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| Norwood households in 1790 census of the town of Mount Desert | free white males 16 and upwards | free white males under 16 | free white females |
| Joshua Norwood | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Stephen Norwood | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Subsequent years reported the following households, all in the town of Mount Desert:
1800: Joshua (8 persons), Stephen (10)
1810: Joshua (5), Stephen (7)
1820: Anna (3), Benjamin (5), Benjamin Jr. (1), Jonathan (6), Stephen (8)
1830: Benjamin (7), Benjamin (9), Jonathan (8), Stephen (9)
1837: Benjamin (7), Diana (3), Jonathan (7), Mary (4), Oliver (4), Stephen (9), William (7)
1840: Benjamin (6), Diana (2), Mary (4), Oliver (6), Sally (8), Samuel (5), William (7)
Until the 1850 census, members of a household were reported only by a number in a category (e.g., 3 females under 10).
Arthur Norwood
(son of [?])
m. Carrie Davis
children:
Marguerite Norwood m. James Peterson
Marie Norwood m. […] Phillips
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Benjamin Norwood
(son of [?])
b. age 60 y. at death Maine
m. Esther [...] [...]
d. 22 February 1857
bur. Benjamin Norwood Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Lois M. Norwood b. age 5 y. at death - d. 5 April 1829 - bur. Benjamin Norwood Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Israel Norwood b. age 26 y. as of 1850 census Maine
George M. Norwood b. age 29 y., 4 m. at death - d. 28 February 1856 - bur. Benjamin Norwood Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Benjamin H. Norwood b. age 13 y. at death Maine - d. 27 July 1853 - bur. Benjamin Norwood Cemetery Tremont, Maine
documentation and notes
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George M. Norwood
(son of [...])
b. age 24 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. intentions published 3 August 1848
certificate issued 17 August 1848
27 August 1848 Tremont, Maine
Athalania F. Butler
b. age 20 y. as of 1850 census Maine
child:
Cornelius Norwood b. age 10 m. as of 1850 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Israel M. Norwood
(son of [?])
b. April 1830 Maine
m. Julia M. […]
b. age 45 y., 5 m., and 25 d. at death Maine
d. 30 April 1878
bur. Hillside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Howard Norwood b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Lorenzo Norwood b. age 4 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Rose Norwood b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Roland Norwood b. age 1 y. as of 1860 census Maine
George Norwood b. age 19 y. as of 1880 census Maine
Harvey Norwood b. age 17 y. as of 1880 census Maine
Leila Norwood b. age 15 y. as of 1880 census Maine
Violet Norwood b. 27 April 1867 - d. 19 June 1928 - bur. Higgins Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
May Norwood b. age 13 m., 8 d. at death Maine - d.13 January 1871 - bur. Hillside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
William H. Norwood February 1874 Maine - d. 1959 - bur. Higgins Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
documentation and notes
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John F. Norwood
(son of [...])
b. age 33 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Lydia J. [...]
b. age 36 y. as of 1850 census Maine
children:
Alice A. Norwood b. age 6 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Mary E. Norwood b. age 4 y. as of 1850 census Maine
John E. Norwood b. age 2 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Emeline Norwood b. age 10 y. as of 1860 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Jonathan Norwood
(son of [...])
b. age 53 y. as of 1870 census Maine
m. Elizabeth Ann [...]
b. age 38 y. as of 1870 census Maine
children:
Woodbury W. Norwood b. age 18 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Winfield B. Norwood b. age 17 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Warren J. Norwood b. age 14 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Daniel F. Norwood b. age 10 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Laura E. Norwood b. age 6 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Frank W. Norwood b. age 4 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Frederick W. Norwood b. December 1869 Maine
Allie M. Norwood b. age 4 y. as of 1880 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Jonathan Norwood
(son of Stephen Norwood and Anna Andrews)
m. (1) 1811
Mary “Polly” Nutter
(2) Margaret [...]
d. 1854
children by Mary “Polly” Nutter:
Oliver M. Norwood b. age 37 y. as of 1850 census Maine - m. Mary Norton Brown - d. 5 February 1879 - bur. Seal Cove Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Samuel Norwood
child
child
child
child
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Lewis Arthur Norwood
(son of [...])
b. 1893
m. 11 November 1916
Reta Morris
b. 1899
d. 1966
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
d. 1988
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
children:
Lewis Arthur Norwood Jr. b. 18 December 1923 Southwest Harbor, Maine - m. 1945 Joyce Webster - d. 5 February 2002 Bangor, Maine - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
Hershal Norwood m. Hazel [...]
