Person:Joseph Norton (13)

Name	Joseph Norton
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	4 Jan 1756	Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage		to Deborah Smith (add)
Residence^[1]	1791	Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United Statesrem to Farmington from Edgartown, MA
Occupation^[2]	1810	Rep to the Mass. Legislature
Death^[1]^[2]	20 May 1819	Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Norton, Joseph (509), in Banks, Charles Edward. The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. (Boston: G H Dean, 1911)
Vol III p.357-374.

See online transcription of a portion of this reference at The History of Martha's Vineyard. "b. 4 Jan 1756; res E., rem to Farmington, ME 1791, where he d. 20 May 1819. He m. Deborah Smith, who was b. (1752) and d. Mch 1843."
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Butler, Francis Gould. A history of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine: from the earliest explorations to the present time, 1776-1885. (Farmington, Maine: Press of Knowlton McLeary & Co., 1885)
p. 540.

"Joseph Norton, seventh son of Peter and Sarah (Bassett) Norton, came to river-lot No. 30, east side, about 1791, but soon afterwards purchased the northern half of lot 31 adjoining. Upon this he resided until his death, which occurred May 20, 1819. He represented the town in the Massachusetts legislature as the colleague of Nathan Cutler in 1810. He md. Deborah Smith, who d. Mar. 1843."