William Henry NORTON

Born

9 July 1841 , Rochester, New York, USA

Died

31 July 1904 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 63

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Born: 9 July 1841 in Rochester, New York, USA

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William Henry married Lavinia PINCH 17 January 1863 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lavinia PINCH was born 21 June 1840 in England. Lavinia died 4 April 1923 in Huntington, Massachusetts, USA.

William Henry NORTON died 31 July 1904 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA .

Parents:
Horace Kent Norton (1812 - 1861)
Margaret Polhemus (1814 - 1864)

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of William Henry NORTON

William Henry NORTON married

Lavinia PINCH
Marriage date: 17 January 1863
Marriage place: Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

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Marriage notes:

Name: William H. Norton

Birth Date: 1841

Birthplace: Rochester, Monroe, Ny

Age: 22

Spouse's Name: Lavinia Pinch

Spouse's Birth Date: 1841

Spouse's Birthplace: Eng

Spouse's Age: 22

Event Date: 17 Jan 1863

Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Father's Name: Horace K. Norton

Mother's Name: Margaret

Spouse's Father's Name: Samuel Pinch

Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50257-2

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

GS Film number: 186162

Reference ID:

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," Database, FamilySearch.org : accessed 19 June 2015), William H. Norton and Lavinia Pinch, 17 Jan 1863; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 186,162.

Children of William Henry NORTON and Lavinia PINCH

Arthur Henry NORTON

Born: 8 July 1876, Southampton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 October 1961, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Annie May SMITH 14 September 1898 Place: Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1841
9 July 1841
Rochester, New York, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 Marriage / Partner
William Henry NORTON and Lavinia PINCH 17 January 1863, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

He was 21 years old.

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865

Name: William H Norton
Age (Expanded): 26 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1839
Gender: Male
Race:
BirthPlace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Family Number: 118
Line Number: 7
GS Film Number: 0954566
Digital Folder Number: 4286774
Image Number: 00465

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William H Norton M 26y New York
Lovina Norton F 25y England
Mary Jane Norton F 4m Massachusetts
John R Williams M 25y England
Felista Williams F 18y England
Charles M Williams M 6m Massachusetts

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1865 Massachusetts Census
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April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Arthur Henry NORTON was born 8 July 1876, Southampton, Massachusetts, USA

William Henry was 35 years old.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Marriage of Child
Arthur Henry NORTON married 14 September 1898, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA to Annie May SMITH

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900

Name: William H Norton
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Northampton city Ward 3, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 634
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married: 37
Birth Date: Jul 1841
BirthPlace: New York
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1863
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Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
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Sheet Number and Letter: 17B
Household ID: 364
Line Number: 91
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240654
Digital Folder Number: 004113839
Image Number: 00470

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William H Norton Head M 59 New York
Lavinia Norton Wife F 60 England

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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)