Background
Norton, son of Lot and Mary (Hickok) Norton, was born in the village of Lakeville, in Salisbury, Conn, January 15, 1803.
Norton, son of Lot and Mary (Hickok) Norton, was born in the village of Lakeville, in Salisbury, Conn, January 15, 1803.
He graduated from Yale College in 1822.
He settled as a farmer on his paternal estate, and lived there quietly through his life. On Saturday, May 29, 1880, he went to the village church to attend the public exercises in honor of Memorial Day, and fell dead as he was entering the building. This article incorporates public domain material from the 1880 Yale Obituary Record.
In 1857 he was a member of the Connecticut State Legislature.