Brief Life History of John Winslow Kent
When John Winslow Kent Norwood was born on 27 November 1804, in Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, Captain William Norwood, was 35 and his mother, Deborah Winslow, was 31. He married Clementine Wood on 24 September 1832, in Rockport, Knox, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 13 May 1875, in Camden, Knox, Maine, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Camden, Knox, Maine, United States.
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- J W K Norwood, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Norwood, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Eveline Wood, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or more of the many places called Northwood or Norwood, such as Northwood in Essex, Middlesex, Isle of Wight, Norwood in Middlesex and Surrey, or Northwood Farm in Okehampton and Northwood Farm in Morchard Bishop, both in Devon. The placenames mean ‘north or northern wood’, from Old English north ‘north, northern’ + wudu ‘wood’ or Middle English north + wode. Compare Norrod .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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