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Lester Philo Norton

Male 1828 - 1896  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lester Philo Norton was born on 27 Apr 1828 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA (son of Philo L. Norton and Living); died on 24 Feb 1896.

    Notes:

    Lester Philo Norton was born NORTON in Mount Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, April 27, 1828. His father was Philo L. Norton and his mother was Jane C. Norton, both of whom died when he was quite young. The earlier years of his life were spent in and around Mount Vernon in the employ of his uncle, Daniel S. Norton, who was an extensive real estate owner and who also operated a flour and feed mill and an oil mill. He was also the Mount Vernon agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company when the line was first built from Newark, Ohio, to Chicago Junction. After some time in their employ he came to Connellsville, Pennsylvania, where he managed the Philo Norton farm, located east of Connellsville, where he re mained for some years, afterward removing to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, entering the commissioner's office as clerk. In 1874 he came to Connellsville again, entering into the public life of the place. Being an intensely public-spirited man and always interested in the betterment of whatever place was his home he immediately became prominently identified with the political life of Connells ville. He served as borough treasurer for a period of nearly twelve years, and was also secretary of the board of education for thir teen consecutive years. As a member of the board of education he bore a material part in the origination of the first graduating class of the Connellsville public schools, which at that time had no high school, and helped to lay the foundation for the building of the present efficient public schools of Connellsville.

    During the civil war he was active in the recruiting of troops and delivering them' to the nearest ra1lroad station for transportation to military headquarters. Owing to an acci dent occurr1ng in early youth which crippled his left arm and also his eye, he was prevented from entering the service. He; was a Demo crat in politics and always an active worker for the interests of the party. He was a mem ber of the Christian church (Disciples of Christ), being the treasurer for aj number of years. Mr. Norton died February 24, 1896. In June, 1871, Mr. Norton married Dorcas French, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Henry Clay, named after his uncle, who was a vet eran of the Mexican war, the only child, was born at Uniontown, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1872, where he lived until he was two years of age, when his parents moved to Connells ville, Pennsylvania, where he was educated and grew to manhood. Immediately after his graduation from the public schools he entered the First National Bank of Connellsville as clerk, and after serving in that position for some years was advanced to teller, and in 1908 was made assistant cashier. In 1909 he served as a member of the board of education, resign ing when he was appointed to fill the unexpired term of tax collector. He is a member of the Christian church and of the Grand Fra ternity. On June 20, 1906, he married Mabel, daughter of Kell and Elizabeth (Curry) Long, of the West Side, Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
    [John W. Jordan, James Hadden, Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania: Volume II: (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), 611.]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Philo L. Norton was born in 1802 (son of Philo Norton and Ann Baldwin); died on 20 Nov 1830 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA.

    Philo married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Living
    Children:
    1. 1. Lester Philo Norton was born on 27 Apr 1828 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA; died on 24 Feb 1896.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Philo Norton was born on 24 May 1763 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Dr. Asa Norton and Mabel Booth); died on 18 Jun 1811 in Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1810, Louisiana, USA; Attakapas

    Notes:

    Philo Norton - 1811. Philo Norton Was Born 24 May 1763 At Newton, Conn. On 2 Dec. 1782. He Married Ann Baldwin, Dau. Of Daniel Baldwin And His Second Wife, Abigail Northrup; Ann Baldwin Was Born 2 July 1760. Children Of Philo Norton And Ann Baldwin Are Shown To Have Been: Charles Or Carlos Alonzo, Born 8 Nov. 1784; Meriah, Born 30 Sept. 1786, Married Thomas Mcgiffin; Daniel Shelton, Born 10 Apr. 1788, Married (1) Mary Baldwin (2) Sarah Banning; Julia Ann, Born 24 Nov. 1790 [Must Have Died Young]; Sally, Born 23 Sept. 1792 [Also Must Have Died Young]; Nancy Ann, Born 19 Feb. 1793; Lester Leroy, Born 7 July 1797; Cornelia; Eloise [Louisa]; and Philo, Jr., Born In 1802, Married Jane Conner. [Louisiana Genealogical Register, December, 1958, Page 48]
    Mort. Rec. Book B-4, #824, 6 Sept. 1828, Heirs Of Philo Norton, Dec'd., To Anne Norton, His Widow, Lists These Heirs: Carlos A. Norton And Wife, Mary, Of Fayette Co., Penna.; Thomas Mcgriffin and Maria, Late Maria Norton, His Wife, Of Washington Co., Penna.; Lester L. Norton And Harriet, His Wife, Of Fayette Co., Penna.; Cornelia Norton ; Louisa Norton, Both Of Fayette Co., Penna.; And Philo Norton And Jane, His Wife, Of Knox Co., Ohio; Children And Heirs At Law Of Philo Norton, Late Of Attakapas, La., Deceased. Also Named As Decedent's Children And Heirs At Law In The Vendor List Are: Daniel S. Norton And Sarah B. Norton, His Wife, Of Knox Co., Ohio; And Nancy A. Norton Of Fayette Co., Penna. Ann Norton Of Fayette Co., Penna., Is Spoken Of As Mother Of Lester L. Norton, In Folio #849, Same Book. She Was Probably Mother Of All The Children.
    [Mary Elizabeth Sanders, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Heirship Series: Selected Annotated Abstracts of Marriage, Book 1; Books 1811-1829: (: Pelican Publishing, 1973), 72-73.]

