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ii. FLORENCE, b. 1870.
27. LAVELLA AUGUSTUS NORTON, son of Tristram and Amanda A. (Durrell) Norton, married Imogene F. Parker. Entered the Farming- ton State Normal School, and graduated from that institution in the class of 1881. He is a carpenter and builder by trade and employs his win- ters in teaching. He has served on the board of superintending school committee.
Children.
i. PARKER L., b. in Kingfield, Jan. II, ISS5.
ii. STELLA J., b. in Kingfield, Sept. 26, 1886.
PETER NORTON, son of Zachariah and Hannah (Smith) Norton, was born on Martha's Vineyard, April 26, 1782. He was a brother of Dehave Norton (born Sept. 16, 1780), who married, April 23, 1801, Phebe Pease, of Farmington, and who was for a time a resident of Indus- try, and a signer of the petition for incorporation of the town. He mar- ried Margaret Look (born April 24, 1776), daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Chase) Look, of Tisbury, Mass., q. v. Mr. Norton settled in Industry, on the farm now ( 1892) owned and occupied by Andrew J.
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Spinney. He lived in town some years and then removed to Madison, where he died.
Children.
i. MERCY, b. Feb. 17, 1807; d. June 23, ISOS.
ii. MERCY, b. March 23, 1809; m. a Savage.
iii. C'LEMENT, b. Nov. 23, 1810; m. Died in Madison.
iv. ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 23, 1812.
ELIHU NORTON, a brother of the forementioned Peter, was born July 3, 1787, and married, Jan. 22, 1818. Mary Fletcher, of Augusta. She died April 6, 1826, and he married, Jan. 10, 1827, for his second wife, Hannah D. Page, of Bath. He resided for some eight or ten years in Industry, on the farm known as the Benjamin Warren Norton farm. He died in Sunbury, Ill., Sept. 24, 1868, his wife having died March 15, 1864. Of his seven children the Industry Town Records give only the births of those by his second wife.
Children.
i. WILSON PAGE, b. Nov. 17, 1827.
ii. ELIZABETHI HUNTINGTON, b. Aug. 24, 1829.
MINERVA HUNTINGTON, b. Aug. 14, 1832.
ANSEL NORTON came from Edgartown, Dukes Co., Mass., where he had owned a fine farm on which was a valuable orchard. He sold his estate at a great sacrifice when he decided to immigrate to the District of Maine. As nearly as can be learned, he came directly to the New Vineyard Gore, where he purchased two hundred acres of the north- west section. He married Deborah Vinson, daughter of Nathaniel and Deborah (Stuart) Vinson, and died, says Esq. Wm. Allen, in ISIO. His widow died in Industry, aged about 93 years and 4 months.
Children.
NATHAN, settled in Philadelphia. He was a man of superior education and much force of character. A sea captain; was lost at sea. Four children.
LEVI, mn. Anna Meader, dau. of Francis and Mary ( Holley ) Meader, of Industry. He d. and she m. (pub. Sept. 13, 1807), for second hus- band, Solomon Luce, son of Jonathan and Urana ( Luce) Luce, of New Vineyard. Children :
i. JULIA ANN, b. in New Vineyard, June S, 1800; m. Pinkham, of Strong.
ii. FANNY TEMPLE, b. May 27, 1802; m. Simeon Weymouth, of Freeman.
iii. MARY MEADER, b. in Farmington, Sept. 11, IS05 ;* m. Oct. 4, IS25, Noah Pratt, Jr.
* Farmington Town Records. The Records of Industry give the year IS14, the month and day agreeing with the above.
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JOHN MERCHANT. He built a house on the Mayhew lot in Farmington. Ile then went to sea, intending to marry on his return home, but was drowned. (Ilis nephew, Chas. Graham, says he was the youngest child of AAnsel Norton.)
v SARAH, m. Aaron Pease, of Hope, Me.
Lucy, m. a Luce; her son, Capt. George Luce, resides on the island of Nantucket, Mass.
ANN, b. in 1772; m. Benjamin (?) Hervey, who was killed by a falling tree, leaving one dau., Nancy (b. in Barrettstown,* May 8, 1798), who m. William B. Davis, son of Capt. David and Olive (Mayhew) Davis, of Industry. She m. Jan. 10, 1805, for her second husband, Capt. Jonathan Cushman, of Farmington, son of James and Hannah (Negus) Cushman, by whom she had four children. She d. May 1, 1850, aged 78 years.
