Mar 1873, York, Maine, Birth Record (copy issued 7 Aug 1929)
	Edith Norton 1873 Birth Record
Gender	Female
_UID	CB87648079474C6C93043965137710F471D6
Census	1880	York, York, Maine, United States [6]
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	1910	Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7]
22 Bartlett Street 1) William J Dods, Head, m, w, age 30, married once for 5 years, born in Canada (Scotch), both parents born in Scotland (Scotch), immigrated 1881, naturalized, Telephone Inspector, rented home 2) Edith Dods, wf, f, w, 35, age 35, married once for 5 years, born in Maine as were both parents
Census	1920	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [8]
249 Boston Street 1) William J. Dods, Head, rented home, m, w, age 41, married, immigrated 1879, naturalized 1880, born in Canada (English), both parents born in Scotland (Scottish), Telephone Inspector, wage worker 2) Edith F. Dods, f, w, age 45, married, born in Maine as were both parents
Census	1930	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [9]
20 Hillsdale Road 1) Willliam J Dods, Head, rented home, $50/month, m, w, age 51, married first age 25, born in Canada (English), both parents born in Scotland, immigrated 1880, naturalized, Telephone Inspector, not a vet 2) Edith F. Dods , wife-H, f, w, age 57, married first age 31, born in Maine as were both parents,
Census	1940	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [10]
20 Hillsdale Road, rented $35 1) Dods, William J., Head, M, W, age 61, M[arried], 9th grade education, b. Canada (Eng), lived in same house in 1935, employed week of March 24-30 for 40 hours, Occupation: Telephone inspector, Public Utility Co., P[rivate] W[ork], worked 52 weeks in 1939 earning $3200. 2) Dods, Edith, Wife, F, W, age 67, M, 10th grade education, b. Maine, lived in same house in 1935, not employed.
Residence	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [2]
Susan LaBonte, Stover Family of Maine and New England, says she "moved to Medford, Massachusetts.
Death	1949 [2, 3, 11]
Burial	1949	York, York, Maine, United States [11]
	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 (back) First Parish Cemetery, York, Maine Photo taken 2017 by Gary Nowell
Person ID	I1022	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	31 Aug 2023

Father	Edward H. NORTON, b. 18 Dec 1842, York, York, Maine, United States d. 26 Jan 1922, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 79 years)
Mother	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
Family ID	F1018	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	William John DODS, b. 10 Dec 1877, Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada d. 1955 (Age 77 years)
Marriage	25 Aug 1904	Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [2, 3, 12]
	William Dods and Edith Norton, 25 Aug 1904, Lexington, Mass. Marriage Register (No. 27)
Family ID	F1025	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	31 Aug 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 28 Mar 1873 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Census - 1880 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Marriage - 25 Aug 1904 - Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1910 - Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1920 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1930 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1940 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - 1949 - 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=I1022&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Edith F. NORTON."

Sources

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[S2623] Dean G. and Lillier E. (Norton) Horn, Norton Collection; Nortons of Cape Neck," MS, 1962, p.21, VII 17. Edward H. Norton (1842-1922).
[S1178] Norton-Stover Family Collection. 1866-1925. Privately held by Nowell family, Longmont, Colorado. 2008—., Copy of Birth Certificate of Edith F. Norton
[S2035] "Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922." Database and images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2010.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Sep 2017); Edith F. Norton, 28 Mar 1873; Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 81.
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[S1859] Massachusetts, Middlesex County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, roll T624_605, Somerville Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 1007, sheet 7, p. A, dwelling 112, family 127, William Dods, accessed 13 May 2009
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[S1075] "Find a Grave Memorials." Database and images., (Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com : 2019.), (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 2 Mar 2013); Edith F. Norton Dods (1873-1949) Memorial #106042288; First Parish Cemetery, York, Maine.
[S1289] "Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915." Database with images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2013.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Jul 2017); William F. Dods and Edith F. Norton, 25 Aug 1904, Lexington; citing Lexington 1904 Marriage Register, p. 414, line 27 (image 852).