    Died:
    Attakapas

    Philo married Ann Baldwin on 2 Dec 1782 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Ann was born on 2 Jul 1760 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Sep 1832 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ann Baldwin was born on 2 Jul 1760 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Sep 1832 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
    Children:
    1. Charles Alonzo Norton was born on 8 Nov 1784 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Meriah Norton was born on 30 Sep 1786 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 5 Feb 1841 in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. Daniel Sheldon Norton was born on 10 Apr 1788 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 25 Oct 1859 in Knox, Ohio, USA; was buried in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA.
    4. Julia Ann Norton was born on 24 Nov 1790 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    5. Sally Norton was born on 23 Sep 1792 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    6. Nancy Ann Norton was born on 19 Feb 1795 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    7. Lester Leroy Norton was born on 23 Jul 1797 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 4 Jun 1874 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
    8. Eloise Norton was born about 1799 in Connecticut, USA.
    9. Cornelia Augusta Norton was born on 2 Aug 1800 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    10. 2. Philo L. Norton was born in 1802; died on 20 Nov 1830 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Dr. Asa Norton was born on 27 Jan 1738/39 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (son of John Norton and Rebeckah Sheldon); died before 29 Nov 1786 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Probate: 29 Nov 1786, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    The Asa Norton guardianship record establishes that Asa Norton Sr. died prior to 29 November 1786.

    Asa married Mabel Booth. Mabel (daughter of Jonathan Booth, II and Phebe Sherman) was born on 9 Aug 1743 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 16 Feb 1792 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mabel Booth was born on 9 Aug 1743 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Jonathan Booth, II and Phebe Sherman); died before 16 Feb 1792 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

    Married:
    In the absence of a marriage record, we located a guardianship record that proves that Asa and Mabel Norton were husband and wife.15 The record documents that on 29 November 1786 in the Danbury Court of Probate, Asa Norton, son of deceased Asa Norton, chose his mother, Mabel Norton of Newtown, to be his guardian.

    Children:
    1. Sarah Norton was born on 6 Nov 1761 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 24 Sep 1836 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 4. Philo Norton was born on 24 May 1763 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 18 Jun 1811 in Louisiana, USA.
    3. Nathaniel Norton was born in 1765 in Connecticut, USA.
    4. Asa Jesse Norton was born on 18 Dec 1769 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 15 Apr 1815 in Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Gardner Hinckley Cemetery, Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  John Norton was born in Sep 1712 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (son of George Norton, III and Hannah Younglove); died on 30 Apr 1789 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 21 Sep 1712, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Old Center Cemetery

    John married Rebeckah Sheldon on 5 Dec 1732 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Rebeckah (daughter of Jonathan Sheldon and Living) was born on 18 Apr 1714 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 May 1793 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Rebeckah Sheldon was born on 18 Apr 1714 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Jonathan Sheldon and Living); died on 13 May 1793 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Old Center Cemetery

    Notes:

    Married:
    Daughter of Jonathan Sheldon & Mary Southwell.

    Children:
    1. Rebeckah Norton was born on 10 Feb 1732/33 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Oct 1813 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    2. John Norton was born on 19 Nov 1734 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    3. Huldah Norton was born on 4 Oct 1736 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    4. 8. Dr. Asa Norton was born on 27 Jan 1738/39 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died before 29 Nov 1786 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    5. Elijah Norton was born on 1 Nov 1741 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died in in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    6. Rachel Norton was born on 10 May 1744 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 2 Oct 1811 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    7. Sarah Norton was born on 5 Sep 1746 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    8. Apphia Norton was born on 26 Apr 1749 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 10 Jun 1837 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    9. Daniel Norton was born on 13 Sep 1751 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Jan 1814 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    10. Seth Norton was born on 12 Jun 1754 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

  3. 18.  Jonathan Booth, II was born on 10 Jun 1715 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Jonathan Booth, I and Living); died on 27 May 1790 in Connecticut, USA.

