Who was Zerah Norton?

Zerah Norton (1763–1840) was born in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA and died in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Zerah Norton 1763–1840

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Born 17 Jul 1763 · Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Died 13 Oct 1840 · Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA

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In 1763, Zerah Norton entered the world in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. Zerah Norton married ruth chamberlain, and had children including a f norton, ambrose f norton, ambrose norton, clarissa norton, elisha norton, jesse norton, olive norton. Zerah Norton passed away in 1840 in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA.

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Birth of Zerah Norton in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

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Death of Zerah Norton in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Zerah Norton

This ancestor line traces from Strafford, Orange, Vermont, USA (1730) to Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony (1763) across 2 generations.

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: Zerah Norton (1763–1840) was born in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA and died in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Zerah Norton PTP

1763–1840

Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA