My 4x GREAT-GRANDFATHER
He was the son of:
NOAH NORTON & JERUSHA DUNHAM
(of Martha's Vineyard, Mass)
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* DAVID NORTON, Sr (Noah,4 Phineas,3 Benjamin,2 Nicholas1), b.21 Jul 1797 Brooksville, Hancock Co., ME; d. 2 Mar 1876, age 79 yrs 6 mos at Montville, Waldo Co., ME; married 11 June 1817 in Sedgwich Co., ME to Mary Elizabeth GRAY (GREY) (daughter of Samuel GRAY and Mercy WATSON) who was b. 4 Mar 1797 at Sedgwich, Hancock Co., ME; and d. 10 Jul 1860, buried in Montville, ME.
David NORTON, SR, was a Justice of the Peace, and performed the marriage of his son Joseph Gray NORTON and Jane CRAM.
It is possible that he was in charge of the Hancock County Poor Farm (?)
Children:
MOODY NORTON, b. Nov 1817; d. 9 Dec 1889 Montville ME; married Mary _____?
SOPHRONIA NORTON BAGLEY, b. Nov 1819; d. 9 Nov 1853 Montville ME; married (1) Benjamin Sweet; (2) John Bagley.
NORTON, DAVID JR. my 3x great grandfather
b. 9 Apr 1822, he moved to Boston; married Lydia Norton
(She was his 1st cousin, daughter of Lemuel)
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NOTE:
DAVID NORTON, Jr. married three (3) times:
1- Lydia Norton, his first cousin
2- MARTHA J. TOWNSEND, his 2nd wife & my direct ancestor (dau of Samuel Townsend & Nancy Hodge)
(I have their marriage record and info)
3. Martha J. Rackliff/Fuller/Norton
(Martha is also related to me on a different line,
which includes Spaulding surname)
Above # 2 & 3 needs more investigation.
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JOSEPH GREY, b. 21 Apr 1824 Castine, ME; d. 4 Dec 1912 Moran, Allen Co., KS; married 22 Mar 1846 to Jane CRAM (daughter of Joseph CRAM & Betsy COFFIN)
NOAH (F.?) NORTON, b. 1 Apr 1832; d. 21 Apr 1910; married to Mercy Gray EASTMAN.
GEORGE W. NORTON, b. 1835(?); d. 1876 or 96 in Des Moines, IA; had a daughter Estelle.
MARY ELIZABETH NORTON, b. 29 May 1837 Montville, ME; d. May 1907 Montville, ME; married (1) Mr. Rollins; (2) Philip P. Hastie.
MARGARET W. NORTON, b. 16 Jan 1827; lived in Des Moines IA; married Mr. Campbell.
BENJAMIN of Montville, ME
ELIZABETH GRAY was the daughter of
SAMUEL GRAY and MERCY WATSON (my 5x greats)
My 4x GREAT-GRANDFATHER
He was the son of:
NOAH NORTON & JERUSHA DUNHAM
(of Martha's Vineyard, Mass)
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* DAVID NORTON, Sr (Noah,4 Phineas,3 Benjamin,2 Nicholas1), b.21 Jul 1797 Brooksville, Hancock Co., ME; d. 2 Mar 1876, age 79 yrs 6 mos at Montville, Waldo Co., ME; married 11 June 1817 in Sedgwich Co., ME to Mary Elizabeth GRAY (GREY) (daughter of Samuel GRAY and Mercy WATSON) who was b. 4 Mar 1797 at Sedgwich, Hancock Co., ME; and d. 10 Jul 1860, buried in Montville, ME.
David NORTON, SR, was a Justice of the Peace, and performed the marriage of his son Joseph Gray NORTON and Jane CRAM.
It is possible that he was in charge of the Hancock County Poor Farm (?)
Children:
MOODY NORTON, b. Nov 1817; d. 9 Dec 1889 Montville ME; married Mary _____?
SOPHRONIA NORTON BAGLEY, b. Nov 1819; d. 9 Nov 1853 Montville ME; married (1) Benjamin Sweet; (2) John Bagley.
NORTON, DAVID JR. my 3x great grandfather
b. 9 Apr 1822, he moved to Boston; married Lydia Norton
(She was his 1st cousin, daughter of Lemuel)
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NOTE:
DAVID NORTON, Jr. married three (3) times:
1- Lydia Norton, his first cousin
2- MARTHA J. TOWNSEND, his 2nd wife & my direct ancestor (dau of Samuel Townsend & Nancy Hodge)
(I have their marriage record and info)
3. Martha J. Rackliff/Fuller/Norton
(Martha is also related to me on a different line,
which includes Spaulding surname)
Above # 2 & 3 needs more investigation.
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JOSEPH GREY, b. 21 Apr 1824 Castine, ME; d. 4 Dec 1912 Moran, Allen Co., KS; married 22 Mar 1846 to Jane CRAM (daughter of Joseph CRAM & Betsy COFFIN)
NOAH (F.?) NORTON, b. 1 Apr 1832; d. 21 Apr 1910; married to Mercy Gray EASTMAN.
GEORGE W. NORTON, b. 1835(?); d. 1876 or 96 in Des Moines, IA; had a daughter Estelle.
MARY ELIZABETH NORTON, b. 29 May 1837 Montville, ME; d. May 1907 Montville, ME; married (1) Mr. Rollins; (2) Philip P. Hastie.
MARGARET W. NORTON, b. 16 Jan 1827; lived in Des Moines IA; married Mr. Campbell.
BENJAMIN of Montville, ME
ELIZABETH GRAY was the daughter of
SAMUEL GRAY and MERCY WATSON (my 5x greats)
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