    Jonathan married Phebe Sherman in Nov 1738 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Phebe was born about 1722; died on 17 Jan 1803 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 19.  Phebe Sherman was born about 1722; died on 17 Jan 1803 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. Jerusha Booth was born between 15 and 17 Jul 1745 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 11 Feb 1785 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Reuben Booth was born on 14 May 1741 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    3. 9. Mabel Booth was born on 9 Aug 1743 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 16 Feb 1792 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    4. Sarah Booth was born on 2 Jul 1747 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    5. David Booth was born on 11 Aug 1749 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 22 Sep 1753 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    6. Joseph Booth was born on 10 Jul 1751 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 10 Aug 1754 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    7. David Booth was born on 10 Nov 1755 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    8. Zalmon Booth was born on 9 Nov 1760 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    9. Jonathan Booth, III was born on 29 Dec 1762 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  George Norton, III was born on 10 Nov 1671 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (son of Captain George Norton, II and Sarah Hart); died on 13 Feb 1741/42 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    GEORGE NORTON WITH HIS WIFE SARAH & SON GEORGE
    REMOVED FROM IPSWICH, MASS, AMONG THE PIONEERS TO SUFFIELD IN 1674.
    HE DIED NOV. 15 1696 SARAH, HIS WIFE, JUNE 23, 1682. MERCY GILLETT, HIS WIFE, DEC. 31, 1725.
    THEIR CHILDREN, GEORGE, THOMAS, NATHANIEL, SARAH, ALLIE, MARY, ABIGAIL,
    FREEGRACE, JOANNA & ELIZABETH
    GEORGE, DIED FEB. 13, 1742. AE. 70. HANNAH YOUNGLOVE, HIS WIFE, NOV. 23, 1715.
    THEIR CHILDREN, GEORGE, NATHANIEL, HANNAH, THOMAS & JOHN.
    JOHN, SON OF GEORGE & HANNAH NORTON, DIED APRIL 30, 1788, AE. 77.
    REBECCA SHELDON, HIS WIFE, MAY 14, 1793, AE. 79
    THEIR CHILDREN, REBECCA, JOHN, HULDAH, ASA, ELIJAH, RACHEL, SARAH, APPRIA, DANIEL &
    SETH

    Old Center Cemetery

    George married Hannah Younglove on 11 Dec 1695 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Living and Living) was born about 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Nov 1715 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Hannah Younglove was born about 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Living and Living); died on 23 Nov 1715 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Old Center Cemetery

    Children:
    1. George Norton, IV was born on 6 Mar 1696/97 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Hannah Norton was born on 28 Nov 1701 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 7 Dec 1701 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    3. Nathaniel Norton was born on 17 Feb 1702/03 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    4. Hannah Norton was born on 30 Jan 1706/07 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    5. Thomas Norton was born on 16 Nov 1708 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    6. 16. John Norton was born in Sep 1712 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 30 Apr 1789 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

  3. 34.  Jonathan Sheldon was born on 29 May 1687; died on 10 Apr 1769.

    Jonathan married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 35.  Living
    Children:
    1. 17. Rebeckah Sheldon was born on 18 Apr 1714 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 May 1793 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

  5. 36.  Jonathan Booth, I was born in 1681/82 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Sergeant John Booth and Dorothy Hawley); died on 8 Feb 1755 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1707/08, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Jonathan Booth was buried near the center of Newtown Burying Ground, and his moss-covered, reddish gravestone reads as follows: "In memory of Mr. Jonathan Booth. He died February 8, A. D. 1755, aged 73 years." The grave of Hester, his wife, lies by his side, but the inscription on her gravestone is only partially legible.

    Jonathan married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 37.  Living
    Children:
    1. Lieutenant Daniel Booth was born on 12 Jan 1704 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 8 Apr 1777; was buried in Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Abel Booth was born on 15 Jul 1707 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 10 Apr 1774 in Connecticut, USA.
    3. Ann Booth was born on 15 Apr 1710 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 5 Jan 1780 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    4. 18. Jonathan Booth, II was born on 10 Jun 1715 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 27 May 1790 in Connecticut, USA.
    5. Mabel Booth was born on 13 Dec 1722 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.



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