DEBORAHI, m. Asa Conant, one of the pioneer settlers on the Lowell Strip in Industry. They had two daughters, and four sons, viz .: Asa, Simeon, Warren, and Sewall, who now (1889) resides at Camden Ilarbor.
JEDIDAH. b. in Edgartown, Mass .; m. James Graham, of Hope, Me. She d. in Industry, Jan. 30, 1835, aged 54 years and some months.
JABEZ NORTON, son of Isaac and Hannah (Norton) Norton, was born, probably in Edgartown, Dukes Co., Mass., Sept. 18, 1738. He was a brother of Abner Norton, but the writer has not been able to establish the existing relationship between these brothers and Major Peter Norton, though undoubtedly like him, they were descendants of Nicho- las Norton. Mr. Norton came to Industry about 1795, and settled on the northern part of lot No. 21, on the Lowell Strip. Here he cleared land and built a log-house for his family ; this he afterward replaced by the substantial framed one now standing on the premises. He eventu- ally surrendered the care of the farm to his son Jabez. He married Phebe Luce, who was born January, 1745, and died April, 1806. He died in 1812. aged 74 years.
Children.
i. MARV, b. in Edgartown, Mass., April 5, 1773; m. Capt. William Roach. JABEZ, b. in Edgartown, Mass., Aug. 22, 1777; m. Sept. 15, 1804, Mary
I. ii. Luce, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth ( Merry ) Luce, q. v. She d., and he m. Oct. 29, 1814, Abigail Daggett, dau. of Tristram and Jane ( Merry) Daggett, q. v.
2. iii. SPROWEL, b. in Edgartown, Mass., July 4, 187+; m. July 12, 1801, Nancy Eveleth, dau. of James and Betsey ( Williams) Eveleth, q. v.
3. iv. ELIJAII, b. in Edgartown, Mass., Feb. 9, 1788; m. Rhoda Norton, dau. of Bayes and Rhoda (Norton) Norton, of Edgartown.
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I. JABEZ NORTON, son of Jabez and Phebe (Luce) Norton, married Mary Luce, Jan. 10, 1810. Mr. Norton purchased the homestead of his father and provided for him a comfortable home while he lived. He sold to Obed Norton, Jan. 13, 1816, and removed to lot No. 20, adjoin-
* Now Hope, Maine.
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ing, more recently known as the Charles H. True farm. He resided there fifteen years and then sold to his brother-in-law. Timothy Daggett, Nov. 25, 1830, and early the following year moved to the town of Lee, then an unbroken wilderness. he being the second person to take up land in that township. While a resident of Industry his wife died, and he married for second wife. Oct. 29. 1814, Abigail, daughter of Tristram and Jane ( Merry ) Daggett, q. 2. While a resident of Industry he was selectman and captain of the militia. Of him Esq. William Allen writes :
" He was one of the best of men, a pious Methodist, mild and conciliatory in his manners, conscientious in the discharge of his duty, a friend and admirer of all good men. He was industrious and prudent, was persuaded to take a military commission and was promoted to captain ; but did not par- take or incline to the vicious habits so common with military officers of treat- ing himself, as well as his men. with intoxicating liquor at military trainings."
He died April 9, 1861, aged 83 years, 7 months and 17 days. His widow died in Lee, Jan. 6. 1884, aged 90 years, 5 months, 14 days.
Children.
i. CORDELIA, b. in Industry, 1805; m. July 20, -, Thomas J. Bryant: moved to Lee, where she d. about 1843. Five children.
ii. JABEZ, b. in Industry, 1806; m. Lydia Weeks and resided in Illinois when last heard from. Four children.
iii. -, b. in Industry; d. young.
iv. -, b. in Industry; d. young.
