Norris Yard, Norris Hill
Located westerly of the road over Norris Hill at the top of the hill.
Starting on the south side of the Harris barn, go in a straight path to
the edge of the field and look for signs of the cemetery on your lef in
the bushes. Record from DAR records of Dec. 3, 1931.
Lieut. James Norris, Rev. Sol. and wife.
Lieut. James Norris was b. in Epping, N. H., in 1761; m. Ruth Dearborn,
dau. of Simon Dearborn, sen., and niece of Gen. Henry Dearborn. He settled
on Norris Hill, where he d. in 1841, of "cold fever".
John Parsons, Rev. Sol. and wife.
John Parsons, jr., Rev. Sol., wife and children.
5. Maria, (daughter of Lieut. James and Ruth DearbornNorris) b. Feb.
21, 1797; m. John Parsons, jun. (vide Parsons).
George Clark, Rev. Sol., he came to visit the Parsons and died while
there.
[Capt.] Samuel Ranlet, [b. March 28, 1780 ?, Gilmanton, N. H.][War of 1812 ?]
Molly Dearborn Norris, wife, [d. 1836]
three children.
Daniel Prescott, [b. May 13, 1766]
[Molly Towle] wife and children.
Ranlet, Rev. Sol., also buried here, probably father of Samuel.
Information provided by Richard Clough [b. Sept. 19, 1865, son of George
M. and Lizzie (Goding) Clough].
John Ranlet, July 9, 1851, drowned in Cochnewagan Pond.
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