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Family HistoryFamily History - Jessie Harriet Morrison


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Jessie Harriet Morrison and six of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Jessie Harriet Morrison,1 born ca. 1878 in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Norman Morrison and Annie McRitchie;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 1969.1 Jessie married, 30 June 1902 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, William Orville Norway7 (born 7 October 1878 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, the son of William Walbee Norway and Betsey Skinner;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 William died 27 September 1947 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont1, 6). Jessie and William are buried in Newport Center Cemetery, Newport Center, Orleans County, Vermont.1

 2i. Lynne Laurence Norway, born 12 December 1903 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 died 30 December 1987 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont.1, 9 Lynne is buried in Newport Center Cemetery, Newport Center, Orleans County, Vermont.1
+3ii. Cecil Winiford Norway, born 26 March 1906 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont; died 13 August 1988 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont. Married Pearl Birdena Lawson.
+4iii. Audrey Thelma Norway, born 1 April 1908 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont; died 18 November 2003 in Barton, Orleans County, Vermont. Married Fay Lemuel Page.
 5iv. Edwin Morrison Wiley Norway, born 6 November 1909 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont;1, 2, 10 died 19 May 1910 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont.1, 11 Edwin is buried in Newport Center Cemetery, Newport Center, Orleans County, Vermont.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Newport Center Cemetery, Newport Center, Orleans County, Vermont, joint gravestone: William O. Norway / 1878 - 1947 / His Wife / Jessie Morrison / 1878 - 1969 / Edwin M. Norway / 1909 - 1910 / Lynn L. Norway / 1903 - 1987.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Vermont, Orleans County, Newport Town, Enumeration District 169, Sheet No. 5A, family of William O. Norway (31, Vermont, farmer, home farm); wife of 7 years Jessie H. Norway (32, Vermont [sic], 4 children, 4 living); son Lynn L. Norway (6, Vermont); daughter [sic] Cecil W. Norway (4, Vermont); daughter Audrey F. Norway (2, Vermont); son Edwin M. Norway (7/12 [?], Vermont); servant Daisy J. Brown (16, Vermont, servant, private family).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Vermont, Orleans County, Newport Town, Enumeration District 68, Sheet No. 12B, family of William Norway (41, Vermont, farmer, general farm); wife Jessie Norway (41, Canada); son Lyndon Norway (16, Vermont); daughter [sic] Cecil Norway (14, Vermont); son [sic] Audrey Norway (12, Vermont).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Vermont, Orleans County, Newport Town, Enumeration District 10-26, Sheet No. 9B, family of William Norway (51, Vermont, farmer, dairy farm, first married age 23); wife Jessie Norway (51, Canada, first married age 24); son Lynne Norway (26, Vermont, farm laborer); son Cecil Norway (24, Vermont, farm laborer); daughter Audrey Norway (22, Vermont, teacher, public school); daughter [sic, actually niece] Virginia A. Norway (9, New York).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Vermont, Orleans County, Newport Town, Enumeration District 10-31, Sheet No. 4A, family of William Norway (61, Vermont, farmer, farm); wife Jessie Norway (62, Canada); son Lynne Norway (36, Vermont, farm laborer, farm); son Cecil Norway (34, Vermont, farm laborer, farm); daughter-in-law Pearl Norway (26, Vermont); niece Anne Norway (19, New York, assistant, office); granddaughter Patricia Norway (6, Vermont); grandson Robert Norway (1, Vermont).
  6. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954; William Orville Norway, died: 27 September 1947 in Newport Town, Vermont; born: 7 October 1878 in Newport Center, Vermont; father: William Walbee Norway, born in Vergennes, Vermont; mother: Betsey Skinner, born in Province Hill, P.Q. Candada; wife: Jessie Morrison Norway.
  7. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954; William Norway and Jessie Morrison, age 24, born in Magantic, Quebec; father: Norman Morrison; mother: Annie McRitchie; married on 30 June 1902 in Newport, Vermont.
  8. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954; Lynne Laurence Norway, born: 12 December 1903 in Newport, Vermont; father: William Orville Norway, age 25, born in Newport Town; mother: Jessie Harriet Morrison, age 26, born in Lake Megantic, Canada.
  9. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2003, Lynne L. Norway, died: 30 December 1987 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont; born: 12 December 1903 in Vermont; SSN: 009-05-4462; father: William O. Norway; mother: Jessie Morrison.
  10. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954; Edwin Morrison Wiley Norway, born: 6 November 1909 in Newport, Vermont; father: Wm. Norway, Jr., age 31, born in Newport; mother: Jessie Morrison, age 31, born in Canada.
  11. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954; Edwin Morrison Norway, died: 19 May 1910 in Newport, Vermont, age 6 months 13 days; father: William O. Norway, born in Newport, Vermont; mother: Jessie Morrison, born in Megantic, Canada.
Second and Third Generations
3. Cecil Winiford Norway2 (Jessie1), born 26 March 1906 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 13 August 1988 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont.6, 7 Cecil married, 12 September 1932 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, Pearl Birdena Lawson6, 9 (born 7 September 1914 in Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, the daughter of Aylmer R. Lawson and Birdena Pearl Combes;5, 6, 8 Pearl died 20 January 2011 in Barton, Orleans County, Vermont6). Pearl is buried in Newport Center Cemetery, Newport Center, Orleans County, Vermont.6

 6i. Robert Lynne Norway, born 16 December 1938 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont.5, 10
 7ii. Patricia Janice Norway, born 17 February 1934 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont.5, 11

4. Audrey Thelma Norway2 (Jessie1), born 1 April 1908 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont;2, 3, 4, 12 died 18 November 2003 in Barton, Orleans County, Vermont.13 Audrey married, 14 September 1939 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, Fay Lemuel Page14 (born ____, the son of Hartley M. Page and Julia Greenwood).