V. MARY, b. in Industry; d. young.
vi. TRISTRAM, b. in Industry, where he d. at the age of eleven years.
vii. BENJAMIN, b. in Industry, Dec. 25, 1820; m. Roxana Patterson. Resided in Brunswick, Minn., when last heard from.
viii. CLEMENTINE, b. in Industry; m. Charles Webber. Resides in Spring- field, Me., s. p.
ix. GEORGE BUTLER, b. in Industry, March 3, 1826; m. Dec. 3, 1854, Minerva Gatchell (b. in Plymouth, Me., Dec. 14, 1837), dau. of Albert S. and Lydia S. (Staples) Gatchell. Went to Black River, Wis., in IS71, and in the spring of 1873 to Stillwater, Minn. Overseer of a large crew of lumbermen. Injured by a falling tree and d. in Pine City, Minn., Feb. 9, 1873. Five children. His widow m. J. B. Blanchard, and resides in Moorhead, Minn.
x. HANNAH L., b. in Industry, June 29, 1828; m. Jan. 9, - , Rufus W. Noble, son of Isaac and Mary (Coffin) Noble, blacksmith. Resides at Summer St., Portland, Me.
xi. HARRISON ALLEN, b. in Industry, March 17, 1831; m. Feb. 2, 1856, Lucy S. Dwelley, dau. of Allan and Polly ( llodges) Dwelley. She was b. in Springfield, Me., Feb. 4, 1824. Farmer; resides in Lee. Five children.
xii. SIMON LOWELL, b. in Lee, Me., June 29, 1833, m. April -, 1858, Angeline Merrill (b. in Lee, Me., Dec. 13, 1837), dau. of James and Mary ( Hewey) Merrill. She d. in Lee, Jan. 27, 1881. Mr. Norton served as a soldier in the War of the Rebellion from Sept. 1, 1863, to June 10, 1865, in Co. D, 19th Reg't, Me. Infantry. Wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864. Ife is a lumberman and farmer, and resides in Minnesota. Seven children.
xiii. CYRUS DOUGLAS, b. in Lee, Me., May 28, 1836. When last heard from resided near Atken, Minn .; unmd.
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2. SPROWEL NORTON, son of Jabez and Phebe ( Luce) Norton, married Nancy Eveleth. After his marriage he settled on lot No. 20. on the Lowell Strip, now known as the Charles H. B. True farm. Here he cleared some land and built a log-house some distance up the moun- tain and north of the present road. At the time of his marriage no settler on the Lowell Strip had a title of the land he occupied. Some years later an effort was made to purchase the entire strip, and Mr. Norton was chosen one of a committee of three to negotiate for the same ( see p. 50). This venture proved extremely disastrous in a finan- cial sense to all concerned, and hoping to better his condition by finding some lucrative employment, he returned to Martha's Vineyard. He afterward went to New Orleans in company with his son and Capt. Jeruel Butler, where all died of yellow fever. His death occurred at Natchez, Miss., Sept. 1, 1824, at the age of 43 years, 1 month and 27 days. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Norton married (pub. Oct. 23, 1830), Tristram Daggett, of Industry, for his second wife. She died April 18, 1846.
Children.
i. MARIA, b. in Industry, June 15, 1804: m. July 25, 1826, James Manter, son of C'apt. Benjamin and Abigail ( West) Manter, q. v.
ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. in Industry, May 23, 1807; d. in New Orleans, Aug. IS, IS24.
iii. BETSEY WILLIAMS, b. in Industry, June 7, 1809; m. Dec. 4, 1828, William West Manter, son of Henry and Mary ( West ) Manter, q. v.
3. ELIJAH NORTON, son of Jabez and Phebe (Luce) Norton, mar- ried Rhoda Norton. He has resided in Industry, New Vineyard, Lee, and Stark. For many years he was a victim to a species of mania ; at such times he was much given to wandering from place to place, mut tering rhymes of his own composing, of which the following, concerning the breaking of his pipe is a sample :
" I broke my pipe to-day .- My pipe was made of clay; And if I break my pipe again, I'll throw my pipe away."
He died in Industry, April 1, 1863, at the age of 75 years, 1 month and 22 days. His wife, who was born in Edgartown, Mass., in 1785, returned to Martha's Vineyard, and died in Tisbury. Feb. 25, 1874, aged 89 years.
Children.
i. MARY 1., b. in Industry; d. at the age of one year.
4. ii.
OLIVE, b. in Industry, June 11, 1815; m. Aug. 20, 1838, Samuel Remick, son of Nathaniel and Eliza (Dinsmore ) Remick.
iii. WILLIAM R., b. in New Vineyard; d. at the age of one year.
