Sophia Norton
Sophia Norton (maiden name: Lyon) was born around 1816 in Connecticut. She married William Norton around 1840, and they had at least three children: William, born on November 29, 1841; Gertrude, born around 1849; and Alice, born around 1850. The family lived in Marlborough, Connecticut, until the 1850s, when they moved to Manchester, Connecticut. Her husband worked as a machinist, and by 1860, they owned $2,300 of personal property. She died sometime after 1870.
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(637)Norton, Sophia ~ Lyon, Sophia1816
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 6

  • (1604) [recipient] ~ William L. Norton to Sophia Norton, 22 January 1862
  • (1956) [recipient] ~ William L. Norton to Sophia Norton, 17 June 1862
  • (2048) [recipient] ~ William L. Norton to Sophia Norton, 25 December 1861
  • (2053) [recipient] ~ William L. Norton to Sophia Norton, 1 August 1862
  • (2054) [recipient] ~ William L. Norton to Sophia Norton, 9 December 1861
  • (2056) [recipient] ~ William L. Norton to Sophia Norton, 21 November 1861

People - Records: 1

  • (637) Norton, Sophia is the [parent of] (636) Norton, William Lyon

Places - Records: 1

  • (294) [birth] ~ Connecticut

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com.