  1. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954; Cecil Winiford Norway, born: 26 March 1906 in Newport, Orleans [County], Vermont; male; father: William O. Norway; mother: Jessie Harriet Morrison.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Vermont, Orleans County, Newport Town, Enumeration District 169, Sheet No. 5A, family of William O. Norway (31, Vermont, farmer, home farm); wife of 7 years Jessie H. Norway (32, Vermont [sic], 4 children, 4 living); son Lynn L. Norway (6, Vermont); daughter [sic] Cecil W. Norway (4, Vermont); daughter Audrey F. Norway (2, Vermont); son Edwin M. Norway (7/12 [?], Vermont); servant Daisy J. Brown (16, Vermont, servant, private family).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Vermont, Orleans County, Newport Town, Enumeration District 68, Sheet No. 12B, family of William Norway (41, Vermont, farmer, general farm); wife Jessie Norway (41, Canada); son Lyndon Norway (16, Vermont); daughter [sic] Cecil Norway (14, Vermont); son [sic] Audrey Norway (12, Vermont).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Vermont, Orleans County, Newport Town, Enumeration District 10-26, Sheet No. 9B, family of William Norway (51, Vermont, farmer, dairy farm, first married age 23); wife Jessie Norway (51, Canada, first married age 24); son Lynne Norway (26, Vermont, farm laborer); son Cecil Norway (24, Vermont, farm laborer); daughter Audrey Norway (22, Vermont, teacher, public school); daughter [sic, actually niece] Virginia A. Norway (9, New York).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Vermont, Orleans County, Newport Town, Enumeration District 10-31, Sheet No. 4A, family of William Norway (61, Vermont, farmer, farm); wife Jessie Norway (62, Canada); son Lynne Norway (36, Vermont, farm laborer, farm); son Cecil Norway (34, Vermont, farm laborer, farm); daughter-in-law Pearl Norway (26, Vermont); niece Anne Norway (19, New York, assistant, office); granddaughter Patricia Norway (6, Vermont); grandson Robert Norway (1, Vermont).
  6. Find a Grave (website). Newport Center Cemetery, Newport Center, Orleans County, Vermont, Pearl L. Lawson Norway, born: 7 September 1914 in Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont; died: 20 January 2011 in Barton, Orleans County, Vermont [from record, which provides biographical and vital details and the names of her late husband, two children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and other relatives.
  7. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2003, Clarence W. Norway, died: 13 August 1988 in Newport, Orleans [County], Vermont; father: William O. Norway; mother: Jessie Morrison; wife: Pearl Lawson.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Vermont, Orleans County, Coventry Town, Enumeration District 10-8, Sheet No 6A, family of Aylmer E. Lawson (42, Canada, farmer, general farm, first married age 21); wife Birdina P. Lawson (40, Canada, first married age 18); son Norman A. Lawson (19, Vermont, farm laborer); son Walter C. Lawson (18, Vermont, farm laborer); daughter Pearl B. Lawson (15, Vermont); son Cecil E. Lawson (12, Vermont); son Leland W. Lawson (10, Vermont); son Donald W. Lawson (9, Vermont); lodger Roy E. Hancock (23, Vermont, farm laborer).
  9. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2003, Cecil W. Norway and Pearl B. Lawson, married on 12 September 1932 in Newport, Orleans [County], Vermont.
  10. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954; Robert Lynne Norway, born: 16 December 1938 in Newport, Vermont; father: Cecil Winfield Norway, age 32 in Newport Center, Vermont; mother: Pearl Berdena Lawson, age 24, Coventry, Vermont.
  11. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954; Patricia Janice Norway, born: 17 February 1934 in Newport, Vermont; father: Cecil Winfield Norway, age 28, born in Newport Ctr., Vermont; mother: Pearl Birdena Lawson, age 19, born in Coventry, Vermont.
  12. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954; Audry Thelma Norway, born: 1 April 1908 in Newport, Vermont; father: William O. Norway, age 29, born in Newport, Vermont; mother: Jessie Morrison, age 30, born in Canada.
  13. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2003, Audrey Norway Page, died: 18 November 2003 in Barton, Vermont; born: 29 March 1908 in Newport Center, Vermont [sic, birth certificate says 1 April 1908]; widow; SSN: 009-07-6867; father William Norway; mother: Jessie Morrison.
  14. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954; Audrey Thelma Norway and Fay Lemuel Page, age 31, born in Troy, Vermont; father: Hartley M. Page, born in Troy, Vermont; mother: Julia Greenwood, born in Canada; married on 14 September 1939 in Newport, Vermont.