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iv. SARAH ANN, b. in New Vineyard, July 9, 1822; m. Nov. 3, 1850, Ephraim N. Wescott, son of Major and Frances ( Nason) Wescott, of Anson. Their child, Ellen F., d. in 1853, aged 4 mos. She was divorced and subsequently m. March 1, 1870, Abraham L. Holmes, of Cold Spring, L. I. Mr. Holmes was a brickmaker by trade. He d. at Cold Spring Harbor, L. 1., Sept. - , ISSS. Mrs. Holmes then made her home in West Tisbury, Mass., where she d. of apoplexy, May 4, 1892.
V CAROLINE M., b. in New Vineyard, Oct. 7, 1823; m. April 24, 1852, at Falmouth, Mass., Theodore Luce, son of Willard and Love (Lewis) Luce, of Tisbury, Mass. Her husband is a farmer and resides in Fis- bury, Mass. Their children : I. ELLSWORTHI A., b. in Tisbury, Oct. 11, 1855; d. Jan. - , 1860. ii. IIENRY L., b. in Tisbury, Oct. 17, 1863; m. Annie Lawton.
4. SAMUEL REMICK * married Olive Norton. Mr. Remick was born in Chester, Rockingham Co., N. H., and his parents afterward removed to Anson. After his marriage he settled in Anson and engaged in farm- ing. He has followed the occupation of farmer all his life, and now (1892) resides in Stark, where his wife died Jan. 16. 1887.
Children.
i. JOHN DINSMORE, b. in Anson, Sept. 11, 1838; m. Sept. 1, 1870, Ann F. Manter, dau. of Elijah and Irene C. (Shaw ) Manter, q. v. A farmer, resides in Anson. Three sons.
ii. SARAH ANN, b. in Anson, Oct. 1, 1840; m. Allen H. Putnam. Resides in Humboldt Co., Cal. Two children.
iii. WILLIAM LYMAN, b. in Anson, May 10, 1843; m. Nov. 26, 1868, Annie W. Merry, dau. of William B. and Caroline (West) Merry, q. v. Resides in Madison. One child.
iv. REUBEN DINSMORE, b. in Anson, Oct. 2, 1844; d. April 11, 1845.
V. AMOS COUCH, b. in Anson, July 5, 1846; m. Ella Orr. Resides in San
Luis, Obispo Co., Cal. Four children.
vi. NATHANIEL BARTON, b. in Anson, Nov. 7, 1849; m. Cynthia Sumner. Farmer; resides in San Luis, Cal. Six children.
vii. MARIA MANTER, b. in Anson, Dec. 31, 1851; m. Jonah Houghton. Resides in Rio Grande, Cal. Seven children.
viii. MARY OLIVE, b. in Anson, Nov. 3, 1853; m. Harry H. Cookson; resides in Tiburon, Cal. One child.
ix. LYDIA ELIZA, b. in Anson, March 20, 1856; m. Herbert W. Maxfield. son of John B. and Lydia (Greenleaf) Maxfield. A prosperous merchant in Stark Village, s. p.
x. HATTIE FRANCES, b. in Anson, April 18, 1857; m. Laforest E. Witham, son of Joseph and Nancy (Young) Witham, of Stark. Meat and provision dealer in Farmington Village. One son.
ABNER NORTON, son of Isaac and Hannah ( Norton) Norton, was a brother of Jabez Norton, who settled on the Lowell Strip. He came to the District of Maine in company with Daniel Collins, and settled on the Gore. His first wife was Mary Claghorn ; his second wife, Mrs.
* Mr. Remick was a son of Nathaniel, and a grandson of Samuel Remick, of New Hamp- shire. They were of the same stock as William and John Remick, of Industry, but the degree of kinship has not been learned.
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Hannah (Claghorn) Bartlett, a sister of his first wife. Mr. Norton was a man of considerable property, and made a good farm on his section of the Gore. After spending a few years in his log-house. he built a commodious two-story framed one. This house was afterward so much damaged by lightning that it became necessary to cut it down to a one- story edifice. Mr. Norton's was probably the first frame house erected on the Gore. He was a weaver by trade, and sometimes wove for his neighbors when he became too infirm to till his farm. Mr. Norton was a member of the Methodist Church and school committee in New Vine- yard in 1803. During his declining years he was kindly cared for by his son in-law, Zebulon Manter. Died about 1813. His wife died about 1837.
