Isabella Norton

Brief Life History of Isabella

When Isabella Norton was born on 22 August 1836, in Jamestown, Jackson Township, Boone, Indiana, United States, her father, David Norton Jr, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Benefiel, was 35. She married William Riley Judd on 17 March 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Caldwell, Missouri, United States in 1837 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 22 December 1922, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Riley Judd
1833–1885
Isabella Norton
1836–1922
Marriage: 17 March 1854
Isabella Melissa Judd
1855–1931
Teresa Pheobe Judd
1856–1927
William Riley Judd Jr
1859–1883
Thomas Alfred Judd
1861–1889
Elizabeth Judd
1863–1945
David Norton Judd
1865–1947
Ella Empie Judd
1867–1946
Rosalie Judd
1869–1943
Hyrum Norton Judd
1871–1908
Alfaretta Judd
1872–1973
Heber Kimball Judd
1875–1875
Eleazer Hastings Judd
1877–1964
Goldie Gay Judd
1879–1969

Sources (91)

  • Isabella Judd in household of Geo Johnson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Isabella Norton - birth: 14 August 1836;
  • Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999

World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places so called, from Old English north ‘north’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. In some cases it is a variant of Norrington .

Irish: altered form of Naughton , assimilated to the English name (see 1 above).

Jewish (American): adoption of the English surname (see 1 above) in place of some similar (like-sounding) original Ashkenazic surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Anna Jane Reid Judd 1840-1894

ANNA JANE REID JUDD 1840-1894 Anna Jane Reid Judd, plural wife of William Riley Judd, was born 4 November 1840 in Liverpool, Lancaster, England the sixth of eight children born to William R …

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