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Jedidah Hammond Norris

Birth	:	1760
Death	:	9 Jun 1843 Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Wayne, Kennebec County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.3280600, -70.0380700
Description	:	New information May 5, 2022. There is another Jedidah Hammond, born June 4, 1756 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, a daughter of Seth Hammond and Elizabeth (Lumbert?) and a descendant of Mayflower passenger, Richard Warren. This other Jedidah Hammond likely married George Handy in New Bedford in 1791, thus cannot be the same as "our" Jedidah who married Nathan Norris in 1785 in Winthrop, Maine. "Our" Jedidah is born closer to 1760, a bit younger than the other Jedidah, (although "our" Jedidah's death, supposedly at age 90, is questionable) and she married Nathan Norris in Winthrop, Maine in 1785, five years... Read More	New information May 5, 2022. There is another Jedidah Hammond, born June 4, 1756 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, a daughter of Seth Hammond and Elizabeth (Lumbert?) and a descendant of Mayflower passenger, Richard Warren. This other Jedidah Hammond likely married George Handy in New Bedford in 1791, thus cannot be the same as "our" Jedidah who married Nathan Norris in 1785 in Winthrop, Maine. "Our" Jedidah is born closer to 1760, a bit younger than the other Jedidah, (although "our" Jedidah's death, supposedly at age 90, is questionable) and she married Nathan Norris in Winthrop, Maine in 1785, five years before the other Jedidah Hammond married George Handy in New Bedford, much closer to the other Jedidah's home in Dartmouth. "Our" Jedidah's marriage to Nathan Norris lasted 40 years in Maine, so it's unlikely she left Nathan in Maine and went to New Bedford, Massachusetts to marry George Handy in 1791. There are apparently two women, perhaps three, named Jedidah Hammond, born close in age, confusing the family genealogy. Not to mention the similar name spelling confusion between males and females. Jedidah Hammond, wife of Nathan Norris, is said to be age 90 when she died, making her birth year 1753. One researcher claims "our" Jedidah was born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, (there are numerous Hammond families in Dartmouth during this time) a child of maybe Jeduthan Hammond and Elizabeth Jenny, but said researcher provides no proof or documentation of the birth. According to the Oath of Edward Mitchell, Town Clerk, certifying the following to be a true copy from the town records of Winthrop, Maine: Jedidah Hammon [sic] and Nathan Norris were married by Rev. Samuel Eaton the twenty-sixth day of June, seventeen hundred and eighty five. "Our" Jedidah married Nathan Norris, June 26, 1785, in Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine; they had at least eight children: Mary; Samuel; Benjamin; Jedidah; Nathan; Hannah; Jemima; and Maria. Jedidah's husband, Nathan, was a soldier during the American War for Independence from Great Briton, and survived the war. Nathan died, July 13, 1825 in Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine, and is buried in the Norris Family Plot, Evergreen Cemetery in Wayne. The 1790 Maine US Census shows Nathan Norris and his family as inhabitants of the Plantation of Littleborough. In 1800 and 1820 this family is enumerated in Wayne, Maine and by 1830 Jedidah appears to be enumerated in the Leeds, Maine household of her son-in-law, Joseph Bishop. In 1838, Jedida [sic] Norris made a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress granting half pay and pensions to certain widows of Revolutionary War soldiers. Jadida [sic] declares she's age 77 [calculates to birth year 1761], a resident of Leeds, Kennebec County, Maine; widow of Nathan Norris whom she married, June 26, 1785. Jedida [sic] apparently couldn't sign her name to the document and left her mark. The Pension Application No. is R7699. In 1840, Jedidah appears to be enumerated in the Wayne, Maine household of her son, Nathan Norris Jr. Jedidah died in Wayne, June 9, 1843, with age 90 engraved on her stone, buried in the Norris Family Plot with her husband in the Evergreen Cemetery, Wayne, Maine. This age 90 is problematic in that it was not provided by Jedidah herself, but from another person. Death at age 90 calculates to Jedidah's birth year of 1753, 7 years older than her husband, Nathan. In 1838, Jedidah herself declared she was age 77, which calculates to birth year 1761, closer in age to her husband, Nathan. The search for Jedidah's parents continues.

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Where is Jedidah Hammond Norris's memorial?
Jedidah Hammond Norris's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Wayne, Kennebec County, USA.
When did Jedidah Hammond Norris death?
Jedidah Hammond Norris death on 9 Jun 1843 in Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jedidah Hammond Norris's memorial?
Latitude: 44.3280600
Longitude: -70.0380700

Family Members:

Spouse

Nathan Norris Sr.

(1760 - 1825)

Children

Nathan Norris Jr.

(1796 - 1857)

Hannah Norris Pettingill

(1797 - 1847)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Wayne, Kennebec County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3280600, -70.0380700

2. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3404700, -70.0680200

3. Glenside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2989006, -70.0036011

4. North Wayne Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3710540, -70.0311010

5. Wing Cemetery
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6. Lakeshore Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3490000, -70.1030830

7. Maple Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3055850, -69.9735550

8. Pleasant Point Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2761910, -70.0296450

9. Gordon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3779500, -70.0810000

10. Fish Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3084602, -70.1201477

11. Stinchfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3207080, -70.1240480

12. Leeds Center Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2999382, -70.1177368

13. Morris Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3033295, -70.1200027

14. Bishop Hill
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Coordinate: 44.3033180, -70.1200210

15. Lakeview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2637900, -70.0314300

16. Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2807999, -70.1042709

17. Metcalf Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3227997, -69.9400024

18. Francis Cemetery
Leeds, Androscoggin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3235230, -70.1405100

19. Knapp Cemetery
Leeds, Androscoggin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3417600, -70.1397980

20. Whittier Cemetery
Readfield, Kennebec County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3544006, -69.9411011

21. Fayette Mills Cemetery
Fayette, Kennebec County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4049700, -70.0400800

22. Foss Cemetery
Leeds, Androscoggin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3454895, -70.1478882

23. Kents Hill Cemetery
Readfield, Kennebec County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4038000, -69.9974700

24. Lakeview Cemetery
Winthrop, Kennebec County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2922000, -69.9317300