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Matthew Norton 1696–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1696

Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 5 December 1779

Death Location: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Norton

Mother: HANNAH DAGGETT

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In 1696, Matthew Norton entered the world in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Benjamin Norton And Hannah Mary Daggett. Matthew Norton passed away in 1779 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1696, Matthew Norton entered the world in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Benjamin Norton And Hannah Mary Daggett.
  • Matthew Norton passed away in 1779 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Matthew Norton's Ancestors

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Matthew Norton
1696–1779
Birth Place: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Norton
1659–1733
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
HANNAH (mary) DAGGETT
1687–1788
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Nicholas NORTON
1610–1690
Broadway, Batcombe, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Isaac
1612–1690
England
Thomas (Daggett) Captain
1662–1726
Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth HAWES
1662–1732
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas NORTON
1567–1616
HEPZIBAH norton
1580–1610
Joseph Isaac
1590–1642
Elizabeth Isaac
1590–1622
Thomas Doggett
1630–1691
Hannah MAYHEW
1635–1723
John Captain
1635–1701
Desire HAWES
1644–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Norton
1545–1622
Margery Hawes
1547–1575
Richard Isaacke
1543–1591
Alice Goodborne
1565–1628
John DOGGETT
1602–1673
Hepzibah Brotherton
1603–1660
Thomas Mayhew
1593–1682
Jane Gallion
1602–1666
Edmund HAWES
1612–1693
Eleanor Lombard
1617–1689
John Captain
1620–1675
Desire Gorham
1623–1683

Matthew Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1696
12 April 1696
Birth of Matthew Norton in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1779
5 December 1779
Age 83
Death of Matthew Norton in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1696
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1779
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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