NORTON, Maria A^{[1, 2]}

1835 - 1926  (90 years)

• Name	NORTON, Maria A
  Birth	1 Nov 1835	Holland, Erie, NY, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	8 May 1860	Oyster Bay, Queens, NY, USA   [3]
  	Charles Valentine / 45 / Male / Farmer / Value of property $500 / Born in NY-Kezia Valentine / 48 / Female / Born in NY-Jacob Valentine / 3 / Male / Born in NY-Amelia Coles / 70 / Female / Born in NY-Sarah A Coles / 32 / Female / Born in NY-Wm. H. Coles / 26 / Male / Insurance Clerk / Born in NY-Maria Coles / 26 / Female / Born in NY-Mehl Coles / 16 / Male / Black / Farm Hand / Born in NY-Thomas Malaby / 45 / Male / E P Minister / Value of property $3000 / Born in NY-Cath Malaby / 45 / Female / Born in NY
  Census	26 Jun 1900	Oyster Bay, Nassau, NY, USA   [4]
  	Living as head of household while husband, William, is in Buffalo. Also living there are son Thomas, and daughter Mary (w/family). Shows birth month/year as Nov 1834.
  Census	19 Apr 1910	183 Lockwood Ave, Buffalo, Erie, NY, USA   [5]
  	Widowed, living with daughter (Sarah) and son (Thomas), born in NY, both parents born in MA,
  Obituary	From the Brooklyn Daily Times, 7 Aug 1926: BURY MRS. M. A. COLES Little Neck. Woman Descendant Quakers- -Father Western Pioneer. Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Maria A. Coles, 91, who died at the home of her son. John H. Coles, Zion st., Little Neck, after a long illness. Mrs. Coles was born in Holland, Erie County. She was a daughter of Anson Norton. With a group of other pioneers her father set out tor the West, taking his young daughter with him and Mrs. Coles often told how she and other girls in the group of early settlers in Maquoketa, Iowa. would round up the horses and do many other things connected with pioneer life. Mrs. Coles was married to William H. Coles, a descendant of an old. Quaker family at Glen Cove. After her marriage she made her home for a number of years in Brooklyn. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Sarah A. Graecert, of Brooklyn; Mrs. Anna H. Albertson of Amityville, and Mrs. Mary C. Van Andburgh, of England, and one son, John H. Coles, of Little Neck. burial took place in Friends' Cemetery at Locust Valley  [6]
  Death	5 Aug 1926	Zion Street, Little Neck, Queens, NY USA   [6]
  	Mrs. Maria A. Coles, 91, who died at the home of her son. John H. Coles, Zion st., Little Neck
  Burial	7 Aug 1926	Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA   [7, 8]
  	Maria A. Norton wife of William H. Coles 1835-1926
  Notes	Maria declares her status as widow on June 26 1900, although on the 11th of June, her husband, William, is still reported as alive per census. As fallout from the case of the mysterious death of her newborn grndson, Maria and her daughter, Mary, began legal proceedings against the Brooklyn Daily Times, which had heavily covered the case (and appeared to cast a sideways glance at the verdict that the baby had died of apoplexy). From the Brooklyn Eagle, 18 Jun 1888: TWO BIG LIBEL SUITS. Mrs. Coles, of Glen Cove, and her daughter, Mrs. Titus, have retained Counselor Cromwell, who has associated with him ex-Judge Covert, to bring suits against the Brooklyn Times for damages for libel for charging them with child murder. The ladies were vindicated by the Coroner's jury and the Grand Jury on the evidence of reputable physicians. The damages in each case are laid at $25,000. [9]
  Person ID	I1408	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	NORTON, Anson
  Mother	Almena
  Family ID	F2405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	COLES, William Hewlett,   b. 28 Dec 1832, Duck Pond, Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA d. 12 Mar 1900, Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. COLES, Thomas A,   b. 25 Oct 1856   d. 7 Aug 1916 (Age 59 years)   2. COLES, Anne H   d. Aft 1937   3. COLES, Sarah Amelia,   b. 10 Jun 1863   d. 25 Dec 1953, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 90 years)   4. COLES, John Hewlett,   b. 31 Aug 1877, New York, USA d. Aft 1937 (Age > 61 years)   5. COLES, William H,   b. Abt 1873   d. 17 Apr 1885 (Age 12 years)   6. COLES, Mary,   b. Apr 1869, New York, USA d. 6 Jun 1937, 1060 Park Ave, New York, NY USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Nov 1835 - Holland, Erie, NY, USA Census - 8 May 1860 - Oyster Bay, Queens, NY, USA Census - 26 Jun 1900 - Oyster Bay, Nassau, NY, USA Census - 19 Apr 1910 - 183 Lockwood Ave, Buffalo, Erie, NY, USA Death - 5 Aug 1926 - Zion Street, Little Neck, Queens, NY USA Burial - 7 Aug 1926 - Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S405] William Wade Hinshaw, (1940, Ann Arbor, MI), p 404: William H., s Thomas & Amelia, b 12-28-1832, d 3-12-1900, b MK, m. Maria A Norton, dt Anson & Almena, b Holland NY 11-1-1835, d 8-5-1926 ae 89 y 9m. [S14] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Census Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; Roll: T623_1079; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 728. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004). [S13] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Census Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; Roll: T623_1079; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 728. [S14] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), 1910; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 4, Erie, New York; Roll: T624_941; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 825; FHL Number: 1374954. [S1482] BURY MRS. M. A. COLES. [S449] Dawn Cafaro, Yankee Cemetery, Maria A. Norton wife of William H. Coles 1835-1926. [S1482] BURY MRS. M. A. COLES, burial took place in Friends' Cemetery at Locust Valley. [S1538] Two Big Libel Suits.