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Peter Norton 1791–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sept 1791

Birth Location: Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Mass

Death Date: 26 Jun 1855

Death Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Peter Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Athearn

Spouse(s): Dorcas Manchester

Children(s): Cassandra Norton, Charles Norton, Elizabeth Norton, Ellen Norton, Susan Norton

Peter Norton was born in 1791 in Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Mass, the child of Peter Norton Sr And Elizabeth Athearn. Peter Norton married Dorcas Manchester, and had children including Cassandra Norton, Charles Norton, Elizabeth Norton, Ellen Atwood Norton, Susan M Norton. Peter Norton passed away in 1855 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Peter Norton was born in 1791 in Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Mass, the child of Peter Norton Sr And Elizabeth Athearn.
  • Peter Norton married Dorcas Manchester, and had children including Cassandra Norton, Charles Norton, Elizabeth Norton, Ellen Atwood Norton, Susan M Norton.
  • Peter Norton passed away in 1855 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Sr.
1756–1837
Birth Location: Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
PS
Elizabeth Athearn
1761–1828
Birth Location: Marthas Vineyard, Mass
EA

Spouses(s)

Dorcas Manchester
1800–1865
Birth Location: Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
DM

Children(s)

Cassandra Norton
1824–1890
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts
CN
Charles Norton
1826–1887
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts
CN
Elizabeth Norton
1831–1863
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts
EN
Ellen Norton
1842–1844
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts
EN
Susan Norton
1821–1868
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts
SN

Peter Norton's Ancestors

Self
Peter Norton
1791–1855
Birth Place: Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Mass
Parents
Peter Norton Sr.
1756–1837
Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Athearn
1761–1828
Marthas Vineyard, Mass
Grandparents
Eliakim Norton
1716–1805
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Maria Presbury
1720–1807
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Presbury
1700–1728
Abigail Cottle
1702–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Presbury
1672–1730
Deborah Skiffe
1668–1743

Peter Norton's Descendants

1.
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Peter Norton (21 Sept 1791–26 Jun 1855) m. Dorcas Manchester (11 Apr 1800–29 Apr 1865)
  1. 1. Cassandra Norton 1824–1890
  2. 2. Charles Norton 1826–1887
  3. 3. Elizabeth Norton 1831–1863
  4. 4. Ellen (Atwood) Norton 1842–1844
  5. 5. Susan (M) Norton 1821–1868 m. Benjamin (F) Brown 1814–1888
    1. 1. Sophronia (D) Brown 1840–1864
    2. 2. Lucretia Brown 1842–1866
    3. 3. Grace (Franklin) Brown 1857–1879
    4. 4. Emma Brown 1860–1890
    5. 5. Susan (E) Brown 1846–1860
    6. 6. Amanda Brown 1849–1860

Peter Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1791
21 Sept 1791
Birth of Peter Norton in Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Mass
Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Mass
1855
26 Jun 1855
Age 64
Death of Peter Norton in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sept 1791
    Event Place: Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Mass

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1855
    Event Place: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
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