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Birth	:	14 Aug 1821 Dartmeet, West Devon Borough, Devon, England
Death	:	20 Apr 1907 Acton, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Ebenezer United Church Cemetery, Campbellville, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.5483284, -80.0735703
Plot	:	Plot 61
Description	:	Norrish, Joshua, DEATH OF JOSHUA NORRISH. This Worthy Citizen Departed This Life on Saturday Evening. Joshua Norrish peacefully fell asleep on Saturday evening at the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Mr. Norrish had been confined to his bed for some time and gradually his exhausted frame became enfeebled until nature quietly gave way. Joshua Norrish was the son of the late Nicholas Norrish and was born at Dartmouth, Devonshire, Eng., in 1822. In 1843 he came to Canada with his parrents, and lived for a time on the farm in the third concession of Nassagaweya, now owned by James Cargill. In 1948 he... Read More	Norrish, Joshua, DEATH OF JOSHUA NORRISH. This Worthy Citizen Departed This Life on Saturday Evening. Joshua Norrish peacefully fell asleep on Saturday evening at the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Mr. Norrish had been confined to his bed for some time and gradually his exhausted frame became enfeebled until nature quietly gave way. Joshua Norrish was the son of the late Nicholas Norrish and was born at Dartmouth, Devonshire, Eng., in 1822. In 1843 he came to Canada with his parrents, and lived for a time on the farm in the third concession of Nassagaweya, now owned by James Cargill. In 1948 he was united in holy wedlock with Elizabeth Sherwood whose father had come to Nassagaweya from Yorkshire, Eng., some fifteen years before. They settled on lots 30 and 31, in the 4th concession, the farm now owned by Mr. Wallace Lasby. Six sons and two daughters were born to them, but only three of them survive: Enos J. at Imperial, Cal., Mrs. Goozee at Granville, N.D., and Ernest at Toronto. Mr. Norrish was a member of the Methodist Church from his early boyhood. He was an official member of Ebenezer and Bethel Churches, Nassagaweya, and during the last thirteen years was a mermber of the Church in Acton. He was an ardent Liberal and took a lively interest in politics. For many years he was a Justice of the Peace. For more than thirty years Mr. Norrish took an active interest in municipal matters in Nassagaweya. He was first elected a member of the township council in 1857. The next year he was elected deputy reeve. He also occupied a place in the council in the years 1859, 1861, 1881, 1882, 1886-7-8. He was a careful reader of municipal law and was well versed in the history of his township and faithfully studied its needs. He spent many years in securing reliable data as to the early settlement of Nassagaweya, and interesting facts and anecdotes concerning the early settlers. In September, 1880, Mr. Norrish published "The Early History of Nassagaweya," a most interesting little volume of 100 pages. This work was undertaken merely as a labor of love for the township which was for so many years his home, for the number of copies sold barely paid the cost of printing alone. In his preface he says: "I have not undertaken this tast because I thought I could do it better than any other person, but simply because no one else seemed inclined to take it up, and the old settlers are fast passing away, so that it seems to me, now or never." Mr. Norrish retired from farming some thirteen years ago and came to Acton, settling in the comfortable brick residence on Park Ave. where he died. About this time his eyes were affected by cataract, and an operation on them did not prove successful. He was thereafter almost totally blind. He was always active nevertheless, and his neat garden and other work bore testimony to his unflagging energy and perseverence in the face of disability and discouragements. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, interment being made at Ebenezer cemetery, Revs. G. W. Barker and R. A. Facey officiating. News appeared in Acton Free Press, 25 Apr 1907, page 3, column 4

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Joshua Norrish's memorial is located at: Ebenezer United Church Cemetery, Campbellville, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada.
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Joshua Norrish death on 20 Apr 1907 in Acton, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 43.5483284
Longitude: -80.0735703

Family Members:

Parent

Nicholas Norrish

(1795 - 1860)

Susannah Easterbrook Norrish

(1791 - 1867)

Spouse

Elizabeth Sherwood Norrish

(1827 - 1922)

Siblings

Nicholas Norrish

(1823 - 1901)

Elizabeth Norrish Simpson

(1825 - 1872)

George Norrish

(1831 - 1912)

Children

John Sherwood Norrish

(1850 - 1860)

Susanna Norrish

(1852 - 1874)

Enos William Norrish

(1855 - 1857)

Melina Hannah Norrish Goozee

(1858 - 1938)

Harvey Norrish

(1869 - 1869)

Ethelbert Stanley Norrish

(1872 - 1890)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Campbellville, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.5483284, -80.0735703

2. Cove Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5574900, -80.1197500

3. Nassagaweya Presbyterian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5274000, -80.0340600

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Coordinate: 43.5069200, -80.0558100

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Coordinate: 43.5724940, -80.1523020

7. Saint John's Anglican Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5059400, -80.0085900

8. St Joseph Pioneer Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.6089500, -80.0369800

9. Johnson Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5031090, -80.0040000

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Coordinate: 43.5349500, -80.1727800

11. Rockwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.6095140, -80.1323170

12. Farnham Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5284240, -80.1806630

13. Fairview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.6263370, -80.0388120

14. Acton Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.6305960, -80.0443610

15. Saint Davids Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4895859, -79.9862671

16. Campbellville Burying Ground
Campbellville, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.4853363, -79.9819031

17. Marian Roman Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4541340, -80.1087210

18. Crown Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4566116, -80.1263275

19. Hopkinson's Corners Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4564550, -79.9943730

20. Churchill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.6571300, -80.0542830

21. Boston Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5538000, -79.9154000

22. Mountsberg Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4346900, -80.0444400

23. Mansewood United Presbyterian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5497820, -79.9117390

24. Bannockburn Pioneer Cemetery
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