Children.
I. BENJAMIN CLAGHORN, b. in 1777; m. March 31, 1799, Margaret Merry, dau. of David and Eunice (Chase) Merry, q. v. 2. ISAAC, m. Nov. 27, 1806, Katy Caine.
CATHERINE, m. Feb. 15, 1815, Sarson Butler, son of Sarson Butler. Chil- dren by second marriage.
REBECCA, b. May 1, 1794; m. Oct. 20, 1SOS, Zebulon Manter, son of James and Mary ( Butler ) Manter, q. v.
HANNAH, m. May 31, 1814, John Patterson. SERENA, m. Feb. - , 18IS, John Gott. They went to Lee, Me., with Capt. Jabez Norton, and d. there, s. p. THANKFUL, m. Oct. 2, 1817, Alfred Viles, son of Joseph and Sarah (Hancock ) Viles, q. 7.
POLLY, m. Feb. IS, 1802, Joseph Bump. ABIGAIL, m. Nov. 6, 1794, Simeon Butler, son of Benjamin and Sarah (Gould) Butler, of Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
I. BENJAMIN CLAGHORN NORTON, son of Abner and Mary (Clag- horn) Norton. married Margaret Merry. Farmer ; spent his whole life in New Vineyard and Farmington. His wife Margaret died April 24. 1837, aged 60 years and 6 months. He married, Jan. 30, 1838, for sec- ond wife, Sally, relict of Menzir Boardman, q. v. He died in Farming- ton, March 27, 1843.
Children.
i. CALISTA W., m. Peter West Willis, son of Abraham and Betsey ( West) Willis, q. v.
ii. MARY, b. in New Vineyard, Dec. 27, 1802; m. March 9, 1824, Philander Butler, son of Peter and Rhoda ( Merry) Butler, q. v.
3. iii. DAVID MERRY, b. in New Vineyard, Jan. - , 1804; m. March 15,* 1826, Caroline Smith, dau. of Jeremiah and Deborah (Norton ) Smith.
4. iv. BENJAMIN WARREN, b. in New Vineyard, May 13, 1806; m. Jan. 13, 1833, Amy A. Manter, dau. of C'apt. Benjamin and Abigail ( West) Manter, q. v.
V. CAROLINE, b. in New Vineyard, 18OS; d. Sept. 23, 1826.
vi. ANDREW B., b. in New Vineyard, IS10; d. July 7, 1820.
* March 16, New Sharon Town Records.
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2. ISAAC NORTON, son of Abner and Mary (Claghorn) Norton, married Katy Caine. Farmer, and for a time in trade at West's Mills. He died of cancer. in Stark, about 1843, and his widow moved away.
Children.
i. MERCY, m. Nov. 14, 1827, Wright Pinkham, son of Samuel and Sarah (Chesley ) Pinkham, of Industry.
ii. MARY ANN, was a tailoress by trade.
iii. SARAII, m. Peter Mckay. One son resides in Newport, Me.
iv. ROXANA, m. a Rollins.
v. HANNAH.
vi. CATHERINE, m. Albert Darling. Resides in Illinois, if living.
vii. MARGARET.
viii ELIZA.
ix. ABIGAIL ..
x. AUGUSTUS, m. Eliza Pinkham, dau. of Windborn and Betsey Il. ( Willis) Pinkbam. Resides in Lexington.
3. DAVID MERRY NORTON, son of Benjamin C., and Margaret (Merry) Norton, married Caroline Smith. Farmer ; resided in Stark and Industry. Died in Stark, July 21, 1878, aged 74 years, 7 months. She died in Waverly, Iowa, Aug. 16. 1886, aged 79 years, 8 months and 19 days.