Maurice William Norwood b. 21 November 1926 - m. 13 June 1948 Pauline F. Chase - d. 21 March 2008 Bangor, Maine
Walter Norwood m. Helen [...]
Jane Norwood m. Robert Dunbar
Betty Norwood m. Carl Hardy
Madeline Norwood
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Lewis Arthur Norwood Jr.
(son of Lewis Norwood and Reta Morris)
b. 18 December 1923 Southwest Harbor, Maine
m. 1945
Joyce Webster
d. 5 February 2002 Bangor, Maine
child:
Leigh Norwood m. Sylvia [...]
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Maurice William Norwood
(son of Lewis Arthur Norwood and Reta Morris)
b. 21 November 1926
m. 13 June 1948
Pauline F. Chase
d. 21 March 2008 Bangor, Maine
children:
child
child
child
documentation and notes
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Oliver M. Norwood
(son of Jonathan Norwood and Mary “Polly” Nutter)
b. age 37 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Mary Norton Brown
b. 86 y., 5 m. at death Maine
d. 22 February 1900
bur. Seal Cove Cemetery Tremont, Maine
d. 5 February 1879
bur. Seal Cove Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Lemuel S. Norwood b. age 14 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Roby M. Norwood b. age 12 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Shubal D. Norwood b. age 16 y., 11 m., 15 d. at death - “lost at sea” 11 June 1857 - memorial stone in Seal Cove Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Willard S. Norwood b. age 7 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Oliver Thomas Norwood b. age 4 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Llewellyn Samuel Norwood b. age 1 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Ezra R. Norwood b. age 8 y. as of 1860 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Stephen Norwood
(son of [...])
m. Anna Andrews
children:
Anna Norwood m. James Kellay
Susan Norwood m. J. Brown
Rebecca Norwood m. Samuel Hodgdon
Diana Norwood
Benjamin Norwood m. Esther Murphy
Jonathan Norwood m. (1) 1811 Mary “Polly” Nutter; (2) Margaret [...] - d. 1854
Stephen Norwood m. Sarah Hodgdon
William Norwood
Sally Norwood m. James Ober
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Stephen Norwood
(son of Stephen Norwood and Anna Andrews)
m. Sarah Hodgdon
children:
child
child
child
John Faxon Norwood m. Linda Galley (née Dow)
George Washington Norwood b. October 1818 - m. Mrs. Almira Rich (né Tinker)
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William A. Norwood
(son of [...])
b. age 28 y. as of 1860 census Maine
m. Sarah [J. or C.?] [...]
b. age 19 y. as of 1860 census Maine [see documentation and notes]
children:
Sarah A. Norwood b. age 9 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Vandelia Norwood b. 1872 Maine - m. Harry B. Joyce - d. 1953 - bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Alice Norwood b. age 6 y. as of 1880 census Maine
Alvin Norwood b. 1878 Maine - d. 1956 - bur. Norwood Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Arthur Norwood b. July 1879 Maine
documentation and notes
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William Andrew Norwood
(son of [...])
b. age 49 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Ann Murphy
(dau. of George Murphy and […])
b. age 48 y. as of 1850 census Maine
d. 29 March 1857
bur. Norwood Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Judith Maria Norwood m. […] Ellis
Lucinda Norwood
William Andrew Norwood Jr. b. age 20 y. as of 1850 census Maine - m. (1) […]; (2) Sarah Twiss
Emery H. Norwood b. age 15 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Emily Jane Norwood b. age 15 y. as of 1850 census Maine
documentation and notes
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William Andrew Norwood Jr.
(son of William Andrew Norwood and Ann Murphy)
b. age 20 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. (1) […];
(2) Sarah Twiss
child by [?]:
Arthur G. Norwood b. 1879 - d. 1959 - bur. Norwood Cemetery Tremont, Maine
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William G[ilbert?]. Norwood
(son of [?])
b. age 66 y., 27 d. at death Maine
m. Melissa O. [...]
b. age 50 y., 6 m., 13 d. at death Maine
d. 23 February 1890
bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine
d. 7 May 1899
bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine
child:
Shubael H. Norwood b. age 1 y. as of 1860 census Maine
documentation and notes
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[…] Norwood
(son of [?])
children:
Joshua Norwood
Stephen Norwood
Anna Norwood m. James Kelley
Hannah Norwood m. Daniel Gott
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