Children.
i. SARAH SMITH, b. about 1827: m. Dec. 4, 1851, William Cornforth, son of William and Lydia ( Cates) Cornforth, q. v.
ii. ANDREW, b. in Stark, Jan. - , 1829; d. of scarlatina, May 14, 1838.
iii. IlANNAN, b. Jan. - , 1831 ; d. Aug. 27, 1832.
iv. BENJAMIN, b. in Stark, 1833; m. Mrs. Lavina ( Hodgkins) Stinchfield, of New Sharon. Settled in New Sharon. A member Co. G, 16th Me. Reg't, Infantry, promoted to corporal; d. Oct. 21, 1862. One dlau. V. MARY, m. William G. Snell, son of Thirza ( Greenleaf ) Snell, of Stark. Reside in Madison. Children :
i. JENNIE F., b. May 6, 1863.
ii. WINFIELD SCOTT. b. Sept. 18, 1865.
iii. EVERETT T., b. May 21, 1868.
iv. GEORGE EDWARD, b. Oct. 3, 1871.
vi. CHARLES SMITH, b. May -, 1836; d. Jan. 2, 1838.
vij. CHARLES ANDREW, b. about 1838; m. Martha H. Hilton, dau. of Daniel and Eliza ( Manter ) Ililton, q. v. He was a soldier in War of Rebellion. Carpenter; resides in Waverly, lowa. One dau.
viii. SMITH, b. Dec. 29, 1840; m. Dec. 25, 1864, Antoinette Wood (b. Aug. 21, 1845), dau. of James and Annah (Greenleaf ) Wood, of Stark. Farmer: resides in Stark. Children :
i. FRANK J., b. Dec. 3, 1867.
ii. CLARENCE A., b. Nov. 30, 1870.
ix. HENRY EDWIN, b. 1842; m. Lucretia Elliott. Was a private and cor- poral in Co. I), 9th Reg't, Infantry, War of the Rebellion. Now resides in Waverly, lowa. One dau.
x. EDWARD PAYSON, b. June 19, 1845; m. Aug. 24, 1865, Sarah M. Viles, dau. of John 11. and Mercy E. Viles, q. v. Soldier in Co. D, 9th Me. Reg't, Inf., War of Rebellion. Mason by trade; resides in Minnesota. Children :
i. (REANNA FRANCES, b. in Stark, Sept. 12, 1866; m. Erastus Baker. Has two children.
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ii. GEORGE ANDREW, b. in Industry, July 21, 1868.
iii. LAWRENCE WOODMAN, b. March 14, 1872.
iv. ALBERT LEGRANDE, b. May 4, 1875.
V. FRANK, b. Sept. 30, 1877; drowned in June, IS78.
vi. WILLIAM HENRY, b. June 28, 1879.
vii. MARY EDMONDS, b. June 11, 1883.
xi. MARSHALL. WILLIS, b. January, IS48; d. July 10, 1853.
4. BENJAMIN WARREN NORTON, son of Benjamin C. and Margaret (Merry) Norton, married Amy A. Manter. Farmer ; spent his whole life in New Vineyard and Industry. Died July 18, 1865, aged 59 years. 2 months and 5 days. His widow subsequently married Luke S. Man- ter. q. v., and died Sept. 18, 1881. aged 73 years, 4 months and 2 days. Children.
i. CAROLINE, b. in New Vineyard, Dec. 9, 1833; m. Jan. 31, 1856, John T. Daggett, son of Isaac and Sarah B. (Norton) Daggett, q. v.
5. ii. BENJAMIN WARREN, b. July 3, 1836; m. July 3, 1859, Julia J. Daggett, dau. of Isaac and Sarah B. (Norton) Daggett, q. 7.
6. iii. ALONZO, b. Dec. 5, 1838; m. Jan. 1, 1862, Leone A. Willis, dau. of Ben- jamin N. and Catherine P. (Bennett) Willis, q. 7.
7. iv. DAVID MERRY, b. March 23, 1841; m. Sept. 18, 1866, Emma B. Merry, dau. of Joseph and Rhoda (Butler) Merry, q. v.
8. v. JAMES MANTER, b. Aug. 20, 1843; m. Jan. 11, 1872, Georgiana Eddy,
clau. of Dr. Wm. II. and Caroline N. ( Willis) Eddy ( see Willis notes ) .
vi. ABBIE MANTER, b. June 18, 1847; d. of typhoid fever, Aug. 31, 1870.
5. BENJAMIN WARREN NORTON, son of Benjamin Warren and Amy A. (Manter) Norton, married Julia J. Daggett. Farmer. Settled in Industry. Was representative in the State Legislature, and town treas- urer several years. Moved to Iowa March 28, 1886.
Children.
i. SARAH E., b. in Industry, April 4, 1862; m. Feb. 6, 1885, Henry Everett Hodgkins, son of Henry T. and Ann Greeley (Stinchfield ) Hodgkins, of Chesterville. Ile is a carriage and sign painter and resides in Chesterville. One son, Ernest Warren, b. in Chesterville, April 24, 1889.
ii. DAVID MERRY, b. in Industry, Feb. 23, 1864; m. Nov. 22, 1890, Orie Woolworth (b. at Steamboat Rock, Iowa, Sept. 12, 1869), dau. of William and Mary ( Taylor) Woolworth, of Sanborn, lowa. Mr. Norton graduated from the public schools in Industry in the class of 1883, and the following year in the advance course. Ile went to San- born, ()'Brien Co., lowa, with his parents in the spring of 1886; since he went West, has been divided between farming and teaching, with exception of one year, when he was a clerk in the banking house of his cousin, Isaac W. Daggett. He is (1891), and has been, clerk of Franklin Township, in ()'Brien Co., for a term of three years. Taken all in all he is a young man of whom his native town may well be proud.
iii. EMILY D., b. in Industry, Sept. 20, 1869.
6. ALONZO NORTON, son of Benjamin W., and Amy A. (Manter) Norton, married Leone A. Willis. She died Aug. 19, 1863, s. p., and he
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married, Oct. 31, 1863, Deborah Smith, daughter of Peter B., and Elea- nor (Spencer) Smith. Farmer ; has resided in Stark and Industry.
Children.
i. CARRIE LEONE, b. April 26, 1868 .*
ii. ABBIE FRANCES, b. Jan. 25, 1870; m. Fred Witham, of Norridgewock. One child.
iii. AMY ALLEN, b. July 15, 1873; m. Henry Oliver, son of Thos. M. and Rachel A. (Gordon) Oliver, q. v.
iv. ELLEN SMITH, b. Feb. 16, 1875.
V. , son, b. March 31, 1878; d. in infancy.
vi. CORA,
vii. FLORA, S b. March 21, ISSI; Cora d. Aug. 10, 1882.
7. DAVID MERRY NORTON, son of Benjamin Warren and Amy A. (Manter) Norton, married Emma B. Merry. He was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion ( see p. 358 ). Settled on the homestead, and later at West's Mills, where he owned and operated a steam box-mill. Rep- resentative in Legislature, and superintending school committee in In- dustry. Moved to Anson, where his wife died Aug. 21, 1881. He married, Nov. 1, 1881, for second wife, Ellen M. Mann, who died May 12, 1884, s. p. He is now living with his third wife.
Children.
i. LENA M., b. in Industry, Dec. 18, 1867; m. and lives in Anson.
ii. ALICE B., b. in Industry, June 18, 1869; m. and lives in Anson.
iii. FRED W., b. in Industry, July 20, 1871; d. March 16, 1874.
iv. INFANT, b. in Industry, Feb. 15, 1873; d. June 23, 1874.
V. HENRY M., b. in Industry, Sept. 14, 1875.
vi. RALPH, b. in Industry, July 14, 1877; d. Nov. 28, 1877.
vii. JOSEPH W., b. in Industry, Feb. 2, 1879.
8. JAMES MANTER NORTON, son of Benjamin Warren and Amy A. (Manter) Norton, married Georgiana Eddy. Mr. Norton spent some years in Wisconsin when a young man. On his return to Maine he pur- chased of Sampson Duley his store and stock of goods at West's Mills, and has been a successful merchant for the past twenty years. He has also been a dealer in stock, and interested in lumbering in company with his brother Alonzo; has likewise been a member of the board of selectmen several times, and is one of the town's most enterprising citi- zens and business men.
Children.
i. CLARA EMMA, b. in Industry, May 6, 1874.
ii. REUEL BUTLER, b. in Industry, Aug. 3, 1875.
iii. DELLA FRANCES, b. in Industry, Oct. 23, 1876.
* The Industry Town Records, which give year Carrie L.'s birth as IS69, are evidently in- correct. Mrs. Mary W. Cornforth says : "Carrie L. was b. same day that Polly Manter was buried." As Mrs. Manter died April 23, IS6S, it is probable that she was buried on the 26th.
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